St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-12-25
THE ST. TAMMANY FARMER. DEC. Is. 1915
Notice to Voters.

! Notice to Voters.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot. place a
cross (X) mark in the square aftes
the word '.Yes.'' TO vote against it
place a similar mark after the word
NO.
Be it further ordained. ETC.:
Section 5. That the said election
shall be conducted under the general
election laws of the State of Louisi-
ana. insofar as the same are appli-
cable to special elections, and par
ticularly under the provisions Of Act
256 Of the Acts Of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1910, at the following poll
ing place: Courthouse, Covington.
Louisiana. The commissioners OF
such election are designated as fol-
lows: F. ]. Martindale. Ben Fontan
and G. L. Smith, and r l.. ALBERT
is hereby designated as clerk. The
polls shall be opened at seven O'Clock
a. M. and closed at five o'clock p. m
Be it further ordained. ETC.:
Section s. The said commissions
ers and clerk shall receive the bal
lots of all duly qualified property
taxpaying electors qualified to vote
at the said election and shall deposit
them as received in the ballot boxes
to be provided for that purpose. and
at the close Of said election. shall
count and canvass the votes cast
for and against the said proposition
on tally sheets to be provided for
said purpose, and shall deliver the
same together with the ballots and
the ballot boxes to the Clerk or the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen to be
by him held and submitted to the
said Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on the 18th day
of January, 1916, at which time the
said Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
shall assemble at the regular meet
ing place of the said Mayor and
Board of Aldermen to canvass the
returns and make PRONUNCIATION of
the results of said election as re-
Quired by law.
Be it further ordained, ETC.:
Section Z. That in the event said
election results in favor OF incurring
the said debt of Seventy-One Thous-
and ($71,OOO) Dollars and issuing
said negotiable bonds as represent
ing the same, the Mayor OF said town
and the Clerk OF this Board shall
cause to be issued the said Seventy
One Thousand ($71.o00) Dollars in
bonds as aforesaid. representing said
Indebtedness of Seventy-One Thou
sand ($71,O00) Dollars, maturing as
hereinabove stated, with interest
coupons attached thereto represent
ing interest to become due thereon,
and to be in such form and tenor
as may be approved by said Mayor
and Clerk, but not inconsistent with
the provisions of this ordinance and
said bonds with interest coupons at
tached when issued shall be sold by
the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
for not less than par and the pro-
ceeds of said sale shall be deposited
in the treasury Of said town to be
used exclusively for Constructing and
eQuipping q WaterWorks and sewer
system and shall not be used for any
other purpose. the title to which
waterworks and sewer system shall
vest in and remain at all times the
property of the town Of C0vington.
The said bonds and the interest cou-
pous attached thereto shall be pay
able as they mature at any bank or
Truts Company in the United States,
at the option Of the purchaser there
of upon notice to the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the town OF
|Covington thirty days before the ma
turity of any bond or interest cou-
pom. In default of such notice the
said bonds and coupons shall be pay
able at the Office Of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen Of the town OF
Covington.
Be it further ordained, ETC.:
Section 8. That In the event the
said election results in favor Of in
curing said debt and issuing said
bonds as hereinabove set forth, the
town of Covington shall be and re-
main obligated to the payment OF
said Indebtedness with the interest
thereon and this ordinance authOriz-
ing the issuance Of said bonds and
the levying Of the tax with which to
pay the principal and interest there
| Of shall be and remain irrepealable
so long as any Of said bonds and in
terest coupons shall remain out
standing and unpaid and the passage
of this ordinance shall constitute
and be q contract between the hold
er or holders of said bonds and the
town Of Covington and shall be and
remain inviolate and no law or ordi-
nance ever be passed relieving the
governing authority Of said town
from the obligation Of annually levy.
ing such special tax as hereinab0ve
provided and paying same on the
interest and principal of said bonds
Be it further ordained, etc.:
Section 3. That II laws or ordt
nances contrary to or In conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed, and this ordinance shall
take effect when approved by ma
jor1ty Of the qualified taxpayint
electors Of the said town Of Coving
ton, and due PRONUNCIATION is made
thereof as required by law.
Read and considered by sections
and adopted az q whole at regular
Injecting Of the Mayor and Board o
Aldermen by recorded aye and ma!
vote on the 7th lay Of December. A
H.. 1915.
Ayes: M. P. blanche, E. Fred
ierick. A. r. Smith. ]. e. Nilsson.
| Nays: None.
! Approved in open session this I'll
day of December, A. D., 1915.
| PAUL ]. LACROIX,
MaynP NJ fnvin 0fnn Ia