The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-05-03
AN ORDINANCE

1LlTu NtTu Oh the faTiSn or SU. Mary
including the incorporated Town o
Franklin, on the 25th day of March, A
\ d.. 1913, to take the sense of the prop
erty taxpayers of said Ward entitled t,
vote under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, on q propo
sition to levy special tax of two anG
One-half mills on the dollar per an.
mum, to be imposed, levied and col.
lected in aid Of railway enterprise
and in favor Of, for the benefit of and
| in aid of the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company. its successors
or assigns. said tax to be imposed,
levied and collected for period of
ten years, beginning with the year
1913, and extending TO and including
the year 1922, so as to realize the sum
of Eighty Thousand Dollars. and pro-
viding further for the imposition. the
levy and the collection of said tax.
Whereas, There was held in the
Third Ward of the Parish of ST. Mary.
including the Incorporated Town of
Franklin on the 25th day of March, A.
d., 1913, an election to take the sense
of the property taxpayers of the Third
Ward of the Parish of st. Mary, inclu-
ding the incorporated Town of Frank
lin, on proposition to levy special
tax of two and one-half mills on the
dollar per annum, to be imposed, levied
and collected In aid of a railway enter
prise, and in favor Of. for the benefit of
and in aid of the Southwestern Trac-
ton q Power Company, its successors or
assigns, said tax to be imposed, levied
and collected for period of ten years,
beginning with the year 1913, and ex-
tending to and including the year 1922,
so as to realize the sum of Eighty Thon-
sand Dollars, provided that in case the
sum Of Eighty Thousand Dollars be COL
lected and turned over to the said Com
pany 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 Southwestern Traction &
Power Company. its successors or as
signs; and
Whereas, this BODY has on this date
examined and caavassed the returns
made by the Commissioners and Clerks
of Election and the proclamation of the
Board of Supervisors, and formally de-
clared the result of the election to be in
favor of the proposition submitted, as is
shown by the process verbal adopted by
this body duly promulgating the result
of the election: and
Whereas, under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana. it is
made the duty of the Police Jury. when
a majorily of the property tax payers in
number and amount have voted in favor
of the proposition submitted, aud said |
election has resulted in favor of the pro-
position, by ordinance adooted for and |
on behalf of the Third Ward of the Par
ish of st. Mary, including the incorpor.
ated Town Of Franklin. to levy said tax
for the period provided for, designate
the years same shall be collected, aud to
collect same annually: Therefore,
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of St. Mary,
in regular session convened, that the
special election held in the Third Ward
Of the Parish of st. Mary, including the
Incorporated Town of Franklin, State of
Louisiana, on the 25th day of March,
1913, be and the same is hereby declared
% have resulted in favor of the propo-
'ition submitted, and the Police Jury,
tocs hereby formally promulgate the re-
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With
SEC. 2. BE 1t further ordained, etc.,
That in accordance with the result of
aid election, tax of two and one-half
Mills on the dollar per annum upon all
If the assessable and taxable property
n the Third Ward of the Parish of st.
Nary. including the incorporated Town
# Franklin. or SO much of.said two and
,ne-half mills as may be necessary, is
lcreby levied on all of the assessable
property situated in the Third Ward of
he Parish of st. Mary, including the
Incorporated Town of Franklin, for
eriod of ten years, to-wit: For the
ears 1913. 1914. 1915, 1916. 1917, 1918,
9l9, 1920, 1921 and 1922, the said two
nd one. half mills thus levied for ten
ears to be collected annually, in addi-
ion to all other taxes. until the sum of
lightly Thousand Dollars has been real
,ed and paid over to the said South s
'estern Traction and Power Company,
IS successors or assigns, the said tax |
, be imposed, levied aud collected in {
id of railroad enterprise, and in favor ,
f, for tie benefit of and in aid of the
outhwestern Traction and Power Com {
any. lts successors or assigns, under r
ne conditions disclosed and recited in
n ordinance of the Police Jury. adopted
n the llth day of February, 1913. call
lg said election, and the petition of
le property taxpayers presented to
lid Police Jury at said meeting, pray
lg that said election be held. :.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc. l
hat this ordinance be inserted and pub
shed in the official journal of the Par
b OF st. Mary, for period of thirty
'O) days. in order that notice may be
rougbt to all the taxpayers of the
bird Ward of the Parish of St. Mary,
the incorporated Town of :,
rankin, of the PRONUNCIATION of said :
ection and the levying of said tax up
D all the assessable and taxable prop y
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