The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-11-11

Bienvenu o Witt Beslin Z Breaux E With
o Guidry L Bienvenu l. Gauthier ] G Thibo-
deau y Broussard ] Rousseau G patln Vic
Jaeger c S Babin A Domengeau Badon 0
Bourdier DR. Guilbeau G NJ Gary Bertrand
II Barsss F Rivetts J F Delahousaye Z Dautruel
d CeBlanc l. Jewell 7 Bevenu VIM Boucvalt
] y Rivette A Hitter L Fournet P Bienvenu G
Livingston II VI Durend Gu,rari Bergis
JsrrnetS N Fourhet X Broussaro Eastin
Guerinierc F Dau ruel l. De ehols-a5e Z 8er-
ard Gary A Oriiiion L NectOux GUirard j
Francois Ferran A G Broussard w Simon
Schwartz E VOORHEES, E J Olivier L Du-
champ c Greig E C Sauls NJ Fournet, Arcade
Patin l. Ramagoza Lstiolais Latiolsis ] G
Durand NJ l. Broussard R Amy r Bienvenu.
e. ihr Hon. p sidpnt ani Members of
l.'. P,iire Sur, Of ST. Martin Parish La.
Grntiemen:
This il to co tify that tie Petition pre-
s"ntrd to You thi day is signed by owe.
on iri Of the Tax Payers Of the Pa
rish Of ST. Martin. u. l.. BROussARD,
Assessor.
On motion Of Mr.. Gaathier. secluded
oy Mr.. Martin. voted aud unanimously
carried the following ordinance was IN.
aniuiOu ly adopted>
Whereas Petition signed by more THAI
one third If the prOpprty tax payers Of
the Parish OF st. Martin has been pre-
secuted to this Body, requesting the or
drring aud holding according to law OF
4 special election OF the property tax
payers Of the Parish of st. Martin, FOR
the purpose of voting up'u the grant VI
speciai tax at the rate Of three miifs
for the two first consecutive years. and
at the rate of two MILLS for the next
succeeding consecutive light years on
the assessed valuation OF property In
this Parish for each Vf sa,f respective
years, t. favor u tn, SouGnvt ',srn Lott
isiana Industrial Institute established
ander Act I62 If the Legislative Acts of
tn General Assembly of tho State Of
Louisiana for tn year 1898, condition d
upon TIN loratiOD o. Id Institute In
the Parish of st. Martin, and said Peti.
tion being in conformity with the re-
quirements Of Act 13l of the Legislative
Acts Of the General ASS mbly of the
Stat Of Loui ann for the year 1888;
row therefore,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
rhe Parish of 81. Martin in Regular ses-
zion assembled, That special election
Of the property Tax Payers Of this Parish.
be held in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution and laws Of this State. on
Saturday 18th day of November 1899, at
the voting places at which the last pre-
ceediDg general election was held in
this Parish, for the purpose of voting ON
the proposition to grant to said South.
western Louisiana Industrial Institute
an annual special Tax for ten years rs
petitioned for, on all taxable property
in said Parish, said grant If said special
Tax to be conditioned on the locating
and maintaining of SAL Industrial In.
stitUte within the limits of the Parish of
st. Martin and to be aud become void il
said Industrial Institute should be locs.
ted elsewhere. Said special Tax to be lie.
vied and collected ia the same manner
and at the same time as the other Taxes
due said Parish. and TO be paid over rs
provided by law.
See. 2. BIZ it further ordained, That
tlr Assessor of the Parish Of st. Martin
shall furnish to the Commissioners of
election as herein before authorized, q
complete list Of tax PAYERS with amount
Of their assessment respectively in the
limits of this Parish. duly certified and
shall also furnish duly certified list Of
thu electors of the Parish to thr CON-
missiODers Of E.sction
Sec. 3. That the Commissioners Of
Election shall reeeiv- the ballots of all
property tax payers OF the Parish, emit
tied to vote at said Election under the
laws OF the State Of Louisiana; and be-
fore depOsiting the same in the ballot
box shall endorse thereon in the pre-
sence Of the elector, unless the ballot
shall have been 30 endorsed, the name Of
the voter aud the amount of his assessed
properly, and the Commissioners shall
make return of the number of votes and
the amounts of the assessed value of the
property voted for or against the levy of
said special tax.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained, That
this ordinance and the Petition Of Tax
Payers be published In the Official Jour. !
nal Of tho Parish for thirty DAYS prior 10 !