St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-20
of election of st Tammany parish, on

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the proposed special tax of two (2)
mills on RI. dollar m The assess
able property in said ward for tel
(1O) yeas for the purpose of collect
ing and paying to the Gulfport
Western Railroad Company, the sun
of $4,000 in aid of the building ant
operation of standard guage steam
railroad from the town of Gulfport
Miss, to a point in the town OF Gov
ington, La. upon condition that same
be completed and operated on or be
fore the 18th day of July, A. D.
1915, levying the special tax and pro.
viding for the assessment and collec.
| ton of the same.
Whereas, upon the question OF
more than one-third OF the property
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinance of the police jury of st
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
1th day of July, A. D., 1913, and
pursuant to the election proclamation
of said police jury of date July II,
1913, the said petition, ordinance
and proclamation and notice Of cleo
ton having been duly advertised by
publication in The St. Tammany
Farmer, weekly newspaper, pub
lished in the town of Covington, La:
according to law, for more than thirty
(30) clear days prior to the 18th day
of August, A. D., 1913, a special
election was held according to law
in police jury w six st. Tammany
parish, La, on the 18th day of Aug
ust. A. D., 1913, at the polling place
in said ward, at which the last gen.
eral election was held.
Whereas, the returns of said cleo
ton have been made according tc
and in accordance with said ordi-
nance, and proclamation of election
by the police jury of St. Tammany
parish. La.
Whereas, the said police jury of St.
Tammany parish, La, and the said
board of supervisors of election hav-
ing canvassed and compiled the re-
turns 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 six go voting at
said special election voted in favor
Of said special tax. Now therefore:
Section l. Be It ordained by the
police jury of the parish of St. Tam
many, La, in session convened for
hat purpose, That the said police jury
Ices hereby declare, promulgate and
proclaim that the majority in number
md assessed value of the property |
axpayers of said police jury ward six |
81 st. Tammany parish, La, voting |
It said election voted in favor of sale !
evy of said special tax. and does
lereby proclaim and promulgate said
pecial election in favor of said
pecial tax in aid of the said Gulport
Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
to-. That in accordance with said
pecial election a special tax of two
y mills on the dollar, or so much
hereof as shall be necessary, be and
he same is hereby levied upon all the
ssessable property in said police jury
1ard six (6) of St. Tammany parish,
a., for the purpose of collecting and
aging to the Gulfport & Western
abroad Company, the sum of seven
zen thousand ($1700O) dollars, in
i'd of the construction and operation
its standad guage steam railroad
ON the town of Gulfport, Miss, to
point in the town of Covington, La. !,
!. Tammany parish, conditioned up
4 and provided the said standard
lage steam r, ilroad, or such stand |
ID guage steam railroad as it may
'rm part of, shall have been COM
eted and in operation on or before
10 18th day of July, A. D., 1915,
ON the town of Gulfport, Miss, to '
point in the town of Covington, St. s
parish. La. to such point q
shall be necessary and practicable >
r the transportation of freight and p
ssengers to and from the town of c
'vington, parish of St. Tammany. a
u, said special tax to be levied and q
Elected in ten (10) equal INSTALL I,
ents of seventeen hundred ($17OO) u
liars each. during the years 1914, tt
Is, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920.
Fl, 1922 and 1923; said special r.
< to be levied and assessed and col n
ted annually during said years in Il
dition to other taxes on all of the q
property in said police jury pl
I'D six (6) and the collection of al
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