St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-03

Road District No. One OF ~. 81
OF st. Tammany, La, on Ausr.s IT,!
1918, between the hours Of sevss sas5|
O'Clock q. m. and five (5) - A. Ail
that at said election there ~. Z, ~
submitted to the taxpayers 'r..s.. 4
citizens of said Road Diatr,.t w.
ned under the Constitution ana r
OF this State to vote at the sass ~ 49,
ton, a proposition to anfho.s.. =. NJ /
Police jury of the Parish Of S. 49,
many acting as the governin, II
thorlty OF Road District No. n.. ~ W.
the Parish of st. Tammany ~ ';..' q
DEBT on behalf of and in TIA 49,
OF Road District No. One Of ~. =. q
ish OF st. Tammany, to the .ssV ~. g
OF One Hundred and Fifty Thc,,ss.
($150,O00) Dollars, and to i.su. -.
sell negotia BILE semi-annual i...s s
bearing coupon bonds evidencin. s,sl
said Indebtedness (the amount y = -
said Indebtedness being less thar -
per cent of the assessed valuatio. ~
the property in said Road Distrietssaa
said bonds to bear interest q sls.a
rate of five per cent per annum -. -
able semi-annually, the interaet 49,
principal of said bonds to be NM.
in such amounts and at such d.
as the governing authority NAV "a 3
termine, in twenty-seven (27) 49,
from the date of the bonds. ana ~
less time if the governing autho,i. 1
ty in its discretion deems IL "a 49,
best interest of the Road Diatris.. I
and both the principal and inte,ssss
of said bonds to be secured by : ~
nclent tax to be levied and collectea /
each year in accordance with Artiels !
PSI of the Constitution of and ~
laws of the State of Louisiana ~
proceeds from the sale of the No
bonds at not less than par to be ~
in constructing, improving and M
tanning the public roads and No.
ways within Road District No o.
of the Parish of st. Tammany. n sssss
Be it further ordained, That thera
shall be published in the of6chla
journal of the Parish of St. ~
many for Thirty 900 days noticea
of the said special election. ~
notice to embrace substantially ail
things above set forth and also nntiee3
that this Police Jury, as the eoyArsa
ing authority of Road District Maj
One of the Parish of St. Tammanv,a
will meet in open session at the Dfs.
trict Courthouse in Covington, L.
at 10 O'Clock a. M. on August 39th
1918, and then and there proceed M
open the ballot boxes used In an
election, examine and count the AAI.!
lots in number and amount. examlpAs
and canvass the returns and declara
the result of the said election.
Be it further ordained, That IT,
President of the Police Jury be sads
he is hereby authorized and directed
TO have the necessary ballots PRINT
ed for the said special election, With
ballots shall contain the forexoine.
pronositiOn and be drawn up IN -
cordance with law and the provisions
OF this ordinance: and he is also a.
thorized and directed to arrange foe
providing the ballot boxes. the nee.
essary blanks for tally sheets MI
compiled statements.
Be it further ordained, that the
Clerk of Court and Ex-officio Rorie.
trar of Voters shall furnish to the
election officers hereinafter named
for said special election with . III
OF the taxpayers in said Road Dis.
trict No. One entitled to vote In per.
son or by proxy at the said special
election, together with the assessed
valuation of each Taxpayers prop
erty as'shOwn by the assessment roll
last made and filed prior to said
special election.
Be 1t further ordained. That The
following polling places, all withiaE
Road District No. One of the Parish
OF st. Tammany, are hereby designat-
ed and determined upon:
In Ward 1-Madisonville, La.
In Ward Bloomington. La.
In Ward 4-Mandeville, La.
In Ward 10-Abita Springs, La.
And that the following persons, xll
Of whom are registered voters, shall
act as commissioners and clerk 0f
said election, viz:
In Ward Geo. Edwards, John
Peter, Emile Fuhrmann, as commits
sioners, and Geo. r. Dutsch. as CLERK.
In Ward 3-Chas. L. Smith, $. d.
Anderson, P. s. Barell!, as commts-
sioners, and S. r. Blossman as CLERK.
In Ward "A. G. Depre, w. \.
Smith, Lucas Prieto, as commissions
ers, and Herman Levy, as clerk.
In Ward 10-F. L. Dutsch, A. b.
Kustenmacher, A. o. Pons, as CONF
micciouorS ord n u Ni11ar a = n1nFk
And that the above mentioned Of
f1cers Of election shall seal up tho
ballot boxes and deliver same to this
Police Jury within forty.eight hours
after, the closing If inc polls, ARD
shall deliver within forty-eight hoafs
the other duplicate tally sheet and
the other duplicate compiled state-
ment to the Clerk " Court tor the
Parish of St. Tammany, La.
This ordinance having been put g
a vote and the roll called, the result 4
was as follows: Affirmative, Kofpp.
Fendlason, Domergue. Smt.h. Cow
art. Crawford, Davis, Robert, Ahney
and Howe. Against, None. Ana
the ordinance was declared carried.
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance employing special at
torneys to perform the legal ser.
vices in connection with the sper;aI
election and bond Issue ny Hosa
District No. One Of the Parish O
st. Tammany, Louisiana.
Be it ordained, etc, That, whers.
as, it is necessary to have expeis Il
and special legal advice and ASSIST 1
ance in connection with the proposes s.
issue of bonds by Road District No.