The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-18

Jr., Alonzo Lacy. J. c. Buchanan. F. G.
Mouton, !. q. Blanchet, J. A. Liable, John
Wilmington, Saul Broussard and Alex M.
Broussard.
The following petition was read:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of Lafayet,e:-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 on the dollar per annum on the
assessed valuation of property in said ward
for term of four years beginning with the
year 1909, 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
orable 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 as 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 by the tax-collec,or to
the School Board treasurer for that purpose:
tin, Alex Martin, Jr., G. Mouton, Alonzo
Lacy Alexandra Deihomme, ALI. A, Del
homme. Fred J, Mayer, A. Judice, Leo Ju-
dice, H. d. Guidry' M; d.: Mrs. Widow
Prejean. Aicee Dugas, Alexandra Herman
DEE, Felix Malapart, Nine. Veuve Aymar
Mou.on. Gabriel Dugas, Sylvan Richard.
Adam Chiasson, Livaudais Guillot. Simeon
Alex Chiasson, Louis E. Bernard. Lucien
Arcenaux. Charles Hernandez, Ambrose
Ancelet (his mark). Theogene Chiasson,
Jules David, Alexandra Delho,nme, Fred J.
Mayer, A. Judice, Leo JUDGE. II. ID. Guidry,
NJ. D.. Rufus Peck, p. A. Chiasson, Sr.,
Eraste Guidry, Amsdee Sonnier, Antoine
Baquet, Adam Maitre, Alexandra Delhom-
me, Jr., p. n. Delhomme, George Weber,
Scnnier, Albert Arceneaux, Ernest Sonnier.
jacques Matthew, Arthur Billeaud, John
Billeau:l, Basile Sonnier, E. jenkins, Cleo
phar Chiasson, Joseph Sonner, Mrs. Vim
Mouton, Onezime AIbarado, Aristide Bras
seux, Odillon Dugat, Joseph Martin, Nine.
Basile Sonnier, Jean B. Sonnier, Wild. Fran
els Albarado, Israel Arceneaux, Constant
Jr., e. Brandt, Geneus Boudreaux, Olivier
Chiasson, J. X. Davis, Francois Thibodaux,
John d. Bertrand, Felix Begnaud, J. P, d.
Arcenaux, J. {. Broussard, Joseph Lacy.
pin, Louis Anselet, Neville Prejean, Marcel
Begnaud, Lec'n Dugas, Albert Breaux,
Adam Credeur, Joseph Sonnier, Sosthene
Hebert, Evan Ancelet, Trasimond Bourque,
Adrien Blanchard, Mrs. Ursin Bourque, Iu-
Glen Arceneaux, Olivier Guidry per George
LESLEY, Alceede Guidroz per George Less
ley. Felix Mouton. A. G. Mouton, E. Jen-
kins, B. Moutop, Albert Richard This mark).
Jean Begnaud, r. Begnaud, Laurent Beg
maud, Joseph Leblanc This mark. Homer
Chiasson(his mark), Joseph Martin (his mark,)
Antoine Cong This mark), Charles Hebert
This mark), A. r. Brasseux, Philibert Lee
Blanc, Simon Chiasson This mark). Despanee
Prejean this mark. silvain Richard !his
Granger This marl), Mrs. Evariste Guidroz,
Louis E. Bernard, Therence Guidroz.
Etienne Mouton, Emile Martin, Elieson
Hernandez This mark), Gabriel Dugas, Felix
Malapart, "A. Chiasson, Jr., Castor Chias-
son.
Lafayette, Sept. 20. Ioo2.-I, the UNDER
signed. Andre Nj. Martin, assessor of the
parish of Lafayette, La, after careful ex
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
than one-third of the property taxi payers of
the said ward.
Witness my official signature this goth day
of September, 1902.
A. M. MARTIN,
Assessor Lafayette, La.
Mr.. Lacy offered the following relative to
the foregoing petition:
An ordinance, ordering special election
in accordance with act 1871 of the acts of
the Legislature Of the State for the year
1893, and article 232 of the Constitution, at
which there shall be submitted to the
property tax payers of the first ward of the
parish of Lafayette. La, entitled to vote
under the general election laws of this State,
the question of levying a special tax of
and one-half mills on the dollar per annum
for period of three years, beginning with
the first day of January, 1903.
To be used exclusively for the support of
the public schools in said first ward of said
parish, and to he paid over by the tax col
lector to the school board treasurer for that
purpose.
Whereas, one-third of the property tax
payers of the first ward Of the parish of La
fayette, according to the certificate of the
parish assessor, marked ''B'' and hereunto
annexed and made part hereof, have petit
toned this body to levy special tax of one
and one-half mills on the dollar per annum
said ward, for a term of three years begin
ming with the first day of January, 1903,
for the support, exclusively, of the public
schools in said ward, and to be paid over by
the tax collector to the school board treas
urer for that purpose. as per petition,
marked "A'', he, eunto annexed and made
part hereof, required by the provisions of
act 1871 of the acts of the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana of the year 1893.
Section I. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafayette, La, in regu
lar session assembled, that special election
is hereby ordered and shall be held in said
first ward of the parish of Lafayette, La,
on Monday, Dec. I, 1902, at which election
there shall be submitted to the property tax !
payers of said ward entitled to vote under !
question of levying special tax, to-wit:
To be used exclusively for the support OF |
the public schools in said first ward, and to
be paid over by the tax collector to the school |
hoard treasurer for that purpose, special |
tax of one and one-half mills the dollar |
upon the assessed valuation of property in |
said ward.