St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-20

Section 3. Be it further ordained
> c., That the s,,d special tax whel
SO collected, up to the amount o
seventeen thousand ($17.OO0) dol
lars. shall be paid annually to tn
Gulfport & Western Railroad Com
pany, through its proper officer o
assigns, after deducting lawful com
missions for the assessment and col
lection of the same.
Section 4. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., That this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its promul
Adopted August Is, 1918.
cation, according to law.
The motion to adopt being duly
seconded, the roll being called, the
result was as follows:
Yeas: Louis Peters, VIM. Bruhl
Herman Schultz, Geo. F. Bierhorst
E. E. Talley, A. D. Crawford, Jno. A
Todd, B. A Schneider, j. 3. Howe
F! and F. l.. Duisch.
Nays: None.
Absent. N.,ue.
The president dechlet the ordi
ance adopted
HERMAN SCHULTZ,
President Police. Jdry 81. Tam
many Parish, La
E. d. KENTZEL,
Clerk Police Jury st. Tammany
Parish, La.
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgating the re-
suits of special election held in police
jury ward ten (1O) of st. 'cammany
parish, La, pursuant to the petition
of the property taxpayers of said
ward entitled to vote therein and or
dinance of the police jury Of st. Tam
many parish, La. as well as the proc
lamation of election and notice
of election by the board of super
visors of election of st. Tam
many parish, on the proposed special
tax of two (2) mills on the dollar
on tine assessa'.e properly in said
ward fo1 ten (l0) years Tor the pur-
pose Of collecting and paying 10 the
Gui!rcrt & Western Railroad COM
pany. the sum Of six thousa ana five
hrnG, ell ($6500, dollars. in aid oi
the tcilding and operation OF q
standard guage steam railroad from
the town Of Gulfport, MISS, to point
in the town of Covington, La, upon
condition that same beeompleted and
operated on or before the 18th day
Of July, A. D., 1915. levying the
special tax and providing for the as
sessment and collection of the same.
Whereas, upon the question Of
more than one-third of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote II the cleo
ton therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinance of the police jury OF st.
Tammany parish, La. adopted on the
18th day of July, A. D., 1913, and
pursuant to the election proclamation
1913. the said petition, ordinance
and proclamation and notice of cleo
ton having been duly advertised by
iu The st. Tammany
Farmer, weekly newspaper, pub
lished in the town of Covington, La,
according to law, for more THAI tL;r
" 600 clear days prior TO the 10th
lay of August, A. D., 1919. 4 special
election was held according to law
n police jury ward ten (10) st. Tam
many parish, La, on the 10th day
# August, A. D., 1913, at the polling
,lace in said ward, at which the last
general election was held.
Whereas, the returns of said cleo
ion have been made according to and
n accordance with said ordinance,
nd proclamation of election by the
olice jury of St. Tammany parish
a.; and, /
Whereas. the said police jury of St
'ammany parish, La, and said board
f supervisors of election having can
assed and compiled the returns of
aid special election and have found
nd promulgated the returns of said
pecial election and have found and
romulgated the result thereof, de- !,
laring that the majority in number
nd assessed value of the property
lxpayers of said police jury ward ,
IN (10) voting at said special cleo
on voted in favor of said special ,
*. Now therefore: II
Section 1. BE it ordained by the +
dice jury IF lEc Parish OF St Ia Is /
any, La. in session COZ vened for
lat purpose, .kst tie said police jury q
es hereey declare. promu. gate and o
'oclaim that the majority in number
Id assessed value of the property q
Of said police jury ward ten