St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-12

to law, not sooner than thirty (3O)
days after the ohicial publication OF
this petition and the ordinance Of
Iyour honorable body ordering sale
|election.
| That the police Jury on behalf
police jury ward 10, of the parish Of
st. Tammany, La, shall. after due
and legal delays and the due and
legal PRONUNCIATION Of said election
Immediately pass m ordinance levy.
ling such tax for the time and for the
years hereinabove specified, and des.
|ignating the years for which said ta1
shall be levied and collected.
| Signed by seventy-one (7D prop
terty taxpayers.
Moved by Geo. F. Bierhorst, sec-
onded by Jno. A.. Todd, that . COM
|mittee be appointed to check up the
lsigners Of the petition with the A.
sessment rolls and poll list.
The following committee was APP
pointed:
10th ward. r. L. Dutch and !. D
Howze.
The committee reported that they
Hound q sufficient number of voters
had signed the petition.
| Moved by A. D. Crawford, second
ed by Geo. F.. Bierhorst. that the fol-
lowing ordinance be adopted:
NJ. ORDINANCE
An ordinance ordering an election
in pursuance to petition OF the prop
lerty taxpayers of police jury ward 10.
parish Of st. Tammany, Louisiana
including the town Of Abita Springs.
for the purpose Of submitting to the
property taxpayers entitled to vote
thereat, the proposition OF whether
or not they will authorize the ploice
jury Of st. Tammany parish to levy
and collect annually. from year to
year, . SPECIAL tax Of two "a mills on
the dollar for ten (1O) years, ON al
assessable property in said ward. tc
the amount OF six thousand five hum
bred ($6500) dollars, In favor Of the
Gulfport & Western Railroad Com
pany, for the purpose Of aiding said
Gulfport & Western Railroad Com
pany In building and operating .
standard guage steam railroad from
the town Of Gulfport, Miss. to
point In the town Of C0vington. Lou
isiana, the availls Of such tax to be
paid annually to said company, its
or assigns. provided said
GulfpOrt & Western Railroad Com
pany, or such railroads - It may form
part Of shall have been completed and
In operation on or before the lot day
Of July, A. D., 1915. fixing the date
and providing the manner Of holding |
such election.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
police jury of the parish Of st. Tam
many, La, in special session conven.
ID for this purpose. That by reason |
Of the foregoing petition an election /
Of the legally qualified property tax |
payers Of said police jury ward 10 Of i
st. Tammany parish, La, be held on
tie 10th day Of August, 1918, At the
polling places ct which the last pre-
ceding general election was held. in
accordance with the general e1nctiOn
avs Of the State, 90 far 90 applicable
hid especially Article ITO of the Con
Ititution Of Louisiana and Act No.
l02 Of the General Assembly Of Lou
siana approved July IA, 1898, and
Ict amendatory thereof, for the pur-
l0se Of taking the sense Of the prop. II
.rty taxpayers In said police jury Ii
yard 10 Of st. Tammany parish, La.
o levy SPECIAL tax of two (2) mills Il
n the dollar ON al Of the property x
4 said police jury ward subject to tax
ton for ten years runtil the sum {
( six thousand five hundred ($65OO) Ii
ollars shall be collected and paid tc
aid Gulfport Z Western Railroad
company, q corporation orgaaized
nder the laws Of the State Of Mis- y
lssippi and domiciled at Gulfport. in
he county Of Harrison, Mississippi
, aid in the building and construc-
ON and operation Of q standard u
mage steam railroad from . point In ! 1
le east side Of police jury ward six
irish Of st. Tammany. La, and run
Ing in . westerly direction across
lid police jury ward six and through
,lice jury ward ten and police jury
ard three to Z point In the towr
Covington, parish Of st. Tammany
J., said special tax to be levied an6
Elected for and during the yeare q
~. 1915, 1916. 1917, 1918, 1919 d
20, 1921, 1922 and 1873, and thu foI
'oceeds thereof to be paid annually
collected up TO the sum Of sfx thou f0v
nd Ave hundred ($6500) dollars. to
8 Gulfport Z Western Railroad d
It's successors or assigns.
divided said Gulfport Z Western ri
l;lroad Co.. or such railroad q II
~ form part Of shall be complet- III
and In operation on Or before LIST
y Of July, 1916, from Gulfport 1.
lss., to . point Id the town Of Gov
gton, parish Of st. TaAmmany, Il