St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-02

mittee be appointed to check up the
signers OF the petitions, with the ~
sessment rolls and poll list.
The following committee was ap5
pointed
Sd ward. Herman schultz and Louis
Peters.
The committee reported that they
had found that 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:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering an election
In pursuance to petition of the prop
erty taxpayers of police jury ward :
including the town Of Covington
parish Of st. TAmmany, Louisiana.
for the purpose OF submitting to the
property taxpayers entitled TO vote
fhereat. the proposition Of whether
or not they will authorize the police
Jury Of st. Tammany parish to levy
and collect annually, from year t.
wear. q special tax Of two {2) mills
on the dollar for ten (1OD years, o.
all assessable property In said WARD
to the amount of twenty-six tnou.
sand i've hundred ($26,5OO) dollars
in favor OF the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, for the purpose
Of aiding said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company. in building anc
operating standard guage steam
railroad from the town Of Gulfport
Miss. to point In the town OF Gov.
ington. Louisiana, the avails OF sucn
= tax to be paid annually to said ran
road company, its successors or as
signs. provided that said Gulfport 4
Western Railroad Company, or sucn
railroad as It may form part OF snal
have been completed and in opera.
lion on or before the 1st day OF July
A. D.. 1915, fixing the date and pro
vidinx the manner OF holding sucn
election
Section l.. Be it ordained by tat
police Jury Of the parish OF st. TAM
many. La. in special session conven-
ed for this purpose, That Dy reason
of the foregoing petition an eaecuon
of the legally qualified property tax.
payers of said police jury ward three
of st. Tammany parish. La, pe neN
on the 10th day Of August, 1918. a.
the polling places at which the las'
preceding general election was heid'
IN accordance with the general cleo
tfon laws OF the State, SO TAR as
applicable, and especially Article z7v
az the constitution of Louisiana ano
Act No. 2O2 Of the General Assembly
of Louisiana approved July q, 1893
and act amendatory thereof Tor tne
nurnose OF taking the sense OF tne
property taxpayers in said police Jury
wara z Of st. Tammany parish. La.
20 levy 4 special tax OF two e MILF
an the dollar on all OF the properly
il said police jury ward subject tt
TAXATION for ten (10) years or unit
the sum OF twenty-six thousand nve
hundred dollars shall be collected
and paid to said Gulfport 4 Western
Railroad Company, corporation OF.
eanized under the laws Of the state
of mississippi and domiciled at Gut
mort. in the county Of Harrison, mis-.
sissinni to aid In the building and
construction and operation OF stanu-
ard guage steam railroad from 9
Doint in the east side OF ponce JuIy
ward six parish Of st. Tammany, -.
and running In westerly dlrectlol ],
across said police jury ward SIX ano
through police jury ward ten ane
notice Jury ward three. to point
in the town of Covington. parish
st Tammany, La, said special tax
is be levied and collected for and
during the years 1914, 1915. 1915
1917. 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1917
and 1928. and the proceeds thereo
Is be paid annually a. collected vi
to the sum OF twenty-six thousand
ave hundred ($26, 5000 dollars:
to the Gulfport & Western Railroad
Company, it's successors or assigns
provided said Gulfport 4 Western
Railroad Company, or such railroad
as it may form q part OF, shall De
and in operation on or
before the LIST day of July. 1915. from
Gulfport. Miss, to q point in the
town OF Covington. parish OF 81.
La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the petition Of the prop
erty taxpayers and notice OF eiectlon
fixing time and polling places, ane
the manner Of holding said election
and giving names Of commissioner
Of election, and prescribing the man
ner OF counting the votes and makinf
returns thereof. shall be published
for more than thirty (3O) days pre-:
ceding the holding Of said election in
the official journal Of st. Tammany
parish, La.
Section 5. Be ii further ordained
ETC., That al the property taxpayer
voting at this election shall be regis.
tered voters texcept women taxpay-
ers) Of. police jury ward 5, st. Tam
many Parish, La and that In orde'
TO determine the assessed value o
The property voted. the voter shal
endorse his name on the ballot to-
Eether with the amount Of propert.
voted before depositing the same II
The ballot box.
Section 4 Be It further ordained
etc., That the tax assessor is hereby
and required to furnish the
of election ut each
polling place In police jury ward 3
1t. Tammany parish, La, . full and
complete list Of the qualified taxpay-
ng voters with the amount of prop
,rty assessed to each.
Section S. Be it further ordained
.tc., That the returns Of said election
hall be made In accordance with
aw, BY the commission OF election
o the board Of supervisors Of election
i the parish Of st. Tammany La.
ind also to the police jury OF the
,arish Of St Tammany. la, not later
han the 18th day OF August, 1913
lfter said election. and result Of sale
lection shall be promulgated by the |
otj nn1iro s3I,rv and Alan NV III. eais3