Richland beacon., 1889-12-14

earn saId tax on me cohui'o"S VI " r.
MISSION. the properly taxpayers have inc ''e"
and are authorized to vote sno her speci"
TOW n, five mills per annum on the taxable
prop.rry of RichlanG parish fer the prri"d "'
ten consecutive years in aid Of the New VI
lear .. Na,chez and Fort Scott Railway Con
o,nv ia successors or assigns. And
Whereas. on the the Cd day Of November
Ia ID. 1856, a special election was held anu
|.pecial tax Of FIVE mills per annnm on thr
axable property OF RchIand parish tor
|rrriod OF Ten consecutive years, was vote"
n aid of the New Or'-sn,, Ns'chez and For
Scott Railway Company. and objections ma!
,. urged to the validity Of said special cleo |
|,,or and tax. and
Whereas. the property taxpayers desire "t
Infer every possible inducemrn' to SECURE sa''
railroad. therefore, in consideration OF u.rI
orrgoinr premises your petitioners pray your
Honorable body tn NEE; in spc ;ial and ex
raordnary Session and submit 10 the proper
~ ,a,payers Of Rch,and parish an ordnan"t|
ard proposition to levy special tax OF hvrI
mills per annum for the period OF ten con
,ecu,iv- years in aid Of the New Orleans
Na,chez and Fort Scott Railway Company
II. successors or ss,rr., a corporation created
oryani,e,: and existing unner the laws oil 'i'
State of Louisiana, on the following condi
rions ,o-w,t:
First. In the event said special tax voted
"a November I'd. 1896, in aid If the New
G,lesns, Nachez aud Fort Scout Railway,
company. is regular, Legal and valid, 'hr
: said Railway Company snail have the ngh'
10 claim, demand and col cot said special tax
voted in us fovor IN November ~. 1886. III.
.pecial .lec'ion under this petition not t
prejudice. waive or in any way affect til,
&righ, of said Raj way Company, its successor
or assigns, to such special lax if regular and
valid.
Second. In the event The said special eler-
= ion held and special tax voted on Novrmbel
I'd, 1886, in and Of the said Railway Com
pany is regular, legal aud valid in the sun
= # ii We thousand dollars per annun, and ffi,
thousand dollars Tor ] en- years no more. al
thousand dullars per annum, and fifty ,hon
-and dollars for a period Of Ten years. then
he election under this petition shall he 70
.nch additional amount as the said FIVE mil
lax may exceed five thousand dollars pc
annum and fifty thousand dollars for III
period of ten yeaIy.
Third In the event the special er,tol
and special tax voted on November 20, 1886
IA aid of said New Orleans, Natehez III,
For Scott Railway Company is irregular
illegal, null and void, then the special cleo
ION under this petition shall he for the fu!
and parish for period Of ten consecutv
ears in aid OF the New Orleans. Narchez an
Fort Scon Railway Company, its successor
% assigns.
Four,h. In the event the aforesaid specia
AK in favor OF the Lonissna AMI Arkan-a
hallway Company is legal and valid, not fol
irited and should be earned, and the sal
.pecial tax voted in all OF the New Orlnan:
Natchez and Fort Scott Railway Company
not legal and vaId and the properly ia,
PAYERS have not the right and are not au,ho
zcd TO vote another such special tax in fave
I,f the New Orleans, Natchez and For SEQ
Railway Company ill the special tax in al
nf the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Con
3sny is earned. levied and collected. then
such EVEN the special tax voted under III
EDITION shall commence and be collected 4
the period Of ten years. brginntne in the W
next succeeding the expiration Of the "a
yesrs covered by the special tax in favor
he Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Cen
: pany.
Fifth 1t is expressly provided that on
me special tax Of five mills per annum !
The period Of ten years on the taxable prope
y OF Rirbland parish shall be collected 81
paid 10 he New Orleans, Na,chez and Fl
). Scott Railway Company, its successors
assigns.
4. Sixth. That the New Orleans, Na,rhez al
For Scott Railway Company, its snccesso
or assigns shall construct, equip and have
operat,on with cars running thereon a sta
lard gauge railroad from or near Vidalia,
he Parish of Concordia. Louisiana, 10
intersection of the Vcksburr, Shreveport a
Il Pacific Railroad within three miles Of I
|. point at which the said Vicksburg. Shrevrp'
and Pacific Railroad crosses BGuf river
Ehe Parish Of Kirkland
Seventh In the event said Railway Co
parry. its successors oI assigns, shall not CO
u, running thereon a standard gauge raiIro
from and to the points above ma Ted by il
nary LIST, 1891, such special tax shall be
fei,ed and all action taken under this pe,i'
hall he null and void; and in the event
n 9ny delays caused by litigation. oveIflows
Of epi:iemr then the above time TO he extent
Dc from January LIST. 1891. to such a date
shall he equal TO said delays
Petitioners pray that said special tax 81
, ne placed on the the frs, roll for collrc,
after snid special tax shall have been carr
and become exi2lble and thereafter anuns
collected and paid to said Raii"ay ComPa
rs successors or assigns.
Petitioners further pray. That said .pe,
lection shall be held in acco-d dance "