St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-07-21
JOSEPH Brig, Secretary.
PETITION.

OLAI MUD. FIeSlOents
JOSEPH BRIG, Secretary.
JOSEPH Brig, Secretary.
PETITION.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Police Jury of st. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
We. the.undersigned. constituting more thar
one-third OF the property taxpayers of the
State of Louisiana in view of the great benefits
and advantages to be gained by the citizens o1
siad Fourth Ward from the construction. main.
tenance and operation of motor or electric
railway from within, or through the corporate
limits OF the town of Covington into or neal
the town of Vaudeville, and from. within OF
though the village Of Abita Springs into or near
the said town Of andeville, where said railway
shall be connected by and operated In conjunc-
ton with fast ferry or ferry boats, which will
ply between New Orleans and the said town Of
Vaudeville, or near thereto, respectfully
petition your honorable body to order the
levy of special tax of five mills per annum,
for period of ten years upon all assessed and
ward in aid Of the construction oil said railway,
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corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, domiciled in the town Of
CovingtOn, Parish of st. 1ammany, State OF
Louisiana. its successors or assighns,. as an i'm
centlve to the said st. Tammany and New Or
leans Railways and Ferry Company. its success
sors, assigns or transferees, to construct and
operate said railway.
We further petition your honorable body to
order special election. according to law and
by proper ordinance, to submit the same to the
property taxpayers of the said Fourth Ward OF
the said Parish of St Tammany.
The said tax to become due and collectabie
only from and after the completion and opera
ton of said railway, as aforesaid.
That said company, its successors or assigns,
shall, within ninety days from the date of
voting said tax commence the construction of
said railway, and which said railway Is to be in
operation within two years from the COM
mencement of said work.
Respectfully submitted.
On motion, duly seconded. the above petit
ton was referred, for examination and COM
parison with the Assessment Rolls, to a Com
mittee of four. composed of George Bierhorst,
Mark Fitzgerald, N. c. Day and Louis Grantham.
After due consideration, the Committee
returned and made the following report:
Uppu careful examination and comparison of
the petition, we, the Committee, find that more
than one-third of the property taxpayers OF
the Fourth Ward of the Parish Of St. Tammany
have signed the petition, and make the follow
ing statement of the result:
Fourth Ward, 1872 names.
The following Ordinance then offered by j.
J. Cusachs, and duly seconded by S. +. wilson,
was adopted by the following vote: Yeas. Z;
nays O. .
Ordering special election. which shall be sub
mitted to the property taxpayers of Fourth
Ward of the Parish of St. Tammany entitled
ana, the question of levying special tax In
aid of the st. Tamnlany and New Orleans Rail-
ways and Ferry Company of the vote Of five
Isl mills on the dollar, per annum. for Pc
with the petition Of more than one-third Of
the property taxpayers of said Fourth Ward,
hereto annexed and made part hereof, sub
ject to the conditions set forth in said petit
inn \
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of the Parish
of st. Tammany. Louisiana, In legal session
convened, That special election be eld
throughout the Fourth Ward Of the Parish OF
st. Tammany, Louisiana, on the I'D day of Au-
gust, 1906 at which shall be submitted to the
property taxpayers of said ward who are enti-
tied to vote under the laws of the State OF
the ct , on ~
on the dollar per annum for period of ten
leans Railways and Ferry Co., a corporation
organize I'd under the laws of the State OF
Tammany. The said tax to be levied and col
lected according to law, but not until said
railway is completed and in operation.
special election shall be held under the election
laws Of the State of Louisiana. and at the poll
ing places established by law in said ward. and
the ballots to be used shall be printed in the
following form:
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Iammnny anu nSw u,lsans kaan4ys anu rs.fs
Against special tax of five mills in aid of the
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reIry COMPANY ANNUALLY 'oi Peilou W 'e''
Of suneryisors Of Election Of the Parish Of St.
Tammany. louisiana. are hereby requested 10
annninf Observation-Disclosures and Clerks 70 serve Al
aid rolling niaces: to give due notice Of said
annointment and Of the time and place Of
holding said election, and to make their re-
turns Of said election to the President OF the
Police Jury, who shall announce and promulgate
the result Of said election according to law.
Sec. i. Be il further ordained. etc, That the
Commissioners Of Election shall receive the
ballots Of all property taxpayers Of the said