The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-19

Total ..-.-...- ...........- a.. 800 s7"7 Sd
Five per cent com. tax coll'r. -. ..... S IA
Approved warrants AIS 10
Balance on hand So S2.2I
As follows by wards
balance hand for ward 81
Balance on hand for ed ward 80 81 IS
Balance on hand for 9th ward. 81
balance hand for 9TH ward ......... IS
Balance hand for Sth ward .. I7S Ia
Total amour, . . ... se;c FL
Respectfully submitted,
]. r.. MARTIN. Treasurer.
Lafayette, La, Aug. ), 1900
To the President and Members of Police
Jury. Parish of Lafayette. La.-Foll"wing is
i statement Of receipts and disbursements of
parish funds since my last report:
Balance on hand since last report S22oI so
Received from J. +. FrimeauN .... 81 SO
Received tax collector costs X. +. as IS
Received ]. =. and Cons Grim fund SO
Total receipts " s,se9 S.
Five per cent com. tax-collr 8 IS
Approved orders ... cI2S "a
Approved orders District Judge
Witness certificates .-.-. .... SO
Jurors CertiIcatcS'.:---..-. 60. ...- SO
Total disbursements S2I4I -
Balance hand SIS7 SO.
Respectfully submitted.
]. r. MARTIN, Treasurer.
Lafayette. La. Aug. ), 1890.
For the justice of the peace and constable.
crimiI al fund:
Aunun, received of l.. \. Leblanc $ e5
Amount received of .. Savoy q 90
Total receipts ..- ......... SO o5
!. r.. NJ >KrI>. Treasurer.
The petition of the property tax payers of
the parish IT Lafayette, La. praying that
special election he ordered for the purpose
OF :,scer'a aiming and determining whether or
not it is the sense and desire of the property
tax payers of the parish of Lafayette. that Il
special tax of TWO mills every dollar of
the assessed valuation of parish property. be
levied for The purpose of securing the loca-
ton of the State Industrial Institute in the
parish of Lafayette. was received, and the
following ordinance duly adopted in refer
cnCe therefor
AN ORDINANCE ordering a special cleo
ton in accordance with Act No. 1871 Of
acts of the Legislature Of this State for
the year 1900, and Article No. 2S2 of
the constitutions, whereat shall be sub
mitted to the property taxpayers of the
parish of Lafayette, La, entitled to vote
under the general election laws Of sa id
State, the question of levying special
tax. at the rate of two mills the dol
lar per annum, of the assessed property
thcrin for period of ten years. begin
ming with the first day of January, \
-. 1900, for the purpose of securing the
location of the State Institute. provided
10y Act NO. lo2 of the General Assem-
bly,, approved July IA. 1898. in the par
sh of Lafayette, La, in conformity with
the petition Of more than one-third of
the property tax payers of said parish,
hereto annexed and made part hereof
providing for the mode of holding said
election, making returns, etc.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Lafayette, La. in legal session
vened, that special election is hereby or
dered and shall be held in said parish of La
fayette, La, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, A. d.
1899, at which election shall be submitted to
the property taxpayers of said parish emit
tied TO vote under the general election 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
parish annually for period of ten years.
beginning with the first day of Jam, \. ID.
1900, for the purpose of securing the loca-
ton of the State Industrial Institute provided
by Act I62 of the General Assembly, APP
proved July IA, 1898. in the parish of Lafa-
yette, La. in conformity with the petition
of more than one third of the property tax
payers of said parish hereto annexed and
made part hereof; said to be levied and
collected according to law the terms of
this ordinance, said election being ordered
upon the following petition. signed by more
than one-thrd of the property taxpayers of
said parish of Lafayette. La, towit:
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury in and for the parish Of La
1ayette' La.-We. the undersigned property
taxpayers of the parish of Lafayette, La,
being and constituting one third of the total
number of property x-payers of said parish
entitled to- vote under the provisions of the
State constitution, desiring to secure the To-
cation of the State Industrial Institute, pro.
vided for by Act No. i6e Of the General As,
sembly. approved July IL, 1898, in the par
ish of Lafayette. the title thereof to be in
the public. and not having in the treasury of
said parish any or sufficient means to achieve
said object, and realizing that the funds nee.
essary to secure the location Of said Indus
trial Institute under said act, in the parish Of
Lafayette, can only be obtained by the levy
~ipG and. collection of special tax for that