St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-06

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ton having been duly advertised b.
Publication iu The st. 1'aninlan,
Farmer. weekly newspaper, pub
lished in the town Of Coyington, La.
according To Jaw, for More thaa tLir
fty 600 clear days prior 70 the 16tl
day of August, A. D., 1919, a specia
election was held according TO Law
in police jury ward ten { 10) st. Tam
many parish. La, on the 10th da,
OF August, A. D.. 1913, at the polling
place in said ward, 1t which the las
general election 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 thu
police jury Of st. Tammany parish
La; and,
Whereas, the said police jury Of st
Tammany parish, La, and said boarl
of supervisors Of election having can
vassed and compiled the returns o.
said special election and have foun6
and promulgated the returns of SAID
special election and have found an6
promulgated the result thereof, de-
claring that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
taxpayers Of said police jury ware
ten (10) voting at said special cleo.
ton voted in favor of said specfa
tax. Now therefore:
Section /. BE it ordained BY tn:
ro.ice jury VI tic Parish oi st. Ia i.
many, La !. in se;siOl cor .vened fOl
that purpose, .'..t tie said police jurJ
cs heress declare, promusgate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
taxpayers Of said police jury ward ten
(1O) st. Tammany parish, La. votine
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 speci-
81 tax in aid Of the said Gulfport &
Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., That in accordance with said
special election a special tax Of two
I'd mills on the dollar. or 80 much
Thereof as shall be necessary, be and
the same is hereby levied upon ali
the assessable property in said police
jury word ten (1O) Of st. st. Tam.
many parish, La, for the purpose Of
collecting and paying to the Gulfport
q western Railroad Company, the
sum Of six thousand five hundred
($65OO) dollars in aid Of the con-
struction and operation and operation
g Its standard guage steam ra....road
from the Town =. Gnlfport, Nj So. i.
point In tn. ,0H:i IT COvingt0n. La.
81. Tammany parish, conditioned .,p-
or and provided the said standard
guage steam railroad. or such stand
ard guage steam railroad as it may
form part OF, shall have been COM
pleted and in operation on or before
the 18th day OF July, A. D., 1915
from the town OF Gulfport. Miss. to-
9 point in the town OF Covington. La.
to such point as shall be necessary
ana practicable for the transports
ton OF freight and passengers to. and
from the town Of Covington, parish
OF st Tammany, La, said special tax
to be levied and collected In ten (IO)
equal 1nstallments of six hundred and
nifty $500 dollars each, during the
years 1914, 1915. 1916, 1917. 1918.
1919, 1920. 1921. 1922 and 1923:
said special tax to be levied and as
sessed and collected annually during
said years in addition to other taxes
on all OF the accessible property in
said police jury ward ten (1O) and
the collection Of the same to be On.
forced o. the same authority and
means as Is Authorized or nav lie au-
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