St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-23

Todd, B. A. Schneider. ]. B. Hows.
and r. I. Dutsch.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
| The president declared the ordi
nance adopted.
HERMAN SCHULTZ,
President Police Jury st. TAM
many Parish, La.
E. D. KENTZEL,
Clerk Police Jury St. Tammany
Parish, La.
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgating the re
suits of special election held in police
jury ward six go Of St. TammanJ
parish, La, pursuant to the petitioI
of the property taxpayers of said
w I'd entitled to vote therein and or.
dinance of the police jury OF st. Tam
rr.y parish La. IS "ell as ". :r L
lamation of election and notice o.
election by the board of SUPERVISOR
the proposed special tax of two (2)
nails on f.iL dollar IN :he rs ,a=S
able property in said ward for ter
(1O) yeas for the purpose of collect.
ing and paying to the Gu;fport &
Western Railroad Company, the sum
of $4,000 in aid of the building and
operation of standard guage steam
railroad from the town Of Gulfport
Miss, to point in the town of Gov
| ington, La. upon condition that same
be completed and operated on or be.
fore the 18th day of July, A. D..
1915, levying the special tax and pro-
viding for the assessment and collec.
tton of the same.
Whereas, upon the question Of
more than one-third of the property
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinance of the police jury of 81
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
18th day of July, A. D., 1913, and
pursuant to the election proclamation
of said police jury of date July II:
1913, the said petition, ordinance
and proclamation and notice of cleo
ton having been duly advertised by
publication in The St. Tammany
Farmer, a weekly newspaper, pub
lished in the town of Covington, La.
according to law, for more than thirty
| 500 clear days prior to the 10th day
| of August, A. D., 1913. specia!
election was held according to law
in police jury ward six st. Tammany
| parish, La, on the 10th day Of Aug
ust, A. D., 1913, at the polling place
| in said ward, at which the last gen.
eral election was held.
Whereas, the returns of said cleo
ton have been made according to
| and In accordance with said ordi.
nance, 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 hav-
ing canvassed and compiled the re-
turns 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 six 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 fol
that purpose. That the said police jury
does hereby declare, promu1gate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
taxpayers Of said police jury ward six
Co st. Tammany parish, La, voting
at said election voted in favor of said
levy of said special tax. and does
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special election in favor of said
special tax in aid of the said Gulport
& Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., That in accordance with said
special election a special tax of two
Cd mills on the dollar, or so much
thereof as shall be necessary, be and
the same is hereby levied upon all the
assessable property in said police jury
ward six (6) Of st. Tammany parish,
La. for the purpose of collecting and
paying ito the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, the sum of seven
teen thousand ($17000) dollars, in
aid of the construction and operation
OF its standad guage steam railroad
from the town Of Gulfport, Miss. to
a point in the town of Covington, La.
st. Tammany parish, conditioned up
on and provided the said standard
guage steam r..flroad, or such stand.
ard guage steam railroad as it may
form part of. shall have been COM
pleted and In operation on or before
the 9Th day of July, A. D., 1915,
from the town of Gulfport, Miss, to
a point in the town of Covington, st.
parish, La, to such point
as shall be necessary and practicable
for the transportation of freight and
to and from the town of
parish of st. Tammany.
La, said special tax to be levied and
collected in ten (1O) equal install
ments of seventeen hundred ($17OO)
dollars each, during the years 1914.
1915, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920.
1921, 1922 and 1923; said special
tax to be levied and assessed and col
lected annually during said years In
addition to other taxes on all Of the
property in said police jury
ward six CO. and the collection Of
the same to be enforced by the same
authority and means as is authoriz-
ed by law for the collection of other
axes.
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained.
: c., That the sad special ia. when
so collected, up to the amount Of
thousand ($17.OO0) dol
lars, shall be paid annually to the
Gulfport & Western Railroad Com
pany. through its proper officer or
after deducting lawful COM
missions for the assessment and col
lection of the same.
Section 4. Be it further ordain-
Id etc That Ah{c nrdinnnno shall