The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-14
AN ORDINANCE

| For the levy and collection of a spe
cial tax on the property in school dis
trlct No. 1 of the parish of Caddo, fol
the purpos of erecting and CONSTRUCTING
public school houses in said school dis
| trlct, the title to which shall be in thC
public, and for a special election fol-
that purpose, by the property taxpayer,
Of said district under the provisions Of
Act No. 1871 of the Acts of 1903, and
Act No. 233 of the Constitution of the
state of Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the police Jury OF
the parish of Caddo, in LEGAL session
convened, that one-third of the prop
erty taxpayers of school district No.
of said parish, embracing the territor-
ial limits of the city of Shreveport, hav-
ing petitioned therefor, a special tax of
two mills per annum for seven consec-
utive years beginning with the present
year 1901, be and the same is hereby
assessed and levied against all the
property in the said school district,
subject to taxation. for the purpose of
erecting and constructing public school
houses in the said school district, the
title to which shall be in the public,
provided that when the amount of sew
entv thousand dollars shall have been
collected from the said special tax, the
said tax shall cease, even though the
seven years shall not have exnired.
Be it further ordained, that a special
election be held under the general cleo
ton laws of the state, at the usual poll
ing places in the said school district
No. of the said parish of Caddo, after
due and legal publication for the pur-
pose of obtaining the wishes of the
property taxpayers in regard to said
assessment and levy. The form of bal
lot shall be in the following form, to-
wit:
'For the special tax of two
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of the property in public school
district No. I, for the period of seven
years, for the purposes expressed in
the petition OF the property taxpayers,
or
Against the special tax of two
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of the property in public school
district No. /, for the period of seven
years, for the purposes expressed in
the petition of the property taxpayers"
and that the name of the voter, with
the value of his assessed property, be
written on his ballot
Said election shall be held on Aug
ust ~ 1901, with the following COM
missioners and clerks for school, dis
trict No. /:
Ward of City-Engine house on
Travis Observation-Disclosures, H. A.
Winter, s. Beckwith, Sr, c. c. Nc
Cloud; M. A. McCutchen, clerk.
Ward Observation-Disclosures
ers, S. J. Enders, julius Saenger, w. c.
Perrin; Jno. Mccullough, clerk.
Ward 81. d. PAGES shop on Louis
lana observation-disclosures, George A.
Turner, Joseph L. Busby, Walter Mar
burg; N. w. Buckelew, clerk.
Ward 4-Bain's store, Stoner avenue
Commissioners, ]. P. Flournov Sr.
Jas. Crawford, ]. T. Eason; w. F. Da-
Wis, clerk.
Ward s-Chas. Steers store on Texas
r'x ave ne = Com~'ss'one.s
White, Julius Bernstein, R. c. Boney
V. L. Fulton, clerk.
Ward 6-Sudlin's store on Plank
Road-Commissioners, P. w. McKit-
trick, B. ]. Rudder, DIR. L. M. Ledbet-
ter; ]. H. Thatcher, clerk.
Ward 7-Melton's store (now Smell |
& Stokes) on Texas avenue-E. R.
Ratcliff, Ivey Watson, Geo. G. Oliver
w. w. Jones, clerk.
Wardn 8-Luchini's barber shop o
Plank observation-disclosures, NJ. T..
Qtugles, J. c. Dorian, ]. D. Lee; Jno.
F. Talbot, clerk.
P. +. KEITH, President.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
July FL.