St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-16
1amnlany Farmer
Aug. is. 1913.
PETITION.

PETITION.
The following petition was receiy
ID from taxpayers OF school distric
4 No. s:
10 the Honorable President an,
Members of the Parish Board o
School Directors OF the Parish o
st. Tammany, Louisiana:
The petition OF the undersigned
property taxpayers Of School Distric
No. s Of the parish Of st. Tammany
as created and defined by resolution
Of the Board of School Directors o
said parish. passed on the goth da.
Of December, 1912, and being ant
constituting one fourth of the prop
erty taxpayers eligible to vote at sucf
election, respectfully pray that your
honorable body, acting within ant
under the authority of the Constitu
ton and Laws of Louisiana, do order
that special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the pur.
pose of determining whether or not
(1) q special tax shall be levied and
collected In said district, and 90 deb
incurred and bonds issued therefor
rs hereinafter set FORTH
Petitioners pray that at said cleo
ton your honorable body do submit
to vote OF the property taxpayers
of said School District No. s, entitled
to vote at said election, the follow
ing propositions, to-wit:
/. To levy special tax of three
(S) mills on the dollar on all prop.
erty in School District No. s, of the
parish of st. Tammany, Louisiana
subject to State taxation, annually
for period of ten years, for the
purpose Of giving additional aid tt
public schools.
(Signed)
M w Lauer, E w Foy, E p Robert
w A Luther, T r Crawford, G w
Crawford, James Farye, S B Nc
Ferran, w w Wilkens. J H Robert
w G Powe, B Porter, ] w Kahl
AM Mexican, O A Mexican, E A Dav-;
IL, John Hager. H Willis, j NJ San.
josie, Martha Crawford, Enoch Black
well, T p Crawford, H J Willis, ]
Willis, S G Seal, Mrs S G Seal, Wesley
Alsobrooks, Mrs q Henley, w F
Crockett, j j Marshall, John G Web
len, e Pento, Aug Tatje, Dan F Watts
Geo F Barrocks, ] H Murdoch, Ed
ward Robson, Sam Boss, w Hart
man, H J Schneider, Fred Kistner.
In answer to the above petition
the following resolution was offered
by Mr.. HansbrOugh, who moved itf
adoption. 1t was seconded by Mr..
Parker:
Whereas there has been filed with
this board a petition signed by one
fourth of the property taxpayers OF
School District No. 8, eligible to vote
at such election, praying that a special
election be ordered in and for said
district No. 8, at which shall be sub |
mitted the following proposition, to-
wit:
Proposition.
To levy a special tax of three (3)
mills on the dollar on all property |
In School District No. s, of the parish
of st. Tammany, Louisiana, subject
to State taxation, annually, for
perid of ten years. for the purpose |
Of: Giving additional aid to public
schools.
And, whereas in the opinion of this
board such special election is neces
sary and advisable,
Be it resolved, by the Parish Board
of School directors of the parish o.
st. Tammany, Louisiana, as follows:
Section /. That special election
be and the same Is hereby ordered tt
be held in School District No. Of
the parish Of st. Tammany, Louisi-
ana, on Saturday, the 18th day Of
August, 1913, at which shall be sub
mitted the following proposition, to-
wit:
Proposition:
To levy special tax of three mills
on the dollar on all property in school
District No. s, of the parish of st
Louisiana, subject to State
taxation, annually, for period Of
ten years for the purpose of: Giving
additional aid to public schools.
That the Secretary of this beard
be and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said special cleo
tion q sufficient number OF ballots
on each of which shall be printed
The proposition mentioned In section
Dne Of this resolution and in the fol
lowing form:
Proposition:
Proposition to levy a three r--
mill special tax ON all the YES
subject to State tax
alton In School District No.
;. Of the parish of St. Tam -
many, Louisiana, for the NO
period OF ten years for the
purpose Of giving additional
lid to public schools. -
4 Notice to VOters:-To vote in favor
il the proposition submitted on this
ballot place cross (X) mark In the
square after the word Yes and to
vote against it place similar mari
n the square after the word mo.
And that the secretary of this board
be- and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at the said
special election all necessary ballot
boxes, talley sheets. list of voters
valuation of property, and
compiled statement of voters in num-
Der and amount.
Section 8. That the polling place
.or said election shall be the regular
polling booth of the eighth ward Of
81. Tammany parish. Louisiana. anf
Crockett. Jack Willis and Ed
FOy are appointed commissioners
md John Hager, clerk of election.
And said election shall be conducted
under the laws of the State appli
cable thereto.
Section 4. The president Of this
board is hereby instructed to give
notice of the special election herein
ordered by his proclamation to b.
published according to law; and in
,aid proclamation he shall announce
hat At 10 a. M, Wednesday, August
20, 1913, this board will meet a.
the Office of the Parish Superintend-
ent in Coyington, La. and in open
session proceed to open the ballot
box, examine and count the ballots