St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-09-14
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At Ward 3, Covington, La, there
were found 1T votes representing
an assessed valuation of $4S,659.0O
cast in favor OF the proposition as
above set forth, and there were found
4 votes, representing an asses val
ustion Of S7,9SS.00, cast against the
proposition as above set forth.
At Ward Four, Mandeville, La,
there were found 81 votes, represent
ing an assessed valuation OF $l54,-
10000, cast in favor OF the afore-
said proposition, and there were
found 2 votes. representing an as
sessed valuation of $10,S13.OO, cast
against the aforesaid proposition.
At Ward Ten, Abita Springs, La,
there were found SO votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation OF
1880, cast in favor of the afore-
said proposition, and there were
found no votes, representing an as
sessessed valuation of nothing, cast
against the aforesaid proposition.
And it was therefore ascertalned
that there was total of 375 votes,
representing an assessed valuation OF
$865,759.OO, cast in favor OF the
aforesaid proposition.
To authorize the police jury OF the
parish of St. Tammany, acting as
the governing authority of Road Dis
trict No. of the Parish OF st. Tam
many, to incur debt on behalf OF and
| in the name of Road District No.
Of the Parish of St. Tammany, to the
amount of One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ($15O,OO0O Dollars, and
to issue and sell negotiable semi
| annual interest bearing coupon bonds
evidencing the said Indebtedness
(the amount of the said Indebtedness
being less than 10 per cent of the
assessed valuation of the property in
said Road DISTRICT; said bonds to
! bear interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum payable semi-annual-
| ly in such amounts and at such places
as the governing authority may de-
| termine; in q years from the date OF
| the bonds, and in a less time it the
governing authority in its discretion
deems it to the best interest of the
said Road District, and both the
principal and interest of said bonds
| to be secured by a sufficient tax to
be levied and collected each year in
accordance with Article PSI of the
Constitution of and the laws OF the
State of Louisiana, the proceeds from
| the sale of the said bonds at not less
than par, to be used in constructing,
improving and maintaining the pub
lie roads and highways within Road
District No. / of the Parish of St.
Tammany, Louisiana.
| And there was total OF votes
representing an assessed valuation OF
$18,8O1O0 cast against the aforesaid
| proposition, as above outlined, and
! It is therefore shown that there was
a majority of votes, both in number
and amount, cast in favor OF the
aforesaid proposition, which said
proposition is therefore declared to
be carried, and this process verbal
and canvass of the votes cast at said
election held in Road District No. l
of the Parish of st. Tammany. on
the 9th day of August, 1918, hav-
ing been duly written and read, was
thereupon signed by the tellers, by
the president and clerk of the police
Jury of the parish of St. Tammany,
and by each member of said police
Jury present at said meeting.
Tellers:
WIN. H. DAVIS.
r. G. ABNEY.
J. B. HOWE,
President
| F. ]. MARTINDALE,
Secretary and Clerk.
H. N. FENDLASON.
| GEO. KOEPP, JR.
WIN. H. DAVIS.
JOS. M. SMITH.
R. c. ABNEY.
| Ordinance by Mr.. VIM. H. Davis
seconded by Mr.. r. C. Abney:
Be it ordained, That the presiden
of this police jury, as the governing
authority of Road District No. On
of the Parish of St. Tammany, is au
thorized to issue and instructed t
issue proclamation announcing ant
promulgating the results of the cleo
ton held in Road District No. One o
the Parish of St. Tammany, La, OF
August 9th, 1918, and that the sail
proclamation and the process verba
Of the counting of the votes cast a
said election be duly published in tn
official journal, and that the process
verbal of the counting of the vote
cast at the said special election b.
duly recorded in the Mortgage Oftic
Of the Parish of st. Tammany, La.
and be duly registered with the Sec
etary of State, in accordance wit!
.aW.
The vote on this ordinance was a
follows: Yeas: 8. Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared
adopted.
Proclamation.
I, J. B. Howe, President Of tn
Police Jury of the Parish of St Tam
many, Louisiana, acting as the gov
erning authority Of Road District No
One of the Parish OF St. Tammanv
hereby announce and proclaim tn
result of the special election held il
Road District No. Of the Parisl
of st. Tammany, on August q, 1918
as ascertained by the canvass OF tn
votes cast at said special election b.
the Police Jury Of the Parish OF 81
Tammany acting as the governing