The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-29

ton in accordance with Act No. I3I of
acts of the Legislature Of this State for
the year 1899, and Article No. aga
of the constitution, whereat shall be
submitted to the property tax payers of
the incorporated town of Lafayette,
La, entitled to vote under the general
election laws of said State, the question
of levyinE special tax, at the rate of
two mills on the dollar per annum, of
the assessed property therein for per-
iod of ten years. beginning with the
the pur pose of securing the location of
the State Institute, provided by Act No.
l62 of the General Assembly, approved
July IA, 1898, in the parish Of Lafa-
yette, La. in conformity with the pc
ttion of more than one-third of the
property taxpayers of said town, here
| TO annexed and made part hereof, pro
vidng for the mode of holding said
election making returns, etc.
! Section 1. BE it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, legal session
convened, that special election is hereby
ordered and shall be held in said town of
Lafayette, La on Saturday. August 20, A.
| ID. 1890, at which election shall be submit
| ted to the property taxpayers of said town,
entitled to vote under the general election
! laws of the State, the question of levying
/ special tax of two mills or the dollar of
assessed valuation all taxable property in
said town, annually for period OF ten
years, beginning with the first day of Jan.
| A. D., 1900, tor The purpose Of securing the
I
provided by act I6e of the General Assem-
bly,, approved July IL, 1895, 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 he 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:
| TO the Hon. Mayor and Members of the
| City Council of the corporation of Lafayette,
! La.--We, 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 toe provisions of
the State constitution, desiring secure the
| provided for by act No. l62 ct the General
Assembly, approved July II, 1898, in the
! parish OF Lafayette, the title thereof be
| i'll the public and not having in the treasury
| of said town any sufficient means to
! achieve said object, and realizing that the
! funds necessary to secure the. location of
said Industrial institute under said act, in
| the parish of Lafayette, can only be OBJ
tanned by the levying and collection of a
| special tax for that purpose. We respect
| fully petition your lion. body to forthwith
order special election in said town of La
| fayette, La, under provisions ot No.
| 1871 of 1898, and article No. 2S2 of the con-
| slItution OF 1895, for the purpose of ascer-
| tanning and determining whether not it is
| the SENSE and desire OF the property tax
| payers OF said town OF Lafayette that a
| special tax of two mills every dollar of
the assessed valuation Of property of said
| town according to the official rolls for
years, beginning with the year nineteen
| hundred, be assessed, levied and collected
| for the purpose hereinabove set
forth at the of two mills aforesaid
per year for and during ten years. beginning
with the year 1900 and ending with the
year 1909, inclusive. Said special tax when
collected shall be used for the benefit of
| said Industrial Institute to located IN the
parish of Lafayette and shall be subject to
the order and paid to the proper authorities
of the State OF Louisiana, may be pro-
vided by law: Respectfully submitted. Ed
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Huff. Mrs. H. +. Landry, r. Lombard, A.
Mrs w. b. Lindsay, w. Lewis, IL. Ii. Ho-
horst, H. Gankerdorf, ~. Mouton, r. Point
boeut, +. Olivier, N. 2. Moss, r. ii. Ian
dry, J.. a. Landry, \. ID. Martin, -. V.
b. Faik, l.. Levy, Nj. Rosentield, Arthur
Hebert, Mrs. Il. Nichols, Geo. "A. Leblanc
J. Owens, a. Delhonme, J. A. Delhonme,
Mrs. T. Ledanos, l.. Nj. Creighton, NJ :.
.. Zines, l.. 5. Broussard, K. Begnaud,
Mrs. +. Neveu, Mrs. Philip Muutor, 5. X.
Parkerson. +. Quo, Mrs. Louis Noilive, !.
.. Mouton, Miss r. ). Parkerson, r. ..
NJ. Patterson, secretary ana treasurer; c.
NJ. Parkerson, +. Pefterkorn, l.. r. Rigues,
Mrs. l.. r. R,gues, Leon Plonsky,. Plonsky
Bros, Miss Lorena Marsh, Miss Louise
Revillon, Mrs. J. J. Revillon, DR.. J. r.
Mouton, Mrs. .. c. Mouton. L. Sonnier, r.
+. Voorhies, Ulysse Duhon, r. X. FOLSOM,
Locke Neveu. A. Peck, Pellerin Bros, J.
Nickerson, Mrs. +. Priollaud. J. Pointboeut,
| Mrs. ]. G.. Parkerson, Mrs. L. 5. Mouton,
Mrs. Maurice Mouton, Miss Ida Mouton. O.
G. Mouton, Mrs. Estelle Mouton, Sidney
Mouton, l.. +. Lacour, Mrs. Eraste Mouton
A. ]. Moss, w. ]. Mouton, A. f.. Mou,on
r. S. Mudd, r. G.. Mouton, Marie Julie
Mouton, f.. Mouisset, L. a. McFaddin, B.
Miller, ]. A. Boyer, II. Church, Mrs. C..
Williams, Il. J. Donlan, p. NJ. Girard, r.
| Richard, Holt & Carter, ]. b. Van,lerrriff
Theo. Richard, f. +. Mcbride. r. X. Hop
kins, Manuel Portano, J. ]. Marsh, X. c.
Greig, A. a. Bonnet, II. &. SALES. lean
Brun, Anne Eliza Mouton, Elodie Guidry
Mrs. S. L. Owens, L. o. Broussard, ]. 4.
Robichaud, &. Debaillon, w. Campbell
Julien Mouton, VIM. Clegg, Crow Girard, J.,
j. Davidson, N. Broussard, Mathilde CARD.
ner. Mrs. Paul Castel, Mrs. Ellen Rand
Geo. Doucet, Willie Levy. Mrs. NJ. +.
Rigu.s, Chas. o. Mouton, Alb. Doucet, J.
G. Patterson, r. II. Clark, Mrs. p. ID. Ber-
aud, Mrs. Adele Cornay, Mrs. Felix Duhon,
]. J. Mouton, Mrs. J. NJ. Abbott, ]. w.
Clifford, ]. I. Allingham, Mrs. l.. NJ. Do
mengeaux, John l. Bell, John Blunt, Mrs. c.
p. Alpha, E. Bodenheimer. L. NJ. Biossat,
| Horace Broussard, Mrs. E. Constantine, Dr.
]. L. Duhart, Baxter Clegg, Paul Castel, +.
4. Moss, F. IL. Gregory, Ulysse Po,ntboeuf.
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