The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-02-15

Aristide Mire, Felix Breaux, John
Boudreaux. Louis Ehrhardt, F. E.
Robertson. Mrs. Geo. D. Palfrey
Leonard Robichaux, B. ]. Mequet. M
A. Johnson, Sam Benanti, John g.
Svarrer, P. D. Alpha, Mrs. C. Eisele
J. A. Chauvin. r. e. Keenze, Walter
Y. Kemper, Mrs. Marie Sigur. Mrs
NJ. Bergeron. Lyman H. Alpha, Mrs
lone r. Parkerson. A. C. Allen, Mrs
Margaret Lawless, Frank zylicz
Agent; Arthur Fourier, Oscar l.
Alpha, Mrs. Sallie L. Smith and
daughter, Mrs. A. D. Cowan, Chill
dren Est. NJ. McHugh, Kate McHugh
L. McHugh, Mrs. Anna Zylicz, Mrs
A. NeQuet, Mrs. Percy Saint, Mrs. ]
C. Mahon. Mrs. H. S. Palfrey, Mrs. A
6. Jacobs, Mrs. Ida r. Milling, Wilbur
H. Kramer, r. Emmett O'Neill, Geo. D
Palfrey, John M. Gallery, Emma Ben
nett cher X mark; Meade Williams
Miller, Sallie Johnson Cher mark
Louise Crockett, Mary Crockett (hel
mark; Adlean Landry, Lucells
Virgins cher mark: Perley Hud
son, Lucinda Washington cher !
mark: Rosa Nimrod cher mark)
Annette Dickerson cher mark
Malinda Cobb Cher mark; Mary
Anderson (her mark; Mary
Trowbridge. Mary Calbert. Josephine
Labey. Louisa Wiley cher mark
Mary johnson cher mark; Mrs. P
Raymond cher mark; Lucy Adams
cher mark; Mary Johnson Mitchell
Mrs. L. Mcdonald Williams, Elsie
Marsh Cher K mark; Ella Hamilton
cher mark); Elmira Jones Cher ,
mark; Mary Malone, Modiste Jones
cher x mark; Celia Stanfield cher ,
mark; Lucy Baker cher mark
Susan Upkins cher mark; Celia
Toussant cher x 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 st. Mary,
Third w ard of the Parish of St Mary,
tue loW u vi
Franklin. situated in said Third Ward
for the year 1919; also certified list OF
The registered voters in said Third
Ward. including the Incorporated Towr
| of franklin: aud also a cert tilted list ot
those who had paid their pOll IL res 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 27O Of the Con-
stitutiOn OF 1893 and Act 202 of the
Acts of the Genera! Assembly Of tie
| state of Louisiana for the year 1898 AID
Acts amendatory thereof, and especially
Act % Of the General Assembly of the
state of Louisiana for the year 1904 and
Act 43 of the General Assembly of thu
tate of Louisiana for the year 1910.
MIR. John r. Dracketn then presented
the following ordinance. and after being
sead. it's adoption was seconded by Mr.
A. Furtier, and carried by the following
vote: Yeas: AucoiD, Drackett, GoOch,
Robertson, Robichaux, Fortier, Bou.
dreaux, Haydel. Nays: none.
The ordinance was then declared
adopted by the President of the Polict
Jury as follows:
AN ORDINANCE ordering specia
| lection in the Third Ward of the Parish
| If ST. Mary, State of Louisiana. includ-
Jag he incorporated Town of Franklin
upon the petition Of more than ont
| /. iri OF the property tax payers of the
| suid Third Ward of the Parish of ST.
| Wary. including the taxpayers of the
1 xol %
led to vote under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, requiring
the same for the purpose Of taking the
sense of the property tax pay ers nf the
Third Ward Of the Parish of st. Mary,
including the incorporated Town OF
| franklin, entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the State OF
| Louisiana, on the proposition of grant,
| ing to the Southwestern Traction &
Power Co.. its Successors or assigns, Il
special tax of two and One-half (21]
| mills on the dollar per anunm, on the
assessable property situated in said
Third Ward of the Parish of St. Mary
including the Incorporated Town OF
franklin, for maximum period of ter
years, beginning with the year 1918 and
extending to and including the veal
1922, provided that the total amount tc
be realized from said tax by the South.
| western Traction g. Power Co. shall not
exceed the snm Of Eighty Thousand
1880, 900. COY Dollars. The said two anc
One-half mill tax shall cease and termi.
nate whenever the said amount OF
Eighty Thousand Dollars shall have
been realized and turned over to the
Southwestern Traction & Power Co.
under the terms and subject to the limi.
taiions placed in the petition for sale
election
Whereas, petition has been received
from tie property tax payers residing
in the Third Ward Of the Parish of st
Mary, including the tax PAYERS of the
incorporated Town of Franklin, entitled
To vote under the Constitution and laws
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