The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-11-08

State Of Louisiana,
Parish OF VIM.
To the Honorable Police Jury Of the Parish ci
Winn, louisiana
We, the undersigned, comprising more thar
one:third Of the property taxpayers Of the
Winn, louisiana, as appears by the assessment
rolls of said district in view ofthe great benefits
| 10 be derived by the citizens OF said school
district, respectfully petition you TO order the
levy Of a special five mills tax per annum for
period of Eve 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 ia 8, 4, 5, 6, Z " TO- III, IL, Is, l6,
IL, Is, all in township 10 n W La. Aer.
| election according to law and by proper ordi-
| nance to submit the same TO the property tax
PAYERS of the said Corinth school district. the
said tax to become due and conectable Tor the
years Of lsO2, 1906, 1904, 1906 q 1900.
The ballots 20 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 District
| annually for a period of five years"
against Special tax of five mills in aid OF
good public schools throughout the Corinth
School District annually for q period Of i've
Respectfully Submitted.
W. D. Melton, j. r. CuPP, Waiter Hemphill,
Chevious Hand, Sharp Cockerham, s. NJ. smith,
J. R. Porter and NJ w. Long.
On motion the request OF the petition was
AN ORDINANCE.
Sec l. Be II ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Winn in legal session convened:
That special election be held throughout
Corinth School District, Parish Of Winn, Louis
lana, on Tuesday the Bird day Of December, 1s0i,
at which shall be submitted to the property
taxpayers of said school district who are cnti-
tied TO vote under the laws OF the State Of
Louisiana, the question of leyying on all tax
able property OF Corinth school district a tax OF
i've mills on the dollar per annum for period
a Il IL
throughout Corinth school district. The said
tax TO be levied and collected according to law.
Sec 2. Be il 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 ward one and the
ballots 20 be used shall be printed in the form
set forth in said annex ed petition TO the Police
jury.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc; That the
Board OF Supervisors of Election of the Parish
OF VIM, Louisiana; are hereby requested to
appoint commissioners. and clerks to serve at
said polling places; to give due notices of said
appointment and of the time and place of hold
said election to the president of the Police
Jury, who shall announce and promulgate the
result of said election according TO law.
Sec. 4 Be it further ordained, ETC.; That the
commissioners of election shall receive the
ballots of all property taxpayers Of Corinth
school district entitled TO vote under the laws
OF the State Of louisiana, and before deposit
ing same in the ballot box, shall endopse there
on 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 I
make returns Of the number of votes and the |
amount of the assessed value of the property |
voted for and against The levy OF said special /
tax.
Sec. 5 Be il furtder ordained etc.; That this |
and the annexed petition OF taxpayers i
be published in the official Journal of the Parish
.or full thirty clear days previousto the date of
holding said said election, and that this ordi-
nance take effect from and after its passage.
Signed,
j. s. PETERS, J. r. SIKEs,
Clerk President.