St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-06-18
. VOL XXxVl NO 2o


Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana,
annually for a period of ten years,
beginning with the year 1910, for
giving additional support to public
schools and for the purpose of erect.
ing and constructing public school
houses. -,
AGAINST special tax of five mills
on the dollar on all taxable property
situated in the Second Ward OF the
Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana,
annually, for period of ten years,
beginning with the year 1910. for CIV
ing additional support to public schools
and for the purpose of erecting and
constructing public school houses.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained,
etc., that the Board of Supervisors OF
election of the Parish of st. Tam
many, Louisiana, are hereby requested
to appoint commissioners and clerks
to serve at said polling places; to give
due notice of the holding of said elec,
ton; to make their returns OF SAID
election to the president of the Police
Jury, who shall announce and pro-
mulgate the result of said election ac-
cording to law.
Section4. Belt further ordained etc,
that the commissioners of election
shall receive the ballots of all property
taxpayers of said ward entitled to
vote under the laws of the State of
Louisiana. and before depositing the
same in the ballot box, shall endorse
thereon in the presence of the voters
the name of such voter and the amount
of the value of his assessed property,
and said commissioners shall make re-
turns of the number of votes and the
amount of the assessed value of
property voted for or against the
levy Of said special tax.
etc., That this ordinance and annexed
petition of taxpayers be published in
the st. Tammany Farmer, the official
organ of the Parish of st. Tammany,
for 80 clear days previous to the date
of holding said election, and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after
its passage.
PETITION
To the Honorable President and men,
bers of the Police Jury, of the parish
Of st. Tammany, State Of Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned
property tax payers of Second Ward,
of the parish of st. Tammany, and
being and constituting one-third of
the property tax payers of said ward,
respectfully ask that your honorable
body, acting within and under author
ity conferred upon you by Article 232
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, by Act 131 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July Is, 1893; by Act No.
214 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, approved July 10,
1902; by Act No. las of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July 6, 1904, and by Act No.
167 of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana, also approved on
the 9th day of July, 1904, do order
that special election. be held, in the
manner required by law, for the pur-
pose of determining whether or not a
special tax in excess of the constitu.
tional limitation of taxation, provided
by and declared in Article 232 of the
constitution of 1898, shall be levied on
the property liable to taxation within
said Second Ward.
Petitioners further pray that at said
election, so to be held, your honorable
body do submit to a vote of the prop
erty taxpayers of said Second Ward,
entitled to vote at said election, under
the election laws of the State of
Louisiana, the following natter,
to-wit:
lst. That the object of levying and
collecting special tax, the levy of
which is hereby prayed for to be sub
mitted according to law is for giving
additional support to public schools
and for the purpose of erecting and
constructing public school houses.
I'd. That the rate of said special tax
SO to be levied annually upon all tax
able property in said Ward No. 2
shall be 5 mills on the dollar.
Sd. That the length of time for and
during which such special tax is to
run and be levied annually upon all
such property subject to taxation in
said Ward No. 2 shall be 10 years, be-
ginning with the year 1910.
Wherefore petitioners pray that
said election be ordered for the fore
going objects and purposes and in
conformity with the Constitution of
the State and the acts of the Legisla-
ture thereof on the subject.
The undersigned petitioners respect
fully submit the above.
Signed by 80 taxpayers.
GEO. KOEPP, JR., President.
2. D. KENTZEL, Secretary.