Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-02-28
ORDINANCE No. "a
ADOPTED By THE
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE VILLAGE OF ST. JOSEPH,
February 18th, 1909.
ORDINANCE No. 25
ADOPTED By THE

An Ordinance Calling an Election
to take the Sense of the Prop
erty Taxpayers of the Village
of st. Joseph, State of Louis
lana, as to the levy of a special
tax of Five Mills for the Pc
Rod of Ten (10) Years, in aid
IF the Memphis, Helena and
Louisiana Railroad Co.
! Whereas, a petition has been-pre-
scented to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Village of st. Jo-
seph, State of Louisiana, signed by
more than one third of the proper
ty taxpayers of said Village, err
| titled to vote at such election. I'M
der the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, as to the
levy of special tax of'Five mills
per annum, for Ten Years, begin
ming with tho year 1902, on all
the taxable property within SAID
] Village, in aid OF the Memphis,
Helena and Louisiana Railroad
Co.. TO secure the location and
building Of the line of said Rail-
road within one mile of tie cor
porate limits of said Village, there
fore
SECTION I.
Be it Ordained by the Village of
st. Joseph, State of Louisiana,
that an election is hereby ordered
to he held on TUESDAY the 25th
day of MARCH, 1909, in the said
Village of St. Joseph, to take The
sense of the property Taxpayers
of said Village, qualified to vote
at such election under the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State of
Louisiana, as to the levy of spec
Iial tax of Five mills per annum,
for ten years, beginning with the
year 1902, on all the taxable prop
erty within said Village, in aid of
the Memphis, Helena and Eouis-
lana Railroad Company to secure
the location and building of the
line of said Railroad within one
mile of the corporate limits of said
Village, said election to be held
under the authority of and as pro-
vided for by Art. 270 of the Con-
stitution Of Louisiana and Act No.
: 202 of the Acts of the General As
, sembly thereof, approved July Il,
5 1898.
SECTION H.
Be it further ordained, That the
: Mayor shall at once issue his proc
; lamaticn, giving notice of said
election and shall appoint three
. persons as Commissioners TO con-
s duct the same.
SECTION III.
Be it further ordained, That the
: polls shall be opened at the Court
House, in said Village, from Z
o'clock A. NJ. to 6 o'clock p. NJ. on
said day of election and that as
2 soon as the polls are closed the said
Commissioners of Election shall
. Icount the votes cast, make state
j ment Of the same and return said
statement, together with the bal
. lot box and the ballots therein to
I the Mayor.
SECTION ".
q Be it further ordained, That the
ballots to be used in said election
shall be printedsin uniform size
. and shall have printed thereon the
words "For the Levy of a Five
= Mill Tax for Ten Years, Begin.
. ming with the year 1902, OH all the
e Taxable Property within the Vii
: Iage of St. Joseph in aid of the
r Memphis, Helena and Louisiana
Railroad Co." and against thu
. Levy of Five Mill Tax for Tel
,. Years, Beginning with the yea
n 1902, on all the taxable property
r within the Village of ST. JOSEPH
: in aid of the Memphis, Helena anC
" Louisiana Railroad Co.
SECTION V.
, Be it further. ordained. Tha
= within three days after said cleo
, ton the Mayor and Board of AL
N dermsn and the Parish Board O
y Supervisors of Election shall NEE
n and canvass said. returns of sal
election and ascertain and declar
the result thereof.
Which being read in full wa
Y, lconsidered by sections, and afte
4 being so considered was finall
6 passed, the vote on the final pas
sage being taken by yeas an
d. "nays" and resulted rs follows
III Yeas-Messrs. Curry, Newel
RS and Skinner. Nays-None.
ie Adopted February 4th, 1902.
w. NJ. DAVIDSON, Mayor.
= Josiah P. Scott, Clerk.
Is The Kirby-CarDenter CO., {