St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31

taxable property situated in said ware
Therefore, we do hereby proclaim
the following to be q true compilatio
of the votes and amounts voted at sal
election, viz:
Number of property taxpayers votin
for said tax 300, assessed valuation @
those SO voting $294,645.00. Numbe
of those voting against said tax, sc
assessed Of those so voting $46, 752, 0C
! Majority in number of those voting TO
said tax l73, majority in value of thos
voting for said tax $247 $4,000.
| Now, therefore, we do hereby pub
licly announce and proclaim that, in a
much as majority in number and il
value of the property taxpayers OF sal
Third Ward voted in favor thereof, tn
result of said election was favorable t.
the levy Of said tax and that the sal
Third Ward thereby incurred the obi
gaCion to extend aid to the said railwa'
to the extent of the sum equal to tel
years taxa ton, as aforesaid, on al
property assessed for taxation IN sai'
| Ward, the same to be paid ia annua
installments as realized from said tax
And the president of the Police Jury il
hereby directed to- promulgate tn,
result of said election as aforesaid
| Carried.
PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULT
ELECTION.
Whereas, at an election held in the
Fouith Ward, in the Parish of St.
Tamnany, State Of Louisiana, on the
Goth day of August 1907, under the
authority and in accordance with the
Constitution and laws of the state OF
Louisiana, to ascertain the will of the
property taxpayers of said Ward, as to
the approval or disapprnVal of the
ordinance Of the Police Jury of the
Parish Of st. Tammany dated on the
9Th day of July 1907, proposing to aid
the st. Tammany & New Orleans Rail-
ways aud Ferrys Company, in the con-
struction of line of electric or motor
railway by special taxation of three
mills on the dollar, per annum, for a
period of ten years, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to raise the sum
Of three thousand dollars, for each of
said years, Of such sum, not exceeding
three thousand dollars, per annum as
said tax of three mills will produce, on
all the taxable property situated in
said Ward, ~
Therefore. 1--WE do hereby proclaim
the following to be true compilation
of the votes and amounts voted at said
election, viz Number of property
taxpayers voting for said tax l22, asses Sc
ed valuation of those so voting $73,-
1890, Number of those voting against
said tax, None. Majority in number of
those voting for said tax 1923, majority
in value of those voting for said tax
1913, 749.OO.
Now, Therefore, we do hereby pub
licly announce and proclaim that. in as
much as majority in number and in
value Of the property taxpayers of said
Fourth Ward voted in favor thereof,
the result of said election was favor
able to the levy of said tax and that
the said Fouth Ward thereby incurred
the obligation to extend aid to the said
railway to the extent Of the sum equal
to ten years taxation, as aforesaid, on
all property assessed for taxation in
said, Ward, the same to be paid in an
nual installments as realized from said
tax, and the president of the Police
Jury is hereby directed to promulgate
the result of said election as approved.
Carried.
ORDINANCE No.
Section BE it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of st. Tam
mBny, state of Louisiana. in legal ses-
sion convened, that in accordance with
the vote of the majority of the property
taxpayers of the Third Ward of said
Parish in number and in value, at
special election held, according to law,
on the goth day of August 1907, a
special tax of three (3) mills on the
dollar per annum, for q period of ten
years, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to raise the sum of FIVE
thousand $4,000 dollars for each of
said years, or such sum, not exceeding
Ave thousand ($5000I dollars, per an
mum, as said tax of three 60 mills will
produce, be and the same is hereby lev
led upon all taxable property situated
in said ward, for the sole and exclusive
purpose of aiding the st. Tammany &
New Orleans Railways and Ferry Com
pany, 1tssuccessors and assigns, in the
construction, mSintainance and opera
ton of line of electric2or motor rail-
way from within the corporate limits
Of Covington, to and within the corpor-
ate limits of the village of Abita
Springs, and, to and within the eorpor-
ate limits of the town of Vaudeville. |
Said tax to be paid over, as collected |
from year to year to the said st. Tam |
many & New Orleans Railways and
Ferry Company, its successors and as |
signs, subject to the conditions and |
provisions of the petition of the prop
erty taxpayers of the said, Third Ward |
Is set forth and EN- bodied in the Ordi-
nance submitting the question of the |
evy of such special tax to the taxpay- |
ers of said Third Ward.
Section 2 :, Be 1t further ordained |
etc., that said special tax shall be ex-
tended ON the tax rolls for the year 1908 |
and for 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 |
oy the first day of September 1908, as
aforesaid. If the said railway is not
constructed and in operation, IS afore-
said, by the first day of September
1908, then the special tax in aid of the
said st. Tammany & New Orleans Rail-
ways and Ferry Company, shall not be
extended on the tax rolls of 1908, and
for that year, but shall first
be extended on the tax rolls for the
year 1909 and collected for that year
and for the such entire period of ten
years, provided said railway is COM
pleted and in operation, as aforesaid,
by the Twentieth day of February 1909,
and If said railway, as aforesaid, is not
and in operation by the last
named date, then the said special tax
aforesaid, shall be null and void.
Section 9.-Re 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
fnr fors (1AA oSnrnaaiI is maid