The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-22
Petition and Ordinance.
To 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
respectfully petition your honorable body 20
gran. and to order q special election 20 DC held
on Tuesday crd cay OF December. 1891, TO take
sense of the legally qualified voters resident
OF said district for me purpose of levying five
mill tax all taxable property within the
limits OF said district Tor period OF Ave years,
1907, 1893, 1904 1910. lbs, for educational ns--
poses. The district TO begin n the ne corner
Of section 4, I 10 r W ana running the section
line sourh to the township line dividing and
~ thence running the township lire west 70 the
ne Corner OF section 5. thence running the
section line south 10 the township line dividing
and T. thence running the township line east
10 the range line diyiclng2 and ), thence north
TO the township line divsding = and 10, thence
eass running toe township line to the sw corner
OF sec So 4 10 K W. thence north along the
secr<cn line TO tina sW corner Of sec .. thence
IVES; alopg'the sectioni line TO the corner a
sec -, th4nce north along the section line 20
the sw corner o. section 5 thence west along
the section line to the sw corner Of see taence
TO the tow nship line between 10 and Il, taClce
west 10 the point OF place OF beginning.
We also petition yoaT Hon. Body TO pass saeh
ordinance IS required by Law TO carry the oder
OF election legally into ELECT
signed: r. X. Hi.htower, Charles Eagles, W.
\. Chatham, Mrs. n. J. Eagles, Willie kagles,
y. r. Moore, HRS L. A. =. bailey, Harry Eagies,
~ B. Foster, J. 4. Porter, y. smith, " y.
Shumake- VIM. Sneed, j. a. Mcbride. ~. Bailey,
.. ". Irwin, Nm- Stewart, sohn Irwin, WD.
on motion the request of the petition WIS
granted and the following ord nance adopted;
AN ORDIxAScE.
Section l. Be IL ordained by the Police Jury
OF the Parish OF VIM, Louisiana, in lesal
ession convened:
Thai a special election be held throughout
the Carthage school District "a ward 4, Parish
OF Winn, Louisiana on Tuesday The Sga day OF
December, AID. 1901, at which shah he sub
mitted 20 the property taxpayers Sid sc1ool
district who are entitled 10 yo-e ufaer the laws
of the State of Louisiana the question OF levy
ing on all taxable prcpsrty in Carthage schooi
district in ward = special tax OF I've mills ON
the dollar per annum ior 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 q Be y ordained ETC.; That said
election shall be nele uraer the election laws
of the esase of Louisiada and NJ the polling
pisces established b. law In said ward L; ana
the ballots TO be used shall be printed in the
form set forth in said annexed petition to the
section ] Be IL further ordained, etc Tina.
the Board of Supervisors of Elections of the
Parish CT VIM, louisiana, are hereby request
ed 10 appoint commissioners and clerks TO serve
CT said rolling place 10 give due notice OF said
appointment and cf the time and place OF
holding said election and to make their returns
OF said election TO the president OF the Police
Jury, who shall announce and promulgate the
result OF said election according to law.
Section 4 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 Of 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 amount Of the value OF
his assessed property, and said commissioners
shall make returns Of the number OF votes and
the amount of the assessed yalne Of the
property voted for and against the levy o. "a Id
special tax.
Sec. s. Be II further ordained, etc. That this
ordinance and the annexed petition of laxpay-
ers be Published in the official journal OF the
Pa ish dor full thirty clear days previous to tte
date OF holding said election. and that this
ordinance take effect from and after It's passage
signed: j. f. SKIES. J. 5. PETERS.