St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-01-22
Violators of the Game Laws
Fined $50 and Given
Warning for Future
LIDDLE SUES
TOWN SLIDELL
Asks That Ordinances Be
Declared Null and
Tax Illegal.

State VS.. John Livingston Pie,
} guilty as accessory to striking wit
intent to murder Sentenced to nc
less than six nor more than min
months in penitentiary
State VS.. L. S. Usannez, John Doe
cett, Francis F'aciane. Plead guilt
to killing coots out Of season. Fine
1850 each, and costs.
State VS.. PUNK Allen. Plead gull
ty to hunting quail cut of season
lined $50 and costs.
| State VS.. Ike Howard, plead guilt
to assault and battery. Fined So
and costs.
Mark Ribbon Co., VS.. John A
Stanga ct ais. Judgment in favor 0
plaintiff for sum of $20S.47.
Gus Singletary VS.. Addie Poll
Singletary. Judgment in favor o
Gus Singletary and against Addit
Polk Singletary, decreeing a divorc,
ia vinculo matrimonii."
Mrs. P. Powe VS.. Bud Powe
judgment in favor of palintiff ant
against defendant, decreeing di
vorce "a Vinculo matrimonii."
MRS. Jennie Wallace Garrett v:
Arthur Garrett. Judgment in favor
Of plaintiff and against defendant
| decreeing a separation between. then
"a mensa ct thorO."
| Joseph Crockett vs.. Ann Washing
ton. Judgment in favor of plaintiff
and against defendant, granting az
absolute divorce.
Simp White VS.. Lavania Thomas
Judgment in favor of Plaintiff am
against defendant, granting an abso.
lutte divorce.
j. A. Davenport VS.. Lula Garrett
White. Judgment in favor Of plain
tiff and againts defendant, decreeins
a divorce "a vinculo matrimonii'
Pan American Life Insurance Co.
VS.. Percy 3. Barelli. Judgment il
favor of plaintiff in sum of $17S.OO.
Pedro Baham VS.. Florence Sardy.
Judgment in favor of plaintiff ana
against defendant, decreeing a sep
aration "a mensa ct thoro."
A suit Of considerable interest to
the taxpayers and municipal autnori-
tes of Slidell has been filed in. the
District Court by C. M. Liddle, thru
his attorney, L. V. Cooley, Jr., as. it
disputes legality of ordinances pass
ed by the town in the matter OF tax
alton. The petition reads as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable 26th Judicial Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish
of st. Tammany, louisiana
The petition Of Chas. M. Liddle,
of lawful age and a resident of Sill
dell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana,
with respect represents:
l. That he is resident, tax
payer, citizen and voter of the tow1
of Slidell, st. Tammany parish, Lou
isiana, and was resident, taxpayer,
citizen and voter of the said town
in the years 1917, 1918, 1919 anu
1920.
z. That on the 9Th day Of No
vember, A. D., 1918, the mayor anu
board Of aldermen of the town OF
Slidell, as the governing body there
of, passed and, adopted ordinance
No. PA of the said town of Slidell,
and on the 4th day of November,
A. D., 1919, did also adopt and pass
ordinance No. 225 of the said town.
That both ordinances weer promul-
gated in duse course.
3. That under the terms and
stipulations of said ordinances Nos.
214 and 225, which are similar in
character, the said town OF Slidell
did purport to levy and did so levy
and collect from your petitioner and
other. taxpayers of the said town
tax of sixs mills on the property as
sessments Of said town of Slidell for
the years 1918 and 1919, to defray
the statutory, usual, necessary and
ordinary expenses of the said town
for the years A, d. 1919 and 1920,
respectively.
4. That on the 18th day of. NO
vember, A. D., 1920, the said Mayer
and Board of Aldermen OF the sa Il
town of Slidell adopted and passed
ordinances Nos. 240, 24l and 24z
and the same were duly promu;-
gated.
5. That all of these ordinances
were revenue measures and purpor1-
ed to levy on the property assess
ment roll Of the said town of Slideil
for the year 1920 for revenue in the
year 1921, as follows.
Ordinance No. 240-5 mills for
the purpose Of paying the statu-
tory and usual charges OF the sa d
town of Slidell.
Ordinance No. 24l-3 mills for
the purpose of paying the pr:nipal
and interest of the Residue Street
improvement Bonds due in 1922
as authorized by Ordinance No.
209 Of the said town Of sl:de.l
adopted and passed by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen on the
21st day Of August, A. D., 1918
Ordinance No. Pap mills for
the purpose Of maintaining street
and roads in the corporate limits
OF the said town of SIidell.
6. That under the laws and stip-'l