The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-11-22
Police jury
Proceedings.

Wilmington, Saul Broussard and Alex NJ
Broussard.
T'he following petition was read:
| To the Honorable Police Jury of ths
Parish of Lafayetie:-The undersigned
property taxpayers of the first ward of said
parish respectfully petition your honorable
| body to levy a special tax of one and one
| half mills the dollar per annum the
assessed valuation of property in said ward
for a term of four years beginning with the
year 1907, and as required by act No. 1871
OF the acts Of the Legislature of the State OF
! Louisiana of the year 1898: that your hon.
oraI,le body do order special election for
the purpose of taking the sense of the prop
erty tax payers of said ward on the PROPOSE
! ton TO levy said tax hereinabove set
| 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 10y the tax-colector to
| the School Board treasurer for that purpose:
J. Bap,isse Peres, Philip Martin, Paul Mar
tin, Alex Martin, Jr.. G. Mouton, A1onzo
Lacy. Alexandra Delhomme. Aft. A, Del
homme. Fred J, Mayer: A. judge, Leo Ju-
Martial Broussard. John Heber,, Martin
Prejean, Acee Dugas, Alexandra Herman
dez, Felix Malapart, Nine: Veuve Aymar
Mouton: Gabriel Dugas, Sylvan Richard.
Begnaud, Felix Begnaud, Cleric Snnnier,
Alex Chiassor, Louis Z. Bernard. Lucien
Arcenaux. Charles Hernandez. Ambroise
Ancelet This mark). Theogene Chiasson,
Jules David. Alexandra Delho,nme, Fred J.
Mayer. a. yudice, Leo JUDGE. II. ID. Guidry,
NJ. d., Rufus Peck, p. a. Chiasson, Sr.,
Eraste Guidry, Amsdee S"nner, Antoine
Baquet, Adam Maitre, Alexandre Delhom
me, Jr., p. \. Dclhomme, George Weber,
Jean Begnaud, Eugene Leblanc, Theorhile
Sonnier, Albert ArCeneaux, Ernest Sonnier,
Jacques Matthew, Arthur Billeaud, John
Billeau:l, Basile Sonnier. E. Jenkins, Cleo
phar Chiasson, Joseph Sonnier, Mrs. Vim
cent p. Dom'ngues, Martial Hebert. CIeber
Mouton, Onezmc Albarado, Aris,ihe Bras
seux, Odillon Dugot, Joseph Martin, Nine.
Basile Sonnier, Jean g. Sonnier, Wild. Fran
els Aibarado, Israel Arceneaux, Constant
Leger. w. G. Bernard, ST., J. c. Bernard,
Jr.. &. Brandt, Gencus Boudreaux, Olivier
Chiasson, J. X. Davis, Francois Thbodaux,
John ID. Bertrand, Felix Begnan,l, J. p. ID.
Arcenaux, J. Z. Broussard, Joseph Lacy.
Dupres Prejean. Arthur Billea11, Felix Gre
pin, Louis Anselet, Neville Prej-au, Marcel
Begnaud, I.cc,n Dugas, Albert Brraux,
Adam Credeur, Joseph Sunncr. Sos,hcne
Heber,, Evan Ancelet, Tra~imrnl Il ,urqur,
Adrien Blanchard, Mrs. Ursin Bourque, I.u
Glen Arceneanx, Olivier Gui!ry per George
LESLEY, Alcccde Guidroz per George Less
ley. Felix Mnuton, \. G. M"uton, l. Jcn-
kns, Il. AIou,op, Albert Richard (hs mark).
Jean Begnaud, +. Begnaud, Laurent Beg
maud, Joseph Leblanc This mark). Homer
Chiasson(hiS n'ark) Joseph Martin this mark
Antoine Cong this mark), Charles Hehe,t
his mark). 4. r. Brasseux, Philihert Lee
Blanc. Simon Chiasson This mark). Dc~panee
Irejcan (his mark), Silvain Richard This |
mark), Nj. Hebert, Jean Hebert, Adolph |
Granger this mark). Mrs. Evaristc Guidroz, !
Louis +. Bernard. Therence Guidroz |
Etienne Mouton, Emile Martin, Elieson
Hernandez This mark), Gabriel Dugas, Felix
PA Chiasson, Jr., CASTOR Chias-
son.
I-afay cite, Sept. 20. Iooz.-I, the under
signed, Andre NJ. Martin, assessor of the
parish of Lafayette, La, after Il careful ex-
animation of the assessment rolls of the first
ward, parish of Lafayette, of the year 1902,
do hereby certify that the property tax pay
ers of the said ward, whose signatures are
on the foregoing petition, constitute more
han one-third of the property taxpayers of
The said ward.
With, S. my official signature this goth day
A NJ. MARTIN
Assessor Lafayette, La.
Mr.. Lacy offered the following relative to
The foregoing petitions:
An ordinance, ordering special election
in accordance with act 1871 of the acts of
The Legislature of the State for the year
1903. and article 232 of the Constitution, at
which there shall be submitted to the
tax payers of the first ward of the
parish of Lafayette. La, entitled to vote
lnder the general election laws of this Stale,
he ques::o: of levying special tax of one
mi one half mills on the dollar per annum
or period of three years, beginning with
he first day of January, 1908.
To be used exclusively for the support of ,
he public schools IN said hrSt ward OF said |
parish, and TO I've paid over bv the tax col
ector to the school board treasurer for that
purpose.
Whereas, one-!hird of the property tax
payers of the first ward of the parish of La
ayette, according to the certificate of the
parish assessor, marked "B'' and hereunto
nnexed and made part hereof, have petit !
toned this Body to levy a special of one
md e-half mills on the dollar per annum
N the assessed valuation of the property in
aid ward, for a term of three years begin .
ing with the first day of January, 1903,
ar the support, exclusively, of the public .
ehools in said ward, and to be paid over by
he tax collector to the school board treas
rer for that purpose, per petition,
marked 'tA'', he, eunto annexed and made
art hereof, required by the provisions of
ct 1871 of the acts of the Legislature of the
tate of Louisiana of the year 1898.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Police
ury of the parish of Lafayette, La, in regu- \
ar session assembled, that a special election
hereby ordered and shall he held in said =
rst ward of the parish of Lafayette. La,
n Monday, Dec. l., 1902, at which election
here shall be submitted to the property tax
ayers of said ward entitled TO vote under
he general election laws Of Louisiana, the n
uestion of levying special tax, to-wit: [
To be used exclusively for the support OF | {
he public schools in said first ward, and to
e paid over by the tax collector to the school
GARD treasurer for that purpose, a special
TX of one and one half mills on the dollar
pom the assessed valuation of property in
lid ward.
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