St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-07-20
IN0ToN PARISH, "A, SATURDAY

nance and operation of line of electric OF
motor railways from and within the cofporate
limits of the town OF Covington, TO and Wltnln
the corporate limits of the village OF Ablta
Springs. and to and within the corporate limits
of the town of Mandeville, with such
spurs, switches, turnouts and the like as are
necessary to the operation of said line OF rail-
way.
Sec. 8. BE it further ordained, ETC., That such
special election shall be held under the election
laws of the State of Louisiana, and at the polling
places established in said Ward, and the ballots
to be used shall be printed in the following
form;
FOR the special tax of three mills on the dol
lar, 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 tive thousand dollars Tor each
of said years, or such sum, not exceeding f1Ve
thousand dollars per annurn as said tax OF three
mills will produce, for the sole and exclusive
purpose of aiding the St. Tammany and New
Orleans Railways and Ferry Company IN tne
construction, maintenance and operation OF a
lene of electric or motor railway, from Wlthln
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.
Amount
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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,
raise the sum of five thousand dollars for each
of said years, or such sum, not exceeding tive
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
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 oappoint commissioners and clerks
to serve at said polling places; to give due no.
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 ). Beait 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, Tammaay entl-
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
thereon, in the presence OF the voter, the
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 be 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.