St. Tammany farmer., 1913-08-09

mittee be appointed to check up th
Isigners Of the petitions, with the q
sessment rolls and poll list
The following committee was aI
pointed:
Sd ward, Herman Schultz and Lcui
Peters.
The committee. reported that the
had found that a sufficient number Q
voters had signed the petition
Moved by A. ID. 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 tn
property taxpayers entitled to vot
thereat. the proposition OF whetne
or not they will authorize the polio
jury OF st. Tammany parish to lev.
and collect annually, from year t
year, a special tax of two (2) mill
on the dollar for ten (10) years. OF
all assessable property in said ward
to the amount of twenty-six thou
sand five hundred ($26.50O) dollars
in favor of the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, for the purpos'
of aiding said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, In building AMI
operating q standard guage steam
railroad from the town OF Gulfport
Miss. to q point In the town OF Gov
ington. Louisiana, the avails OF suc1
= tax to be paid annually to said rall
road company, its successors OF as
signs, provided that said Gulfport 9
Western Railroad Company, or sucl
railroad as it may form Part OF shai
have been completed and in opera
ton on or before the 1st day OF july
A. D., 1915, fixing the date and pro
yiding the manner of holding sucf
election.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the
police jury of the parish of st. Tam
many. La, in special session conven'
ed for this purpose, That by reason
of the foregoing petition an election
of the legally qualified property tax.
payers of said police jury ward three
of St. Tammany parish, La, be hels
on the 18th day of August, 1913, a!
the polling places at which the las'
general election was held
in accordance with the general cleo
ton laws Of the State, so far as
and especially Article z1o
of the constitution OF Louisiana anu
Act No. 2O2 Of the General Assembly
of Louisiana approved July a, 1893
and act amendatory thereof for the
purpose of taking the sense OF the
property taxpayers in said police jury
ward 3, of st. Tammany parish. La.
TO levy a special tax Of two (2) mills
on the dollar on all OF the property
In said police jury ward subject tt
taxation for ten (1O) years or unit
The sum of twenty-six thousand nve
hundred dollars shall be collected
and paid to said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, q corporation OF
ranized under the laws OF the State
Of Mississippi and domiciled at Gulf
mort. in the county of Harrison, Mis-.
to aid in the building and
construction and operation of stand
ard guage steam railroad from E
point in the east side OF police jury
ward six parish of st. Tammany, Ia.
and running lin westerly d1rectlon
across said police jury ward SIX ana
through police jury ward ten ane
police jury ward three. to point
n the town Of Covington, parish 0
st Tammany, La, said special tar
10 be levied and collected for and
lurine the years 1914, 1915. 1916
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921. 1922
md 1923. and the proceeds thereO
o be paid annually as collected VI
o the sum of twenty-six thousand
I've hundred ($26,500) dollars:
o the Gulfport & Western Railroad
Company, its successors or assigns
provided said Gulfport & Western
railroad Company, or such railroad
is it may form q part OF, shall be
and in operation on or
before the 1st day of July. 1915 from
sulfport, Miss, to q point in the
own of : Covington,, parish OF st.
rammany, La.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
.tc., That the petition of the prop
.rty taxpayers and notice OF election
king time and polling places, anc
he manner of holding said election
md giving names OF commissioner
Il election, and prescribing the man
Ter of counting the votes and maxim
eturns thereof. shall be published
or more than thirty 600 days pre-
eding the holding of said election in
he official journal of st. Tammany
'arish, La.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
tc., That all the property taxpayers
'oting at this election shall be regis
cred voters Except women taxpay.
,rs) OF police jury ward 3, st. Tam.
many Parish, La and that in orde
o determine the assessed value o.
he property voted, the voter shal
ndorse his name on the ballot to-
ether with the amount Of propert.
oted before depositing the same ir
he ballot box.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
tc., That the tax assessor is hereby
irected and required to furnish the
of election at each
olling place in police jury ward 8
t. Tammany parish, La, full and
omplete list Of the qualified taxpay.
lg voters with the amount of prop
rty assessed to each.
0CCt1OA O0 ~ Aul JnCA Vi O0IuCti
C.. That the returns of said election
hall be made in accordance with
w, by the commissioners Of election
, the board of supervisors of election
{ the parish of st. Tammany La.
nd also to the police jury Of the
arish of st. Tammany, la, not later
ian the 18th day of August, iJl3
fter said election, and result OF said |
ection shall be promulgated by the
u! police jury and also by the said
nard Of supervisors Of election in
le manner prescribed by law
Section 6. Be 1t further ordained
C.. That the ballots to be used at
lch election shall be in the follow
g form:
For the Levying of Tax.
Proposition to levy two 1---
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