St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-06-13
POLICE JURY

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In accordance with resolution of
police jury of the parish of st. Tam
many, adopted April 20, 1914, the
police jury met in special session for
the purpose of counting the votes
and promulgating the returns of the
special election held in the parish of
st. Tammany, La, on the second day
Of June, 1914, and to attend to such
other matters pertaining to Good
Roads as might be advisable and nee
essary.
Roll call by the secretary showed
the following members present, to-
wit: VIM. Bruhl. Herman Schultz,
G. F. Bierhorst, E. E. Talley, A. D.
Crawford, F. L. Dutsch, Jno. A.
Todd. Absent; B. A. Schneider,
Louis Peters and ]. B. Howe.
The following resolution was in
troduced by A. D. Crawford, second
ed by John A. Todd, and unanimous
-ly carried, to-wit:
Be It resolved, that the police jury
Of the parish of st. Tammany do
now proceed to open the ballot boxes
used at the special election held in
the parish of st. Tammany on June
3, 1914, to examine and count the
votes cast at said election, contained
III said boxes, in numbers and
amounts, examine and canvass the
returns made by the Commissioners
and Clerks serving at said election,
a. shown by the tally sheets, poll
list. and compiled statements of the
voters made by said Commissioners
and Clerks presiding at said election;
al IN accordance with resolution Of
this board, ordering said election, of
date April 20, 1914.
The police jury then proceeded,
In the presence Of three competent
witnesses, to count the ballots con-
jtained id the boxes used at said cleo
ton, and examine same as to num-
bers and amounts, inspect the poll
lists, tally sheets and compiled state
ment Of voters made by the commits
sioners and clerks presiding at said
election and after such inspection and
examination and canvass of said ball
lot and returns we're made, the fol-
lowing resolution was introduced by
G.. F. Bierhorst, duly seconded by
VIM. Bruhl, and unanimously carri-
ed, to-wit:
RESOLUTION
Be 1t remembered that we, the
police jury of the paish of st. Tam
many as board of commissioners
for the election held in and for the
parish of st. Tammany, on June 2,
1914, met to-day in open sess on at
the courthouse in the town of Cow
inEton, La, at the hour of 10 o'clock
q M. for the purpose Of counting
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examine same, both as to numbers
and amounts and inspect and ex-
anime and compile the returns sent
In by the commissioners and clerks
at said election throughout
the parish Of st. Tammany on the
second day Of June, 1914, for and
against the proposition submitted to
the property tax payers qualified as
electors under the constitution and
laws Of the State of Louisiana, COM
formally to the resolution adopted
on the goth day of April, 1914, by
the police jury of the parish OF st.
Tammany, La.
The meeting having been regular
" called to order by Herman Schultz,
president, and all members of said
police jury being present except B. |
A. Schneider, Louis Peters and ]. B. !
Howe, did, in open session and in
he presence of r. S. Blossman, J. NJ.
Cooper and M. Zinzer, three compe-
ant vnifn iv,
II as many others as chose to attend !
he examination and inspection and
of the returns of said