The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-10-25

SaA"yCSS, Lid, OCL. 1907.
The Poih.e Jury exct this day in regular
session vi n the -~followings members
present: Rlfred a. 'Delbomme, Cornelius
Spell, J. Edmcuki Mouton. Valery
Boudreaux, !. X. Landry, M. Bllleaud Jr.,
presiding. ]. II. sC%onnolly. and L.. G.
Breaux, absent: Albert Theall.
The following ordinance was unanimously
adopted:
An ordnance prcIaiming and result of the
special election held to vote for or against
the imposition of rive mill tax in aid Of
the New Iberia, St. Martin and Northern
Railroad Co. held on the thirtieth day Of
Sept. 1887, after Acanvass Of the returns 81
said election was presented by Mr.. Felix II.
Mouton- and read, when it was moved b,
Mr.. Albert Theaf seconded by Mr.. P. X.
Landry, chat the same be promulgate by ths
following yea and may vote, to-wit:
Yea:-C Unanimous.
Nay:-Nope.
Be II ordained by the Police Jury N
Lafayette Parish. k,a., that by virtue Of the
law and IN accordance with our official duty
we hereby proclaim the result of the said
election held in fhesT ourth ward of Lafay-
cite Parish, 'on the thirtieth day Of Sept.
1907, on che question of submitting to the
property tax Payers. of the said ward the
special tax at the rate of five mills on the
dollars Pei :annum upon all properly in
said ware for a period of ten years, agsyeg.
ating twexey 'thouns ind dollars under the
conditions provsi0ss and Limitation eel
forth in the ordinance of the police jury OF
the Parish OF Lafayette calling an election
and IN the petition OF the taxpayers pray
ing foi the calling of the said election in
aid of the New Iberia. St, Martin End
Northern Railroad Company, to he as
follows:
Tota; number IT votes. cast in favor
of the levy OF SAID special tax,.... II
Total number ct wotesrrast against
SAID special tan IS
Tota' amount and valve of prop
erty cast in favor of said levy of
said special tax $o5-4Sc
Total amount of value Of property
cast against the lexy of said
tax $444.4aS
Majority IN unfair OF property
kx payers in favor Of the taevy of
said special tax II
Majority in value Of Propeaty tex
payers in favor of Said levy of
said special tax $5I.o65
Majority IN number and value of the
property tax payers of the fsarth ward of
the Parish of Lafayette La, having vote
at said special election ia favo. of the levy
of a 1--WE mill tax or so much 0f FIVE mills
as may be necessary to raise annually the
sum Of two thousand dollars, ehus aggre-
eating an ten years the sun of twenty
Thousand dollars, IN favor of and in aid Of
the Ne~ Iberia, St. Martin and Northern
Railroad Co. of Louisiana, ne hereby
declare the said tax carried and legally
levied and adopted.
Thus doae. read adopted and sie1ed and
the seal affixed in open session at Lafay-
cite, La, this 3nd day of October min
eteen hundred and seven.
M. BILLEAUD.
President of the Police Jury.
FELIX H. MoUToN.
Secretary of the Police July.
The following ordinance was unauim-
ously adopted:
An ordinance proelaiming and promul-
eating the result Of the special election
held to vote for or against the imposition of
. FIVE mill tax in aid of the New Iberia, St.
Martin and Northern Railroad Co. held on
the thirtieth day of Sept. 1907, after q
csrvses ~ The returns NJ sad election ~ss
presented by Mr.. Felix II. Mouton ana
read, when it WAS moved by Mr.. Albert
Thesll seconded BY Mr.. p. r. Landry,
that the same Be promulgated ny the fol-
lowing yea n nay vote. to-wit:
Yea: Unanimously.
Nay: None. (