St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03
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ard Of the
with respect

That the CT and operation
of an electric ANYWAY. DY tue
St. Tammany. Orleans Railway
and Ferry Co.. t. of great value to
the citizens an, ,perty owners within
the said Fourt. Ward of the Parish.
We therefor respectfully petition
your honorable body, by proper oroi-
nance and according to law, to oroer
special election, submitting to the
property tax payers of the Fourth
Ward, entitled to vote under the Con-
stitutior and laws of the State of Lou
isiana, the question OF leyying a tax,
not exceeding three (3) mills per annum
upon the taxable property OF the sald
Fourth Ward, for period OF ten (io)
years, to aid in the construction, maln'
tenance and operation of line OF cleo
trio or motor car railway, by the St
Tammany and New Orleans Railway
and Ferry Co., it's successors or assigns,
on the following conditions, to-Wtt:
LIST. That the line OF railway shall be
constructed and operated from ana
within the corporate limits OF the Town
of Covington, and to and within the
corporate limits of the Village OF Abita
Springs, and to and within the corpo-
rate limits of the Town of Vaudeville,
with such spurs, switches, turHouts ana
the like, as appear proper and neces-
sary to the operation of the railroad.
End. That the said tax shall run for
period of ten Q0l years, and the rate
shall not exceed three (3l mills per an
mum, on the property listed and as
sessed for taxation within the said
Fourth Ward.
3rd. The amount to be realized each
year from the levy and collection OF
said tax shall be three thousand dollars,
fS3, OOO. O0l or SO much thereof as the
proceeds OF such three mill tax shall
amount to.
4th. The said tax to become due and
collectable only from and after the
completion and operation of the said
railway, as aforesaid.
9Th. That the amount of the tax so
levied and raised shall be paid to the
st. Tammany and New Orleans Railway
| and Ferry Co. Its successors or assigns,
for the sole and exclusive purpose OF
aiding in the construction, maintenance
and operation of the above described
line of railway.
6th,. That the work upon the said
railway be commenced within ninety
| (9O7 days, after the PRONUNCIATION OF
| the result of said election and be COM
pleted and in operation, within eighteen
months thereafter. -
Signed by l04 qualified voters.
ORDINANCE
| Ordering special election, at which shall be
! submitted to the property taxpayers OF the
Fourth Ward of the Parish of st. Tanmany en-"
4 titled to vote under the laws OF the STATE
of Louisiana, the question OF evying
a special tax of three mills on the dollar, per
annum, for period of ten yeaTs, on all taxa
Bile property situated in said Fourth Ward, or
1 so much thereof as may be necessary TO raise
the sum of three thousand dollars for each OF
said years, or such sum, not exceeding three
thousand dollars per annun1. as said tax OF three
mills will produce, in aid of the st, Iammany
and New Orleans Railways and Ferry Company
In strict compliance with the petition of more
than one-third of the property taxpayers OF
said Fourth Ward, both in number and amount
which petition is hereto annexed and made
part hereof, subject to the conditions setforsr
In said petition.
Section i. Be it ordained by the Police jury
of the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, in le'
gal session convened, that special electoT
be held in and throughout the said Fourth
Ward on the 10Th day of August. 1907, at which
shall be submitted to the property taxpayers Of
the Fourth Ward who are entitled to vote un'
!: der the Constitution and the laws of the State
of Louisiana the question OF leVylng Specla
tax of three mills on the dollar, per annum, fo
a period of ten years, on all taxable property
situated in said Fourth Ward, or so much there
of as may be necessary to raise the sum o
three thousand dollars for each of said years, o.
| | such sum, not exceeding three thousand dol
! lars per annum, as said tax OF three mills WI
produce, in aid of the St Tammany and New
Orleans Railways and Ferry Company, cor
poration organized under the laws of Louisiana
and domiciled in the Parish of st. Tammany
} Said tax shall be levied and collected in accord
ance with the terms and conditions OF the pc
tition of the taxpayers mentioned IN the it'll
herer eof and hereto annexed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., That tn
said tax shall be levied and collected tor TIL
. sole and exclusive purpose of aiding the SAT-
. St. Tanmany and New Orleans railways AM
Ferry Company in the construction, mainte
: nance and operation of line of electric o
motor railway from and within the eorporat
limits of the town of Covington to and within
the corporate limits of the village of Abit
Springs, and to and within the corporate limit
, of the town of Vaudeville, with such spurs
switches, turnolts and the like as are neccSsar
to the operation of said line of railway.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc, That Sucl
special election shall be held under the election
laws of the State of Louisiana and at the pollin
places established in said ward, and the ballot
. to be used shall be printed in the followIn
form:
lar, per annum, for period of ten years, on a
taxable property situated in said Fourth Ware
. or so much thereof as may be necessary I
raise thesum of three thousand dollars for eac
| of said years, or such sum, not exceeding thTe
: thousand dollars per annun1, as said tax of thre
mills will produce, for the sole and exclusiv
, purpose of aiding the st. Tamnnany and New Or
leans Railways and Ferry Company in the con
| struction, maintenance and operation of lin
! of electric or motor railway from within tn
! corporate limits of the town of Covington
! and within the corporate limits of the Villag
: of Abita Springs, and to and within the corpo
rate limits of the town of Vaudeville.
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