St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-09-13
1t Also Does Considerable
Work In Regular
Session.
ASKS HELP OF COURT
TO ENFORC VAT LAW
Road Commission Asked To
Furnish Itemized State
ments Monthly.
Covington, La, Sept. 8, 1919.

Covington, La, Sept. 9, 1919.
The Police Jury met on the above
date in regular session, and also as
Board of Reviewers, to hear COM
plants ON valuation of property as
made ty the State Board of Affairs,
with thu following present: Messrs.
Dendinger, Fendlason, Smith, Cow
art, Crawford, Davis, Robert, Howe
and Bennett. Absent: Domergue.
After receiving a number OF pro-
tests with respect to the tax valua-
ton of taxpayers, on motion made,
seconded and duly carried, the meet
ing of this body as a Board of Re-
view We adjourned until Monday,
September Is, 1919, at 10 a. m, and
the regular business of the Police
Jury was ordered proceeded with.
On motion made, seconded and
duly carried, the following memorial
was ordered and addressed to the
Hon. Prentiss B. Carter and Hon. J.
Vol Brock, District Attorney for the
Parish cf st. Tammany:
We, the Police Jury for the Parish
of St. Tammany, respectfully show
that the dipping vat law is requiring
an expenditure Of a sum approx
mately $4,000 to date.
This body realizes that, unless
earnest cooperation Of the highest
judicial officers in the parish is not
had at once with respect to the en-
forcine Of the dipping vat law, the
money heretofore laid out in taxes
and future sums to be expended will
have become hopelessly wasted; that,
unless the few violators of the law
are Immediately brought to justice
and the proper penalties meeted out
the offenders, the parish will re-
main under Federal quarantine and
that untold damage will result in
the future. s....5.--z-
We respectful1y urge to your Hon
ors that the only salvation OF this
parish from the hardships of this
violation rest with your Honors' i'm
mediate and active cooperation with
his body to enforce the law.
1t was further resolved that GER
titled copies of this memorial be ad-
dressed to Hon. Prentiss B. Carter
and Hon. J. Vol Brock, District At
orney, by the secretary.
On motion of j. M Smith, Sec
onded by Theo. Dendinger, Jr., the
following ordinance was introduced
and unanimously carried:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of St. Tammany Parish, La That an
ordinance dated the 29th of April,
1918, to provide for the issuance OF
$4,000 public improvement bonds
under end by virtue Of Act 80 OF
1916 tc:' the purpose of building
road between Madisonville and Gov
irgton and Covington and the Tan
gipahoa line, be, and the same il
hereby repealed.
Be K further ordained, That no
iurthe: taxes be placed to the credit
of the sinking fund known as the
Madisonville Road Fund, under and
Dy virtue of said ordinance.
Be It further enacted, That this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after date Of its passage.
Adopted Sept. 9, 1919.
The following ordinance was read
and adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of St. Tammany Parish, La, that the
political subdivision of this parish
created by ordinance dated June l8,
1919, and known as Road District
No. l of St. Tammany Parish, be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
Be It further ordained, That the
~ O.
trict or the 9th of August, 1918,
for the sum of $150,00O for roads
in said District, be, and the same
is hereby repealed, annulled ana
avoided
Be it further ordained, That the
Assessor Of st. Tammany Parish IN
leyying the assessment OF three and
cne-ha,f mills to meet the principal
and interest on the $750,000 Road
Bond issue shall credit the taxpay-
ers of Wards Nos. One, Three, -Four
and Ten with the proceeds OF the
tax heretofore voted by sa1d wards
| as Road District No. One and that
the SAID three and one-half mills tax
for Wards Nos. One, Three, -Four
and Ten shall be reduced to such
an amount as shall be necessary TO
meet the difference between the
amount heretofore collected and the
FRO rata Of said Wards, which may
| be due under the $750,000 Road
| Bond Issue.
Adopted Sept. 9, 1919.
The following ordinance was read
and adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of St. Tammany Parish, That ordi-
nance Gated April II, 1919, levying
a tax Of six (6) mills on the assess
able property of st. Tammany Par
ish, for the purpose OF meeting the
semi-anrual interest due December
31st, 1919. and the principal and in
terest due June 1. 1920, TOR the Good
Road Bend Issue of s75o,0oo voted
April 1s, 1919, be. and. the same is
hereby amended; and the asid tax OF
six Co mills is hereby reduced to