The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-05-27
SATURDAY May q. 1899,
The Industrial Institute.

Last Sunday, as announced, the
people ofthis parish met in Breaux
Bridge to discuss the Industrial
school matter, and they have come
70 the conclusion to petition the
police jury to levy a special tax,
which, in our opinion, is the best
and surest way of capturing this
valuable prize.
A committee of twenty five of
our leading citizens was selected
to frame a petition for signatures,
which will then be presented to
the police jury for action.
The petition is as follows:
ITO the Hon. the Police Jury Of the Parish
Of st. Martin. In the State Of Louisiana.
We. the undersigned property tax pay.
srs of the Parish of st. Martin. being
and constituting one third in number
and In value, entitled to vote In this pa
rish under the provisions Of the State
Constitution. wishing to take advantage
Of the offer rendered by the State of Lou
isisna as per Act No 1879 of the General
Assembly of the year 1898. entitled ian
act to create State Indartrial Institute
for the education of rhite children, in
Louisiana, in the arts and sciences"
And having not In the parish Treasu-
~ any, or sufficient means wherewith
to attempt to achieve said purpose;
And realizing the fact that the only
mode whereby the necessary funds can
be made and obtained wherewith to Sc
cure. or at least induce the. location of
the Estate Industrial Institute" In the
parish Of st. Martin, is to levy and col
lect q special tax In aid Of said public
improvement;
Now respectfully petition your Hon.
Body to forthwith order and proclaim q
general election In this Parish for the
purpose Of determining whether or not
1t is the sense and desire of the Tax pa
yers Of this Parish that special tax of
Thirty Thousand Dollars" be assessed,
levied and collected Of them for the pur.
pose herein above set forth and In the
manner and at the rate to wit: At the
rate Of 8 mills for two consecutive years,
and at the rate of 3 mills for the next
consecutive eight years. on the assessed
valuation Of property in this Parish for
each OF said respective years.
Should said tax be voted and said in.
stitute established in this Parish, we re.
spectfullv pray that your Honorable bo-
dy request the commissioners to be ap-
pointed to locate said school to locate
same in that section Of the Parish of st.
Martin where 1t willdo the most good to
the greater number of people and to the
greater plumber In amount of tax pa
yers.
We urge your immediate action on
this matter"
This petition must be signed by
one third of the tax payers of the
parish, in number, and in amount
OF the assessment, therefore, it
will require active action on the
part of those persons who will be
called upon to visit every tax-ps-
or of the parish. It is a matter
of serious and great importance
for us, and our people should look
upon the matter with mature re-
Election before they refuse to sign |
the petition.
If We capture this school it will |
be the greatest blessing this pa
IRISH will ever have; to educate our
growing generation in the arts,
sciences, trades and professions,
and in a practical manner too.
And if there is q parish that needs
education, this is the one, that
needs it most of them all. You
IAN at any time, right in this town
notice. every day, group of young
nen, bright and intelligent but
or lack of education and training,
Use in their conversation, the most
ommon and repulsive NEGRO
french" Is this condition not:due
o lack of education and training?l
We are of the opinion that we