The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-05

Proclamation of the result of the cleo
tion held in the Third Ward Of the Parish
of st. Mary, including the incorporated
Town of Franklin, on the 25th day of
March. A. D., 1918, to levy, impose and
collect special tax in aid of a railway
enterprise and all in favor of the South>
western Traction A. Power Company, it's
successors or assigns.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known that on this, the 2Sth day
OF March, 4. d.. 1918, we. the undersigned
Board of Supervisors of Election IN and
for the Parish of st. Mary, by virtue Of
law, in accordance with our official duty
and in accordance with an ordinance Of
the Police Jury of the Parish of st. Mary,
adopted on the 18th day of February,
1918, did meet in special session for the
purpose of examining and canvassing the
returns of the special election held in the
Third ward of the Parish of st. Mary, in.
GLIDING the incorporated Town of Frank
lin, on the 18th day of March, A. D., 1913,
to take the sense of the property tax.
st. Mary. including the taxpayers of the
incorpora ted Town Of Franklin, entitled
to vote under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, on proposition
to impose, levy and collect special tax
of two and one half e 1-2) mills on the
dollar, per annum. on all of the assessable
property in the Third Ward of the Parish
of st. Mary, including the property in the
incorporated Town of Franklin, said tax
to be imposed and collected in aid OF
railway enterprise, and in favor Of, for
the benefit of and in aid of the South
western Traction & Power Company, its
successors or assigns, said tax to be i'm,
posed, levied and collected beginning
with the year 1913, and extending to and
including the year 1922, so as to realize
the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars,
provided that in case the sum Of Eighty
Thousand Dollars be collected and turned
over to said Company before the ex-
piratiOn of ten years: that the said tax
shall cease as soon as this sum is collected
and turned over to the southwestern
Traction & Power Company, its success
sOrs or assigns.
Aud the President of said Board, w. II.
Vetter, being absent, and the remaining
members Of said Board, DR.. D. N. Foster,
Vices President, and Wilbur H. Kramer,
Secretary, being present, and the said
members thus present constituting
quorum, We, the said members thus pres
ent at said meeting and so constituting a
quorum, did formally organize and did,
in the presence of Sam SeriO, Emmett AL
pha and Louis s. Bigler, three witnesses
possessing the qualifications required by
law, being tax payers and qualified cleo.
tors under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, all residents of
the Third Ward of the Parish of st. hary,
and as many others as chose to attend,
examine the sworn returns filed with us
by the Commissioners and Clerk of the
election held on the 25th day o: March A.
ID. 1918, as aforesaid, and from such
sworn returns, have prepared the follows
ing compiled statement, which we hereby
declare and promulgate as the result of
said election:
Total number of votes cast in favor of
the proposition submitted, thereinabove
1868. Z
Total number of votes cast against the
proposition submitted, as hereinabove
set forth, ten (10).
Total amount in value of property voted
in favor of said proposition submitted,
as hereinabove set forth, four hundred
and thirty five Thousand, six hundred
and thirty seven and 02-l00 (S435, 637. 02)
dollars.
Total amount in value of property
voted against the proposition submitted.
as hereipsbove set forth. thirteen thou
sand, two hundred and fifty and no-10O
N3, $50. 00) dollars.
The majority in number of property
tax payers eligible to vote in said cleo
ton in favor of said proposition, three
hundred and fifty-three 1851.
The majority in value of property in
favor of said proposition four hundred
and twenty two thousand, three hundred
and eighty seven and 02-l0O 1922, 387 02)
dollars.
We further declare and promulgate that
an examination made by us of the assess
meut rolls, the list of registered voters and
the st Of persons who paid their poll
taxes for the years 1911 and 1912 in and for
the Third Ward of the Parish of ST. Mary +,
including the incorporated Town Oh