St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
ORDINANCE

Ordering special election. which shall be SUBJ
mitted to the property tax payers OF Fourth
Ward of the Parish of St. Tan1many entitled
ana. the question OF levying special tax in
aid of the st. Tamn1any and New Orleans Rail-
ways and Ferry Company, of the vote OF five
~ mills on the dollar, per annum. for pc
riod Of ten tlo) years, in strict compliance
with the petition of more than onc-third Of
the property taxpayers of said Fourth Ward,
hereto annexed and made part hereof, SUBJ
lect to the conditions set forth In said petit
ton and resolution.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish
of St. Tammany. Louisiana. in legal session
convened. That special election b h el d
throughout the Fourth Ward of the Parish of
St. Iammany, Louisiana, on the ed 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
Bile property in said Fourth Ward ! tax Of mills
on the dollar per annum for period of ten
years, IN aid OF the St: Tammany and New Or
leans Railways and Ferry Co, CORPORATION
organized d under the laws of the State of
Louisiana and domiciled in the Parish of st.
Tammany. The said tax to be levied and col-
lected according to law, but not until said
See. 2. Be It further ordained, etc. That such
special election shall be held under the election
laws of the State of Louisiana. and at the poll
the ballots to be used shall be printed In the
following form:
For special tax of five mills in aid of the st.
Tammfiny and New Orleans Railways and Ferry
Against special tax of FIVE mills in aid of lhe
St. Tammany and New Orleans Railways and
Ferry Company annually for period of ten
years.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the Board
of Supervisors of Election of the Parish of st.
Tammany. Louisiana. are hereby requested to-
appoint Commissioners and Clerks to serve at
said polling places; to give due noticeiof said
appointment 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. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
Commissioners of Election shall receive the
ballots Of all property taxpayers Of the said
Fourth Ward of the Parish of st. Tamnfany
entitled to vote under the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, and before depositing the same in
boot box shall indorse thereon, in the presence
of the voter. the name Of such voter and the
and said Commissioners shall make return of
the number OF votes and the amount of the
assessed value OF the property voted for and
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. etc. That this
Ordinonce. annexed petition Of the taxpayers,
and the resolutions Of the Board of Directors
and Ferry Company be published in the St.
Tammany FARmEE. the official organ OF the par
ish, for full thirty clear days previous to the |
date OF holding said election, and that this Or
aiHdnee tdAS eHeSt HoHi "iau a. i'S' i1S pAssdgS.
~, n,eet;rg NJ 4,e Roard of n;rectorx ri the
g Tammanu .nd -, uS New n1e,ns PaiIwavs Y snS md
Ferry Company, held at the Office of said COM
pany in Covington. Louisiana, on the eth day |
OF June, 1898; Present: t:,, Clay Kiggs. Joseph |
Board Bx I"a Of n Directors, the following resoiution
was was proposed and unanimously adopted to-
edge of The s st s. fsmmaay and new @ Orleans