The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-06-13
Police jury Proceedings.

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the following members present: NJ. Bileaud
lr., j. Z. Buchanan, +. G.. Mouton, lob
Wilmington, J. .. Blanchct, + X. Landry
Alex NJ. Broussard and Alonzo Lacy. All
sent: Saul Broussard.
The minutes of the previous nec,in.
were read and, approved.
Supt. Alieman here appeared and pre-
sented the petition of the tax pay ers of tn,
parish, praying for special election on III,
question OF levying special school tax o.
three mills ON the dollar for six years. fu
the purpose of repairing building and fur
nishing school houses and for maintaining
public schools in the parish of Lafa yettc La
By molten OF MIR. MCuton the petition Of the
property tax payers Of the parish of la.
fayette, La, praying that special election
be ordered for the purpose Of ascertainine
and determining whether or not it is the
sense and desire of the property tax PAYERS
of the parish of Lafayette, that special
tax of three mills Oh every dollar of the as
sessed valuation OF parish property, BE- leve d
tor the purpose of repairing, building and
furnishing schoOl-houses and for maintain
ing public schools in the said parish, was re-
ceived, and the following orrinruce duly
adopted IN reference thereto:
AN ORDINANCE ordering a special cleo
ton in accordance with Act No. I3I Of
acts Of ;he Legislature of this Stale for
the year 1898, las amended by Act y S
of I9o2) and Article No. 222 of
the constitution, whereat shall he sub
mitted TO the property tax payers OF the
parish of Lafay cite, la , emitted to vote
under the general election laws Of said
State, the ques'I"n Of levying Il special
tax, at the rate OF three mills on the dol
lar per annun, of The assessed property
therein for a period Of six years begin
ming with the first day of January, y.
ID. 1904 tor the purpose of repairing,
building and furnishing schCoi-housls
and for maintaining public schools in
the said parish, i'll conformity with the
petition of more than third of the
property tax payers of said parish,
hereto annexed and made part hereof
providing for the mode Of holding Sail
election, making returns, etc.
Section I. Be it OF daimcG by the Police
Jury of Lafayette. La. in legal session con
'ened, that special election is hereby or
tered and shall he hell in said parish OF La
ayettc, La, on Thursday June IS, A. D.
1908, at which election shall he submitted to
he property taxpayers Of said parish cnli-
led TO vote under the general cIeciicn laws
II the State the question If levying = special
AK of three mills on The dollar of asirsscd
aluation on all taxable properly, in said |
parish annually for period of SIX years. |
'eginning with the first day of Jan. \. ID. |
GOA, for the purpose Of repairing, building
nd furnishing school houses and for !: am
aiming public schools in the said parish, in
he parish of Lafay cite, La, in conformity
18th the PETITION Of more than crc-fifth OF
he property taxpayers Of saiG parish hereto
me Ncd and made part hereof; said tex T.,
lie terms Of this ordnance, sai,i c'c1,io:i
cling ordered upon the following Ictitio;,.
sncd by more than one fifth Of tn pt~p-
ty tax payers of said parish OF I-af tte,
a., to-"lt:
TO The Honorable Police Iurv CT ,!.,. 1.ar !
h of I-afay c1te:-Thc uncicrsi.,nc 1,~,,t,,.:,,
X payers OF the parish of I,afayc,t,. re-
5ectfully petition your honorable body to-
w special tax OF tthrce milIs) 60 ON tie
o!lar per annurl Oh the ass, sscd Valuation
property in said parish for a tern, OF 81,
:aIs beginning with the year 1qut as Ir
lired by Act No. ISL of the .hc,s IF the
legislature OF the State of Inui,irnl If the. ,
ar 1893: That your honorable l:,Iv d,
der special election for the 7.r~I..,r Of
king the sense of the property TAX 1,avs,. /
said parish on the 1roposi,i,n t. I.yv said
\ as hereinal'ove SC, forth.
Viii, tax. when assessed. Icvi,,7 ,o,7co1.
,ted, shall be used cxclusiveiv fIr r,Dojr- /
p. building and frrnishi,,, i,,,.,lLt .'' I
d for main,ainino rni,i;'. s,,ho''I. 49,. h
id parish; and the said tax sholI ,r ,,."I .
err bv the tax collector ~ re C,.t,,,"i /,
ard treasurer for the -,,s.- I'; :
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