St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-12
all assessable property in said ward

"A. L., 1910, HXlnS the 0aCe ana pro
viding the manner of holding sucl
election.
Section 1. Be it ordained by tn,
police jury of the parish OF St. Tam
fmany. La, in special session conven
ed for this purpose, That by reason
LOT the foregoing petition an election
of the legally qualified property tax
payers Of said police jury ward three
Of St. Tammany parish, La, be helf
on the 10th day of August, 1913, al
the polling places at which the last
preceding general election was held
in accordance with the general cleo
ton laws of the State, so far as
applicable, and especially Article 27O
of the constitution of Louisiana and
Act No. 2O2 of the General Assembly
of Louisiana approved July IA, 1898:
land act amendatory thereof for the
purpose of taking the sense of the
property taxpayers in said police Jur!
ward 3, of st. Tammany parish. La:
to levy a special tax of two (2) mills
on the dollar on all of the property
in said police jury ward subject te
taxation for ten (10) years or unit
the sum of twenty-six thousand 1--WE
hundred dollars shall be collected
and paid to said Gulfport Western
Railroad Company, corporation or
gained under the laws Of the State
of Mississippi and dOmiciled at Gul1-
port. in the county of Harrison. Mis-
sissippi. to aid in the building ana
construction and operation OF stand
ard guage steam railroad from
point in the east side of police jury
ward six parish of St. Tammany, La.
and running in a westerly direction
across said police jury ward SIX ano
through police jury ward ten ane
police Jury ward three, to point
in the town of Covington, parish
St Tammany, La, said special tax
to be levied and collected for and
during the years 1914, 1915, 1916
1917. 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
and 1923, and the proceeds thereo
to be paid annually as collected W
to the sum of twenty-six thousand
Eve hundred ($26,5OO) dollars:
to the Gulfport & Western Railroad
Company, its successors or assigns
provided said Gulfport & Western
Railroad Company, or such railroad
Is it may form a part OF, shall be II
completed and in operation on or
before the LIST day of July, 1915. from
Gulfport. Miss, to q point In the
town of Covington,, parish OF st.
rammany. La. T.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
,tc., That the petition of the prop
,rty taxpayers and notice OF election
king time and polling places, anc
he manner of holding said election
md giving names of commissioner
II election, and prescribing the man
Ter of counting the votes and maxim:
eturns thereof. shall be published
or more than thirty 500 days pre-
eding the holding of said election in
he official journal of ST. Tammany
'arish, La.
Section 8. Be 1t further ordained
tc.. That all the property taxpayers
citing at this election shall be regis
cred voters Except women taxpay-
,rs) OF police jury ward 3, st. Tam
aany Parish, La, and that in orde q
0 determine the assessed value Q.
he property voted, the voter shall
ndorse his name on the ballot to- p
ether with the amount of property y
oted before depositing the same in
he ballot box.
Section 4. Be it further ordained y
to-, That the tax assessor is hereby =
irected and required to furnish the L
Of election at each q
olling place in police jury ward 8 l
t. Tammany parish, La, full and !
omplete list OF the qualified taxpay. ~
lg voters, with the amount of prop o
rty assessed to each. u
Section s. Be It further ordained G
C., That the returns Of said election "
TALL be made in. accordance with e
W, by the commissioners of election ss
} the board of supervisors Of election ~
the parish Of st. Tammany La o.
i'd also to the police jury Of the to
irish Of St. Tammany, La, not later p'
an the 18th day of August, 1913
ter said election, and result of said a.
cotton shall be promulgated by the 2,
IL police jury and also by the said Q!
ard of supervisors of election in OF
e manner prescribed by law an
Section s. Be it further ordained q
G., That the ballots to be used at OF
ch election shall be in the follow -
8 form: 10