St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-28
ORDINANCE No.

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Section 1.--Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Tam
many, state of Louisiana, iu legal Ses-
sion convened, that in accordance with
the vote of the majority of the taxpay-
ers of the Forth Ward of said Parish
in number and in value, at special
election held, according to law, ON the
Goth day of August 1907, special tax
of three co mills ON the dollar per
annum, for aaperiOd of ten (10). years,
or so much thereof as may be necessa-
ry to raise the sum of three thousand
dollars for each of said yeats, or such
sum, not exceeding three thousand dol
lars, per annum, as said tax of three
mill will produce, be and the same is
hereby levied upon all taxable poperty
situated in said Ward, for the sole and
exclusive purpose Of aiding the St.
Tammany & New Orleans Railways and
Ferry Company, its successors and as.
signs, in the construction, maintain
anee and operation of line of electric
or motor railway from within the cor
porate limits of the Town of Covington,
to and within the corporate limits of
the village of Abita Springs, and to
and within the corporate limits of the
town of Vaudeville. Said tax to be
paid over, as collected from year to
year to the said st. Tammany & New
Orleans Railways and Ferry Company,
its successors and assigns, subject to
the conditions and provisions of the
petition of the property taxpayers Of
the said Fourth Wafd, as set forth and
embodied In the ordinance submitting
the question of the levy of such special
tax to the taxpayers OF said Fourth
Ward.
Section g. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that said special tax shall be eX-
tended on the tax rolls for the year
1908, and f3r the balance Of such period
of ten years and collected for said year
1908 provided the said railway shall
have been constructed and In operation
by the FIRST day of September 1908, as
aforesaid. If the said railway is not
constructed and in operation, as afore-
said. by the first of September 1908,
then the special tax in aid of the said
st. Tammany New Orleans Railway
and Ferry Company, shall not be ex-
tended on the tax rolls of 1908, and col
lected for that year, but shall first be
extended on the tax rolls for the year
1909, and collected for that year. and
for such entire period of ten years pro-
vided said railway is completed and in
operation, as aforesaid, by the TWEEN.
tieth day of February 1909, and il said
railway, as aforesaid is not completed
and in operation by the last named date,
then the said special tax, aforesaid,
shall be null and void.
Section 3.-Be it further ordained,
etc., that this ordinance shall take eff
feet from and after its passage, and
shall remain in force until the said tax
for ten years, as aforesaid, is paid oyer
to the said st. Tammany & New Or
leans Railway and Ferry Company, it's
successors Or assigns.
PRONUNCIATION OF VOTE.
BY virtue of the law and in ac-
cordance with my official duty, l
hereby publicly announce that at
the special election held in the
Fourth Ward of the Parish of St
Tammany, State of Louisiana. on
the goth day of August, 1907, to
take the sense of the property tax
payers of the said Fourth Ward on
the proposition OF voting three
60 mill tax on the dollar per an
mum, for a period OF ten (10)
years or so much thereof IS NAV
be necessary to raise the sum OF
three thousand dollars ($3, 000) fer
each OF sad years, or such sum,
not exceeding TIRES thousand dol
ars [$3,O0o) per annnm, as said
tax of three go mills will pro-
duce, on all taxable property stu
ated in the said Fourth Ward. in
aid of the construction and opera
ton of line of electric or motor
railway by the st. Tammany and
New Orleans Railway and Ferry
COMPANY, the vote stood as fol
lows: Number Of property taxpay.
ers voting for said tax, 122. AS
sessed valuation of those SO voting,
$73.749.O0.
Number of those voting against
said tax, none. Assessed valalua.
lion of those so voting, none.
Majority in number OF those vot-
ing for said tax, 1872. Majority
in value of those voting for the
tax. $73. 749.
I do publicly announce and pro-
mulgate, that in as much as ma.
jority in number and in value of
the property taxpayers of said
ward voted In favor thereof. the
result of said election is favorable
to the levy of said tax, and that
the said Fourth Ward thereby in
Cured the obligation to extend aid
to the said railway, as aforesaid. to
the extent of the sum equal to ten
f10) years taxation, as aforesaid,
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