The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-08
Petition and Ordinance.
To the Hon. Police Jury. Greeting:


We, the undersigned resident property tar
payers of the Carthage school District, being
more than one-third in number, do mos;
respectfully petition your honorable body &c
grant and TO order a special election TO be held
on Tuesday srd day Of December, 1901, to take
sense Of the legally qualified voters resident
OF said district for the purpose OF levying five
limits of said district for period Of 1--WE years
lso2, 1893, 1904, 1905, 1885, TOR educational pur-
poses. The district TO begin at the ne corner
line south to the township line dividing and
10 thence running the township line west to the
ne corner or section 8, thence running the
section line south to the township line dividing
TO the range line dividing 2 and 5, thence north
to the township line dividing Q and 10, thence
east running the township line TO the sw corner
of sec IS 7 ~ Il W. thence north along the
section line to the sw corner of sec n, thence
west along the section line to the sw corner of
sec ~, thence north along the section line to
t the sw corner Of section 9 thence west along
north along the range line dividing range and
to the township line between 10 and Ii, thence
west TO the point or place OF beginning.
We also petition your Hon. Body to pass such
ordinance as required by law to carry the order
of election legally into effect.
Signed: r. r Hightower, Charles Eagles, w.
A. Chatham, Mrs. N j. Eagles, Willie Eagles
J. f. Moore, Mrs. L. A. c. Bailey, Harry Eagles
q. b. Foster, j. T. Porter, b. Smith, W. r.
Shumake, VIM Sneed, J. II. Mcbride, B. Bailey
9. w. Irwin, VIM Stewart, John Irwin, VIM.
Irwin.
On motion the request Of the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
An ORDrxANcE.
Section I. Be IL ordained by the Police Jury
OF the Parish Of Winn, Louisiana, in legal
ession convened:
That q special election be held throushout
the Carthage School District in yard l. Parrish
OF VIM, Louisiana on Tuesday the srd day Of
December, A. d. 1901, at which shal be sub
mitted 10 the property taxpayers ofxaid school
district who are entitled to vote under the laws
Of the State OF Louisiana the question of levy
district in ward 1 . special tax OF 6vc mills on
the dollar per annum for q period of Eve years
IN Aid Of good public schools throughout said
collected according 20 law.
Section Be 4 ordained etc.; That said
election shall be neld under the election laws
OF the state Of Louisiada and at the polling
the ballots TO be used shall be printed in the
form set forth IN said snnezea petition to the
section Be 1t further ordained. etc. rh..
the Board Of Supervisors Of Elections Of the
Parish OF Winn, Louisiana, are hereby REQUEST
ed TO appoint commissioners and clerks toserye
at said polling place to give due notice Of said
holding said election and to make their returus
OF said election to the president OF the Police
jury, who shall announce and promulgate the
result OF said election according to law
Section l. Be II further ordained, etc That
the commissioners OF said election shall receive
the ballots Of all the property taxpayers Of said
carthage school District entitled TO vote under
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana and before
neposifing same in the ballot box, shall endorse
thereon In the presence of the voter, the name
Of such voter and the amount Of the value of
keali make returns Of the number of votes and
the amount OF the assessed value Of the
property voted for and against the levy Of 81 Ia
special tax.
Sec s. Be II further ordained. etc. That th,s
ordinance and the annexed petition Of taxpay-
ere be published In the oficial Journal Of the
Parish for full thirty clear days previous to the
late oil holding said election, and that this
ordinance take effect from and after it's passage.
Signed: j. r. SKIES, J.. 8. PKrKRs,
President. Clerk.