The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-03-10
Police Jury Proceedings.

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LAFAYETTE, La, March I, Iooo.-The
Police Jury met this day in regular session
with the following members present: X. {.
Landry, c. c. Brown. NJ. Bileaud, IT,, AL
fred Het'ert, J: E. Primeaux, Alonzo Lacey,
Ben Avant and Jno. Wilmington.
The minutes of the previous meeting after
correction hereinafter noted were approved.
The name Mrs. S. Matthew. INDECENT, was
corrected and changed no TO- Mrs pr s. Iraha"; ~.
drawn by himself for $500 on &C
count of work done on Oldon Broussard
form, to-wit: Duplex & Roy, 50. 80; J.. E.
bordeaux, $3.50; Simon Broussard, s7.95;
Ursin Duhon, 1878; T. Meaux, 50; Jos.
| Bodoin, So; Y. Breaux, 81; Broussard 4
Meaux S. 10; u. .. Broussard, $I.95.
By motion of Mr.. Billeaud, the account of
S12I.so approved in his name at the last
meeting was declared null and the same ac-
count included in the itemized accounts APP
proved this day in the name of M. bilieaud'
BY motion the following ordinance was
AN ORDINANCE, calling an election of,
and by, the property taxpayers OF the
| parish of Lafayette, La, qualified 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 adj
| vantage and in the manner contemplated
| by said taxpayers, the special tax OF two
| mills for ten years, voted by them on
Sept: 60, 1899, for the use and benefit =, OF
the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial In
st,tute. Said election to be held on the
18TH 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
mssioners.
Whereas, at an election held in the parish
of Lafayette, La, on Sept. 20, 1899, unde,
the provisions of Act No. I3I OF the Acts OF
| ~ 7 euiS Of T&OS- and Article 222 81
the Constitution, the property taxpayers Of
said parish did assess and levy upon them
selves a tax of two mills for ten years II
order to secure the location of the South
western Louisiana Industrial Institute in thu
parish of Lafayette, and whereas i, was con
templated that said tax should he used l!
. the construction of buildings for said insti
tute- therefore,
5 Be it ordained by the Police Jury of Lafa
yette parish, Louisiana, that in order t
raise the necessary fund and to utilize tn
, special tax of two mills for ten years. vote
| by the property taxpayers of said parish OF
September 70, 1899, in the manner conteH
!, | plated by them, that is to say, in construct
j. ing buildings for said Southwestern Louis
# hereby called an election on the 18TH day {
! April, 1900, (the day of the general electio
for State and parish officers) at which the'
y shall be and is hereby submitted to tn
! qualified as electors, the proposition
) issue negotiable bonds for the amount {
. thirty thousand dollars, payable and r.
: deemable in ten years from Jan. l, 1901,
l. sooner at the option of this body. Sa
q, bonds to be made payable to bearer ar
- shall bear five per cent per annum ntere
1t from date of issuance, which interest shs
be rayable annually the fir
day Of March. Said bonds sh:
D not be sold for less than par, and the pr
ceeds thereof shall be paid to the Board
Trustees of the said Southwestern louisa
to Industrial Institute, to be by them expend
l., in constructing buildings necessary for t
y purposes of said Institute.
o. Section 2. Be it further ordained, e.
that the payment of said bonds in princiI
= and interest shall be met by Said tax of t.
err mills on the dollar voted by the proper
taxpayers of Lafayette parish on Sept.
1000; the excess of said tax, if any, to
RS paid to said Board of Trustees, as conte