The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-08-30
Petition.

I STATE % Louisiana Parish ci VIM. u
Y To the Honorable Police Jury of the Ps-@
/ Winn.
/ We. The undersigned, comprising more than
one-third Of the property taxpayers Of Rcdemp--
ton School district of ward fre o., parish of
VIM, La, as appears BY the assessment roll Of
said district, in view Of the great benefits to DO
derived by the citizens Of said school district
I from good public schools throughout said dis
trict. respectfully petition you to order the
levy OF a special tax OF five o. mills per annun,
on the dollar for period Of five 81 years upon
all the taxable property in the Redemption
school district.
We further petition you TO order special
election according 20 law and proper ordinance
20 submit the same 70 the property taxpayers
of the Redemption School district of ward five
~. Parish Of VIM, La The said tax 20 be-
come due and ccllectable for the years of 1902,
1893, 1904, 1905, 1895.
The ballots TO be used at said election are to
be of the following form:
''For special tax Of five C5) mills in aid OF
good public schools throughout the Redemp-
ton School district annually for > period Of
FIVE (5) years..
Against a special tax Of FIVE mills in aid of
good public schools throughogt.the Redemp-
ton school district annually for period Of
I've years"
school district embracing the following ter
ritorv.
Beginning at the northeast corner of section
ten township ten north range five west running
due south to the southeast corner of the north
east corner of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-seven, township nine north range five
west; thence running due east three-quarters
of a mile; thence due south Fhree-quarters of a
mile; thence due west TO the southwest quarter
of section twenty-nine; thence due north to
10 the northwest quarter of section eight;
thence due east to the place of beginning.
On motion the request was granted and the
ordinance adopted
ORDINANCE
Section BE il ordained by the Police Jury
Of the parish of winn in legal session conven-
ed:
That a special election be held throughout
the Redemption School district in ward five a.
Parish of Winn, La, on Tuesday the 3rd day of
September. 1901, at which shall be submitted to
the property taxpayers of said ward, who are
entitled TO vote under the laws Of the state Of
Louisiana, The question of levying ;on all tax
able property in Redemption School district in
ward five % special tax of five 90 mills on
1n the dollar per annum for a period Of five %
years in aid Of good public schools throughout
collected according to la,
Section 2-Be il further ordained, etc, That
'aid election shall be held under the election
avs of the state of Louisiana and at the poll
ng places established by law in said ward i've
- and the ballots TO be used shall be printed
n the form set forth il said annexed petition
o the police iIry.
Section S-Be it further ordained etc. sThat
he Board of Supervisors of Elections of the
Parish OF VIM, Ia, hereby requested to.
Ippoint commissioners and clerks to serve at
aid polling places, 20 give due notice of said
appointment and of the time and place Of
folding said election and to make thir returns
II said election to the president OF the Police
ury, who shall announce and promulgate the
esult of said election according to law.
Section 4-Be it further ordained. etc. That
he commissioners of said election shall receive
ne ballots of all the property tax payers of
aid redemption school district entitled to
Ote under the laws of the State Of Louisiana
nd before depositing same in the ballot box.
hall endorse thereon in the presence of the
otter, the name of such voter. and the amount
4 the value of his assessed property, and said
make returns of the num-
-er of votes and the amount of the assessed
.Ilue Of the property voted for and against the
evy of said special to-
Section S-De it further ordained, letc., Thas
his ordinance and annexed petition of tax
ayers be published in the official Journal of
he parish, for full thirty clear days previous
0 the date OF holding said election, and tina.
his ordinance take effect from and after its.
assage,
J. R. SKIES, President,
j. 8. PETERS. Clerk.