The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-15

Robertson, Mrs. Geo. d. Palfrey,
. Leonard RobichaHx, B. J. MeQuet. NJ.
/ \. Johnson, Sam Benanti, John c..
, Syayrcr ?. u Alpha, Mrs. c. Eisele,
, J. A. Chauyin. r. f. keenze, Walter
: Z kenlper. lLrs. Marie Sigur. Mrs.
| VI. Berseron, Lyman II. Alpha, Mrs.
| lone K. Patterson. A. G. Allen, Mrs.
Margaret Lawless, Frank ZylicZ,
| Agent; Arthur Fourier, Oscar l..
Alpha, Mrs. Sallie L. Smith and
daughter, Mrs, A. D. Cowan, Chill
! dren list. NJ. Ntzhugh,, Kate McHugh,
/ l.. M Hugh. Mrs. ..nIa Zylicz, Mrs.
! A. Meqret, Mrs. Per-! Saint, Mrs. J.
lt' I,ahou Mrs. II, 9. palfrey, Mrs. A
- lac OBS. MIS- Id. 2 Milling, Wilbur
! K iltainer T., Enmt O'Neil, Geo. d.
! talfiey, John II. Gallery, Emma Ben
nett tLer mark; Meade Williams
Miller, s'aiie Johnson (her mark
l,uise Crockett, Mary Crockett cher
y. mark; Adiean Landry, Lucella
| Wissins ther ! mark; Perley Hud-
! son, Lucinda Washington Cher X
mark; Rosa MIN Oh cher mark
Annette Diokerson Cher mark
| Mal.nda Cobb cher mark; Mary
/ = uutI eOH NISl Hclh Midi l.
! Trow bridge, Mary Calbert, Josephine
! l-abey, Louisa Wiley cher mark)
| Mary Johnson (he4 mark; Mrs. p.
! Raymond cher X mark; Lucy Adams
| ther mark; Mary Johnson Mitchell
Mrs. L. Mcdonald Williams, Elsie
Marsh cher X mark; Ella Hamilton
Their mark; Elmira Jones cher y
mark; Mary Malone, Modiste Jones
| (her mark; Celia Stanfield cher Y
mark; Lucy Baker Cher Y mark
Susan Upkins cher mark; Celia
Toussant cher mark.
Witness to all signatures from
Emma Bennett to Celia Toussant, in
elusive.
r. Emmett O'Neill, Lizzie Zylicz,
Annie Hottendorf Gronen, Eugene
O'Conner.
There was then filed with the Police
Jury certified copy from the assess
ment rolls Of the Parish of It. Wary,
showing the property tax payers of the
Third Ward Of the Parish of st Mary.
including the incorporated Town of
Franklin, situated in said Third Ward
fer the year 1912: also a certified list of
the registered voters in said Third
Ward. including the incorporated Tnwr
of Franklin: and also IA cert flied list Of
| hose VINO had paid their poll taxes for
the years 1911 and 1912 in said Ward,
including the Town Of Franklin, which
said list shows all persons qualified to
vote at the election asked for by said
petition, under article go of the Cons
stitution of 1893 and Act 202 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1893 aud
Acts amendatOry thereof, and especially
Act % of the General Assembly of the
State Of Louisiana for the year 1901 and
Act 49, the General Assembly OF the
-:tats If touisTapa for the wear 1910.
Me- John K. Bracket then presented |
the following ordinance. aud after being |
read, its adoption was secondeh by Alp. |
A. EJrtier. and carried by the following |
Vote: Yeas: Aucoin, Drickett, Guoch, |
Robertson, Rohiehaux. Forlier, Bou- |
dreaux, HayGe. Nays: uonc.
The ordnance was then decl AIRED !
adopted by the President Of the Police
Jury as follows:
AN ORDINANCE ordering Il specie
election in the Third Ward oi the Parish |
of St. Mary, State ofLOuisiana. inciua.
ing the Incorporated Town of Franklin,
upon the petition Of more than one
third Of the property tax payers of the
snid Third Ward OF the Parish of ST.
Mary. including the taXpa, @rs of the
incorporated Town 0: Franklin, EMIT
led 10 vote under the Constitution and
laws OF the Stare of Louisiana, requiring
the same for the purpose of taking the
sense of the property TAX payers of the
Third Ward Of The Parish of st. Mary,
including the incorporated Town Of
Franklin, entitled I" vote under the
Constitution aud laws of the state of
Louisiana, on the PROPOSITION Of grant,
ing to the Soufhwes torn Traction &
Power CO.. It's Successors or assigns, q
special tax of two and one-half [2a1
mills on the dollar per anuum, on the
assessabIe property situated in said
Third Ward of the Parish of St. Mary.
the incorporated Town of
franklin, for a maximum period of ten
years, beginning with The year 1913 aud
extending to and including the year
1922, provided that the total amount to
be reaf,Zef from said tax by the South
western Traction & P"wsr Co. shall not
exceed the sum Of Eighty Thousand
1880, 600 0) Dollars. The said two and
mill tax shall cease and termi-
nate whenever the said amount of
Eighty Thousand Dollars shall have
been realized aud turned over to the
Traction & Power Co,
under the terms and suit eot to the lni-
tations7 placed in the petition for said
election
Whereas, petition has been received
from lie property tax payers residing
m the Third Ward Of the Parish of st,
Mary, Including the tax payers of the
Town of Franklin, entitled !,
70 vote under the Constitution and laws
# the State Of Louisiana, at IA special
election called according to law, to levy