The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-05-30
Police Jury Proceedings.

| ir, ]. L. Buchanan, r. G. Mouton, Jnhr
| Wilmington, J. o. Blanchet, 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 ax-Payers of the
! parish, praying for special election on the
question Of levying 4 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 Lafay La.
property taxpayers of the parish of La
fayette, La. praying that a special election
| be ordered for the purpose of asccrtaining
| and determining whether or 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
| scssed valuation of parish property, be levied
for the purpose of repairing, building and
furnishing school houses and for mainta in
ing public schools in the said parish, was re-
ccived, and the following ordinance duly
adopted IN reference thereto:
AN oKDiNA\CE ordering a special cleo
ton in accordance with Act No. 1871 of
acts of the Legislature of this State for
the year 1905. las amended by Act ] IS
of I9oe) and Article No. 2Sc of
the constitution, " hereat shall be sub
mitted 10 the property tax payers OF the
parish of Lafayette, La entitled TO vote
under tnc general tlcCton Oh
State, the questl"u "f levying special
tax, the rate of tine mills on the dol
lar per annun, of the assessed property
therein for period of SIX years, begin
ming with the first day of January, \.
-. 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,
he. ned and made hereof,
providing for the mode of holding said
election, king returns, etc.
Section |. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of Lafayette. La. in legal session CON
vened, tina, a special election is hereby
,cred and shall he held in said parish of La
ayet,e, La, on Thursday June IS, y. ID.
1905. at which election shall be submitted to-
the property tax payers of said parish emit
lied to vote under the general election laws
If the State, the question If lcvying special
of three mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation all taxable property, in said
parish annually for 4 period of SIX years,
tcginning with tSe first day of Jan. y. 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, l.a.> in conformity
with the petition Of more than cne-hfth OF
the property taxpayers OF safe parish hereto
anne xed and made part hereof; SAID tax to
he levied and collected according to Ia" on
t he terms Of this ordnance, said election
beng bfitESi upon thc Itiio"tfS IStiAI'ti,
signed by more than one fifth of the prop
eIty a>-paye:s Of said parish of Lafayette,
"a, tO-Nvit:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the par
ish of Lafayellc:-The undersigned property
tax payers of the parish of lafaIett re-
s pectfully petition your honorable body t"
levy special tax Of Uhrcc mills) 90 on the
dollar per annum on ihc asst ssct valuation
of property in said parish for a Term of six
ears heSinnirg with the year 1904, re
lr,Ily Il &c No.. Oh
lie legislature OF the STATE: Of Louisiana of the |
year 1898: That your honorable body do
order a special election for the purpose OF
takng the sense of the property payers |
Of said parish on the proposition to levy said
tax he rel nabove set forth.
Whit h tax, when assessed, levied and col |
ected, shall be used exclusively for repair
ing. building and furnishing schocl-house |
and for maintaining public schools i'll the |
said parish; and the said tax shall be paid
over 10y the tax collector to the School
Board treasurer for the purposes herein
above set forth:
Jules Gr"uard. /enon Bpurque. \. l..
Iiroussard, ID. G.. Bernard, Felix Gir"uard,
.. a. BreauN, Ambrose Eroussard, |. O.
,iirouar1, Andre Girouard. Anrie Bernard,
Guard, n. Heaux, Ursn Comcaux, Martial
Liable, Chas. Billeaud, Chas. Grevemberg,
)phe Girouard. Audrese Savoy, Nicolas
+. G. St. Julien, Eodolph Ber-
ard, u. L. laDDe, cleOEaru lrOuaru,
I>alcon Lapesse, Eraste Landry, \. J.
William Ophine, T.. +. Landry,
Flip Langlinais, Fusien Dubois, Madame
Jfemon. Chas a. Boudreau>. ID. Doucet.
uhn Billeaud, Theophile Begnaud. Jack
Matthew, Alex Q. Boudrcaux, Arthur Bill
eaud, Israel rrejean, Mrs Joseph Beg
,aud, Louis G. B,eau<, &. Brandt, Felix
Bernard, Odilon Broussard, T'heophie Son
her, George Weber, Abel Mouton, John ID.
Il. Morvant, +. T.. Stirling, Louis
'a,in, Adam Cormicr, Abrant Broussard,
Albert Nlbarado, Martial lIcbert, Auguste
Claude, +. ii. Latiolas, s. Begnaud,
\draus IIebert, Torrance Juneque, +. ].
\lougou, J. &. Nickerson, Chas. -. Caffery,
craste G. Landry, \. I. Mcbride, !. X.
Mills, Alcee Broussard, 5. J. Leblanc, Felix
iirouard, !. CASTOR Mouton, Mr.. Jules
eanmard, Miss Blanca pa,in, Dreu Castillo,
eanne Dominique, Tubusse Dugas, "A.
sacque, William Guilry. Nine. Alfred
VOORHEES,. Clovis Mouton, Alex Iuhon, Ar
hur Hoffpauir, Antoine Buquet, A. Patin,
\lexandre Hebcrt, a. ID. Breaux, Alcde
1ebert, Alcde Landry, Deperan N1orvan.
. l. Bernard, jr., Espany Matthew, r. III.
'ubbs, X. u. Bernard, Antheol Bernard,
Idouard Girouari, Louis Bernard, A. Del
omne, c. G. Brown, Edgar Landry, Fran
ois V. Comeau>, Omer Bernard, Valeren
landry, Rev. Father Joha mi Hoquct, G.
/. Mou,on, X. G. Landry, a. Judice, Julian
1outon, Martial Bileaud, ST., Darmas
landry, NJ. Blleaud, jr., Robert Girouard,
i. Langlinais, ]. S. Broussard, Onisphore
;omeau, Felix Meaux, O. II. Theriot, Ed
. Comeaux, ]. a. Roy, Ambrose Broussard,
. X. Melancon, Ulysse Keaux, J. +. BONN,
,rozin Meaux, !. IL. ComeauN, Chas. Bill