St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-15

and seconded by RODL. ADney, that
the above report of E. j. Domergue
and ]. NJ. Smith be received, filed,
accepted and ratified.
Carried.
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 a special election
be and the same is hereby called and
ordered to be held in the said Parish
of St. Tammany on April 18th. 1919,
between the hours of seven 81
O'Clock a. M 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
fed under the Constitution and laws
of this State to vote at the said cleo
ton. a 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 (S75O,0OO)
Dollars, and to issue an dsell serial
negotiable semi-annual interest bear
ing coupon bonds evidencing the said
Indebtedness (the amount of the said
Indebtedness being less than ten (lO)
per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the property in said parish}; said
bonds to bear interest at the rate or
five 90 per cent per annum, payaple
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 2S1 of the Constitution
and the laws of the State of Lou1sl-
ana, the proceeds from the sale OF
the said bonds at no less than par
to be used in 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 Official
journal of the Parish of st. Tam
many, for thirty (30) days notice
of the said special election, SAID
notice to embrace substantially all
things above set forth and also notice
that this Police Jury will meet in
open session at the District Court
house in Covington, La, at ten (lO)
o'clock a. m, on Thursday, the lith
day of April, 1919, and then and
there proceed to open the ballot box
es used in said election, examine and
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result OF the
said election.
Be it ordained, That the President
of the Police Jury be and he is here
bv authorized and directed to have
the necessary ballots printed for the
said special election, which ballots
shall contain the foregoing PROPOSE
ton and be drawn up in accordance
with law and the provisions OF this
ordinance; and he is also authorized
to arrange for providing the ballot
boxes, the necessary blanks lot ually
sheets and compiled statements.
Be it 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 list
OF the taxpayers in said parish en-
titled to vote in person or by proxy
at the said special election, together
with the assessed valuation of each
taxpayers property as shown by the
assessment roll last made and filed
prior to said special election.
Be it further ordained, That the
following polling places, all within
the Parish of St. Tammany, are here
by designated and determined upon: