St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-17

OF st. Tammany, La. on Ausn.s 60
1918, between the hours Of sav.- - 100
clock a. m. and five 90 D. N ~ ~
that at said election there sh.l p. d
submitted to the taxpayers resi1s
citizens of said Road District nss,s D
fed under the Constitution and 49,. 49,
OF this State to vote at the said 49,
ton, proposition to authors. y, s. 81 4
Police Jury Of the Parish Of s. ~ b
many, acting as the goyernin. 81 u:
thority of Road District M ~. -
the Parish of st. Tammany. To is.s.
debt on behalf of and in The r -..sss
of Road District No. One Of tha n.s
1sh OF st. Tammany, to the anon.
OF One Hundred and Fifty Thons...s 1
($15O,00O) Dollars, and to issue ~ .
sell negotiable semi-annual inta,sssS5
bearing coupon bonds evidencinr IS.
said Indebtedness (the amount n ~
said Indebtedness being less thar -
per cent OF the assessed valuations a. = j
the property in said Road Districtl III
said bonds to bear interest Il IL
rate of five per cent per annum 49,.
able semi-annually.: the interest ~.
principal OF said bonds to be payabls I
IN such amounts and at such placss
as the governing authority NAV "A "
termine, In twenty-seven (27) year.
from the date of the bonds. and /, 4
less time If the governing authors-
ty In its discretion deems It ia 49,
best interest of the Road Disfrirt.
and both the principal and inteyest \
OF said bonds to be secured by ~. !
ficient tax to be levied and collectaa
each year in accordance with Article
PSI Of the Constitution of and -
laws of the State of Louisiana. ths
proceeds from the sale of the m
bonds at not less than par to be uoe6
In constructing, improving and main-
tanning the public roads and hieh.
ways within Road District No. Ona
of the Parish Of st. Tammany. Il.
Be it further ordained, That thera
shall be published in the oiIeiaI
journal of the Parish of st. Tam
many for thirty 600 days a notice
OF the said special election. aaid
notice to embrace substantially Al
things above set forth and also notice !
that this Police Jury, as the govern
ing authority Of Road District No
One of the Parish of st. Tammany.
will meet in open session at the Dis.
trict Courthouse in Covington. Ia
at 10 O'Clock a. M. on August 29th.
1918. and then and there proceed 10
open the ballot boxes used in raid
election, examine and count the hal.
lots In number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result OF the said election.
Be it further ordained, That tia
President of the Police Jury be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to have the necessary ballots print
ed for the said special election, which
ballots shall contain the f0regoins
proposition and be drawn up IN &C.
cordance with law and the provisions
of this ordinance; and he is also au-
thorized and directed to arrange Tor
providing the ballot boxes, the nee
essary blanks for tally sheets and
compiled statements.
Be 1t further ordained, that the
Clerk of Court and Ex-officio Regis
trar OF Voters shall furnish to the
election officers hereinafter named
for said special election with lit
OF the taxpayers in said Road Dis
trict No. One entitled to vote in nef-
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 it further ordained. That fhA
following polling places, all within
Road District No. One of the Parish
OF st. Tammany, are hereby designate
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, all
OF whom are registered voters, shall
act as commissioners and Clerk Of
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, 5. D.
Anderson, P. S. Barrels, as commits
s1oners, and 8. r. BlOssman as clerk.
In Ward IA. G. Depre, w. r.
Smith. Lucas Prieto, as commission
ers. and Herman Levy, as clerk.
In Ward 10-F. L. Dutsch, A. B.
kustenmacher. A. O. Pons, as COM
missioners, and G. e. Millar. as clerk.
And that the above mentioned Of
dcers of election shall seal up the
ballot boxes and deliver same to this
Police Jury within forty -cigh: hours
after the closing IT sne polls, ard
shall deliver within forty-eight hours
the other duplicate tally sheet and
the other duplicate compiled state-
ment to the Clerk y. Court for the
Parish of St. Tammanv, La
This ordinance having been put to
I vote and the roll called, the result
was as follows: Affirmative. Koepp,
Fendlason, DomergIe, Saith, Cow
art, Crawford, Davis, Robert. Atney
and Howe. Against, None. And
The ordinance was declared carried.
AN ORDINANCE
An Ordinance employing special at
torneys to perform the legal ser 4
vices in connection with tho special
election and bond issue ny Road
District No. One of the Parish Of
St. Tammany, Louisiana.
Be it ordained, etc, That, where
as, it is necessary to have expert
and special legal advice and assist
ance in connection with the proposed
issue Of bonds by Road District NO.
One of the Parish of st. Tammany:
and whereas, Messrs. Graham anu
Martin, of New Orleans, are exper!