The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-11-08
lafayette, La, Oct ) 1907.

The Poll : Jury mel this day in regular
session wi n the f~nllowings members
present: H.lfred A. Delhomme, Cornelius
Spell, J. Edmond Monitor. Valery
Boudreaux, !. X. Landry, Nj. Brlleaud IT,,
presiding. ]. II. Connolly. and l.. G..
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.iiion of a tive mill tax in aid of
the New Iberia. ST. Martin aud Northern
Railroad Co. held on the THIRTEEN dav of
Sept. 1907, after a canvass If The returns of
said election was presented by Mr.. Felix II.
Mouton. and. read. when i, was moved by
MIR. Albert Theall seconded by Mr.. P. X.
Landry, that the same be promulga,e by the
following yea and may vote. ,o-wit:
Yea:-Unanimous.
Nay:-Nnne.
Be it ordained Ivy the Police Jury of
Lafayette Parish. La. that bv virtue of the
law anil in accordance with our official duty
We hereby proclaim The resul, of the said
election held in The Fourth ward of L.afav-
cite Parish, on The thirlieth day of Sept.
1907, on the question of submitting 10 the
property tax Payers of the said ward he
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-
aiing twenty thousand dollars under the
conditions provisions and limitation set
forth in the ordinance of the police Jury of
The Perish of lafayette calling an election
and in the petition of the tax payers pray
ing for the calling of the said election in
aid 1T the New Iberia. St, Martin and
Northern Railroad Company, to he as
follows:
Tota. humble of votes cast in favor
of the levy Of sald special ,ax,..... II
Total number of votes cast against
SAID special tax So
Toiai amount and value of prop
er,y cast in favor Of said levy of
said specia! so5.4So
Total amour, of value of property
cast against the levy Of said
special tax s444.4I5
Majority in numbar o. property
lax PAYERS in favor of The levy of
said special tax II
Majority in value of propeaiy tex
payers IN favor Of said levy of
o"' - Pol.So
Majority IN lumber and value of the
property tax payers of the fourth ward of
he Parish of Lafayette La, having vote
at said special election in favor of the levy
of a FIVE mill tax or 81 much Of five mills
as may he necessary 10 raise annually the
sum OF two thousand dollars. thus aggre-
eating IN ten years the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, IN favor of and in aid of
the New Iberia, St. Martin and Northern
Railroad Co. of Louisiana, we hereby
declare the said tax carried and legally
levied md adopted.
Thus done. read adopted and signed and
the seal affixed in open session at Lafay-
cite, La, this 3nd day of October min
eteen hundred and seven.
Nj. bILLEAUD. Y
President Of the Police Jury.
! FELIX II. MoUToN.
Secretary of the Police Iuty.
The following ordinance was unanim-
ously adopted:
An ordinance proclaiming and promul-
eating the result of the special election
held 10 vote for or against the imposition OF
a FIVE mill tax in aid of the New iberia. ST.
Martin and Northern Railroad Co. held OF
the thiriieth day of Sept. 1907, after a
presented by Mr.. Felix H.. Mou,on ano
read, when it was moved by Mr.. Afberr
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: None.