The Lafayette gazette., 1900-04-14
Extract From Police Jury
Proceedings.

LAFAYETTE, La, March 1, Iooo.-Ihe
Police Jury met this day in regular session
Landry, c. c. Brown, NJ. Blleaud, Jr., Al
fred Hebert, T. E. Primeaux. Alonzo Lacey, |
Ben Avant and Jno. Wilmington.
The minutes of the previous meeting a1.gr
BY motion the following ordinance was
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE, calling an election or
and by, the property taxpayers OF the
parish of Lafayette, La, qual'hed as
electors under the constitution and laws OF
the State to vote on the proposition to
issue bonds for the sum of thirty thousand
dollars. in order to utilize to the best ad
vantage and in the manner contemplated
by said taxpayers, the spec'ai tax Oh 'wo
mills for ten years, voted by them on
Sept 90, 1900, for the use and beneht OF
the Southwestern louisiana Industrial In
s,,tute Said election to be held on the
nth day OF April, 1900, the day OF the
General election for State and parish
| Officers. and to be presided over and re-
turns made, ETC., by the same COM
| missionerS.
| Whereas, at an election held in the parish
of LAFAYETTE, La, on Sept. 26, 1899, under
the provisions Of Act No. 10 OF the Acts OF
the Legislature of 1893, and Article 252 OF
the Constitution, the property payers OF
said parish did assess and levy upon thenl-
selves a tax of two mills for ten years IN
order to secure the location OF the Sonth'
western Louisiana Industrial Institute IN the
parish of Lafayette, and whereas 1t was con
, templated that said tax should lie used IN
| the construction of buildings for said lnstl
tute- therefore,,
g Be it ordained by the Police Jury of Lafa
yette parish, Louisiana, that IN oroer 'e
z raise the necessary fund and to utilize tn
srecial tax of two mills for ten years, votet
, by the property taxpayers of said parish o'
= September 20, 1890, in the manner contem
plated by them, tina, is t" say IN co"S'ru:. rue
) ing buildings for said Southwestern Louis
= lana Industrial Institute. there be and
. hereby called an election on the f7th DAY
APRIL 1000, (the day of the general electlo
a for State and parish othcers) at wn,cn tne, ~
- shall be and is hereby submitted to tn
= property taxpayers Of Lafayette, La
qualified electors, the propos't'oh
issue negotiable bonds FOR the amount {
thirty thousand dollars. payable and r.
ia sooner at the option of this body. Sal
n bonds TO he made payable to bearer an
fit shall bear five per cent per annum lnte5e ere
tie Sax Se PaS of March. ''; Said bonds sh:
no, be sold for less than par, and the pr
ceeds thereof shall be paid TO the Board
,e Trustees of the said Southwestern LOUISA
Industrial Institute, to be by them exPend
'u in constructing buildings necessary for
IN purposes of said Institute.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, e
IN that the payment of said bonds in PrinciI
,it and interest shall be met by said tax OF t.
mills on the dollar voted by the proper
taxpayers of Lafayette parish on sept.
1000: the excess of said tax, if any, to
in paid to said Board of Trustees, as conte
.. plated by the vote of said tax payers 81
-" bonds TO be issued in such amounts as
ic- said Board of Trustees may decide,
shall be signed by the president and sec
tary of this Police Jury.
I'D Section 3. Be it further ordained, e'
a q that ballots shall be prepared tor use
"f taxpayers desiring to vote at said elect
eet as is required by law, and in such form
-, to enable the voter to indicate his Will
'o' tel!igently and without doubt. as to whet
lid he votes for against the proposition her
set out. That the commissioners aPPo'n
to hold the general election for State
parish officers, shall also hold the elect
are herein provided for make returns, ETC.,
F. cnrding to law.
Section d. Be it further ordained, e
all That the revenue derived from said tax S
act be to the payment of said bonds in prime
La | and interest and the same shall be cale
and redeemed as fast the revenue I
said tax will justify.
Section S. Be it further orda'ned' ,
hat this ordinance be published for thirty q
na as is required by law. =.
"@ r. c. LANDRY, Presiden
for X. G. GREIC, Secretary.
a copy:
Attest:
h.r II. G. GREIG, Secretar