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

Police Jury Proceedings.
Lafayette, La, May 7, 1908. The Police
jury met this day in regular session with
the following members present: Nj. Billeaud,
jr., J. g. Buchanan, F. G. Mouton, John
Wilmington, J. o. Blanchet, P. X. Landry,
sent: Saul Broussard.
The minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Supt. Alleman here appeared and pre-
sented the petition of the tax-paye rs of the
parish, praying for special election on the
question of levying a special school tax of
three mills on the dollar for six years, for
the purpose of repairing building and fur
public schools in the parish of Lafayette La.
BY motion of MIR. Mouton the petition of the
property taxpayers of the parish of La
fayette, La, praying that special election
be ordered for the purpose of ascertaining
and determining whether or not it is the
sense and desire of the property tax payers
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
for 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 ordinance duly
adopted in reference thereto:
AN ORDINANCE ordering special cleo
ton in accordance with Act No. 1871 of
acts of the Legislature of this State for
of I9o2) and Article No. 252 of
the constitution, whereat shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers of the
parish of Lafayette, La, entitled to vote
under the general election laws of said
State, the question of levying special
tax, at the rate of three mills on the dol
lar per annum, of the assessed property
therein for period of six years, begin
ming with the first day of January. A.
d. 1904 for the purpose of repairing,
building and furnishing school houses
and for maintaining public schools in
the said parish, in conformity with the
petition of more than one-third of the
property taxpayers of said parish.
hereto annexed and made part hereof,
providing for the mode of holding said
election, making returns, etc.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Lafayette. La. in legal session con-
vened, that a special election is hereby Or
dered and shall be held in said parish of La
fayette, La, on Thursday June IS, A. ID.
1908, at which election shall be submitted TO
the property taxpayers of said parish emit
tied to vote under the general election laws
of the State, the question IF levying special
tax of three mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation on all taxable property, in said
parish annually for period of six years,
with the first day of Jan. A. d.
1904, for the purpose of repairing, building
and furnishing school houses and for mann
tanning public schools in the said parish, in
the parish of Lafayette, La, in Uniformity
with the petition of more than fifth of
the property taxpayers of saiG parish hereto
be levied and collected according to law on
The terms of this ordinance, said election
being ordered upon the following petition,
signed by more than one fifth of the prop
erty ax-payers of said parish of Lafayette,
La, tO-wit:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the par
sh of Lafayette:-The undersigned property
AK payers of the parish of Lafayette re-
-,
evy special tax of Qhree mills) t3) on the
lollar per annum on the assessed valuation |
# property in said parish for term of six
'ears beginning with the year 1904, as re-
CURED by Act No. 1871 of the Acts of the
legislature OF the State of Louisiana of the
ear 1898: That your honorable body do
,rder special election for the purpose of
akng the sense of the property taxpayers
# said parish on the proposition to levy said
ak hereinabove set forth.
Which tax, when assessed, levied and col
ected, shall be used exclusively for repair
ng, building and furnishing schocl-house
nd for maintaining public schools in the
aid parish; and the said tax shall be paid
ver by the tax collector to the School
Soard treasurer for the purposes herein
bove set forth:
Hebrard Grouard. George Malagare,
ules Girouard. Zenon Bourque. A. l..
}. A. Breaux, Ambrose Broussard, I. O.
;irouard, Andre Girouard. Anre Bernard,
}. u. Girouard, J. n. Breaux, Martin Gil
ouard, N. Reaux, Ursin Comeaux, Martial
able, Chas. Billeaud, Chas. Grevemberg,
'phe Girouard. Audrese Savoy, Nicolas
;irouard, F. 6. St. julien, Rodolph Ber-
ard, c. l.. Liable, Eleonard Girouard,
FALCON Lapesse, Eraste Landry, A. J.
louton, William Ophine, E: E: Landry,
femon. Chas. a. Boudreaux. ID. Doucet,
,hn Billeaud, Theophile Begnaud, Jack !
Alex .. Boudreaux, Arthur Bill ; /,
aud, Israel Prejean, Mrs Joseph Beg :
aud, Louis G.. B1eaux, G. Brandt, Felix
ernard, Odion Broussard, Theophile Son Z
er, George Weber, Abel Mouton, John d. {
ertrand, b. Morvant, I. E. Stirling, Louis !
attn, Adam Cormier, Abrant Broussard, :
lbert Albarado, Martial Hebert, Auguste :
laude, F. II. La,iolais, S. Begnaud, :
draus Hebert, torrance yuneque, F.: J. (
raste c. Landry, A. +. Mcbride, J. X. :
ills, Alcee Broussard, S. J. Leblanc, Felix :
irouard, J. CASTOR Mouton, Mr.. Jules =
Miss Blanca Patin, Dreu Castillo, :
anne Dominique, Tubusse Dugas, A. {,
acque, William Gui1ry, Mime. Alfred :,
oorhies. Clovis Mouton, Alex Duhon, Ar -
ur Hofpaur, Antoine Baquet, A. Patin, T
exandre Hebert. A. ID. Breaux, Alcide :,
ebert, Alcide Landry, Deperan Morvan, a
l. Bernard, jr., Espany Matthew. F. II. 7
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louard Girouard, Louis Bernard, A. Del a
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ndry, Rev. Father JOHANN Roquet, c. d
outon, Martial Billeaud, sr., Darmas a
ndry, NJ. Billeaud, jr., Rober: Grouard, n
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