The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-25

'rhe following petition was read:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of Lafayette:-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 a term of four years beginning with the
year 1902, and as required by act No. 1871
of the acts of the Legislature of the State of
Louisiana of the year 1893: 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-coIIector to
the School Board treasurer for that purpose:
J Baptiste Peres, Philip Martin, Paul Mar
tin, Alex Martin, Jr., G. Mouton, Alonzo
Lacy Alexandra Dehomme, Aft. a, Del
homme, Fred J, Mayer, A. Judice, Leo Ju-
dice, II. u. Guidry, NJ. d.. Mrs. Widow
Martial Broussard, John Hebert, Martin
Prejean, Alcee Dugas, Alexandra Herman
dez, Felix Malapart, Mime. Veuve Aymar
Mouton, Gabriel Dugas, Sylvan Richard.
Adam Chiasson, Livaudais Guillot. Simeon
Begnaud, Felix Begnaud, Cleric Sonnier,
Alex Chassor, Louis E. Bernard, Lucien
Arcenaux. Charles Hernandez, Ambrose
Ancelet This mark) Theogene Chiassop,
Jules David, Alexandra Delhomme, Fred J.
Mayer, A. Judce, Leo Judce, II. ID. Guidry,
NJ. d., Rufus Peck, p. a. Chiasson, Sr
Baquet, Adam Maitre, Alexandre Delhom-
me, Jr., P. A. Delhomme, George Weber,
Jean Begnaud, Eugene Leblanc, Theolhile
Sonnier, Albert Arceneaux, Ernest Sonnier,
Jacques Matthew, Arthur Bleaud, John
Billeaul, Basile Sonnier. E. Jenkins, Cleo
phar Chiasson, Joseph Sonner, Mrs. Vim
cent P Dom,ngues, Martial Hebert, Cleber
Mouton, Onezime AIbarado, Aristide Bras
Basile Sonnier, Jean q. Sonnier, Wild. Fran
els Albarado, Israel Arceneaux, Constant
Leger, w. G. Bernard. Sr., J. c. Bernard,
Jr., &. Brandt. Geneus Boudreaux, Olivier
Chiasson, J. X. Davis, Francois ThibodauN,
John ID. Bertrand, Felix Begnaud, J. p. ID.
Arcenaux, J. T.. Broussard, Joseph Lacy,
Duprss Prejean, Arthur Billeaud, Felix Gre
pin, Louis Anselet, Neville Prejean, Marcel
Adam Credeur, Joseph Sonner, Sosthene
Hebert, Evan Anceet, Trasimond Bourque,
Adrien Blanchard, Mrs. Ursin Bourque, Lu-
Glen Arceneaux, Olivier Guidry per George
ley. Felix Mouton. \. G. Mouton, f. Jen-
l<ins, B. Mouton, Albert Richard (his mark),
Jean Begnaud, T. Begnaud, Laurent Beg
maud, Joseph Leblanc (his mark), Homer
Chiasson(his mark). Joseph NJ artin This mark,)
Antoine Cong (his mark), Charles Hebert
this mark), A. II. Brasseux, Philibert Lee
Blanc, Simon Chiasson (his mark)- Despance
Prejean (his mark), Silvain Richard this
M. Jean f1eDert, EhtOlPn
Granger (his mark), Mrs. Evarste Guidroz,
Louis f. Bernard. Therence Guidroz.
Etienne Mouton, Emile Martin, Elieson
Hernandez This mark), Gabriel Dugas, Felix
Malapart, PA. Chiasson, Jr., CASTOR Chias-
son.
Lafayette, Sept. 20. 1oo2.-I, the under
signed, Andre NJ. Martin, assessor of the
parish of Lafayette, La, after careful
animation of the assessment rolls of the first
ward parish of Lafayette, of the year 1902,
do hereDV certify that the
ers of the said ward, whose signatures are
on the foregoing petition, constitute more
than one-third of the property taxpayers of
the said ward.
Witness my official signature this goth day
of September, 1902.
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 2S2 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 1evying special tax of one
and onehalf mills on the dollar per annum
for period of three years, beginning with
the first day of January, 1908.
To be used exclusively for the support of
the public schools in said first ward of said
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 'sB'' and hereunto |
annexed and made part hereof, have petit !
toned this body to levy a special tax of one |
and one-half mills on the dollar per annum |
on the assessed valuation of the property in |
said ward, for 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, as required by the provisions of |
act 1871 of the acts of the Legislature of the
State of Louisiana of the year 1903.
Section Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafayette, La, in regu-
lar session assembled, that a special election |
is hereby ordered and shall be held in said /
first ward of the parish of Lafayette, La,
on Monday, Dec. 1, 1902, at which election
there shall he submitted to the property tax
payers of SAID ward entitled 10 vote under
The general election laws of Louisiana, the
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 /
board treasurer for that purpose, special
tax of one and half mills on the dollar
upon the assessed valuation of property in
said ward.
Section z. Be it further ordained, That !