The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-11-29
Police Jury Proceedings.

Jury met this day in regular session with tn
following members present: NJ. Billeaud
Mou,o". J. q. Banchet, J. a. Liable, Joh
Wilmington, Saul Broussard and Alex Nj
Broussard.
The following petition was read:
To the Honorable Police Jury of tn,
Parish of Lafayet'e:-The undersigned
| parish respectfully petition your honorable,
| body to levy a special tax of and one
half mills on the dollar per annum on the
assessed valuation of property in said ware
| tor n term of four years beginning with ths
year 1902, and as required by act No. I3I
OF the acts of the Legislature of the State OF
louisiana of the year 1898: that your hon.
orahle body do order special election fol
the purpose of taking the sense of the prop
erty tax payers of said ward the PROPOSE
ton to levy said tax hereinabove Sc,
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 x-colIec,or to
the School Board treasurer for that purpose:
J. Baptiste Peres, Philip Martin, Paul Mar
Lacy. Alexandra Delhomme, Aft. a, Del
homme. Fred J. Mayer. A. JUDGE, Leo Ju-
dice, II. ID. Guidry, NJ d.. Mrs. Widow
Martial Broussard, John Heber,. Martin
dez, Felix Malapart, Nine. Veuve Aymar
Mouton, Gabriel Dugas, Sylvan Richard.
Adam Chiasson, Livaudais Gullot, Simeon
Begnaud, Felix Begnaud, Cleric Snnnier,
Alex ChiassoE, Louis E. Bernard, Lucien
Arcenaux. Charles Hernandez, Ambrose
Ancelet This mark). Theogene Chiasson,
Jules David, Alexandra Delhomme, Fred J.
Mayer. A. Judce, Leo Judce, II. d. Guidry,
NJ d.. Rufus Peck, p. a: Chiasson, ST.,
Eraste Guidry, Amsdee Sonnier, Antoine
Baquet, Adam Matre, Alexandra Delhom-
me, Jr., p. \. Delhomme, George Weber,
Jean Begnaud, Eugene Leblanc, Theophile
Sonnier, Albert Arceneaux, Ernest Sonnier,
jacques Matthew, Arthur Billeaud, John
Billeaud, Basie Sonnier. f. Jenkins, Cleo
phar Chiasson. Joseph Sonnier, Mrs. Vim
cent +. Dom,ngues, Martial Hebert, Cleber
Mouton, Onezime Albarado, Arstie Bras
seux, Odillon Dugat, Joseph Martin, Mime.
Basile Sonnier, Jean q. Sonnier, Wild. Fran
els Albarado, Israel Arceneaux, Constant
l-eger, w. {. Bernard, Sr., J. c. Bernard,
Jr., {. Brandt. Geneus Boudreaux, Olivier
Chasson, J. X. Davis, Francois Thibodaux,
John ID. Bertrand, Felix Begnaud, ]. p, ID.
Arcenaux, J. &. Broussard, Joseph Lacy
Dupres Prejean, Arthur Billeaud, Felix Gre,
pin. Louis Anselet, Neville Prejcan, Marco!
eegnaud. iec'n Dueas, Albert Brea"x,
tiebert, Evan Ancelet, rra~in.n'i B,urque, |
Adrien Blanchard, Mrs. Ursin Bourque, Luz
lien Arceneaux, Olivier Gui''ry per George
LESLEY, Aleeede Guidroz per George Less
sins, B.. Mouton, Albert Richard This mark)
ean Begnaud, I. Begnaud, Laurent Beg
'aud. Joseph Leblanc This mark). Homer
hiassonthis mark. Joseph Martin This mark.)
his mark. 4. r. Brasseux, Philihert Lee
slanc, Simon Chiasson This mark. DeSpanee
'rejean This mark), Slvain Richard (his
nark). NJ. Hebert, Jean Hebert, AIolph
ranger This mark). Mrs. Evariste Gudroz, |
.ouis E. Bernard, Therence Gudroz.
:tienne Mouton, Emile Martin, Elieson
hernandez This mark), Gabriel Dugas, Felix
1alapart, PA Chiasson. Jr., CASTOR Chias-
on.
Lafayette, Sept. 20. Ieoz-I, the under
gned, Andre NJ. Martin, assessor of the
arish OF Lafayette, La, after a careful ex-
mination of the assessment rolls of the first
ard, parish of Lafayette, of the year 1902,
o hereby certify that the property tax-pay-
rs of the said ward, whose signatures are ,
n the foregoing petition, constitute more ,
ian one-third of the property tax payers of
he said ward. 4
Witne SIS my official signature this goth day ,
A NJ. MARTIN, I
Assessor Lafayette, La. :
Mr.. Lacy offered the following relative to \
IL foregoing petitions:
Az ordinance, ordering special election ::
accordance with act 1871 of the acts of
lie Legislature of the State for the year I
s9S. and article 232 of the Constitution, at
hich there shall be submitted to the
operty tax payers of the first ward of the
irish of Lafayette. La, entitled to vote :
'der the general election laws of this State,
e question of levying special tax of one
I'd one half mills on the dollar per annum =:
r a period of three years, beginning with Y
G first day of January, 1903.
To be used exclusively for the support of =
e public schools in said first ward of said Y
irish, and to he paid over bv the tax COL 4
ctor to the school board treasurer for that -
rpose. Y
Whereas, one-third of the property tax \
yers of the first ward of the parish Of La Il
yette, according to the certificate of the 8
IRISH assessor, marked COB" and hereunto II
nexed and made part hereof, have petit ~
med this Body to levy a special tax of one "
d one-half mills on the dollar per annum u
the assessed valuation of the property in
id ward, for term of three years begin -
ng with the first day of January, 1909,
the support, exclusively, of the public -
,ools in said ward, and to be paid over by I
= tax collector to the school board treas ]
er for that purpose. as per petition,
lrked t'A'', heie unto annexed and made
TT hereof, as required by the provisions of
1871 of the acts of the Legislature of the
ate Of Louisiana of the year 1908.
~ of the parish of Lafayette, La, in regu- ~
session assembled, that a special election
hereby ordered and shall be held in said d.
It ward of the parish of Lafayette, La,
Monday, Dec. I, 1902, at which election
re shall be submitted to the property tax
vers of SAID ward entitled TO vote under
general election laws of Louisiana, the ~
:stion of levying special tax, to-wit: {.
To be used exclusively for the support OF c.
public schools in said first ward, and to
paid over by the tax collector to the school
'rd treasurer for that purpose, special =
of one and one-half mills on the dollar