St. Tammany farmer., 1911-11-25
regular meeting Of the said coun-

regular meeting or the Sa1o coun-
Gil, held on the 21st day of Novem.
Der A. D., 1911, levied tax Of seven
and one-half mills on the dollar on
all taxable property situated in the
town of Covington. for general rev.
enue purposes for the year 1911, as
shown by the assessment roll of the
said town of Covington for the said
year 1911, made and submitted by
the Parish Assessor for the parish
of st. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
which roll was duly received, ac-
cepted and approved by the town
council, and which roll is now on file
in the Office of the secretary of the
said town council of the town of
Covington.
And whereas, the levy of said sew
en- and one-half mills is sufficient to
meet all Of the statutory, necessary,
usual and ordinary charges to be
paid by the town council according
to the budget for the year 1911,
adopted by the said town council OF
the town of Covington, and the va
rious resolutions carrying into effect
the various appropriations therein
provided in said budget.
| And whereas, the said Mayor and
lTown Council of the town OF Gov
| ington, desire to appropriate the
sum of ten thousand dollars for the
purpose of erecting and constructing
q public school house within the
corporate limits of the town OF Cow
lington, said amount to be funded in
to bonds, and said bonds to run for
a period of ten years, beginning with
1.-The year 1911, and to dedicate the
tayails of the residue of the ten mills
THAT the said Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil is permitted to levy, for the SAID
|period of ten years.
| And whereas, there still remains
after the levy of the said seven and
one-half mills on the dollar upon all
taxable property within the corpor-
ate limits of the said town of Gov
Iington for general revenue purpos-
es. two and one-half mills of the ten
mill tax authorized by Article 232 OF
the Constitution of the State of Lou
lisiana, adopted May 12, 1898, and
which said town through it's town
council is authorized to levy and i'm
pose annually for revenue purposes.
| Therefore be it resolved by the
Mayor and Town Council of the
town of Covington, Louisiana, That
the avails of the residue of the ten
mill tax, authorized by the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State OF
Louisiana, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to make the sum
Iof $4,000, and the additional
amount or sum necessary to pay the
Interest thereon said amount be and
the same is hereby dedicated and set
aside for period of ten years be-
lginning with the year 1911 and end
ing with the year 1921, which
amount of ten thousand dollars sc
dedicated and set aside out Of the
avails of the residue of said ten
mill tax for the years herein speci.
fled and fixed, is for the purpose Of
lerecting and constructing a public
school house within the corporate
limits of the said town of Coving.
ton, the title to which shall be vest
ed in the public.
Be it further resolved, ETC., Thai
the said amount of ten. Thousand
dollars herein dedicated and set aside
as specified herein and above be
bonded. That negotiable bonds te
the said amount of ten thousand
dollars be issued by the town oil
lCovington. Said bonds to run fol
La period Of ten years, beginning will
the year 1911, and said bonds shal
be signed by the Mayor and the sec
retary Of the town council Of tn,