The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-19
PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULT
OF ELECTION.

Proclamation of the result of the cleo
ton 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
western Traction d Power Company, its
successors or assigns.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known that on this, the 2Sth day
Of March, A. 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,
1913, 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 25th day Of March, A. D., 1913,
to take the sense of the property tax
payers Of the Third Ward of the Parish of
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 q special tax
OF two and one half u 1-2) mills on the
dollar, per annum. on all of the assessable
prope rty in the Third Ward of the Parish
of st. Mary, including the property in the
Incorporated Pown Of Franklin, said tax
to be imposed and collected in aid OF a
railway enterprise, and in favor of, for
the benefit of and in aid of the South
western Traction g. Power Company, its
succe ssore or assigns, said tax to be inns
posed, levied and collected beginning
with the year 1918, 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 d Power Company, its success
sOrs or assigns.
And the President Of said Board, W. H.
Vetter, being absent, and the remaining
Of said Board, DR.. D. N. Foster.
Vices resident, and Wilbur II. Kramer.
secretary, being present, and the said |
members thus present constituting q |
quorum, we, the said members thus pres
INT at said meeting and SO constituting a /
quorum, did formally organize and did,
the presence of Sam Seri0, Emmett AL,
oha and Louis 8. Bigler, three witnesses
the qualifications required by
aw, being tax payers and qualified cleo
0rs under the Constitution and laws of |
he state of Louisiana, all residents of
he Third Ward of the Parish of st. Hary,
nd as many others as chose to attend,
xamlne the sworn returns filed with us
y the Commissioners and Clerk of the
lection held on the 18th day o! March A.
}. 1913, as aforesaid, and from such
worn returns, have prepared the follow.
ng compiled statement, which we hereby
eciare and promulgate as the result of
aid election:
Total number of votes cast in favor of
he proposition submitted, as hereinaboye
1857
Total number of votes cast against the
roprosition submitted, as hereinabove
et forth, ten Q0). /,
Total amountin value of property voted
favor of said proposition submitted,
herelnabove set forth, four hundred
nd thirty-five thousand, six hundred
nd thirty-seven and 02-1OO (s435, 637. O2)
ollars. I
Total amount in value of property
oted against the proposition submitted,
hereinabove set forth, thirteen thou
md, two hundred and fifty and no-lOO
3,s50.o0) dollars.
The majority in number of property :
payers eligible to vote in said cleo t
on IN favor of said proposition, three l
inbred and flfty-three 1851. b
The majority in value of property in d
vor OF said proposition four hundred a
"a twenty-five thousand, three hundred =
ID eiehty-seven and 02-10O lS422, 387. or /
,llars. :,
We further declare and promulgate that a
examination made by us of the assess, e.
nnt rolls, the list of registered voters and
list Of persons who paid their poll 7 r
xes for the years 1911 and 1912 in and for
Third Ward of the Parish of ST. Mary.
'iuding the incorporated Tewn Of