St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-29
AN ORDINANCE

An ordinance calling special cleo
ton in the Parish of St. Tam
many, Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the police jury
of the Parish Of st. Tammany, State
of Louisiana, That special election
be and the same is hereby called anC
ordered to be held in the said Parish
of st. Tammany on April 10Th, 1919
between the hours of seven CD
o'clock a. II. and five 60 o'clock p
m, and that at said election there
shall be submitted to the taxpayers
resident citizens Of said parish quail
lied under the Constitution and laws
of this State to vote at the said cleo
ton, proposition to authorize the
police jury of the Parish of st. Tam
many to incur debt on behalf OF and
in the name of the Parish of st. Tam
many in the amount OF Seven Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand $3.50,
Dollars, and to issue an dsell serial
negotia BILE semi-annual interest bear
ing coupon bonds eVidencing the said
Indebtedness (the amount Of the said
indebtedness being less than ten (10)
per cent Of the assessed valuation OF
the property in said parish); said
bonds to bear interest at the rate OF
five 60 per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, the principal and In
terest Of said bonds to be payable
in such amounts and at such places
as the governing authority may de-
termine, within the period of twenty
six (26) years from the date of the
bonds; 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 ISL of the Constitution
and the laws of the State or LOUISE
ana, the protocols from the sale OF
the said bonds at no less than par
to he used iIl constructing and I'M
proving the public roads and high
ways within the Parish of st. Tam
many, Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, That there
shall he published in the othcla1
journal of the Parish of st. Tam
many, for thirty 600 days notice
of the said special election, SAID
notice to embrace substantially all
things above set forth and also not1ce
that this Police Jury will meet In
omen session at the District Court
house in Covington, La, at ten (lO)
o'clock a. m, on Thursday, the l1th
day of April, 1919, and then and
there proceed to open the ballot ooA-
es used in said election, examine ana
count the ballots in numoer anu
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result OF the
said election.
he it ordained, That the President
of the Police Jury be and he is mere
by authorized and directed 10 nave
the necessary ballots printed for the
said special election, which ballots
shall contain the foregoing PROPOSE
!, ion and be drawn up in accordance
with law and the provisions OF thls
ordinance; and he is also authorized
tn arrange for providing the Dallot
hoxas. the necessary blanks for Tally
sheets and compiled statements.
Re # further ordained, That the
Clerk of Court and Ex-Otticlo Regis
trar of Voters shall furnish TO the
officers hereinafter named
e~r said special election with llst
nf the taxpayers in said parish en-
titled TO vote in person or by proxy
At the said special election, togethel
With the assessed valuation OF each
taxnayer's property as shown by the
|, assessment roll last made and hied
nrior to said special election;
pa If further ordained, That the
following polling places, all WITHIN
NC parish of st. Tammany, are mere
~ designated and determined upon