Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-02-21
ORDINANCE No. ~
Adopted BY, THE
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE VILLAGE OF 81. DSEPH,
February 18th, 1909.
ORDINANCE No. %

ORDINANCE No. %
An Ordinance Calling an Election
to take the Sense of the Prop
erty Taxpayers of the Village
of st. Joseph, State Of Louis
lana, rs 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, petition has been pre-
sented 10 the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Village of St. Jo-
seph, State Of Loulsia ma, signed by
more than one third of the proper
ty Taxpayers of said Village, en-
titled to vote at such election, I'M
der the institution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, MS to- the
levy of a special tax of Five mills
per amman, for Ten Years, begin
ming with the 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 I've held on TUESDAYth S5th
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
ial 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 Louis
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.
POP of the Acts of the General AS
sembly thereof, approved July IA,
1898.
SECTION II.
Be it further ordained, That the
Mayor shall at once Issue his proc
lamaticn, giving notice of said
election aud shall appoint three
persons as Commissioners to con-
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. N. on
said day of election and that as
soon as the polls are closed the said
Commissioners of Election shall
count the votes cast, make state
ment of the same and return said
statement, together with the bal
lot box and the ballots therein to
the Mayor.
SECTION w.
Be it further ordained, That the
ballots to be used in said election
shall be printed in 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, on oil the
Taxable Property within the Viii
lage of St. Joseph in aid of the
Memphis, Helena and Louisiana
Railroad Co." and against the
Levy of a Five Mill Tax for Ten
Years, Beginning with the year
1902, OH all the taxable property
within the Village of st. Joseph
in aid of the Memphis, Helena and
Louisiana Railroad Co.
SECTION v.
Be it further ordained, That
within three days after said cleo
ton the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen and the Parish Board of
Supervisors of Election shall meet
and canvass said returns Of said
election and ascertain aud declare
the result thereof.
Which being read in full was
considered by sections, and after
being SO considered was finally
passed, the vote on the final pas
sage being taken by "yeas" and
"nays" and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Curry, Newell
and Skinner. Nays-None.
Adopted February 4th, 1902.