The St. Mary banner., 1913-08-02
PROCL OF THE RESULT
OF ELECTION


ish of St. Mary, Louisiana, On the l7th
dav Of June. 1913, to levy, impose and
collect "A special tax in aid % a railway
enterprise and all in favor of the South
western Traction 81 Power Company. its
successors or assigns.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH or ST. MARY
Be it known that on this, the 10Th day
Of June. y. D., 1913, we, the under
signed Board of Supervisors of Election
in and for the Parish of st. Mary, by
virtue Of law. III accordance with our
official duty and in accordance with an
ordinance Of the Police Jury Of the Par-
ish Of St. Mary, adopted on the 7th day
of May, 1913, did meet in special session
for the purpose of examining and can
vassing the returns of the special cleo
ton held in the Fourth Ward of the
Parish Of St Mary on the l7th day Of
June, 1918, to take the sense of the prop
erty tax payers of the Fourth Ward Of
the Parish Of st Mary entitled to vote
under the Constitution and laws Of the
State of Louisiana, on proposition to
impose, levy and collect a special tax of
two and one half (2l) mills on the dollar
per annum on all Of the assessablc prop
erty in the Fourth Ward Of the Parish
of st. Mary, said tax to be imposed aud
collected III aid Of railway enterprise,
and in favor Of, for the benefit Of and
in aid of the Southwestern Traction &
Power Company, its successors or as
signs, said tax to be imposed, levied
and collected beginning with the year
1914, and extending to and inclnding the
year 1923, so as to realize the sum OF
Thirty thousand $3.50 .00O) Dollars, pro-
vided that in case the sum of Thirty
Thousand Dollars be collected and turn
ed over to the said Company before the
expiration of the ten years, that the said
tax shall cease as soon as this sum is
collected and turned over to the outh-
weetern Traction q Power Company,
its successors or assigns.
And the President of said Board, W
II. Vetter, being absent, and the re-
naming members Of said Board, Dr. d.
N. Foster, vice president, and w. II.
the said members thus present consti-
tuting a quorum, we. the said members
thus present at said meeting and so con-
stitutiug quorum, did formally orga-
uize and did, in the presence of Henry
W. Kappel, w. H. Latham aul Louis
;, Bgler. three witnesses possessing
the qualifications required by law, bein,
tax payers and qualified electors under
the Constitution and laws of the \State
Of Louisiana, ali residents of Franklin
Of the Parish Of ST. Mary, and as many
others as chose to attend, examine the
sworn returns flied with us by the Com
missioners and Clerk of election held on
the 18th day of June, A. D. 1913, as
aforesaid, and from such sworn returns,
have prepared the following compiled
statement, which we hereby declare and
promulgate as the result of said election
Total number OF votes cast in favor OF
the proposition submitted, as herein
above set forth eighty-seven (SN.
Total number of votes cast against the
proposition submitted, as hereinabove
set forth, None.
Total amount in value of property
voted in favor Of said proposition sub
mtted, as hereinahove set forth, One
Hundred and Fourteen Thousand. Four
Hundred and Sixty-Eight and 2l-l0O
(8ll4, 46S.2D Dollars.
Total amount in value of property
voted against the proposition submitted,
The majority in number Of property
tax payers eligible to vote in sail! e,ec-
ton in favor of said proposition, eighty
seven.
The majority in value OF property in
favor of said proposition, One Hundred
and Fourteen Thousand, Four Hundred
and xty-Eight ard 2l-lO0 Dollars.
We fu rther declare and promulgate
| that an examination made by US Of the
assessment, rolls, the list of registered
yoters and the list of persons who paid
their poll taxes for the years 1911 and
1912 in and for the Fourth Ward of the
Parish of ST. Mary. shows that the
eighty.seven votes cast in favor OF said
! proposition represent a majority of all
the qualified voters who might have
particip lted in said election under the
Constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, and that likewise the One
Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, -Four
Hundred and Six ty-Eight aud 2l-10C
Dollars Of assessed valuation of property
voted in favor of said proposition repre-
sents an amount In excess of One-half Of
the assessed value of property thai
might have been voted at said elcctiUr
under the Constitution and laws of tn,
State of Louisiana.
Therefore majority of the propert,
tax payers in numoer entitled to vote a
said election under the provisions of tht
Constitution and laws Of the State 0
Louisiana, and a majority in amount o
the assessed value of property entitle,
to be voted at said election under tn
Constitution and laws of the State 0
! Louisiana, having voted in favor Of sal,
proposition submitted as herenabove Sc
forth. we hereby declare that said elec
ton carried and the tax accordingly i'm
posed.
In witness whereof, we the member
of the Board of Supervisors of the Par
sh of st. Mary, have set our hands {,