St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

moved its adoption. 1t was second
ed by Mr.. FitzSimons;
AN ORDNANCE.
Creating a parish wide school dis
trict.
Be It ordained by the st. Tam
many Parish School Board, That
from and after the date of the pass
age of this ordinance, there is Great
ed, after this date for the Parish OF
St. Tammany, a School District to
be known as the st. Tammany
School District, which District is to
| be hereafter co-extensiye with the
present boundaries of the parish Of
st. Tammany, Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, That no eX-
isting school districts of the parish
of St. Iammany shall be abolished
by this ordinance or any ordinances
until an election this day ordered
by the st. Tammany Parish School
Board shall have been submitted to
the property tax paeyrs of St. Tam
many parish an dduly carried.
Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in
cnf1ict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Upon roll call the following mem
bers voted in the affirmative: Fitz-
Simons, Dutsch, O'Keefe, Levy, Tai
ley, Evans, Bancks, Woodruff and
Oswald.
In the negative: None.
r11 IN,
troduced by Mr.. Woodruff, who NOV
ed it's adoption. 1t was seconded
by Mr.. Bancks.
Whereas, the Parish School Board
has formed St. Tammany parish in
to one school district in which they
are about to call a special election
to submit to the property taxpayers
the proposition of voting a two and
One-half mill school tax for mainte-
nance purposes, and
Whereas, there are now special
| maintenance taxes being collected
| in various school districts of this
| parish, therefore
Be it resolved, That this School
| Board hereby agrees to and directs
the cancellation of all special main
| tenance taxes in the parish of St.
Tammany, provided the special tax
election as mention above, and to be
goes into effect. Otherwise, the
present taxes for maintenance pur-
poses shall remain in effect as if
| this election had not been held.
Upon roll call al members voted
n the affirmative.
The following ordinance was in
| PRODUCED by Mr.. Woodruff, who mov-
ID is adoption. 1t was seconded by
Mr.. FitZSimons:
AN ORDINANCE.
| Ordering a special election to be held
in the ST. Tammany School Dis
| trict, in the Parish of St. Tam
many, Louisiana, for the purpose
| of submitting to the qualified
| electors of the said school districi
| the question of the levy of a
special tax of two and one-hali
mills for the purpose Of proviG-
| ing additional aid to the public
schools of the said school district
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors OF
the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisi-
ana, That a special election be and
is hereby ordered to be held in the
St. Tammany School District in the
| Parish of st. Tammany, Louisiana
on the 26th day of August, 1919
for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said schoo
district entitled to vote thereat the
question of the levy of psecial tax
of two and one-half mills on the
dollar of all property in the saie
school district subject to state tax
alton, for period Of ten (10) years
| the proceeds of the said tax to be
used in giving additional aid to the
public cshoos of the said school dis
}trict.
| Section 2. Be it further orda1n.
ed, etc, That the ballots to be used
at the said election shall be prepared
by the SECRETARY of the Parish Board
of School Directors, and shall be in
the following form:
| Proposition to levy a two
and one-half mill (.0025)
special tax on all the prop Les
erty subject to taxation in
the St. Tammany School
District, Parish of st. Tam
many, La, annually, for
the period of ten (10) NJ
years, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said
District.