The Lafayette gazette., 1902-03-15

parish of Lafayette, La. after a careful cx
1 animation of the assessment rolls of tn
| town of Lafayette, La, of the year 1901, d
hereby certify that the properly taxpayer
| of said town of Lafayette whose names ar
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.
n. NJ. MARTIN,
Assessor
Section II. Be it further ordained b,
the City Council of Lafayette, La, that sale
election shall be held under the gene ra
election laws of the State of louisiana a,
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 ON that subject.
Section III. Be it further ordained, That
the Board of supervisors of election for the
parish of Lafayette hereby authorized
to appoint commissioners to serve at said
polling place; to give due notice of said ap-
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 ap-
pointed to hold said election complete list
of the tax payers 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 v. Be it further ordained, That
in the event that a majority of the tax
payers of said town vo,irg at said election
shall vote in favor of said taxes and for the
issuance of said bonds, or 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 |
ning with the year 1902, and that said taxes
hus voted and the public faith and credit of
laid town of Lafayette, La, shall be |
pledged to the payment of said bonds thus !
ssued; and same to be issued in the said !
denominations to be herein after deter !
mined by this Council and to bear five per
ent. per annum interest from the issuance
hereof and shall be payable in twenty five
ears with the right in this Council to call |
n the same as said taxes collected. That
aid bonds shall not be sold tor less than
ar.
Section vi. Be it further ordained, That
he net revenue derived from the SAID pub
C market and from the operation of the
'ater and light plant of said town shall be
sed and is hereby pledged to the payment
the bonds in principal and interest issued
Or said works respectively: and in the
vent OF the people voting in favor of said
lid taxes and bonds, that in of
-sslty of the City Council of said town OF
lafayette, La, shall have power to ex-
ropriate ground for said Improvements
pom the payment of just and reasonable |
omPensation to the owner.
Section VII. BE it fun ther ordained, That |
lch propositions as set forth in said petit
on in this ordinance shall be submitted to /
le qualified voters at said election in such .
amer land the ballots shall be SO prepared) :
lat the voter may vote separately on each 1
opposition "for' or s'against he may s
esre
Section VIII. Be it further orda,ned
hat the commissioners of election shall re- | =
i've the ballots of all property taxpayers
the town of Lafayette entitled TO vote al
ID election under the laws of the State of :
ousiana, and before depositing the same
the ballot box shall endorse thereon in | I
e presence of the elector, unless the bal | :;
IS shall have already been so endorsed, !
e name of the voter and the amount of his t
sessed property, and the commissioners
all make returns of the number of votes
d the amounts oe the assessed value OF
e property voted s'for'' and ssaganst'' the |
W of said special taxes separately and in
e manner contemplated by said petition "
d this ordinance. r.
Section TX. Be it further ordained by the |
ID City Council of the town of Lafayette, |
l., that this ordinance and the said peti- | b.
N of property taxpayers as set forth g,
rein be published in the 'sLafayette Ga r.
te' and the ''Lafayette Advertiser Of
lal newspapers of said town of Lafayette C
., for thirty days prior to said election, in D.
. same manner as provided by law fOi c
i1clal advertisements, ard that tnis | :,
lance shall take effect from and after this
;sage. al
section \. BE it further ordained, That | c
addition to the announcement of said |
ction to be made by the Board of Super |
ors of Election of said parish and the
olIcation of this ordinance, the mayor OF | y
d town of Lafayette, La. is hereby au ! "
rized to issue his proclamation calling
special election and stating the rate D.
the purpose of special taxation and the c-
pose for which it is intended according !,
The terms of this ordinance. Cl
\ vote on the foregoing follows: m
as--J. Q. Mouton, \. r.. Mouton, II. H. -,
horst, r. Demanade, G. y. DeBlanc, +. ! q
tiirard. Nays None. g
here being no further business the 6
1ncil adjourned.
CHAs. D. CAFFERY, Mayor. Al
-OrIS LACoSTE, Secretary.
hereby certify the foregoing be true =
correct extract from the minutes of the ~
y Council of Lafayette. La, of the meet l.
of Feb. 3, 1902.
LOUIS LACOSTE, Secretary.
ayette, La, Feb. y, 1902,
Wisdom and prudence dictate We
1t obvious and notable abuses T..
from binatiOnS I'll
Ould be corrected now while NJ
; ordinations are in good ta
)r rather than be left to pile "
for a dire day of reckoning