St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-10-13
Police Jury.
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Covington, La, Oct. 8. 1906.
The Board met In regular session on
the above date.
Present-Geo. Kcepp. Jr., Marx Fitz.
M. q. Day, Geo. Bierhofst,
Louis Grantham, 8. b. Wilson, j. J.
Cusachs, d. J. Glover, L. 7. Miles.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following petition from Sixth
Ward was then read:
St. Tsmmsny Parish, La, Oct. 8, 1906.
To the Honorable President aud Members Of the
Police Jury OF 81. Tamnany Parish, Ia.
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned citi-
zens Of the Sixth Ward, ask that the
Police Jury move the polling booth Of
the Sixth Wa,d one.quarter Of . mile
north, on Evans Crvek.
(signed) Dave Richardson, DaDy Ev-
ans, H. Q. Parker, 8. r. Wilson, RAM
dolph Parker. Walter Msyer. v. n.
Kennedy, Francis Branott, Barney Tsl-
Icy, Aaron Singletsry, G. T. Magee, 8.
8. Talley, ]. ". MizelI, G.. J. Wilson,
L. w. Crow. Walter Parker. A. G. Bar
ker, G. Z. Kennedy, II. J. Anderson,
r. Sinaletary, E. Moran. Emile Single.
tary.
On motion, duly seconded. the above
petition was granted, the polling booth
to be 1Oxl3 feet.
Mr.. d. J. Glover, Police Juror from
tho Eighth Ward, rendered hts re9ig.
nation.
SECOND DAY's sIssIoN.
It Wa moved and seconded that the
petitions for On election on the liquor
question in the Sixth Ward he laid
over until next meeting. Carried.
It was moved, and duly seconded,
that the petitions for a. election In the
Eighth Ward On the liquor question: bs
laid over for further Investigation
Carried. a..
It was moved by Mr.. Miles, seconded
by Nj. Wilson, that the parish .msp *.
ecuted BY Mr.. Seaman, be accepted
Carried. 49,.
It was moved, and duly seconded,
that va reconsider the vote taken upo1
the question Of laying ovsr the petitions
for On election On tho liquor question
In the Sixth Ward, owing TO- the ab'
sense Of NJ. Garland, who represented
petitioners for the election. Carried b.
unanimous vote.
II was moved by Nj. Grantham. sec
onded by MI. Day that IN election fc'
liquor license In the Sixth Ward be Or.
dored. 8: -
Yess-Day, Granthsm, Cusachs-s.
Nsys - Kospp, Bierhosst. Wilson
Miles,.
And the motion was lost.
| 10 the honorabie SresiAsat and Members OF tn
Police Jury Of st. 1ammany Parish, La:
0entlemen-Wo, your Committee spA
pointed to examine the assessment roll
Of the Sixth Ward foI . special school
tax Of s mills, after examining the roll,
beg leave to report as follows:
Total assessment, e446, 7e9.
REQUIRED amount, 300,569. 80.
Amount represented, 9ls,sao.
The amount being insufficient. the
petition WAS rejected.
N. G. DAY.
8. r. WILSON.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
report was adopted.
On motion, duly seconded, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted on the
game law:
Whereas tho General Assembly Of the
State OF Louisiana, In ito infinite wis
dom, during its session Of 1906, amend.
ed and re.enscted sections 2 and 5 Of
Act 196 Of 1904, relative to the protec.
ton Of game birds and fowls In the
State Of Lonisisns.
It 10 therefore ordained that the re.
cent law passed by the Police Jury al
lowing the killing Of quail or cartridges
and turkeys from October 1, to Feb. l
be, and is hereby, repealed.
The following resolution was then
read and unanimously adopted:
Be 1t resolved by the Police Jury Of
the Parish OF St. Tammany, In legal ses-
sion convened, that
Whereas IN election was held on the
ed day Of August, 1906, In the Third
and Fourth wards Of this parish, in
pursuance with ordinances passed by
this honorable body on the 9th day Of
July, 1905, to ascertain the will Of the
property taxpayers OF said wards - to
the approval and disspproval Of said
ordinances proposing to aid the st.
Tammany aad New Orleans Railways
and Ferry Company, by : special taxa
ton Of i've (5) mills for . term Of ten
(l0) years On the taxable property In
said wards.
Therefore, We do hereby. after . true
and correct compilation Of the votes
and amounts voted ct said special cleo
ton, publicly announce and pro.nul-
gate that, In - much a Q majority IN
number and in valuation Of the prop
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