St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-23

llSAeQ IN the Town OF COTlDSIOn, La.
according To law, for more thai tl;r
ty 600 clear days prior to the 10th
day of August, A. D., 1913, special
election was held according to law
in police jury ward ten (10) st. Tam
many parish. La, on the 10th day
of August, A. D., 1913. at the polling
place in said ward, at which the last
general election was held
Whereas, the returns of said cleo
in accordance with said ordinance.
and proclamation OF election by the
police jury of st. Tammany parish
La; and,
Whereas. the said police jury of St
Tammany parish, La, and said board
of supervisors of election having can
vassed and compiled the returns OF
said special election and have found
and promulgated the returns of said
special election and have found and
promulgated the result thereof, de-
claring that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
taxpayers of said police jury WARD
ten (10) voting at said special cleo
ton voted in favor of said special
tax. Now therefore:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
lo.ice jury II H.. Parish ii st. Ia g
many, La. in session convened for
that purpose, .;..t tie said police jury
u es herehs declare, promu. gate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
taxpayers of said police jury ward ten
(10) st. Tammany parish, La, voting
at said election voted in favor of said
levy of said special tax, and does
hereby proclaim and promulgate said
special election in favor of said speci-
al tax in aid Of the said Gulfport &
Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc., That in accordance with said
special election a special tax Of two
Cd mills on the dollar, or so much
Thereof as shall be necessary, be and
the same is hereby levied upon all
the assessable property in said police
jury word ten (1O) of st. St Tam
many parish, La, for the purpose of
collecting and paying to the Gulfport
& Western Railroad Company. the
sum of six thousand five hundred
($65OO) dollars in aid of the con-
struction and operation and operation
cs its standard guage steam<ra... road
from the :own q. Gulfport, N S.. tS
a point in tn. IOWA Of CovingtOn, la. !.
st. Tamul;iny Persia, conditioned .lp-
or 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 Gulfport, Miss, to
a point in the town of Covington, La.
to such point as shall be necessary
and practicable for the Transports
ton 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 fnstallments of six hundred and
fifty $3.50 dollars each, during the
years 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918.
1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923;
said special tax to be levied and as
sessed and collected annually during
said years in addition to other taxes
on all Of the assessable property in
said police jury ward ten (10) and
the eollectlcn of the same to be IN.
forced o. the same authority and
means as is authorized or nav he AL.
thorize,l ~ .;lw for IT, clio. al
other tAsss
Section 3. Be it further ordained.
ETC., That the said special tax when
SO collected, up to the amount of six
thousand five hundred ($65O0) dol
lars, shall be paid annually to the
Gulfport & Western Railroad Com
pany, through its proper officer or
its assigns, after deducting lawful
for the assessment and
collection of the same.
Section 4. Be 1t further ordain-
ed. etc., That this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its pro-
nut yat:. n. according 20 law.
The motion to e1oIt Icing duly sec
nded, the rol! Icing celled, the re-
salt vas as follows:
Yeas: Louis E,e crs, VIM. Bruh'
Herman Schultz. Geo. F Hierhorst
r =. 1alley, A. d. Crawford, Jno. e..
Todd, B. A Scnneaisf ] B. Howe
-. outSCH.
lays. : None.
k.meut: Non..
Tho president declared the ord.
;iuc1 adopted.
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
Presto emit Police ,. ry St. Tam.
many PARISH. La
E. !. khNTZEL,
Clerk Police Jury st. Tammany
parish, La.
The following communication was
.ead:
New Orleans. Aug 2, 1913.
Hon. Herman Schultz, President Of
the Police Jury, st. Tammany Par
ish, Louisiana
Dear Sir:-With reference to the
application for State aid filed with
his department by you in behalf Of
he parsh Of st. Tammany, am
pleased to inform you that. the sun
II $1,000 has been appropriated tc
your parish, which amount will be
by the State conditioned
lpon your parish securing the re-
of the funds necessary te
CONSTRUCT the highway projects speci-
led in your application.
In order that the department may
prepare for the construction Of the
Tarious highway projects contem
dated In advance, and to make re
Of the State funde
among the parishes who are ANTIQUE