The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-05

| July ~, 1895, IN the parish of Lafa.
| yette, La, in conformity with the ne
| tition of more than one-third of The
property taxpayers of said town. here.
TO annexed and made part hereof, pro
vld'ng for the mode of holding said
election making returns. etc.
Section l. Be it ordained bv the Civ
Council OF Lafayette, La. IN legal session
convened, that a special election is hereby
ordered and shall be held in said town Of
Lafayette, La. on Saturday, August .6, A
d. 1899, a, which election shall be submit,
ted to the property taxpayers of said town,
entitled to vote under the general eleSti
laws OF the State, the question of levying
special tax of two mills on the dollar of
assessed valuation on all taxable property in
said town, annually for a period of ten
years, beginning with the first day of Ian.
a. d., 1900, for the purpose of securing the
location OF the State Industrial Institute
provided by act I6z of the General Assem-
bly,, approved July ID, 1898, in the parish of
Lafayette La, in conformity with the petition
OF more than one-third of the property tax
payers OF said town, hereto annexed and
made part hereof; said tax to be levied and
collected according to law on the terms of
this ordinance. said election being ordered
upon the following petition, signed
by more than one third of the property tax
payers OF SAID town OF Lafayette, to-wit:
10 the Hon. Mayor and Members of the
City Council of the corporation of Latayette.
Lave, the Undersigned property tax
payers OF the corporation of Lafayette, La.
being ana constituting One-third OF the !
Total number of property TAXPAYERS of said |,
Town entitled to vote under the provisions Of |
The State constitution, desiring to secure the |
location of the State industrial Institute |
provided for by act No. Io2 OF the General |
assembly, approved July IA, 1898, in the
PARISH or Lafayette, the title thereof to DC
n the public and not having in the treasury
u said town any or sufficient means to |
cheve said object, and realizing that the
unos necessary to secure the location Of
Syria
ne parish of Lafayette, can only De OBJ
aimed ny the levylng and COLLECTION OF
peclal tax for that purpose. We respect
niy petition your Hon. body to forthwith
ayette, La, under provisions of act No.
II of 1898, and article No. 232 of the con-
litution of 1898, for the purpose of ascer- :
aiming and determining whether or not it is
ayers of said town OF Lafayette that a
oecial tax OF two mills on every dollar of
le assessed valuation of property of said
'wn according to the official rolls for ten
ears beginning with the year nineteen
oho1eo, De assessed, levied and collected .
'r the purpose hereinabove set
nth at the rate Of two mills aforesaid
er year tor and during ten years, beginning
tn the year 1900 and ending with the
:ar 1909, inclusive. Said special tax when :
elected shall be used for the nene6, of
10 industrial Institute to De located in the
irish of Lafayette and shall be subject to |
e order and paid to the proper authorities :.
tne State OF louisiana, as may be pro-
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RS. W. b. Lindsay, w. Lewis, II. H. Ho-
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