The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-15
Petition and Ordinance.
State Of Louisiana,

State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF VIM.
I To the Honorable Police Jury OF the Parish OF
VIM, Louisiana.
We, the undersigned, comprising more than
one-third of the property taxpayers OF tne
| Corinth School District of ward l Parish OF
Wirn, Louisiana, As appears by the assessment
rolls o. said district in view OF the great benehi
to be derived by the citizens oi said senool
district, respectfully petition you TO order the
| levy Of a special Eve mills tar per snnum for
= period of i've years on all the taxable property
of the said Corinth school district in aid OF good
schools throughout said school district, said
district embracing the following territory:
Sections 1, 2 8, 4, s. 6, 2, 10. II, ii, 10, 10,
| II. II, all in township 10 IA W La. Mer. ,
We further petition you 10 order speciaIi
election according to law and by proper oidi
nance to submit the same to the properly tax
payers of the said CoTinth school district TIE
said tax to become due and colcctable Tor the
years of iyV2, 1905, 1904, 1900 a 1876.
The ballots TO be used at said election to be
OF the following form:
..For a special tax OF FIVE mills in aid OF public
schools throughout the Corinth school Dfs'Elet
annually for period Of five years.
Against Special tax of five mills in aid OF
good pubic schools throughout the Cofinth
School District annually for period OF i've
Respectfully Submitted.
w. ID. Melton, j, X CuPp, Walter Hen philI'
T. J. Long, James Wiley, Pat smith, r. Il. Lchg
Cheyious Hand, sharp Cocserham, ;. NJ. Smith,
J. r. Porter and NJ. W. Long.
On motion the request OF the petition was
AN ORDINANCE.
Sec. I. BE il ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish OF Winn in legal session convened:
Thai special election be held Throughout
Cosinth School District, Parish OF Winn, Louis
lana, on Tuesday the Bird day OF December lsvi
sc which shall be submitted 20 the property
taxpayers of said school district wno arc cntl-
tied TO vote under the laws OF the state OF
louisiana the question OF leyylns on al tax
able property OF CcTin;h.schoo! district a tax OF
i've mills on the dollar pr annum TOR period
~ IL 4 a
throughout Corinth school district. The said
tax TO DC levied and collected according TO law.
sec. 2. BE it further ordained, &C; that said
special election shall be hello under tst election
laws of the State of Louisiana and Z the polling
places established BY law in ward one and tn
ballots to be used shall DC printed In the form
SCI forth in said annexed petition 20 the Poliee
JdrT.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc; That the
Bca-d of Supervisors Of klcction OF the -arisl
Of VIM, Louisiana; are hereby requested 10
appc int commissioners and clerks 10 serve ~
said polling places; 20 give due notices OF said
appointment: and of the time ana place OF hold
INK sad election, and TO make their returns OF
SAID election 70 the president oi the Police
Jury, wao slall announce and promnigaie the
result OF said election according to law:
Sec. 1. BE il further Ordained, etc; That TIE
commissioners of election shall receive the
ballots of ali property taxpayers OF CoIiRth
school district entitled 20 vote under the laws
of the S.atc OF Louisiana, and fore deposit
ing same in the ballot b., shall endofsc there
on IN the presence o. the voter the name O.
such voter, ana The amount OF the value a ais
assessed property, AMI said commissioners sEsil
make turns OF the number OF votes and the
amour: OF 4he assessed value OF the property
voted for and against the lev, Of SAID special
tax.
S,-c. Re il furtdcr ordained etc; That this
ordinance aad the annexed petition Of taxpayers
he published IN the ofscial Journal OF the Parish
sorf-i thirty clear days previous 20 the date Cf
holding said said election, and tbs; this Ordi-
nance take effect from ana after its passage.
Signed,
J. S. PETEHs, J. r. SKIES,
Clerk. President.