The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-22
D. Broussard; Clint Benoit. Mn.
! Aristde Mire. Felix Breaux. John
| Boudreaux, Louis Ehrhardt, r. E.

Robertson, Mrs. Geo. d. Palfrey
| Leonard Robichaux, B. ]. Mequet, II
| Z. Johnson, Sam Benanti, John c
| Svarrer. p. D. Alpha. Mrs. c.. Eisels
]. e. ChdWin, Il. E. Keenze, Walter
Y. Kemper, Mrs. Marie Sigur, Mrs
| NJ. Bergeron, Lyman H. Alpha, Mrs
lone R. Patterson, A. G. Allen, Mrs
| Margaret Lawiess, Frank Zylicz
Agent; Arthur Fournier, Oscar L
Alp-a, Mrs. Sallie l.. Smith ant
daughter, Mrs. A d. Cowan, Chill
dren Est. NJ. Ntzhugh,, Kate AIcHugl;
l. McIIugh, Mrs. Anna Zylicz, Mrs.
| A. Mequet, Mrs Percy Saint, Mrs. J
G. Muhon, Mrs. H. S. Palfrey, Mrs. a
G. Jacobs, Mrs Ida r. Milling, Wilbur
Il. Kramer, Il. Emmett O'Neill, Geo. II
Palfrey, John M. Gallery, Emma Ben
| nett (her mark; Meade Williams
Miller. Sallie Johnson Cher Y mark
Louise Crockett, Mary Crockett Che!
: mark); Adlean Landry, Lucell.
Viegins Cher mark; Pertey Hue
son, Lucinda Washington cher )
mark Rosa Nimrod cher mark
Annette Dickerson (her X mark
Malinda Cobb cher X mark; Mary
anderson cher mark); Mary |
rrowbridge, Mary Calbert, Josephine
Labey, Louisa Wiley Cher X mark ;
Mary Johnson (hei mark); Mrs. p
Raymond cher mark; Lucy Adams
Cher mark); Mary Johnson Mitchell
Mrs. L. Mcdonald Williams, Elsie
Marsh cher X mark; Ella Hamilton
cher mark; Elmira Jones Cher y
mark; Mary Malone. Modiste Jones
cher X mark; Celia S.anheld Cher y
mark; Lucy Baker cher mark
Susan Upkins cher mark; Celia
roussant cher mark.
Witness to all signatures from
Emma Bennett to Celia Toussant in
elusive.
r. Emmett O'Neill, Lizzie Zylicz
Annie Hottendorf Gronen, Eugene
O'Conner.
There WAS then filed with the Police
Jury certified copy from the assess
ment rolls of the Parish of st. fary,
showing the property tax payers of the
Third Ward of the Parish of ST. Mary
including the Incorporated Town of
Franklin, situated in said Phird Ward.
{or the year 1912; Also Q certified list Of
lhc registered voters in said Thiri
Ward. including the incorporated Town
of Franklin; and also . certified list of
those who had paid their poll taxes for
the years 1911 and 1919 in said Ward,
including the Town of Franklin, which
said list shows all persons qualified to
vote at the election asked for by said
petition, under article 270 Of the Cons
stitution of 1893 and Act zoe of the
Acts of the General Assembly of tie
State of Louisiana for the year 1898 AVID
acts amendatOry thereof, and especially
Vet % of the General Assembly of the
tate of Louisiana for the year 1904 and
A ct 43 of the. General Assembly of the
tate Of Louisiana for the year 1910.
/, MIR. John E. DracketS then presented
the following ordinance, and after being
read, its adoption was seconded by MIR.
"a Fortier. and,oarried by the following
vote: Yeas: Aucoin, Drackett, Gooch,
Robertson, Robichaux, Fortier, Bou-
dreaux, Haydel. Nays: none.
The ordinance was then declared
adopted by the President of the Police
Jury as follows:
AN ORDINANCE ordering a special
election in the Third Ward of the Parish
of ST. Mary, State of Louisiana. includ.
ing The incorporated Town of Franklin,
upon the petition of more than one
third of the property tax pay ers of the
suid Third Ward of the Parish OF st.
Mary. including the taxpayers of the
incorporated Town OF Franklin, EMIT
led TO vote under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, requiring
the same for the: purpose of taking the
sense of the property tax payers of tho
including the Incorporated Town of
Franklin, entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the State of
on the proposition of grant
ing to the Southwestern Traction &
Power Co., its Successors or assigDs. a
special tax of two and one-half [241
mills on the dollar per anuum, on the |
property situated in said |
Third Ward of the Parish of st. Mary,
Including the Incorporated Town of |
franklin, for q maximum period of ten |
years, beginning with the year 1913 and |
to and intending the year |
1922, provided that the total amount to |
% realized from said tax by the South
western Traction Il Power Co. shall not |
Exceed the sum Of Eighty Thousand
$50, OO0. COY Dollars. The said two and
me half mill tax shall cease and termi-
late whenever the said amount of |
Lightly Thousand Dollars shall have
,een realized and turned over to the
Traction & Power Co,
lnder the terms and subject to the limi-
atoms placed in the petition for said
lection
Whereas. a petition has been received
rom the property tax payers residing
II the Third Ward of the Parish of It.
Diary, Including the tax payers Of the
Town Of Franklin, entitled
o vote under the Constitution and laws
f the State Of Louisiana, at a special
lection called according to law, to levy
special TAX in aid OF railway enter
rises, as is provided for by Article $40