The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-01

dersigned Andre NJ. 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, 1909.
a. NJ. MARTIN,
Assessor.
Section II. BE it further ordained by
the City Council of Lafayette, La, that said
election shall be held under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana at
the courthouse ir the town of Lafayette,
La, the polling place established in said
town, and the ballots TO he used at said
election shall be prepared according to the
laws of the State On that subject.
Section ILL., BE j. further ordained, That
the Board of supervisors of election for the
parish of Lafayette are hereby authorized
to appoint commissioners 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 or,laiued. That
the assessor of the parish of Lafayette shall
furnish to the commissioners of election APP
pointed TO hold sail election complete list
of the X-payers of said town with the
amount or their aSSeSSfne ntS respectively, duly
certified, and shall also furnish list of the
property taxpayers who have registered as
required 10y law.
Section V. BE it further ordained, That
in the event that majority of the tax
payers of said town votirg at 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 (25) years begin
~ he. nd fhaf fnx
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
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
said bonds shall not be sold tor less than
par.
Section vi. Be it fuI,her ordained, That
the net revenue derived from the SAID pub |
water and light plant of said town shall be
used and is hereby pledged to the payment
of the bonds i'll princip pal and interest issued |
tor said works respectively; and in the |
event of the people voting in favor of said
said taxes and bonds, that in case of ne |
;esslty of the City Council of said town of
Lafayette, La, shall have power to ex-
oropriate ground for said improvements
iPOn the payment OF Just and reaSOna BILE |
to the owner.
Section VII. BE it fun ther ordained, That
such propositions as set forth in said peti-
ion in this ordinance shall be submitted to
he qualified voters at said election in such |
manner (and the ballots shall be prepared)
hat the voter may vote separately each
''for' or ''against' he may
lesire
Section VIII. Be it further ordained.
That the commissioners Of election shall re-
he hal of
IF the town of Lafayette entitled to vote a,
'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
OTIS shall have already been SO endorsed,
he name of the voter and the amount of his
property, and the commissioners
shall make returns of the number of votes
he property voted for and ssasainst'' the
evy of said special taxes separately and in
he manner contemplated by said petition
md this ordinance.
Section TX. Be it further ordained by the
aid City Council of the town of Lafayette,
Ia, that this ordinance and the said peti-
ion OF property taxpayers set forth
lerein be published in the '.Lafaye,te Ga
et,e' and the ''Lafayette Advertiser'' Of
iclal newspapers of said town of Lafayette
"a, for thirty days prior to said election, in
he same manner provided by law for
judicial advertisements, and that this
finance shall take effect from and after this
,asSage.
Section X. BE it further ordained, That
n addition to the announcement of said
election to be made by the Board OF Super
'isors of Election of said parish and the
publication of this ordinance, the mayor of
aid town of Lafayette, La. is hereby au-
horized to issue his proclamation calling
aid special election and stating the rate
nd the purpose of special taxation and the
purpose for which it is intended according
o the terms of this ordinance.
\ vote on the foregoing follows:
Ieas--J. O. Mouton, \. +. Mou,on, II. II.
1ohorst, +. Demanade, G.. \. DeBlanc, +.
:. Girard. Nays None.
There being no further business the
Council adjourned.
CHAs. ID. CAFFERT. Mayor.
Louis LACoSTE, Secretary.
1 hereby certify the foregoing to be true
nd correct extract from the minutes of the
rity Council of Lafayette. La, of the meet
ng of Feb. 5. 1902.
Louis LACOSTE, Secretary.
lafayette, La, Feb. II, 1902,