Richland beacon., 1889-12-14

,ss. Chas Titche, J F McCaskill and !
% others.
On motion, the petition was re-
eiyed and read and referred to tn.
GLOWING committee: c. NJ. Noble.
J. Stein and r. A. Wynn, and the
made the following report ]
We, your committee appointed t"
examine the above petition, find il
signed by more than one-third Of the
tax payers Of the parish of
Richland.
&C. NJ. NOBLE,
Committee: SIMON STEIN,
X. A. WYxS.
On motion, the report was received
and adopted and committee dis
charged.
ORDINANCE NO. Z.
An ordinance or'ernc a specI,i election III
the Parist. o: Richland for the purpose OF
rak,ny the sense of the property taxpayer of
laid parish on the proposition TO levy special
tax of We mills per amman for the period of
ten consecutive years on the taxable properly
IF Richland parish in aid OF the New Orleans
Na,chez and Fort Scott Railway Company.
Whereas. more Than one-third of the prop
|-rty taxpayers OF RichIand pari-h have pre-
-en,ed in proper form to the Police Jury OF
-aii parish IF Richlsnd, a petition praying
that an election he ordered for the purpose Of
submitting TO the property taxpayers of Rich
land parish proposition TO vote and levy 8
special tax Of five mills per annum on ih'
|,axabre property of Richland parish for III.
period of ten consecutive years in aid of ih'
New Orleans, Na,c;ez and Fort Scott Raj
|way COMPANY, on the conditions hereaite
bet out.
Therefore, b, it ordained by thu Pclic'
Inry of Richland parish in session duly con
vened, That a special election be held OF
l4th day Of January, A. D. 1890,
At the various polling precincts in Richlan'
PARISH to vote on the proposition TO levy
special tax OF five mills per annum for tn
period of ten consecutive years on the tax
,bIe properly of Richland parish in aid Of ~
~ A
way Company and corporation uron the fol
owing conditions. to-wii:
: First In the event said special tax vote
On November %. 1886. in aid OF tine Ne.
Orleans. Naichrz and Fort Scott Railua
Company, is regular. legal aud valid, the sal
Railway Company shall have the right
lain. demand and collect said special IA
voted in its favor on November I'd. 1886 IN
,pecial election under this petition not
prejudice. wave or in any way affect the rigl
# said Rrilwsy Company, It's successors I
assigns. TO such special tax if regular, leg;
and valid.
Second. In the event the said special ele'
lion held and special tax voted on Novemb'
I'd, 1886. in aid of the said Railway Compsr
IS regular, legal and valid in the sum OF Fl,
hon sand dollar, per annum and fifty tho
and dollars for ten years and no mor-, a
'heugf; a five mill tax may exceed five tho
-and dollars Ter anrum end fifty thousar
dollars for ten years. then the election ind
this petition shall he for such addition
amount as the said five mill tax may excct
five thousand dollars per annnm and IF
thousand dollars for the period Of ten years.
Third In the event the special electi'
and special tax voted November Cd, 1886
aid of the New Orleans. Na,chez and FL
Scott Railway Company is irregular, illeg'
null and void, then the special election und
his petition shall be for the full FIVE mill II
III the taxable properly Of RichIand Parish {
!, pc Rod Of ten consecutive years in aid of 4
New Orleans, Na,chez X Fort Scott Railw
Company. its successors or assigns.
Fourth. In the event the special tax vo'
N the taxable property Of R,chland Parish
August 10th 1857 in favor OF the louisa
k Arkansas Railway Company is legal a
valid. not forfeited and should be earned, a
he said special tax voted in aid Of the NJ
Orleaus, Ns,c,rz F. Scott Railway Comp
~ is not legal and valid, and the prope
rax-payers have not the right and are
authorized to vote another such tax in favor
the New Orleans, Naichez 4 Fori Scott Rs
way Company ill the SPECIAL tax IN aid of
-arned. levied and collected, then in ST
even, the special tax voted under this petit
hall commence and be collected for
pc rod OF ten years, beginning in the y
oext succeeding the expiration Of the ten ye
covered by he special tax in favor CT the /.
,s,ana 4 Arkansas Railway Company.
Sixth That the New Orleans, Naiche7
Fort Scott Railway company its successors
assigns shall construct, eqn p and have in
-rstion with cars running thereon a s,sr.d
gauge "a ilroad FROM or near Vidalia, in
Parish of Concorhia. Louisiana, to the I'M
section of the Vicksbury, Shreveport Pac
Ira. lroad Thin three miles Of the poin,
which the said V.SAP r R. crosses b
y River in the parish of RirhlanI
Seventh. In the event said Railway e.
y pany its successors or assigns shall no, c
.truc', eGup and have in operation with
runring thereon standard gauge aiir
from and TO the point above named 10y
nary LIST, 1891 such special AK shall lie