St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-12

tax to be paid annually to said rail
road company. its successors or as
signs, provided that said Gulfport
Western Railroad Company, or sucl
railroad as it may form part OF shall
have been completed and in opera
ton on or before the LIST day Of July
A. D., 1915, fixing the date and pro.
vidIng the manner of holding such
election.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
lpolice jury o. the parish of st. Tam
many, La, in special session conven-
ed for this purpose, That by reason
of the foregoing petition an election
of the legally qualified property tax
payers of said police jury ward six
of st. Tammany parish, La, be held
on the 10th day of August, 1913, at
the polling places at which the last
preceding general election was held,
in accordance with the general cleo
tion laws Of the State, SO far a:
applicable, and especially Article 270
| of the constitution of Louisiana and
Act No. 2O2 Of the General Assembly
of Louisiana approved July IA, 1898
and act amendatory thereof for the
purpose of taking the sense OF the
property taxpayers in said police jur.
ward six, Of ST. Tammany parish, La.
to levy a special tax Of two (2) milk
on the dollar, on all of the property
IL I'D %r
taxation for ten (1O) years or until
the sum OF seventeen thousand
dollars shall be collected and
paid to said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, corporation or
gained under the laws Of the State
of Mississippi and domiciled at Gulf
port, in the county Of Harrison, Mis-
sissippi. to aid in the building and
construction and operation Of stand.
ard guage steam railroad from
point in the east side of police jury
ward six parish Of st. Tammany, La,
and running in a westerly direction
across said police jury ward six and
through police jury ward ten and
police jury ward three, to point
In the town OF Covington, parish
st Tammany, La, said special ia,
to be levied and collected for and
during the years 1914, 1915, 1916
1917. 1918, 1919, 1920. 1921. 1922
and 1923, and the proceeds thereof
to be paid annually as collected VI
to the sum of seventeen thousand dol
lars to the Gulfport & Western Rail-
road Co., its successors or assigns |
provided said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, or such railroad
as it may form a part Of, shall be
completed and in operation on orr
before the LIST day of July, 1915, from
Gulfport, Miss, to point in the
town of Covington,, Parish of st.
rammany. La.
Section .. Be it further ordained I
stc., That the petition Of the prop
srty taxpayers and notice of election
king time and polling places, and
he manner of holding said election
md giving names Of commissioner
# election, and prescribing the man
Ter OF counting the votes and making
eturns thereof, shall be published
or more than thirty 1907 days pre- Il
edfng the holding Of said election If Ii
he official journal of st. Tammany
'arish, La. Il
Section 8. Be it further ordained J
tc., That all the property taxpayer; j
citing at this election shall be regis It
cred voters texcept women taxpay {
rs) OF police jury ward six, st. Tam S
lany Parish, La. and that in orde- 9
determine the assessed value o. {
ne property voted, the voter shall t
ndorse his name ON the ballot to- 2
ether with the amount Of property n
oted before depositing the same in 8
lie ballot box. LIP
Section 4. Be 1t further ordained \
C., That the tax assessor is hereby S
lrected and required to furnish the G
of election at each L
bling place in police jury ward 6 .
!. Tammany parish, La, q full and /
'mplete list of the qualified taxpay. 1
g voters with the amount Of prop Ct
'ty assessed to each. I'll
Section S. Be It further ordained ID,
G.. That the returns of said election lct
all be made In accordance with v
". by the commissioners OF election CT
the board of supervisors OF election 81
the parish of st. Tammany, La in
I'd also to the police jury of the Of
irish OF St. Tammany, Ia, net later to
an the 18th day Of August. 1913 p,
ter said election. and result Of said
ection shall be promulgated by the d.
ID police jury and also By the said =
ard OF supervisors OF election Ii Of
e manner prescribed by law. OF
Section 6. Be it further ordained ar
G.. That the ballots to be used at 2:
ch election shall be in the follow Of
/ form: II