The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-01

Robertson. Mrs. Geo. D. Palfrey,
Leonard Robichaux, B. ]. MeQuet, M.
A. Johnson, Sam Benanti, John G.
Svarrer, P. D. Alpha, Mrs. c. Eisele,
J. A. Chauvin, R. E. Keenze, Walter
Y. Kemper, Mrs. Marie Sigur. Mrs.
M. Bergeron, Lyman H. Alpha, Mrs.
lone r. Patterson, A. G. Allen, Mrs.
Margaret Lawless, Frank Zylicz,
Agent: Arthur Fourier, Oscar L.
Alpha, Mrs. Sallie L. Smith and
daughter. Mrs. A. D. Cowan, Chill
dren Est. M. McHugh, Kate McHugh,
L. McHugh, Mrs. Anna Zylicz, Mrs.
A. Mequet, Mrs. Percy Saint, Mrs. ].
C. Mahon, Mrs. H. S. Palfrey, Mrs. A.
G. Jacobs, Mrs. Ida R. Milling, Wilbur
H. Kramer, R. Emmett O'Neill, Geo. D.
Palfrey, John NJ Gallery, Emma Ben
nett cher mark; Meade Williams
Miller, Sallie Johnson Cher mark;
Louise Crockett, Mary Crockett cher
K mark; Adlean Landry, Lucella
Virgins cher x mark; Perley Hud-
son, Lucinda Washington cher x
| mark; Rosa Nimrod Cher mark;
Annette Dickerson cher mark;
Malinda Cobb Cher mark) Mary
Anderson cher mark; Mary l.
Frowbridge, Mary Calbert, Josephine
Labey, Louisa Wiley cher mark
Mary Johnson Chez mark; Mrs. P.
Raymond Cher x mark; Lucy Adams
cher mark); Mary Johnson Mitchell,
Mrs. l.. Mcdonald Williams, Elsie
Marsh cher mark); Ella Hamilton
cher mark; Elmira Jones Cher x
| mark; Mary Malone, Modiste Jones
cher mark; Celia Stanfield cher X
mark; Lucy Baker cher mark);
Susan Upkins Cher mark; Celia
Toussant Cher mark.
Witness to all signatures from
elusive.
r. Emmett O'Neill, Lizzie Zylicz,
Annie Hottendorf Gronen, Eugene
O'Conner.
There was then flied with the Police
Jury certified copy from the assess
ment rolls of the Parish of st. Wary,
showing the property tax payers of the
| Third Ward of the Parish of ST. Mary.
including the incorporated Town of
Franklin, situated in said Third Ward.
for the year 1919; also certified list of
the registered voters in said Third
Ward. including the Incorporated Towr
| of Franklin; and also a certified list of
| those who had paid their poll taxes for
the years 1911 and 1912 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 go of the Cons
stituton of 1898 and Act 202 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of tie
| State of Louisiana for the gear 1893 and
Acts amendatory thereof, and especial!
Act % Of the General Assembly of the
J state of Louisiana for the year 1904 and
| Act 43 Of the General Assembly of the
tate of Louisiana for the year 1910.
MIR. John R. Drackett then presented
the following ordinance. and after being
read, its adoption was seconded by Mr..
A. Furter, and carried 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 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 If more than one
li,ird Of the property Tax payers of the
Mary. Including the taxpayers of the
incorporated Town of Franklin, entit-
led to v"le under the Constitution and
laws of the Stale of Louisiana, requiring
the SAME for the purpose of taking the
SENSE Of the property tax PAYERS of the
third Wa.d of the Parish of st. Nary,
including the incorporated Town of
Franklin, entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the state Of
Louisiana, on the proposition of grant,
ing to the Southwestern Traction &
Power Co.. its Successors or assigns, Il
special tax of two and one-half q
mills on the dollar per anuum, on the
assessable property situated in said
Third Ward of the Parish of ST. Mary,
including the incorporated Town of
Franklin, for maximum period of ten
years, beginning with the year 1918 and
extending to and including the year !
1922, provided that the total amount to
be realized from said tax by the South
western Traction & Power c." shall not
exceed the sum Of Eighty Thousand
1896, 600 OO) Dollars. The said two and
,ne-half mill tax shall ceas and termi- !
nate whenever the sad amount of /,
Eighty Thousand Dollars shall have
been realized aud turned over t" the !
>outhw estern Tractirn & Power Co }, (.
under the terms ami subject to The linn
,aiions placed in the petition for said |
election
Whereas, petition has been received |
from the property tax payer residing
in the Third Ward of the Parish of st. |
Mary, including the tax payers Of the
incorporated Town of Franklin, entitled
to vote under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, at a special
election called according to law, to levy
a special tax in aid of railway enter