St. Tammany farmer., 1907-03-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GS
COUNCIL HALL,

Covington, La, March S, 1907. !
The Council me- on the above date
in regular session, pursuant to adjourn
ment. 8
Present &C. z. Williams, Mayor;
Chas. v. Quave. E. J. Frederick, s.
D. Bulloch, W. R. Badon, J. 5. Jones.
Absent. L. BoucoudraY.
On motion, the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
The Council received an applica-
tion from the Benedictlne Sisters
asking for the closing of Virginia
street, and also one from the
Methodist Church, asking the
Council TO give them a title TO
June street, which applications
were referred back to them. the
Council not having legal power to
grant their request.
1t was moved by Mr.. Frederick.
seconded by Mr.. Bulloch, that the
hond made by Mr.. |. G. CARRIER, on
the National Surety Go. of New
York, for SIT, 500, be accepted.
Carried.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER.
1t is moved and seconded that sections and
4, of the charter of the town OF CovlnSton DC
amended and re-enacted, under and in accord
ance with Act No. 80 of 1898, as amended by
Act 80 of 1900 and Act No. l96 of 1904.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Town Coun.
Gil of the town of Covington, That section } OF
the charter of the said town of Covington be
amended and rc-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
That the officers of the aforesaid corporation
shall consist of 4 Mayor. six Aldermen, Mar
shall Tax Collector and Street Commis'
sioner The Mayor, six Alderman and the
Marshal shall be elected by the people, ano
other officers by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men. The Street Commissioner and CLERK
may be Aldermen and the Clerk or Marsha
NAV be the Tax Collector, if the Mayor ano
Board of Aldermen so elect.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. ETC., That sec
| ton of the charter of the town of COvingtOr
/ be amended and re-enacted SO as TO read a!
follows:
That the municipal election shall be held
| every two years on the Tuesday next follow
| ing the third Monday of April. The officer:
| elected shall qualify and enter upon the diS'
charge of their duties on the first day of May
after their election, and shall hold their office!
| for two years and until their successors are
elected and qualified; provided, if no election be
i held, or a vacancy occurs at any time ol
should the officers elected fail to qualify, the
| Governor shall appoint some suitable persor
/ to the office, who shall hold office until tht
next general municipal election and until tht
qualification of his successor thereafter.
In case of any vacancy in any Office to WhlcE
/ the officers are elected or appointed by thS
| Mayor and Board of Aldermen at any time, tht
f%,af 1l1aH fnrf
and Board of Aldermen at any regular or Spe
| cial meeting. The officers now In office wheI
| the town comes under the provisions OF thl
| amendment in accordance with Sectlon - o
this act shall retain their offices until the frs
| election under this amendment, which shall o
held on the Tuesday next following the thirt
| Monday of April.
| On motion, duly seconded. the above amend
ments were adopted by unanimous vote.
The following Bond ordinance
was then read:
| AN ORDINANCE
For the purpose of carrying out the provision
of Act No. "a of the General Assembly OF tn
State of Louisiana, adopted at its session il
the year 1906.
| Section /. Be it ordained by the Town Coun
| Gil of the town of Covington, in legal session
| convened, That by virtue of and in accordanc
| with the provisions of Act No. 81 OF the Gen
| eraI Assembly of Louisiana for the year l9ot
4
| gated, the issuance of siXty-one bonds of fiv
| hundred dollars each is hereby authorized an
| directed, said bonds to be dated, Covingtor
/ Louisiana, March 80, 1907, and to bear interes
| at the rate of five per cent per annum fror
| date until paid; payable annually at the Gov
| ington Bank and Trust Company. on the 30t
| day of March of each year thereafter, said in
terest to be evidenced by coupons attached t
| said bonds.
| Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. ETC., That tn
special tax levied for the years 1907 to l9lt
inclusive, on the assessed valuation of propert
| within the corporate limits of the town c
ICovIngton, parish of st. Tammany. Louislan;
| by virtue of school tax election held and car
ried in said town on the l 5th day of October
1906, or so much thereof as may be required
shall be and the same is hereby dedicated an
interest thereon. as well as to the payment {
the principal of said bonds, as they mature
provided said bonds shall be redeemabe betoI
maturity at par on call at the option OF sal
town of Covington.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That tn
said bonds shall bear serial numbers from on
to sxty-one, both inclusive, and shall matuI
as follows: Number one, on March ~, 1908
number two, on March 80, 1909; numbel
three and four. on March 80, 1910; numbeI
five to nine, both inclusive, on March 81, 1911
numbers ten to fourteen, both inclusive, 0
March 80, 1912; numbers fifteen to twenty
bers twenty-five to 90, both inclusive, Q
March 80. 1914; numbers thirty to thirty
eight, both inclusive, on March 80. 1911!
numbers thirty-nine to forty-nine. both il
elusive, on March 13, 1916; numbers fifty
sixty-one, both inclusive, on March 80, l9l
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That II
following form and phraseology be used fc
the bonds to be issued by this body und'
Act No. 81 of 1906:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Louisiana, Parish of St. Tammany,
Covington, La, March 80, 1907.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES years after date II
Town of Covingtor promises to pay to bear'
the sum of five hundred dollars, at the CO.
ington Bank and Trust Company, with int
| est thereon at the rate Of five per cent per al