The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-11-08
Police Jury Proceedings.

jury tniS Gay IN regular session with the
following members present: NJ. Blleaud,
Mouton, J. 0. Blanchet, J. A. Liable, John
Wilmington, Saul Broussard and Alex NJ.
| Broussard.
| The following petition was read:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of Lafayere:-The undersigned
| property taxpayers of the first ward of said
parish respectfully petition your honorable
! body to levy n special tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar per annum on the
assessed valuation of property in said ward
| for term of four years beginning with the
year 1902, and required by act No. 1871
OF the acts of the Legislature of the State of
! Louisiana of the year 1885, that your hon
orable body do order special election for
| the purpose of taking the sense of the prop
er,y tax payers of said ward on the PROPOSE
ton to levy said tax as hereinabove set
forth.
Which tax. when assessed, levied and
collected, shall be used exclusively for the
support of public schools in said ward and
shall be paid over by the tax collector to
| the School Board treasurer for that purpose:
]. Baptiste Peres, Philip Martin, Paul Mar
| tin, Alex Martin, Jr., G.. Mouton, Alonzo
homme, Fred J, Mayer, a. Judice, Leo Ju-
dice, II. ID. Guidry, NJ: D.. Mrs. Widow
Martial Broussard, John Heber,, Martin
Prejean, Alcee Dugas, Alexandra Herman
Mou,on, Gabriel Duga<, Sylvan Richard.
Adam Chiasson, Livaudais Guillot, Simeon
Begnaud, Felix Begnaud, Cleric Snnnier,
Alex Chiassor, Louis +. Bernard, Lucien
.Ancelet This mark), Theogene Chiasson,
Jules David, Alexandra Delh onme, Fred ].
Mayer. 4. Judice, Leo Judice, II. ID. Guidry,
NJ. d., Rufus Peck, p. a. Chiasson, Sr.,
Baquet, Adam Maitre, Alexandra Delhom-
me, Jr., p. a. Dclhomme, George Weber,
Jean Begnaud, Eugene Leblanc, Theophile
Sonner, Albert Arceneaux, Ernest Sonnier,
Blleau;i, Basile Sonnier, E. Jenkins, Cleo
phar Chiasson, Joseph Sonnier, Mrs. Vim
cent =. Domngues, Martial Hebert, Cleber
Mouton, Onezime Albarado, Ars,de Bras
Basile Sonuier, Jean B. Sonnier, Wild. Fran
els Albarado, Israel Arceneaux, Constant
Leger, w. G. Bernard, ST., J. &. Bernard,
Jr.. &. Brandt. Geneus Boudreaux, Olivier
John ID. Bertrand, Felix Begnaud, J. p, D.
Arcenaux, J. {. Broussard, Joseph Lacy.
Dupres Prejean. Arthur Bileaud, Felix Gre
pin. Louis Anselet, Neville Prejean, Marcel
Adam Credeur, Joseph Sonnier. Sos,hene
Heber,, Evan Ancelet, TraSinlnnh Bpurque,
Adrien Blanchard, Mrs. Ursin Bourque, Lu-
Glen Arceneaux, Olivier Gui'!ry per George
ley Felix Mouton, y. G. Mouton, f. Jcn-
kins, y. Mouton, Albert Richard This marl).
Jean Begnaud, r. Begnaud, Laurent Beg
maud, Joseph Leblanc this mark) Homer
k.)
Antoine Cong (his mark), Charles Hehert
(his mark), a. r. Brasseux, Philiher, Lee
Blanc, Simon Chiasson (his mark). DcSpanee
Prejcan (his mark), Silvain Richard This
Granger (his mark). Mrs. Evariste Gudroz,
Louis +. Bernard. Therence Guidroz.
Etienne Mouton, Emile Martin, Elieson
Hernandez (his mark), Gabriel Dugas, Felix
son.
Lafayette, Sept. 20. I9o2.-I, the under
signed. Andre NJ. Martin, assessor of the
parish of Lafayette, La, after careful ex-
ward, parish of Lafayette, of the year 1902,
do hereby certify that the property tax pay
ers of the said ward, whose signatures are
on the foregoing petition, constitute more
the said ward
Witness my official signature this 10th day
of September, 1902.
A. NJ. MARTIN,
Assessor Lafayette, La.
Mr.. Lacy offered the following relative to
the foregoing petitions:
An ord nance, ordering special election
in accordance with act 1871 of the acts of
the Legislature of the State for the year |
1898, and article 2S2 of the Constitution, at
which there shall be submitted to the |
property tax payers of the first ward of the |
parish of Lafayette. La, entitled to vote |
under til" general election laws of this State, |
the question of levying special tax of one |
and one half mills on the dollar per annum |
for period of three years, beginning with |
the first day of January, 1908.
To he used exclusively for the support of |
the public schools in said first ward of said |
parish, and TO he paid over bv the tax col
lector to the school board treasurer for that
purpose.
Whereas; one-third of the property tax
payers of the first ward of the parish of La
fayette, according to the certificate of the
parish assessor, marked 'tB'' and hereunto
annexed and made part hereof, have peti.
toned this body to levy a special tax of one
and one-half mills on the dollar per annun,
on the assessed valuation of the property in
said ward, for term of three years begin
ming with the first day of January, 1903,
for the support, exclusively, of the public
schools in said ward, and to be paid over by
the tax collector to the school board treas
urer for that purpose, per petition,
marked 'tA', hel eunto annexed and made
part hereof, as required by the provisions of
act 1871 of the acts of the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana of the year 1903.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafayette, La, in regu-
lar session assembled, that a special election |
is hereby ordered and shall be held in said
first ward of the parish of Lafayette, La,
on Monday, Dec. I, 1902, at which election
there shall be submitted to the property tax
payers of SAID ward entitled 10 vote under
the general election laws of Louisiana, the
question of levying special tax, to-wit:
To be used exclusively for the support OF
the public schools in said first ward, and to
be paid over by the tax collector to the school
board treasurer for that purpose, a special
tax of one and one half mills on the dollar