St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-13
ORDINANCE.


an ordinance pronlu!gating the re
suits CT srccial election held in police
Jury ward three ca of st. Tammany
parish, Ia. pursuant to the petition
OF the property taxpayers Of said
ward entitled to vote therein and
ordnance No. -, of the police jur.
OF st. Tammany parish. Louisiana
as we'll as the proclamation of cleo.
ton and notice of election by the
Board of Supervisors of Election OF
st. Tammany parish, on the proposed
special tax of two (2) mills ON the
dollar on the assessable properly il
said wad for ten (10) years for the
purpose of collecting and paying tc
the Gulfport & Western Railroad
Company, the sum of $26,5OO in aid
OF the building and operation of a
.~-Atanlard gUage steam ra;lroai from
the town of Gdlfport. Miss, u point
In the town of Covingto1, La, upon
condition that same be completed and
operated on or before the 18th of
July, A. D., 1915. levying the special
tax and providing for the assessment
and collection of the same.
Whereas, upon the question of
more than 0ne-third of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinonce of the police jury of st.
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
18th day Of July A. D., 1913, and pur-
suant to the election proclamation of
said police jury of the date July11,
1913, the said petition, ordinance and
proclamation and notice of election
having been duly advertised by pub
lication In The st. Tammany Farmer.
. weekly newspaper. published in the
town of Covington, La, according to
law. for more than thirty 500 clear
days prior to the 18th day Of August |
A. D., 1913, special election was
held according to law in police jury
ward three St. Tammany parish, La.
on the 18th day Of August, A. D..
1913, at the polling place in said
ward, at which the last general cleo
ton was held.
Whereas. the returns of said cleo
ton have been made according to and
in accordance with said ordinance.
and proclamation of election by the
police jury Of st. Tammany parish.
La.
Whereas, the said police jury of
st. Tammany parish, La, and tho
said board of supervisors of election
having canvassed and compiled the
returns of said special election and
have found and promulgated the re
suit thereof. declaring that the ma
jority in number and assessed value
Of the property taxpayers of said
police jury ward three (3) voting at
said special election voted in favor
of said special tax. Now therefore:
Section /. Be it ordained by the
police jury Of the parish of st. Tam
many, La, in session convened for
that purpose that the said police jury
does hereby declare, promulgate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
tax payers of said police jury ward
three (3) 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
specia, lax in aid .. the said Gulf
rOJt & Western Raj. Dad Company.
Section 2. Bs 1t fl 'tller ordain-
cd. etc, That in accordance with said
special election a special tax of TWO
IN mills on the .lclla:, or 81 mich
thereof as shall be necessary. lie anG
tho same is hereb:y levied uEon all
the assessable property in said Police
jury ward three (3) of st. Tamlnany
parish, La. for the purpose Of eel
lecting and paying to the Gu'fport &
Western Railroad Company. the sum
of Twen.y-six Thousand Five Hun
dred ($26,50O) Dollars, in aid of the
construction and operation of its :
standard guage steam railroad from
the town of Gulfport, Miss, to a
point in the town of Covington, La. I
st. Tammany parish, conditioned up /
on and provided the said standard q
guage steam railroad. or such stand.
ard guage steam railroad as it may i
form part Of, shall have been COM
pleted and in operation on or before q
the 18th day of July, A. D., 1915, Q
from the town Of Gul-port, Miss, tc r
q point as shall be necessary and \
practicable for the transportation OF Il
freight and passengers to and from b
the town of Covingt0n, parish of st. +
Tammany, La, said special tax to be /
levied and collected in ten (1O) equal v
of two thousand six hun. t
dred and fifty ($265O) dollars each.
during the years 1914, 1915, 1916. n
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 t
and 1923; said special tax to be levi t
ed and assessed and collected annu t
lilly during said years in addition tc 7
other taxes on all Of the assessable 1
in said police jury ward
three and the collection of the same Q
% be enforced by the same authority l
md means as is authorized or may q
be authorized by law for the collec- Il
ion of other taxes. p
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained
,tc, That the said special tax when Ii
10 collected, up to the amount Of a
thousand five hundred {
($26.5O0) dollars, shall be paid an. o
aually 10 the Gulfport & Western e
Railroad Company, through its prcr- II
sr officer or its assigns, after deduct p
ng lawful commissions for tht assess u
nent and collection OF the same. II
Section 4. Be it further ordained, el
,tc., That this ordinance shall, take
fleet from and after Its promElga- II
ion, according to law. a.
The motion to adopt being duly n
the roll being called, the b,
esult was as follows: p'
Yeas: Louis Peters. VIM. Bruhl,
herman Schultz, Geo. F. Bierhorst, 4
]. e. Talley, A. D. Crawford. Jno. A. b.
rodd. b. A. Schneider, J. B. Howe in
nd F. L. Dutsch. tt
Nays: None. HI
Absent: None. 81
The president declared the ordi- jo
ance adopted. OF
HERMAN SCHULTZ, pr
President Police Jury st. Tam SO