The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-29

dersgned Andre M. Martin, Assessor of tn
parish of Lafayette, La. after a careful es
| animation of the assessment rolls of tn
| town of Lafayette, La, of the year 1901, d
hereby certify that the property taxpayer
! of said town of Lafayette whose names ar
signed to the foregoing petition constitute
more than one third of the property tax
payers of said town.
Witness my official signature this Feb
3, 1909.
A. NJ. MARTIN,
Assessor
Section H.. BE it further ordained b,
! the City Council of Lafayette, La, that said
election shall be held under the gene ra
| election laws of the State of Louisiana al
| the courthouse iE the town of LAFAYETTE
La, the polling place established in said
town, and the ballots to be used at said
election shall be prepared according to the
| laws of the State on that subject.
Section III. Be it further ordained, That
the Board of supervisors of election for the
parish of Lafayette are hereby authorized
to appoint commissioners to at said
polling place; to give due notice of said ap-
Pointments and the time and place of hold
ing said election as required by law in such
cases.
Section ". Be it further ordained. That
the assessor of the parish of Lafayette shall
furnish to the commissioners of election ap-
pointed to hold said election a complete list
OF the tax payers of said town with the
amount of their assessments respectively, duly
certified, and shall also furnish list of the
property taxpayers who have registered as
required by law.
Section V. Be it further ordained, That
IN the event that majority of the tax
payers OF said town voting at said election
shall vote in favor of said taxes and for the
issuance of said bonds, Or of any part
thereof then that said tax shall be assessed
levied and collecte and said bonds issued
for the term of twenty-five (25) years begin
ming with the year 1902, and that said taxes
thus voted and the public faith and credit of
said town of Lafayette, La, shall be
pledged to the payment of said bonds thus
issued; and same to be issued in the said
denominations to be herein after deter |
mined by this Council and to bear five per
cent. per annum interest from the issuance |
thereof and shall be payable in twenty-five |
years with the right in this Council to call !
n the same as said taxes collected. That
aid bonds shall not be sold tor less than
BAR.
he net revenue derived from the said pub |
ic market and from the operation of the |
water and light plant of said town shall be |
'sed and is hereby pledged to the payment
# the bonds in principal and interest issued
or said works respectively; and in the
vent of the people voting in favor of said
aid taxes and bonds, that in case of ne
essIty of the City Council of said town of
lafayette, La, shall have power to ex-
'ropriate ground for said Improvements
Pon the payment of just and reasonabl
to the owner.
Section VII. Be it further ordained, That
uch propositions as set forth in said peti-
ion in this ordinance shall be submitted to |
he qualified voters at said election in such
manner land the ballots shall be SO prepared)
hat the voter may vote separately on each
''for' or ''against' as he may
eSire.
Section VIII. Be it further ordained.
hat the commissioners of election shall re-
Give the ballots of all property taxpayers
t the town of Lafayette entitled to vote at
aid election under the laws of the State of
louisiana, and before depositing the same
n the ballot box shall endorse thereon in
he presence of the elector unless the bal
Dts shall have already been SO endorsed, ,
he name of the voter and the amount of his
ssessed property, and the commissioners
hall make returns of the number of votes
nd the amounts Of the assessed value of
ne property voted ssfor'' and ssagainst' the
IVY of said special taxes separately and in
ne manner contemplated by said petition
nd this ordinance.
Section TX. Be it further ordained by the
aid City Council of the town of Lafayette,
"a, that this ordinance and the said pet
on OF property taxpayers as set forth
erein be published in the 'sLafayette Ga
ette' and the ''Iafayette Advertiser Of | ,
cla1 newspapers of said town of Lafayette
"a, for thirty days prior to said election, in
lie same manner as provided by law for
Idicial advertisements, and that this |
assage.
Section X. BE it further ordained, That
addition to the announcement of said {
ection to be made by the Board OF Super !
sors of Election of said parish and the {
lblication of this ordinance, the mayor of
i'd town of Lafayette, La, is hereby au- I
lorlzed to issue his proclamation calling | &
i'd special election and stating the rate {
Id the purpose of special taxation and the
lrpose for which it is intended according
the terms of this ordinance. y
A vote on the foregoing follows:
eas--J. O. Mouton, A. r. Mouton, II. II.
ohorst, +. Demanade, G.. A. DeBlanc, F. t
Girard. Nays None.
There being further business the
ouncil adjourned. Z
CHAs. D. CAFFERy, Mayor.
LOUIS LACosTE, Secretary.
hereby certify the foregoing to be true ,
Id correct extract from the minutes of the :
ity Council of Lafayette. La, of the meet
6 of Feb. 5, 1902.
LOUIS LACOsTE, Secretary. i
lafayette, La, Feb. II, 1902, c