The Lafayette gazette., 1903-05-16
Police jury PROCEEDINGS.

Lafayette, La, May 7, 1905 The Police
Jury met this day in regular session with
lr., J. G. Buchanan, F. G.. Moutop. Iohr
Wilmington, J. Q. Blanchet, P r. Landry.
Alex NJ. Broussard and Alonzo Lacy Alb,
sent: Saul Broussard.
The minutes of the previou, mee,in,
were read and approved
Mr. P. r. Landry was appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
pointed to settle with the tax collector for
hcenses and taxes for the years 1901 and
1892.
President Billeaud and Attorney Mouton
submitted report on delinquent licenses
and same, with documents, was referred to
lector. WI
Supt. Alleman here appeared and nre-
sented the petition of the taxpayers of the
parish, praying for special election on the
question OF levying special school tax of
three mills on the dollar tor six wears for
the purpose OF repairing building and fur
nlshing school-houses and for maintaining
Puoic schools in the parish of Lafayette La
by motion of MIR. Mouon the petition of the
property taxpayers of the parish of La !
fayette, La, praying that special election
oe ordered for the purpose of ascertainipp
and determining whether or not it is the
Sc snSe ,hs ana ags're re OF the property taxpayers
OF the parish OF Lafayette, that a special
tax OF three mills On every dollar of the as
sessed valuation of parish property, be levied
Tor the purpose of repairing, building and
n
ing public schools in the said parish, was re-
ceived, and the following ordinance duly
adopted in reference thereto:
AN ORDINANCE ordering special e1ec.
tlon IN accordance with Act No. 151 of
acts of the Legislature of this State for
the year 1898. (as amended by Act I7S r
OF 1902 and Article No. 232 of ! 1
the constitution, whereat shall be sub Z
mitted TO the property tax payers of the Z
parish Of Lafayette, La, entitled to vote F
under the general election laws of said I
ota'e' the question of levying a special v
tax' at the rate of three mills on the dol C
lar per annum, of the assessed propertv r
therein for a period of six years. Begin +
nlng with the first day of January, A. g
i.,94 -. 1904 for the purpose of repairing, D
building and furnishing school houses A
and for maintaining public schools in =,
the said parish, in conformity with the II
petition of more than one-third of the e
property taxpayers of said parish G
hereto annexed and made part hereof B,
providing for the mode of holding said Nj
election, making returns, etc. Pi
Section I. Be it ordained by the Police tic
Try OF Lafayette, La, in legal session con- All
med. that a special election is hereby Or Ki
:red and shall be held in said parish Of La Re
yette, La, on Thursday June IS, A. d. Err
o3, at which election shall be submitted 10 lea
e property tax payers of said parish enti- CIR
ID to vote under the general election laws Al,
the State, the question of levying special sar
of three mills on the dollar of assessed roll
on all taxable property, in said An
ginning with the first day of Jan. A. d. sea
-, for the purpose of repairing, building lie,
! furnishing school houses and for mann rou
ming public schools in the said parish, in All
parish of Lafayette, La, in conformity son
n the petition of more than one-fifth of He,
property taxpayers Of said parish hereto his
.exed and made part hereof; said tax to Ruf
levied and collected according to law on Gun
terms Of this ordinance, said election Bur
ne ordered upon the following petition, Pau
led by more than fifth of the prop A.
: tax payers of said parish of Lafayette, Pry,
,to-wt: H
o the Honorable Police Jury of the par guet
OF Lafayette:-The undersigned property tave
payers of the parish of Lafayette re- Eras
;tfully petition your honorable body to mari
I special tax of (three mills) (3) on the rien
= per annum on the assessed valuation Judit
roPerty in said parish for term of six Cayr
g beginning with the year 1904, as re- Jane
ed by Act No. 1871 of the Acts of the tro.
isiature OF the State of Louisiana of the tavie
1898: That your honorable BODY do ard
= q special election for the purpose of F. G.
ng the sense of the property tax PAYERS A. Tu
llo Parsn on the proposition to levy said uel I
q hereinabove set forth. pat;n
- = '-A' "nen assessed. levied and COLI A. Ju