The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21

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special tax of two mills on the dollar of
the assessed value of property IN the
corporate limits of the parish OF l-afa-
vette, La. annually for 4 period of ten
years, beginning with the year 1900
and ending with the year 1900 to Sc
cure the location in the PARISH or Lara
yette. La. of the State Industrial Insti-
tute provided for by Act No. I62 of the
Acts of the Legislature of this State of
the year 1908: the title of said Institute
to be in the public and said special tax
when collected, shall he used for the
benefit of said Industrial Institute to he
located in the parish of Lafayette. La.
All in accordance with the petition of
the property tax payers of said parish of
LAFAYETTE, and the election thereon, un-
der the provisions O. Act 2S2 of the
constitution and Act No. 1871 Of the Acts
of the Legislature Of 1898. Whereas,
upon a petition signed by more than
one third of the property taxpayers of
the parish of Lafayette, La, and there
fore, presented to this body, an election
was ordered to take the sense of the
property x-payers of said parish on the
proposition to assess, levy and collect
special tax of two mills ON the dollar of
the assessed value of property in said
parish of Lafayette, La, annually. for n
period of ten years, beginning with the
year 1900 and ending with the year
1900. to secure the location in the par
ish of lafayette, La, of the State In
LustriaI Institute, provided for by Act
162 of the Acts of the Legislature of
1903, and whereas ordinance was
adopted ordering said election, in ac-
cordance with the terms of said petition
and the same then published for thirty
days, and said election duly held ac-
cording to law. and a majority OF the
property taxpayers of said parish of La
fayette, La, entitled to vote under the
general election laws of the State, in
numbers and in value, having voted in
favor of said tax of two mills for ten
years. Therefore
SECT ON 1. Be it ordained by the Police
Try of Lafayette, parish that special tax
two mills on the dollar of the assessed
,lue of all property in the said parish of
lafayette, La, annually for ten years. be-
ming with the year 1900 and ending with
lie year 1909. be and is hereby assessed,
We'd and shall be collected for the purpose
securing the location in the parish of La
lyette, La, of the Industrial Institute, pro-
ded by Act No. 1872 of the Acts of the
legislature of the State for the year 1898.
SECTION 2. BE it further ordained, ETC.,
hat said special tax of two mills shall be
xtended annually for the period hereinabove
rovided, on the assessment roll of said par
h at the same time that the general tax is
xtendeI and shall be collected within the
,me time and in the same manner as the
eneral tax is or may be collected.
SECTION 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
hat in the event said State Industrial Inst-
ate, provided for by Act No. 1902 of the
legislature of 1903, be located in the par
IN of Lafayette. La, the said special tax OF
vo mills shall he duly collected and shall
e subject to the order of, and paid to. the
roper authorities of the State of Louisiana
$ may be provided by law, and snail be
sei for the benefit of said Industrial Ins,i-
ate, So located in the parish "f Lafay ette,
"a. t" be known as the South western Louis