The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-12
OF THE RESULT
OF ELECTION.

Proclamation of the result of the eleC
ton held in the Fourth Ward of the Par
ish of St. Mary, Louisiana, on the It'll
day of June, 1913, to levy, impose ant
collect special tax in aid of a railway
enterprise and all in favor of the South
successors or assigns
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY
Be it known that on this, the 10th day
of June, A. D., 1918, we, the under.
signed Board Of Supervisors of Election
in and for the Parish of st. Mary, by
virtue of law. in 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 9TH day
of May, 1913, did meet in special session
! for the purpose OF examining and can
vassiDg the returns of the special cleo
ton held in the Fourth Ward of the
Parish of ST. Mary OH the Eth day of
June, 1913, 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 special tax of
| two and one-half (2i) mills on the dollar
per annum on all Of the assessable prop
erty in the Fourth Ward of the Parish
Of St. Mary, said tax to be imposed and
collected in aid Of a railway enterprise,
and in favor of, for the benefit of and
in aid of the Southwestern Traction &
Power Company, its successors or as
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and collected beginning with the year
1914, and extending to and including the
year 1928, so as to realize the sum of
Thirty Thousand $3.50, 00W 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 South
weetern Traction & Power Company,
its successors or assigns
Aud the President of said Board, w.
Il. Vetter, being absent, and the re-
naming members of said Board, Dr. d.
n. Foster, vice-president, and w. H.
Kramer, secretary, being present, aud
the said members thus present consti-
tuting a quorum, we. the said members
thus present at said meeting and SO con-
stituting quorum, did formally orga-
nize and did, in the presence of Henry
w. Kappel, w. H. Latham and Louis
S. Bigler, three witnesses possessing
the qualifications required by law, being
tax payers and qualified electors under
the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, all residents of Franklin
of the Parish of St. Mary, and as many
others as chose to attend, examine the
sworn returns filed 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 (S7l.
Tota! 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 hereinabove set forth, One
Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Four
Hundred and Sixty-Eight and 2l-1OO
(S114, ,46S.2D Dollars.
Total amount in value of property
voted against the proposition submitted,
as hereinabove set forth, None
The majority in number of property
tax payers eligible to vote in said 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 Sixty-Eight ard 2l-1OO Dollars.
We further declare and promulgate
that an examination made by us of the
assessment rolls, the list of registered
voters 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
participated 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 Sixty-Eght and 21-1OO
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 that
might have been voted at said election
under the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana.
Therefore a majorit5 of the property
tax payers in number entitled to vote at
said election under the provisions of the
Constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, and majority in amount of
the assessed value of property entitled
to be voted at said election under the
Constitution and laws of the State Of
Louisiana, having voted in favor of said
proposition submitted as hereinabove set
forth, we hereby declare that said elec-
ton carried and the tax accordingly i'm.
posed.