The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-01
Petition and Ordinance.
70 the Hon. Police Jury. Greeting:

To the Hon. Police Jury, Greeting:
We, the undersigned resident property tax
payers of the Carthage School District, being
more than one-third in number, do most
especially petition your honorable body TO
grant and 10 order n special election TO be held
IN Tuesday srd day Of December, stoI. TO take
sense Of the legally qualified voters resident
Of said district Tor the purpose Of ievying FIVE
mill tax on all taxable property within the
limits OF said district for period Of fvs years,
lse2. 1893 1904, 1905, 1906, Tor educational pur-
poses. The district 10 begin At the ne corner
OF Section 4, T ~ 3 " and running the section
line south TO the township line dividing ana
10 thence running the township line IVES; 10 the
ne corner of section D, thence running the
section line south 10 the township line dividing
and y. thence running the township line east
70 the range line dividing ? and 8, thence north
east running the township line to the sw corner
OF sec IS 4 10 X W. thence north along the
section line to the sw corner OF Sec Il, thence
west along the section line TO the sw corner Of
sec 20, thence north along the section line to
the corner of section thence west sslong
the section line to the corner OF sec ], thence
north along the range line dividing range and
$40 the township line between 10 and IL, themes
west to the point or place OF beginning
We also petitionSour Hon. Body to pass such
ordinance as required by law TO carry the order
of election legally inso effect.
Signed: X. 4. Hightower, Charles Eagles, w.
A. Chatham, Mrs. N. j. Eagles, Willie Eagles,
J. L. Moore, Mrs l. A c. Bailey, Harry Eagles,
shumake, VIM. sneed, J. II. Mcbride, b. Bailey,
g. W. Irwin, wna- Stewart, John Irwin, VIM.
Irwin.
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
Az ORDINANCE. 49,
Section I. Be ii ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish OF VIM, Louisiana, in legal
ession convened:
the Carthage School District in ward I, Parish
OF Wlnn, Louisiana on Tuesday the 3rd day Of
December, A. D. 1901, at which shall be sub
ss, :. os sos aa s
Of the State OF Louisiana the question OF levy
ing on all taxable property in Ca. wage school
district in ward q special tax of I'VE mills IN
the dollar per anzum for period Of five years
in aid Of good public schools throughout said
school district The said tax to be levied and
collected according 20 law.
Section p Be 4 ordained ETC.; That said
election shall be acid under the election laws
of the State of L0slisiada and az the polling
places established b law in said ward l; ana
the ballots 70 be used shall be printed In the
form set forth in said annexed petition to the
section ! Be It further ordained, etc. Thai
the Board Of Supervisors of Elections OF the
Parish Of Winn, Louisiana, are hereby request
ed to appoint commissioners and clerks TO serve
NJ said polling place 10 give due notice OF said
appointment and Of tine time and place Of
holding said election and 20 make their returns
Of said election TO the president of the Police
Jury, who shall announce and promulgste the
result of said election according 20 law.
Section A.. Be IL 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 or the state Of Louisiana and before
depositing same in the ballot box. shall endorse
thereon in the presence Of the voter, the name
OF SUCH voter and the an. cunt OF the vsllue OF
his assessed property, and said commissioners
shall make returns OF the number OF votes and
the amount of the assessed value of the
property votrd Tor and against he levy OF sa Id
special tax
u a
ordinance and the annexed petition OF taxpay-
ers be published in the oficial journal of .le
Parish for full thirty clear days previous to the
date OF holding said election, and that this
ordinance take effect from and after its passage
Signed: j. R. SKIES, j. 3. PETERS,
President Clerk.