St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-05
ORDINANCE NO. /.

An-Qrdinance calling q special
elect46E Ia the town OF Vaudeville
..o6isiana. for the purpose Of sub.
mating to the property tax payera
st said town qualified to vote under
the Constitution and laws Of Lou
isiana, q proposition to levy special
tax Of i've mills on all the taxable
property within said town, for q
period OF twenty years beginning
with the year 1913, and ending with
the year 1892, for the purpose OF
constructing q sea wall or break
water along the lake front Of said
town from Claudel street to Csronde-
let street, and filling in behind such
sea wall or breakwater, the title to
which work shall be in the public;
and to submit to such property tai
payers the proposition to incur debts
for such purposes, equal to the
amount of proceeds of such tax, and
to issue negotiable bonds therefor
not to exceed ten per centum OF
the assessed value of the property
within said town, and bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent per
annum, interest payable annually.
Whereas q petition in writing mas
been presented to the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town OF
Mandevile, Louisiana, signed by more
than one-fourth of the property tax
payers of said town eligible to voto
at q special election, requesting the
calling of an election by said town
authorities for tho purpose OF SID
hitting to the property tax pajers
of said town qualified to vote unc"r
the Ccnstit1t:cp and laws of Lo":ss-
ana. - ppos;tion to levy a spee'a'
tax ofsfy NILS on all of the taxable
property within said town. tor q
period OF twenty years, for the Dir
pose of constructing a sea vail "
breakwater along the lake from: OF
said town from Claudel street to Ca
rondelet street and filling in be-
hind such aca wall or breakwater,
and to incur Indebtedness, and to
issue negotiable bonds therefor:
therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF
The town Of Vaudeville, that q specia'
election be held in said town on the
22d day Of October. 1912. at which
time the question Of levying spccial
tax of Ave mills per annum on the
dollar upon the taxable property
within the limits of said town, for a
period of twenty years beginning
with the year 1913 and ending with
the year 1882, for the purpose OF
constructing q sea wall or break
water along the lake front of said
town from Claudel street to Caron-
delet stret sad filling in behind
such sea wall or breakwater, shall
be submitted to the property tax pay
ers of said town who are entitled ia
vote under the Constitution and laws
If the State Of Louisiana. and also
20 incur debt for the purposes above
stated, and to issue negotiable bonds
therefor to the amount Of such tax
for said period Of twenty years, and
not to exceed ten per centum of the
assessed value Of the property within
said town, and bearing interest al
the rate of five per ceItum per an
mum, Interest payable annually.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
that said election shall be held a
the regular polling place in said
town, between the hours # seven
O'Clock a. M. and :i1e O'CLOCK p. m.
Adopted September II, 1912.
under the elect.,.: laws II this
State: -
Approved September il, 1912.