The Lafayette gazette., 1902-02-15

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| the courthouse in tho town of Lafayette,
| La, the polling place established in said
4 town, and the ballots 10 be used at said
election shall be prepared according TO the
| laws of the State on that subject.
Section III. Be il further ordained, That
| the Board of supervisors of election for the
! parish of Lafayette are hereby authorized
| to appoint commissioners TO serve at said
polling place; to give due notice of said ap-
| pointment and the time and place OF hold
| ing said election as required by law in such
| cases.
Section w. 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 complete list
of the taxpayers 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 ". Be il. 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, of any part
thereof then tn at said tax shall be ass esssed
levied and collected 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 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
in the said taxes collected. That
said bonds shall not be sold tor less than
par.
Section vi. BE it fulther ordained, That
the net revenue derived from the SAID pub
lie market and from the operation of the
water and light plant of said town shall be
used and is hereby pledged to the payment
of the bonds in principal and interest issued
for said works respectively; and in the
event of the people voting in favor of said
said taxes and bonds, that in case of ne
cessIty of the City Council of said town of
Lafayette, La, shall have power to ex-
appropriate ground for said improvements
upon the payment of just and reasonable
compensation to the owner.
Section VII. Be it fun ther ordained, That
such propositions as set forth in said Peti-
ton in this ordinance shall be submitted to
the qualified voters at said election in such
manner land the ballots shall be prepared)
that the voter may vote separately on each
proposition ''for'' or against as he may
desire.
Section VIII. Be it further ordained,
That the commissi oners of election shall re-
ceive the ballots of all property taxpayers
of the town of Lafayette entitled to vote at
said election under the laws of the State of
louisiana, and before depositing the same
in the ballot box shall endorse thereon in
the presence of the elector unless the bal
lots shall have already been SO endorsed,
the name of the voter anG6the amount of his
assessed property, and the commissioners
shall make returns of the number of votes
and the amounts OF the assessed value of
the property voted ssfor'' and against the
levy of said special taxes separately and in
the manner contemplated by said petition
and this ordinance.
Section TX. Be it further ordained by the
said City Council of the town of lafayette,
La, that this ordinance and the said pet-
ton of property taxpayers as set forth
herein be published in the Lafayette Ga
zette'' and the Lafayette Advertiser Of
ficlal newspapers of said town of Lafayette.
La, for thirty days prior to said election, in
the same manner provided by law for
judicial advertisements, and that this or
dinance shall take effect from and after this
passage.
Section X. Be it further ordained, That
in addition to the announcement of said
election to be made by the Board of Super
visors of Election of said parish and the
publication of this ordinance, the mayor of
said town of Lafayette, La, is hereby au-
thorized to issue his proclamation calling
said special election and stating the rate
and the purpose of special taxation and the
purpose for which it is intended according
to the terms of this ordinance.
vote on the foregoing was as follows:
Heas--J. O. Mouton, A. Il. Mouton, II. II.
Hohorst, +. Demanade, G. A. DeBlanc, +.
E. (iirard. Nays None.
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