St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-06
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ORDINANCE
n ordinance promulkntfnR TIA N
Suits Of special election held Is polfc
jury ward three 81 OF ST Tamman
parish, La, pursuant to the petitio
OF the property taxpayers Of sai
ward entitled to vote therein an
ordnance No. OF the police jur
OF st. Tammany parish. Louisiana
60 we'll as the proclamation Of cleo
ton and notice OF election BY tn
beard OF Supervisors OF Election q
81. Iamnany parish, on the propose
special tax OF two ca mills on tn
dollar on the assessable property Il
said wad for ten (10) years for tn
purpose OF collecting and paying t
the Guifport & Western Railroa,
Company. the sum of $26, 500 In al.
OF the building and operation IL
standard gNage ste:.m ratircai from
the town of Gdlfport, Miss, 10 rofr
In the town Of Covingto1. La, upo1
condition that same be completed an,
operated on or before The 18th o
July, A. D., 1915, levying the specia
tax and providing for the assessmen
and collection Of the same.
whereas, upon the question O
more than 0ne-third Of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuan
to ordinonce Of the police jury Of st
Tammany parish, La, adopted on tn,
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 ant
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 te
law. for more than thirty 1907 clear
days prior to the 18th day of August
A. D., 1913, special election war
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 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
j0rity in number and assessed value
of the property taxpayers OF said
police jury ward three (3) voting at
said special election voted in favor
Of said special tax. Now therefore:
Section 1. Be 1t 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 (3) st. Tammany parish, La.
voting at said election voted in favor
of said levy of said special tax. and
does hereby proclaim End promu!gate
said special election in favor of 3ai6
specia' FAX In ai1 " the said Gulf
ro,t & Western Rai..oaa Company.
Section 2. Big 1t fl .t!,er ordain-
ed. ETC., That in accordance with said
special election q special tax IT two
t::l mills on the ,lcila:, or 81 much
thereof as shall be necessary, l.e anG
the same Is hereby levied upun all
the assessable property in said police
jury ward three (3) of st. Iammany
parish. La, for the purpose of eel
lecting and paying to the Gulfport &
Western Railroad Company, the sum
Of Twenty-six Thousand Five Hun.
dred ($26,5OO) Dollars, in aid of the |
construction and operation of itt |
standard guage steam railroad from
the town of Gulfport, Miss, to q |
point in the town OF Covington, La.
st. Tammany parish. conditioned up.
on and provided the said standard |
guage steam railroad. or such stand. |
ard guage steam railroad as 1t may
form part of, shall have been com.
pleted and In operation on or before |
the 18th day Of July. A. D.. 1915,
from the town Of Gul.port. Miss, te
. point as shall be necessary and
practicable for the transportation OF
freight and passengers to and from
the town of Covington, parish Of st.
Tammany, La. said special tax to be
levied and collected In ten (1O) equal
installments of two thousand six hun.
dred and fifty ($265O) dollars each
during the years 1914, 1916, 1915
1917, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921. 1921
and 1928: said special tax to be levi
cd and assessed and collected annu
ally during said years In addition to
other taxes on all of the assessable
property In said police jury ward
three and the collection of the same
to be enforced by the same authority
and means rs il authorized or may
be authorized by law for the collec.
ton Of other taxes.
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained
etc., That the said special tax when
10 collected. up to the amount o.
twenty-six thousand five hundred
($26.500) dollars, shall be paid an.
nually 70 the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, through its prcr-
Or omcer or its assigns, after deduct
lng lawful commissions for tht assess
ment and collection OF the same.
Section 4. Be It further ordained,
'tc.. That this ordinance shall. takc
shect from and after its promrlga-
ion. according to law.
The motion to adopt being duly
seconded. the roll being called, the
esult was 40 follows: I,
Yeas: Louis Peters, VIM. Bruhl.
herman Schultz, Geo. F. Bterhorse.
J. e. Talley. A. d. Crawford, Jno. 4.
rodd 3. A. Schneider. J. B. Hovae
nd r. L. Dutsch.
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