The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-08-16
Petition.

Petition.
State of Louisiana. Parish OF Vim.
To the Honorable Police Jury of the Parish OF
! Winn, la.
We. the undersigned. comprising more than
one-third OF the property taxpayers of the
Kindred Mill School district iof ward five C5).
Parish of VIM, La, as appears by the assess
ment rolls Of said school district in view of the
great benefits to be derived by the citizens of
said school district from good schools through
out the district, respectfully petition You to
order the levy of a special tax of five go mills
per annum for periods OF five years upon all
the taxable property of the said Kindred Mill
School district in aid of good public schools
throughout said school district. Said district
embraces the following territory:
Beginning ut the southeast corner of section
thirteen. township ten north range west, and
| running two miles due south to the northeast,
corner Of section IS; thence due west along the
northern boundary Of section to the northwest
corner; thence due south one mile to the south
west corner Of section IS; thence due south to
the southwest corner of section 2 township
north range west; thence due north tJc the
southwest corner of the southeast quarter of
the southeast quarter OF section Is township 10
north range 5west; thence due east. to the
place Of beginning.
We further petition you to order a special
election according to law and by proper ordi-
nance TO submit the same to the property tax
payers Of Kindred Mil School district-of ward
five (5), Parish Of Winn, La, the said tax to
become due and collectable for thu years of
1902, 1893, 1904, 1905 and 1906.
The ballots to be used at said election to be
of the following form:
'For special tax Of FIVE (5) mills in aid of
good public schools throughout the Kindred
Mill School district annually for a period of
FIVE years"
Against special tax of five mills i'm aid of
g. cd public schools throughout the Kindred
Mill School district for a period of five C5)
years."
Respectfully submitted-Thomas W. Moffet. |
W. ID. Gardner, e. w. Strickland, Joe Grilliat, |
r. A. Strickland, s. C. Teagie, w. L. Richard,
Everett Powell, w. C. Teagie, @. NJ. Jones, A. |
L. Jones, t. w. Kimbrell.
On motion the request Of the petition was |
granted and the following ordinance adopted: |
ORDINANCE.
Section I-Be.it ordained by the Police Jury |
of the Parish of winn in legal session conven-
cd:
That special election be held throughout
the Kindred School district. ward five, Parish /
of winn, on Tuesday the srd day OF September,
1901, at which shall be submitted to the proper
ty taxpayers of said school district tax of
five 90 mills on the dollar per annum for a
period of five 90 years in aid of good public
schools throughout said school district The
said tax to be levied and collected according to
law.
Section 2-Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That
said special election shall be held under the
election laws of the State OF Louisiana and at
the polling places established by law in said
ward Eve, and the ballots to be used shall be OF
'he form set forth in said annexed petition to
the Police Jury.
he board of supervisors OF election of the Par
point commissioners and clerks to serve at
polling places; to give due notice OF said ap-
,ointments and Of 1time and place of hold
ng said election to the president of the Police ,
Jury, who shall announce md promulgate the .
'esults of said election according to law
Section 4-Be il further ordained, etc, That ,
he commissioners of election shall receive the ,
,allots Of all property taxpayers OF said KIM ,
rel School district in ward 1--WE (5), entitled TO
'ote under the laws Of the state Of louisiana ,
md before depositing the same in the ballot !
OK, shall endorse thereon in the presence Of ,
he voter, the name Of such voter, and the ,
mount Of the value Of his assessed property ,
nd said commissioners shall make returns OF =
he number of votes and the amount Of the r
ssessed value of property voted for and !
gainst the levy of said special tax. ,
Section t-Be it further ordained, etc., That :
his ordinance and the annexed petition of :
axpayers be published in the oficiai journal
the parish, for full thirty clear days previ-
us to the date of holding said election, and :
nat this ordinance take effect from and after
s passage.
Signed
J.R-sIKEs. Pres't, o
J. 8. PETERS, Clerk v