St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
ORDINANCE No.

II. ORDINANCE No.
Section l.--Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Tam
many, state of Louisiana, iu legal ses-
SIGN convened, that in accordance with
the of the majority of the taxpay-
ers of the Forth Ward of said Parish
in lumber and in value, at special
election held, according to law, on the
10th day of August 1907, a special tax
of three (3) mills on the dollar per
annurn, for period of ten (10) years,
or 80 much thereof as may be necessa-
ry 30 raise the sum of three thousand
dollars for each of said years, or such
sui J., not exceeding three thousand dol
lars, per annum, as said taxi three
min 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.
Fanmany & New Orleans Railways and
Ferry Company, its successors and as
signs, in the construction, maintain
anee and operation of line of electric
or snotor railway from. within the cor
poFate 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 t. be
paid over, as collected from year to
yeSr to the said st. Tammany IL New
Orleans Railwaysaand Ferry Company,
itssuccessors and assigns, subject to
the conditions and provisions of the
petition of the property taxpayers OF
the said Fourth Ward, 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
1865, and for the5alance of such period
[ of ten years and collected for said year
1868. 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
fog 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 If 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 Ell
feet from and after its passage, and
shall remain in force until the said tax
fog ten years, as aforesaid, is paid oyer
to the said ST. Iammany & New Or
Iesns Railway and Ferry Company, its
successors Or assigns.
PRONUNCIATION OF. VOTE.
BY virtue of the law and in ac-
cordance with nv official duty, /
hereby publicly snnoGnce that at
ths 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
| pevers Of the said Fourth Ward on
Tie proposition of voting q three
| (S) mill tax on the dollar per an
nam, for a period of ten (10)
wears or so much thereof as may
be necessary to raise the sum OF
three thousand dollars $4,000 fcI
each of said years, or such sum-
not exceeding three thousand dol
ars ($3,OOO) per annum, as said
tax of three (S) mills will pro.
duce, Oh all taxable property stu
ated 10 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
flows: Number of property taxpay'
ers yoti1g for said tax, 1872. AS.
sessed valuation Of those SO voting,
I$73. 749.00.
Number of those voting against
said tax, none. Assessed vaIalua'
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.
| do publicly announce and pro-
muIgate, that in as much as ma
iority 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 thai
the said Fourth Ward thereby in
Cured the obligation to extend aic
to the said railway, as aforesaid, tc
the extent of the sum equal to ter
-Ift()l years. taxation, as aforesaid.