St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-19

! The following committee was ar
pointed:
/ Sd ward, Herman Schultz and Loui
Peters.
The committee. reported that the
had found that sufficient number Q
voters had signed the petition
/ Moved by A. d. Crawford, second
ed by Geo. F. Bierhorst, that the fol
lowing ordinance be adopted:
I AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering an election
in pursuance to petition of the prop
erty taxpayers of police jury ward 8
including the town of Covington
parish of st. Tammany, Louisiana
for the purpose of submitting to tn
property taxpayers entitled to vot,
thereat. the proposition of whethe
or not they will authorize the police
jury of st. Tammany parish to lev!
and collect annually, from year t.
year, a special tax of two 90 mills
on the dollar for ten (10) years, OF
all assessable property in said ward
to the amount of twenty-six thou
sand five hundred ($26, 5000 dollars
in favor of the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, for the purpose
of aiding said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, in building an:
operating q standard guage steam
railroad from the town of Gulfport
Miss, to a point in the town of Gov.
ington, Louisiana, the avails of such
a tax to be paid annually to said rail.
road company, it's successors or as.
~ h0$ aofl Nn1fnnr< 2
Western Railroad Company, or such
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 /. Be it ordained by the
police jury of 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 three
of st. Tammany parish. La, be hell
on the 18th day of August, 1913, at
the polling places at which the last
preceding general election was held.
in accordance with the general cleo
ton laws of the State, SO far as
applicable, and especially Article 27O
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 tho
property taxpayers in said police jur.
ward 3, of St. Tammany parish, La.
TO levy a special tax of two (2) mills
on the dollar on all of the property
in said police jury ward subject tt
taxation for ten (10) years or unit
the sum of twenty-six thousand five
hundred dollars shall be collected
and paid to said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, corporation or
ganized 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
and operation of stand
ard guage steam railroad from {
point in the east side of police jury
ward six parish of St. Tammany, La.
Ind running. in a westerly direction
across said police jury ward six and
through police jury ward ten ant
police jury ward three, to point
n the town of Covington, parish
It Tammany, La, said special tax
O be levied and collected for and |
Turing the years 1914, 1915, 1916
917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
nd 1928, and the proceeds thereo
o be paid annually as collected VI
0 the sum of twenty-six thousand
We hundred 1926, 5000 dollars.
o the Gulfport & Western Railroad
company, its successors or assigns
said Gulfport & Western
Company, or such railroad
8 it may form q part of, shall be
ompleted and in operation on or
efore the 1st day of July, 1915. from
ulfport, Miss, to point in the
own of Covington,, parish of st.
ammany, La. /;
Section Q Be it further ordained
&C., That the petition OF the prop
rty taxpayers and notice of election
king time and polling places, and
le manner of holding said election
I'd giving names Of commissioner
election, and prescribing the man
er of counting the votes and makin3 :
turns thereof. shall be published
II more than thirty (3O) days pre-
ding the holding of said election in
le official journal of St. Tammany
irish, La.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
c., That ali the property taxpayers
ting at this election shall be regis
red voters Except women taxpay-
81 Of police jury ward 8, st. Tam. =
any Parish, La and that in orde.
determine the assessed value o
e property voted, the voter shall
dorse his name on the ballot to- :,
Their with the amount of propert. o
ted before depositing the same If y
e ballot box. :,
Section 4. Be it further ordained -
e, That the tax assessor is hereby Il
rected and required to furnish the n
of election at each !,
ling place in police jury ward q,
Tammany parish, La, a full and y,
mplete list Of the qualified taxpay. =,
, voters with the amount of prop al
y assessed to each. -
Section 5. Be 1t further ordained
!, That the returns of said election =,
Ill be made in accordance with o
7, by the commissioners of election ~
the board of supervisors Of election D
the parish of st. Tammany La -,
also to the police jury of the ~ -,
'ish OF st. Tammany, La, not later nT
n the 18th day of August, 1913 ~
er said election, and result of said ~
ction shall be promulgated by the -"
!! police jury and also by the said 70
I'D OF supervisors of election in sit
manner prescribed by law. W
lection s. BE it further ordained 20
That the ballots to be used at :"
h election shall be in the follow ma
form: tic
For the Levying Of Tax. A..
Proposition to levy two - VI,
mill tax on all property -. -.
ject to State taxation in YES exc
Ice Jury Ward 8, for the
ind Of TON (1nN vnore ~