St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-27

according to law, for more than thirty
500 clear days prior to the 10Th daj
of August, A., D., 1913. a specia
election was held according to Law
In police jury " six St. TammanJ
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 t.
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 (6) voting ct
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 fol-
that purpose, That the said police jury
does hereby declare, promulgate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value Of the property
taxpayers Of said police jury ward six
go st. Tammany parish, La, voting
at said election voted in favor of saic
levy of said special tar. and does
hereby proclaim and promulgate sai6
special election In favor Of said
special tar in aid Of the said Gulport
& Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
ETC.. That in accordance with said
special election q special tax of two
(2) mills on the dollar, or so much
thereof as shall be necessary, be and
the same Is hereby levied upon all the
assessable property in said police jury
ward six (6) of st. Tammany parish,
La. for the purpose Of collecting and
paying to the Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, the sum Of seven.
teen thousand ($17OOO) dollars, in
aid of the construction and operation
OF its standad guage steam railroad
from the town OF Gulfport. Miss, to:
q point in the town Of Covington, La.
st. Tammany parish, conditioned up
on and Provided the said standard
guage steam r. ilroad, 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
q point in the town of Coyington, st.
Tammany parish, La. to such point
as shall be necessary and practicable
for the transportation Of freight and
to and from the town Of
parish of st. Tammany
La, said special tar to be levied and
collected in ten (10) equal Install
ments Of seventeen hundred ($17OO)
dollars each, during the years 1914.
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920,
1921, 1922 and 1928; said special
tax to be levied and assessed and col
lected annually during said years In
addition to other taxes on all of the
assessable property In said police jury
ward six (6) and the collection Of
the same to be enforced by the same
and means q is authoriz-
ed by law for the collection Of other
taxes.
Section 8. Be It further ordained.
: G., That the nd special to. when
50 collected. up to the amount Of