The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-08

dersigned Andre M. Martin, Assessor of the
parish of Lafayette, La. after careful ex-
animation of the assessment rolls of the
town of Lafayette, La, of the year 1901, do
hereby certify that the property taxpayers
of said town Of Lafayette whose names are
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, 1902.
Assessor
Section II. Be it further ordained 10y
the City Council of Lafayette, La, that said
election shall be held under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana at
the court house ir 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 nn 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 serve at said
polling place; to- give due notice of said APP
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 APP
pointed TO hold said election complete list
of the taxpayers of said town with the
certified, and shall also furnish 4 list of the
property taxpayers who have registered as
required 10y law.
Section V. BE it further ordained, That
in the event that a majority of the tax
payers of said town vo,rg said election
shall vote in favor of said taxes and for the
issuance of said bonds, of any part
thereof then that said tax shall be assessed
levied and collected and said bonds issued
for the term of twenty-five (2S years begin
ming with the year 1902, and that said taxes
thus voted and TIE 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 righ; in this Council to call
in the same 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-
propriate 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 SO 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 commissioners of election shall
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 and the 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 ''for'' 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 petit
| ton of property taxpayers as set forth
| herein be published in the ''l.afayette Ca
! ze,te'' and the Lafayette Advertiser Of
fclal newspapers of said town of Lafayette.
! La, for thirty days prior to said election, in
the same manner as 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
| ia 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.
tH..f How
| Neas--J. O. Mou;on, A. +. Mou,on, II. II
| Hohorst, +. Demanade, G. \. DeBlanc, +,
f. t,irard. Nays None.
! Council ad djourned.
CHAS. ID. CAFFERT. Mayor.
LOUIS LACoSrE, Secretary.
I hereby certify the foregoing TO be a iru
and correct extract from the minutes of th
City Council of Lafayette. La, of the meet
ing of Feb. ;, 1902.
Louis LACosTE, Secretary.
Lafayette, La, Feb. y, 1902.
The Hon. Benjamin r. Tillma1
may be wanting in that gOot
taste which is the conscience O
the mind," but nobody can reat
the speech he made last Satul
day on the Philippine tariff bill
and not realize that the pitch
. fork statesman from SOut]
Carolina is what the Hon. Joh1