St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-27

condition that same be completed and
4 operated on or before the 18th Of
July, A. D.. 1915, levying the special
tax and providing for the assessme nt
and collection of the same.
Whereas. upon the question Of
more than one-third of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote In the cleo
tion therein prayed for and pursuant
4 to ordinonce of the police jury Of St.
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
l. th 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
having been duly advertised by pub
lication in The st. Tammany Farmer.
weekly newspaper, published in the
town OF Covington. La, according tc
law, for more than thirty 600 clear
days prior to the 10th day OF August:
A. D., 1913, special election was
held according to law in police jury
ward three st. Tammany parish, La:
on the 10th 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. 1'ammany parish.
La.
Whereas, the said police jury Of
st. Tammany parish, La, and tho
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
jority in number and assessed value
of the property taxpayers Of said
police jury ward three CD voting at
said special election voted in favor
Of said special tax. Now therefore:
Section 1. 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
tax payers of said police jury ward
three 80 st. Tamnlany parish, La.
voting at said election voted in favor
of said levy Of said special tax, ana
does hereby proclaim and prcmulgate
said special election in favor of said
special Tax in ale s2f tile said Gulf
Port & Western Rai..oaa Comp any.
Section 2. Be It fu Their ol.dain-
ed, ETC., That In accordance with said
special election special tax Of two
t:l mills on tho lctla:, or 50 much
thereof as shall be neces lie and
the same is herab.y levied upoa all
The assessable property in said pol'ice
Jury ward three {3) Of st. Iammsny
parish. La. for the purpose of eel
Getting and paying to the Gulfpbrt &
Western Railroad Company, the sum
II Twenty-six Thousand Five Hun
1red ($26.5O0) Dollars, in aid OF ll1A,
construction and operation of its
standard guage steam railroad from
he town Of Gulfport, Miss, to a
Joint in the town OF Covington, La.
It. Tammany parish, conditioned up.
N and provided the said standard |
,uage steam railroad. or such stand.
lrd guage steam railroad as it may
orm part of, shall have been COM
'leted and In operation on or before
he 10Th day of July. A. D.. 1915,
rom the town Of Gul.port, Miss, te |
! point as shall be necessary and
for the transportation Of
reight and passengers to and from |
he town of CovinEton. parish of st. ]