St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-07


Therefore, 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 300, assessed valuation OF
those so voting 1894, $4,000. Number
of those voting against said tax, 36,
assessed Of those so voting $46, 1890.
! Majority in number of those voting for
said tax l73, majority in value of those
voting for said tax $247, $4,000.
Now, therefore, we do hereby pub
| licly announce and proclaim that, in as
much as a majority in number and in
value of the property taxpayers OF said
Third Ward voted in favor thereof, the
result of said elections,Was favorable to
the levy of said tax and that the said
Third Ward thereby incurred the obll-
gaUion 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 annual
| installments as realized from said tax.
And the president of the Police Jury is
hereby directed to promulgate the
result of said election as aforesaid.
| Carried.
PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULT
ELECTION.
Whereas. at an election held in the
Fourth Ward, in the Parish of St.
Tammany, 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 disapproYal 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 Kali
ways aud Ferrys Company, in the con-
struction of line of electric or motor
railway by a special taxation of three
mills on the dollar, per annum, for a
period of ten years, or SO much Thereon
as may be necessary to raise the sum
of thee 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, I'VE 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, assess
ed valuation of those so voting $751;
1890, Number of those voting against
said tax, None. Majority in number OF
those voting for said tax 1922, majority
in value of those voting for said tax
1878, $4,000.
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 reallEed from said
tax, and the president of the Police
Jyry 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
menv, 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 q
special election held, according to law,
on the goth day of August 1907, a
special tax of three 60 mills on the
dollar per annum, for period OF ten
years, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to raise the sum of FIVE
thousand i$5OO0) dollars for each OF
said years, or such sum, not exceeding
five thousand $4,000 dollars. per an
mum, as said tax of three 90 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. Tamnany 8
New Orleans Railways and Ferry Com.
pany, Its successors and assigns, in the
construction, maintainance and opera.
ton of line of electric or motor rail
way from within the corporate limits
OF Covington, to and within the corpor.
ate limits of the village of Abits
Springs, and to and within the corpor-
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 auC
Ferry Company, its successors and as.
signs, subject to the conditions anC
provisions of the petition of the prop
erty taxpayers Of the said. Third Ward
as set forth and embodied in the Ordi.
nance submitting the question OF the
levy of such special tax to the taxpay
ers of said Third Ward.
Section Q Be it further ordained
etc., that said special tax shall be ex'
tended on the tax rolls for the year 1905
and for the balance of such period o.
ten years and collected for said yea
1908, provided the said railway shall
have been constructed and in operation
by the first day of September 1908, al
aforesaid. If the said railway is no
constructed and in operation, as afore
said, by the first day of Septembel
1908, then the special tax in aid Of thu
said St. Tammany & New Orleans Rail
ways and Ferry Company, shall not b.
extended on the tap rolls of 1908, ant
collected for that year, but shall frs
be extended on the tax rolls for thu
year 1909 and collected for that yea
and for the such entire period of tel
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 no
completed and in operation by the las
named date, then the said special tax
aforesaid, shall be null and void.
Section 3.-Be it further ordained
etc., that this ordinance snail take Ell
feet from and after its passage, ant
shall remain IN force until the said ia,
for ten L1nN Vears as aforesaid il nal