St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-20
p. ORDINANCE

SUITS or special election held in nolic
jury ward three (3) of st Tamman
parish, La, pursuant to the petitio
OF the property taxpayers of sal,
ward entitled to vote therein an,
ordnance No. -, Of the police jur
OF st. Tammany parish. Louisiana
as we'll as the proclamation of cleo
ton and notice of election by tn
Board OF Supervisors of Election o
ST. Iammany parish, on the propose,
special tax OF two (2) mills on tn
dollar on the assessable property /,
said wad for ten (1O) years Tor tn,
purpose OF collecting and paying t,
the Gulfport & Western Railroad
COMPANY. the sum of $4,000 in ale
OF the building and operation Of {
standard guage steam ra;iroal f:on
the town of Gulfport, Miss, - rcir
In the town of Covington. La, upor
condition that same be completed AND
operated on or before the 18th O.
July, A. D., 1915, levying the specia
tax and providing for the assessment
and collection of the same.
Whereas, upon the question OF
more than one-third of the property.
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinonce of the police jury of St
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
18th day of July A. D., 1913, and pur-
suant to the election proclamation OF
said police jury of the date July11
1913. the said petition, ordinance and
proclamation and notice of election
having been duly advertised by pub,
lication in The st. Tammany Farmer
weekly newspaper, published in the
town OF Covington, La, according t.
law. for more than thirty 500 clear
days prior to the 10th day of August
4. D., 1913, special election wa:
held according to law in police jury
ward three st. Tammany parish, La.
on the 18th day of August A. D..
1913, at the polling place in said
ward, at which the last general cleo
ton was held.
Whereas. the returns of said cleo
ton have been made according to and
in accordance with said ordinance
and proclamation of election by the
police jury of St. Tammany parish.
La.
Whereas, the said police jury of
st. Tammany parish, La, and the
said board of supervisors of election
having canvassed and compiled the
returns of said special election and
have found and promulgated the re-
suit thereof, declaring that the ma
1ority in number and assessed value
of the property taxpayers of said
police Jury ward three co voting at
said special election voted in favor
Of said special tax. Now therefore:
Section /. Be it ordained by the
police jury of the parish of St. Tam
many, La, in session convened for
that purpose. that the said police jury |
does hereby declare, promulgate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property |
three (3) st. Tammany parish, La.
voting at said election voted in favor
Of said levy Of said special tax. and
does hereby proclaim and prOmu!gate
said special election in favor of said
specia. tax in aic Of the said Gulf
FORT & Western Raf.:oad Company.
Section 2. Bs It fu rther ordain-
ed etc., That in accordance with said
special election special tax Of two
+(:l mills on the ,lcila:, or s. much
thereof as shall be necessary. lie anG
tho same is hereby levied uEua all
the assessable property in said police
jury ward three (3) of st. Tammanyl
parish, La. for the purpose of eel
Letting and paying to the Gu1fport &
Western Railroad Company, the sum
of Twenty-six Thousand Five Hun.
dred ($26,500) Dollars, in aid of the
construction and operation Of its I
standard guage steam railroad from
the town of Gulfport, Miss, to a I
point In the town of Covingt0n, La. {
st. Tammany parish, conditioned up !
on and provided the said standard
guage steam railroad. or such stand. I
ard guage steam railroad as it may
form part of, shall have been com.
pleted and In operation on or before /
the 18th day of July. A. D.. 1915, i
from the town of Gul.port, Miss, to t
! point Is shall be necessary and b
for the transportation OF S
freight and passengers to and from j
he town of Covington, parish of st. q
Fammany. La, said special tax to be p
evied and collected in ten (10) equal s
Of two thousand six hun o
lred and fifty ($265O) dollars each.
Turing the years 1914, 1915, 1916. p
L917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 n
md 1928: said special tax to be levi IL
ID and assessed and collected annu. d.
lily during said years in addition tc pl
'ther taxes on all of the assessable al
property in said police jury ward ts
hree and the collection of the same &
0 be enforced by the same authority al
nd means as is authorized or may le
e authorized by law for the collec- h
lon of other taxes. 81
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained 81
&C., That the said special tax when &
D collected, up to the amount Of
wenty-six thousand i've hundred ct
$26, dollars, shall be paid an. 81
ually to the Gulfport & Western {:
.ailroad Company, through it's prep til
r officer or its assigns, after deduct tn
lg lawful commissions for tht assess as
ent and collection Of the same. WI
Section 4. Be It further ordained, Ii
C.. That this ordinance shall take pa
feet from and after It's promulga- R,
on. according to law. te
The motion to adopt being duly al,
the roll being called, the of
suit was as follows: fir.
Yeas: Louis Peters, VIM. Bruhl, a
erman Schultz, Geo. F. Bierhorst, St
e. Talley, A. d. Crawford, Jno. A. on
odd. B. A. Schneider, J. B. Howe gu
ID r. L. Dutsch. ar,
Nays: None. fo1
Absent: None. pie
The president declared the ordi. tn,
nee adopted. fre
HERMAN SCHULTZ.