The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-29
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Lafayette, La, Feb. ), 1ooz.-The City
Council met in regular session, Mayor G.
d. Caftery presiding. Members present:
J. o. Mouton, a. E. Mouton, G. "A. De-
Blance, F. E. Girard, H. II. Hohorst, F.
Demanade.
of the property taxpayers of this town, ask
ing that special election be ordered to take
the sense OF the property taxpayers of this
town upon a proposition to levy special taxes
presented to the Council and read, and
thereupon the following ordinance was unan-
mously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE, Ordering a special
election in accordance with Act 1871 of
the Acts of the Legislature of this Sta te
for the year 1898. and Article 232 of
the Constitution, at which there shall
he submitted 10 the property taxpayers
of the incorporated town Of Lafayette,
La, entitled to vote under the general
election laws of said State, the question
of levying special taxes aggregating
five mills on the dollar per annum
the assessed valuation of property
therein for a period of twenty-five years
beginning with the first day of January
1909, and the issuance of bonds thereon
for the following purposes to-wit:
l. To procure grounds and buildings for
a first class, modern High School.
2: The extension of the water mains of
said town, and for the extension of the
electric light system therein.
8. TO procure ground and building for
a tirst.class public market house.
4. To call in and redeem outstanding
bonds for the sum of thirty thousand dollars
under Act 90 of the Acts of the Legislature
of this State of 1896, to obtain a present
water and light system of this town, said
outstanding bonds to be replaced by five per
redemption: said tax being set forth in de-
tail in the body of this ordinance, and sad
election being ordered in conformity with
the petition of more than one-third of the
property taxpayers of said town, same be.
ing hereto annexed and made part hereof;
and providing further for the mode of hold
ing said election, making returns thereof,
etc.
Section I. Be it ordained by the City
Council of Lafayette, La, in regular session
ordered and shall be held in said town of
Lafayette, La, on Thursday, April 3, 1902,
at which election there shall be submitted
to the properly taxi payers of said town of
election laws of the State, the question of
levying the following special taxes to wit:
I. To procure grounds and buildings for
frst-class. modern High School for white
mill and a half on the dollar upon the as
sessed valuation of property in said town,
on which tax bonds shall be issued for the
sum of $24, 900.
z. FOr the extension OF the water mains
and electric light system of said town, a
special tax of one mill on the dollar upon
the assessed valuation of property in said
town, upon which bonds shall be issued for.
the sum of $4,000.
:, 8. TO procure the ground and building
for first-class public market house a special
tax of one-half of one mill the dollar
upon the valuation of property aforesaid
shall be levied and collected, and upon
which bonds shall be issued for the sum of
$4,000.
4. To retire and replace the outstanding
bonds issued under Act 90 of 1896 for the
present water and light system and special
tax of two mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of properly in said town and upon
which bond shall be issued for the sum Of
10000: there being submitted at one and the
same time to said taxpayers the question of
issuing bonds for the amounts hereinabove
set forth in order to render said special
taxes available by obtaining the money for
immediate use: said election being ordered
in conformity in all respects with the peti-
ton of more than one-third of the property
tax payers of said town hereto annexed and
made part of this ordinance: said taxes are
to be levied and collected according to law
and the terms of this ordinance, and said