St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-06-25
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election Of the Parish Of St. Tam,
many, Louisiana, are hereby requeste
to appoint commissioners ana clerks
to serve at said polling places sSto give
due notice of the holding OF SAID eiec,
ton; to make their returns OF SAID
election to the president OF the Ponce
Jury, who shall announce and pro-
mulgate the result of said election ac-
cording to law. a*3 -
Section4. Be it further ordained etc,
that the commissioners Of election
shall receive the ballots of allproperty
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 Eof such voter and the amount
of the value Of his assessed property,
and said commissioners shall make re-
turns of the number of1votes and the (
amount of. the assessed value OF
property voted for or against the
levy of said special tax. sH'. ~
Section 5. Be it further. ordained,
etc, That this ordinance and annexed
petition of taxpayers be published IN
the St. Tammany Farmer, the official
organ of the Parish Of st. Tanrnany,
for 30 clear days previous to the date
of holding said election, and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after
its passage. ,lEud J'cj } t'd& 90 Fl
|, 4sxg'. o5sPETITIONf "4ir2
To the Honorable President and mem
bers of the Police Jury, Of the parish
l. of st. Tammany, State OF Louisiana:
The. petition of, the undersigned
property tax payers of Second Ward,
of the parish Of st. Tarnnnany, 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 l31 of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
approved July ID, 1898; by Act No.
2l4 Of the General Assembly of the
State of louisiana, approved July 10,
1902; by Act No. l45l of the, General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July 6, 1904, and by Act No.
| l67 of the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana, also approved on
the 9th day of July, 1904, do order
that a special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the pur-
| pose of determining whether or not q
| special tax in excess of the sGonstitu-
| tional limitation of taxation, provided
by and declared in Article 232 of the
| constitution of 1885,, shall be levied on
the property liable to taxation within
! said Second Ward. '3'7r} .z'f5 >11 1Ai9
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 m after,
to-wit:
1st. That the object of levying and
| collecting a special tax, the levy of
which is hereby prayed for to be SUBJ
mitted according to law is for giving
additional support to public schools
and for the purpose of erecting and
constructing public school houses. T
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 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. 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.
E. D. KENTZEL, Secretary.
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