St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-07-13

Orleans Railways and Ferry Company in the
construction, maintenance and operation OF
lene of electric or motor railway, from within
the corporate limits OF the town OF Covington
to and within the corporate limits of the village
of Abita Springs, and to and within the cor
porate limits of the town of Vaudeville
signature
AGAINST the special tax of three mills on the
dollar, per annum, for period OF ten years. on
all taxable property situated in said Third Ward,
or so much thereof as may be necessary to
raise the sum of five thousand dollars for each
OF said years, or such sum, not exceeding five
thousand dollars per annum, as said tax OF
three mills will produce, for the sole and ex-
elusive purpose of aiding the St. Tammany and
New Orleans Railways and Ferry Company in
the construction, maintenance and operation
of line of electric or motor railway from
within the corporate limits of the town of
CovingtOn to and within the corporate limits
of the village of Abita Springs and to and with
In the corporate limits of the town of Mande-
vile.
Amount
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Sec. 4, Be it further ordained, etc. That the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of the Parish
of st. Tammany, State of Louisiana, are hereby
requested to appoint commissioners and clerks
to serve at said polling places; to give due mo-
tice of said appointment and of the time and
place of holding said election, and make their
returns of said election to the President of the
Police Jury. who shall announce and prOmul-
gate the result of said election, according to
law.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., That the
Commissioners of Election shall receive the
ballots of all property taxpayers of the said
Third Ward of the Parish of st. Tammany enti-
tied to vote under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, and before deposit
ing the same in the ballot box shall endorse
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name of such voter and the amount of the
value of his assessed property, and said COM
missioners shall make return of the number
of votes and the amount of the assessed value
of the property voted for and against the levy
of said special tax.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC., That this
ordinance and the annexed petition of the tax
payers BIZ published in the st. Tammany FAR
MER. the official organ of the parish, for full
thirty clear days previous to the date for hold
ing said election, and that this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage.
It was moved by MIR. Schneider,
seconded by Mr.. Wilson, that MIR.
III. G. Smith be reimbursed the
sum of $25, enormously paid on
double assessment for the year
1906. Also that Laurence Cole be
reimbursed the SUM- OF So, ON
double assessment for the year
1875. Carried.
On motion, duly seconded, the
salaries of Justices Of the Peace and
Consta;olcs were fixed as follows:
First Ward Justices of the
Peace and Constables, $40 each.
Second Ward-Justice OF the
Peace and Constable $40.
Third Ward--Justiees of the Peace
$50 each, Constable Chas. Heintz,
$50, P. Beaudean, $50.
Fourth Ward Justices of the
Peace $50, ConstabIes s25.
Fifth ward Justice Of the Peace
and Cons table. IL so
Sixth ward Justice Of the Peace
and Constable S12 so.
Seventh Ward-Justice of the
Peace and Constable, $40 90
Eighth Ward Justice of the
Peace ana Constable IL so.
Ninth ward-Justice OF the Peace
$36.
Game Wardens.
The following game wardens were
appointed:
First ward-Alfred Gitz and
Simon Meyer.
Second ward - W. .. Perry,
Warren Willie and L. N. Galloway.
Third rd-Geo. Cook, Eug.
Moran and j. H. Thompson.
Fourth ward-Ernest Prieto, j.
N. Miller and Joe Vial.
Fifth ward-D. P. Carpenter,
Warren Pierce and VIM. Crawford.
Sixth ward Rich Singeltary, e.
Moran and Dave Evans.
Seventh ward-Berry w. Todd
and Melville REVERE.
Eighth Ward-.Joe Crawford, Ed.
Foy and Joe Provost.
Statement OF Road Fund.
RecapitGlatlon OF statements ON
amounts due each ward OF the
parish of St. Tammany, La, of the
TWO mill road tax and one dollar
per capita tax, for the year ending
June 80, 1907. as follows: