The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-15

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The Polls Jury met this day in regular
session with the followings member
present: alfred A. Delhomme, Cornelius
Spell, J. Edmond Mouton. Valery
Boudreaux, !. X. Landry, NJ. BIlleaud Jr..
Breaux, absent: Albert Theall.
The following ordinance was unanimously
adopted:
An ordnance proclaiming and result of the
special election held to vote for or against
the impo.iiiup of a five mill tax in aid nf
The New Iberia, St. Martin and Northern
Railroad Co. held on the thirtieth day Of
Sept. 1907, after a canvass Of the returns of
said election was presented by Mr.. Felix IL.
Mouton. and read, when it was moved hv
Mr.. Albert Theall seconded by Mr.. P. X
Landry, that the same he proinulga,e by the
following yea and may vote, to-wit:
fea:-U Unanimous.
Nay:.None.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury oi
Lafayette Parish. La, that by virtue of tn
law AMI in accordance with our official du,,
we hereby proclaim the result of the said
election held in the Fourth ward of Lafay-
elite Parish, on the thiriieth day of Sept
1907, on the question of submitting 10 tn
property tax Payers of the said ward H.,
special tax at the rate of five mills on the
dollars per annum upon all property in
said ward for a period of ten years, aggreg
ating twenty thousand dollars under tie
conditions provisions and Limitation Sc,
forth in the ordinance of the police iury OF
the Parish of Lafayette calling an election
and in the petition of the taxpayers pray
ing fn the calling of the said election il
aid IF the New iberia. St, Martin and
Northern Railroad Company, to be a.
follows:
Tota: number of votes cast in favor
of the levy OF SAID special tax,.... ~
Total number of votes cast against
said special tax s.
Total amount and value of prop
erty cast in favor of said levy of
said special tax -......-".- $95.4So
Total amount of value of property
cast against the levy of said
special tax $444.4Is
Majority in numbsr of property
tax payers in favor of the levy of
said special tax u
Majority in value of propeaty tex
payers in favor of said levy of
said special tax $sI.o6S
Majority IN number and value of the
property tax PAYERS Of the fourth ward ot
.hr Parish Ut Lafayette La having v""r
AT said special election in favor ut the lev,
"f a five mill tax or Sal much of five mills
as may he necessary 10 raise annual Y the
sum Of Two thousand dollars. thus ag pr
gazing IN ten years the sum Of twenty
thousand dollars. IN favor IF aud in all n!
he New iberia, St. Martin and Nm,heru
Railroad Go. of Louisiana, we hereby
declare The sail tax carried and legally
levied and adopted.
Thus done. read adopted and signe'i and
the seal affixed in open session a, l.afay-
cite, La, thus 3nd day of October min
e,een hundred and seven.
Nj. BILLEAUD.
President of the Police Jury.
FELIX II. MOUTON.
Secretary of The Police Juty.
The following ordinance was unanim-
ously adopted:
An ordinance proclaiming and promu!-
eating the result Of the special election
held TO vote for or against the imposition of
4 FIVE mill tax in aid of the New iberia, St.
Martin and Northern Railroad Co. held on
the thirtieth day of Sept. 1907, after a
canvass OF the returns of SAID election was
presented BY Mr.. Felix H. Mouton ana
read, when it was moved BY Mr.. Albert
Theall seconded by Mr.. p. r. Landry.
that the same be promulgated by the fol-
lowing yea and nay vote, to-wit:
Yea: Unanimously.
Nay: Nose.