St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-12

of the property taxpayers in sale
police jury ward, parish of st. Tam
many, Louisiana, entitled to vote il
the election herein prayed for, II
j number and value, respectfully, re
quest your honorable body to order
j q special election to be held in police
Jury ward 6, parish of st. Tammany
La, for the purpose of submitting
! to the property taxpayers of said
lpolice jury ward s, parish Of st.
Tammany, La, who are qualified te
vote in said election under the con-
stitution and laws Of the State Of
fLouisiana. the question whether the
said property taxpayers will authorize
your honorable body, the police jury
of the parish of st. -Tammany, La.
to assess, levy and collect annually
from year to year, for period o,
ten (10) years, special tax Of two
ca mills on the dollar on all Of
the assessable property in said police
Jury ward s, of st. Tammany parish
La, until the full sum of seventeen
Thousand ($17.O00) is thereby col
|1ected.
Said tax to be levied for and sale
sum to be paid to the Gulfport E
Western abroad Company. q cor
poration organized under the laws OF
the State of Mississippi, and domicil-
ed at Gulfport, County of Harrison
State of Mississippi, for the purpose
of aiding in building and the opera.
ton of railroad from q point Q
the east side Of police jury ward 6
parish of st. Tammany, La, and run.
ming in a westerly direction across
said police jury ward s. and through
police jury ward 10 and police jury
ward 3, to point in the town OF
Covington, Parish Of st. Tammany
La. Said special tax to be levied
and collected during the years 1914
1915. 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920
1921, 1922 and 1923, and the pro-
ceeds thereof up to the aforesaid sum
of seventeen thousand ($17,0OO)
dollars to be paid annually as
collected, to the said Gulfport &
Western Railroad Company, its sue.
cessOrs or assigns, provided that the
said railroad shall be completed and
in operation on or before the LIST day
of July, 1915, from Gulfport, Miss.
to point in the town of Covington
parish OF st. Tammany, La.
That said special election be or
dered and held pursuant to Article
27O OF the constitution OF the STATE
OF Louisiana, Act No. 2O2, page 4Ss
OF the General Assembly of Louisi. |
ana, for the year 1898, and Act No. |
%, page 26 of the General Assembly |
OF the State Of Louisiana for the year
1904, and in all respects according
to law, not sooner than thirty 1907 |
days after the official publication O.
this petition and the ordinance Of /
your honorable body ordering said
election.
That the police jury ON behalf of
police jury ward 6, of the parish of
st. Tammany, La, shall, after due
and legal delays and the due and
legal PRONUNCIATION Of said election
pass an ordinance levy
ing such tax for the time and for the Ii
years hereinabove specified, and des. Ii
shall be levied and collected. K
Signed by fifty-three (53) prop Il
srty taxpayers. h
Moved by Geo. F. Bierhorst, Sec
'nded by Jno A. Todd, that a COM {
nittee be appointed to check up the "
igners Of the petition with the as It
rolls and poll list. lie
The following committee was ap. In
|Ointed: IL
9Th ward. A. D. Crawford and Geo t
;. Bierhorst. lie
The committee reported that they e
ound sufficient number of voters ~
ad signed the petition. Id
Moved by A. D. Crawford, second
d by Geo. F. Bierhorst, that the fol- e
owing ordinance be adopted: d
AN ORDINANCE. c
An ordinance ordering an election p
4 pursuance to petition of the prop s
rty taxpayers of police jury ward 6 LEI
arish of st. Tammany, Louisiana liz
or the purpose of submitting to the el
roperty taxpayers entitled to vote
1ereat. the proposition of whether ct
r not they will authorize the police Isl
Try of St. Tammany parish to levy la
nd collect annually. from year to Ito
ear, a special tax of two (2) mills loI
n the dollar for ten (10) years, or al
Il assessable property in said ward Up,
} the amount OF seventeen thou til
q nd $17,O0O.O0) dollars ct
favor of the Gulfport & Western ell
Company, for the purpose sa
aiding said Gulfport & Western bt
abroad Company. in building and III
,erating standard guage steam
ilroad from the town of Gulfport ct
ias.. to point In the town Of Gov 81
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