St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-08-23

Sworn to and subscribed before me
the undersigned authority, the 18th
doy of August, A. D., 1913.
w. E. BLOSSMAN,
by. Clerk 26th Judicial District
Court and Ex-O6icio Recorder. {.
On motion duly seconded, all the
members present voted in favor OF
the reception and adoption of said
process verbal and the clerk was or
dered to spread said process verbal
on the minutes.
The police jury then proceeded
with the examination of the returns
of said election and on motion OF
Geo. F. Bierhorst, seconded by A.
D. Crawford, the following ordinances
were adopted, to-wit:
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance pr0mulgating the re
suits of special election held in police
jury ward three go of st Tammany
parish, La, pursuant to the petition
of the property taxpayers Of said
ward entitled to vote therein and
ordinance No. -, of the police jur,
of st. Tammany parish, Louisiana
as well as the proclamation of cleo
ton and notice of election by the
Board of Supervisors of Election OF
st. Tammany parish, on the proposed
special tax of two (2) mills on the
dollar on the assessable property If
said wad for ten (10) years for the
the Gulfport & Western Railroad
Company, the sum of $26,5OO in aid
of the building and operation 81 a
standard guage steam raii-oai i::,m
the town of Gulfport, Mas. 70 roiIt
in the town of Covington. La, upon
condition that same be completed and
operated ON or before the 18th OF
July. A. D., 1915, levying the special
tax and providing for the assessment
and collection of the same.
Whereas, upon the question OF
more than one-third of the property
taxpayers entitled to vote in the cleo
tion therein prayed for and pursuant
to ordinonce of the police jury of st.
Tammany parish, La, adopted on the
18th day Of July A. D., 1913, and pur-
suant to the election proclamation OF
said police jury Of the date July11,
1913. the said petition. ordinance and
proclamation and notice of election
having been duly advertised by pub
LEGATION in The st. Tammany Farmer.
a weekly newspaper, published in the
town Of Covington. La, according tc
law. for more than thirty 500 clear
days prior to the 10th day of August.
A. D., 1913, q special election was
held according to law In police jury
ward three st. Tammany parish, La,
on the 18th day of August, A. D.,
1913, at the polling place In said
ward, at which the last general cleo
ton was held.
Whereas, the returns Of said cleo
ton have been made according to and
in accordance with said ordinance.
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
having canvassed and compiled the
returns 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 three (3) voting at
said special election voted in favor
of said special tax. Now therefore,:
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the
police jury of the parish Of st. Tam
many, La, in session convened for
that purpose. that the said police jury
does hereby declare, promulgate and
proclaim that the majority in number
and assessed value of the property
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three (3) st. Tammany parish, La.
voting at said election voted in favor
of said levy Of said special tar, and
does hereby proclaim and promulgate
said special election in favor of aaid
Specia, fax in aic OF the said Gulf
ro,t & Western Railroad Company.
Section 2. Ee It fu 'tller ordain-
ed. ETC., That in accordance with said
special election special tax If two
IN mills on the .lc,la:, or s, much
thereof as shall be necessary. lie and
the same is hereb:y levi.d uEun all
the assessable property in said police
jury ward three CD of st. Tammany
parish. La, for the purpose of eel
lecting and paying to the Gulfport 4
Western Railroad Company, the sum
of Twenty-six Thousand Five Hun
dred ($26,500) Dollars, in aid of the
and operation of its
guage steam railroad from
the town or Gulfport, Miss, to a |
point in the town of Covington, La. |
St. Tammany parish, conditioned up
On and provided the said standard
guage steam railroad. or such stand.
lrd 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 Gul-port, Miss, tc
! point as shall be necessary and
for the transportation o.
freight and passengers to and from
he town of Covington, parish of st.
rammany, La. said special tax to be
evied and collected in ten (1O) equal
nstallments of two thousand six hum
lred and fifty ($265O) dollars each,
Turing the years 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
Ind 1923; said special tax to be levi
I'd and assessed and collected annu.
lily during said years in addition tc
'ther taxes on all of the assessable
property in said police jury ward
hree and the collection of the same
o be enforced by the same authority
md means as is authorized or may
'e authorized by law for the collec-
ion of other taxes.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
tc., That the said special tax when
o collected. up to the amount Of
wenty-six thousand five hundred
sac, 5000 dollars, shall be paid an.
lually 70 the Gulfport & Western
railroad Company, through it's prep
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