The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-23
Police Jury Proceedings.

jury met this day in regular session with
the following members present: Nj. Billeaud,
]r., J. =. Buchanan. +. G. Mouton, Johr
Wilmington, ]. o. Blanchet, P. X. Landry,
Alex Nj. Broussard and Alonzo Lacy. Alb.
sent: Saul Broussard.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Supt. Alleman here appeared and pre-
sented the petition of the tax payers of the
parish, praying for a special election on the
question of levying special school tax of
three mills on the dollar tor six years. for
the purpose of repairing building and fur
nishing school-houses and for maintaining
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 a special election
be ordered for the purpose of ascertainng
and determining whether not it is the
sense and desire of the property taxpayers
OF the parish of Lafayette, that 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 a special cleo
ton in accordance with Act No. I3I of
acts of the Legislature of this State for
the year 1898. las amended by Act I7S
of 1902 and Article No. 232 of
the constitution, where shall be sub
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 tax payers of said parish,
hereto annexed and made part hereof,
providing for the mode of holding said
election, making returns, etc.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Lafayette. La. in legal session con-
'ened, that special election is hereby Or
Tered and shall be held in said parish Of La
ayette, La, on Thursday June IS, A. d.
9o5, at which election shall be su bmitted TO
he property taxpayers of said parish emit
led to vote under the general election laws
f the State, the question of levying special
AK of three mills on the dollar of assessed
aluation on all taxable property, in said
arlsh annually for a period of six years,
eginning with the first day of Jan. A. d.
eo4, for the purpose of repairing, building
nd furnishing school-houses and for mann
lining public schools in the said parish, in
le parish of Lafayette, La, in conformity =
18th the petition of more than one-fifth of .
e property tax payers of said parish hereto =
,nexed and made part hereof; said tax to +
levied and collected according to law on =
e terms of this ordinance, said election +
ing ordered upon the following petition,
,ned by more than one fifth of the prop :,
ty taxpayers of said parish of Lafayette,
l., tO-wt: T.
10 the Honorable Police Jury of the par \
of Lafayette:-The undersigned property q
x payers of the parish of Lafayette re- -
ecttully petition your honorable body to =:
~ special tax of three mills) ~ on the -
liar per annum on the assessed valuation =.
property in said parish for a term of six =
a1s beginning with the year 1904, as re- "a
lred by Act No. I5I of the Acs of the =.
glSlature OF the State of Louisiana of the "a -
ar 1898: That your honorable body do :,
Ter special election for the purpose of !.
ing the sense of the property taxpayers 20.
SAID parish on the proposition to levy said ~,
as hereinabove set forth. a
Which tax, when assessed, levied and COL a.
ted, shall be used exclusively for repair ~
building and furnishing school house n
for maintaining public schools in the -:
l parish; and the said tax shall be paid ms
r by the tax collector to the School gel
,rd treasurer for the purposes herein ge'
we set forth: ~
iebrard Girouard. George Malagarie, C sls
IS Girouard. Zenon Bourque. A. l.. 20 20
A. Breaux, Ambrose Broussard, l. O. ~
Guard, Andre Girouard, Anrie Bernard, AZ. ~; {
-. Grousrd, ]. n. Breaux, Martin Gil e'c
ard, n. Reaux, Ursin Comeaux, Martial a.. a.
'be, Chas. Billeaud, Chas. Grevemberc, ma.
ouard, +. 6. St. Julien, Rodolph Ber- ma, ma,
!, G.. l.. Liable, Eleonard Girouard, nC'
con Lapesse, Eraste Landry, A. J. an
l'on, William ophine, E: E: Landry, nicj
p Langinais, Fusien Dubois, Madame ~ NJ
mon. Chas. A. Boudreaux. D. Doucet po
I Billeaud, Theophle Begnaud, lack IAN
theu, Alex .. Boudrcaux, Arthur Bill y a.'
d., Israel Prejean. Mrs Joseph Beg
!, Louis G. B,eaux, G. Brandt, Felix ri,
lard, Odion Broussard, Theophile Son ~.
George Weber, Abel Mouton, John d. Sne
rand b. Mo'vant, +. E. Stirling. Louis B er
=, Adam Cormier, Abrant Broussard, | D.,
rt Alharado, Martial Hebert, Aucuste ! by
de. F. II. Latiolais, S. Begnaud, 10;
'us Hebert. Torrance Juneque, F. J. C "a
gou, J. &. Nickerson, Chas -. Caffery Ch's
tie c. Landry, A. +. Mcbride, 7. 4. ~
), Alcee Broussard, S. J. Leblanc, Felix AZ
nard, J. CASTOR Mouton. Mr. Jules ~ ~
mard, Miss Blanca Patin, Dreu Castillo, d.,
ne Dominique, Tubusse Dugas, A. pa, nae'
ne, William Guidry, Nine. Alfred her,
HES: Clovis Moutop, Alex Duhon, Ar o;a.
andre Hebcrt. A. d. Breaux. Slcide Wi ,.
ri. Alcide Landry, Deperan Moryan, A.
Bernard. jr., Espany Matthew. f. H. 1'd;'
S, r. u. Bernard, Antheol Bernard, TH,d;'
ard Girouards Louis Bernard, A. Del aics
.e, c. {. Brown. Edgar Landry, Fran ness;
Z. Comeaux, Omer Bernard, Vsierien with,
y, Rev. Father Johann Roauet, C. dice
outon, X. c. Landry, a. JUDGE, Julian Der
IN, Martial Billeaud, sr., Darmas Area
y, NJ. Billeand, jr., Robert Girouard. ness:
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