The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-05-29

To the Honorable Police Jury of the Parish
OF Vim, La.
We, the undersigned school patrons Of the
wsttsviile School District, representing one
third Of the property Taxpayers and the le-
gally qualified voters residing in said district
respectfully ask your honorable body to order
a special election as directed by the constitu-
ton of 1893 and subsequent laws in the said
Wattsyille School District established ana
hereinafter set forth for the purpose of taking
the sense Of the legal qualified voters iu said
district on proposition Of a 6-mil tax for .
period Of years beginning with the year 1908.
foI the purpose OF erecting school buildings
and maintaining free public school in said
Wattsville .hool District. Said distcict is
10 II 4w La. Mer. On west side Of the Bayon
Uurdemonia including the south half OF the
eoufh half Of sec. II and excluding south half
and on west side Of Dugdemonia bayou.
Resyectfully submitted,
MP. johnson, W. B. Griffin, J. N. Milan.
IT. Mcouiiiin, 70. Carpenter, ": a. sholaIs
e. p. Harris, @. B. Carter, w. C. Howard. ]. T.
Collins J. L. Megison, Geo. Bates, J. NJ. Ma
lon, H. e. Anderson, J. j. Anderson, J. d. Hal
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the parish of Winn, La, in session assembled
That special election be held throughout
wattsville School District Of ward 8, parish
at which shall be submitted to the property
taxpayers Of said school district who are en-
titled to vote under the election laws OF the
al sIi, she q sssaSe properly IN said Wst.ssiiie
school District, . special tax Of i've mills on
the dollar per annum for period OF I'VE year.
ais s,S lie s.sd tax to Be levied and collected
according to law.
SEC. / Be it further ordained, etc:
That said special election shall be held undel
al ~ fh0 nj Tanr infana IND
at the polling places established by law in said
ward 8, and the ballots to be used at said
election shall be printed in the following form
"For . special tar Of five mills on the dollar
per anuum for period Of i've years, on all o.
the taxable property IN VAUDEVILLE School
Asainst = special tax OF i've mills on the
dollar per annum for q period Of 1--WE years, or
al the taxable property in Wattsville schoo
SECS. Be It further ordained, etc:
That the Board OF Supervisors Of Election d
hereby requested to appoint commissioner
soa us
holding said election, and to make thiir re
turns q said election 70 the president OF tn,
Police Jury, who shall promulgate the result
Of said election acaoiding to law.
Sec 4. Be it further ordained, etc:
That the commissioners OF said election shall
receive the ballots Of all the property tax-pay
ers Of Wattsville School District entitled Il
vote under the election laws Of the State o,
Louisiana, and before depositing same in thu
BALLOT boz, shall endorse thereon In the pres
ence Of the voter, the name Of such voter, and
the amount Of the value Of his assessed prop
erty, and said commissioners shall make thei
return Of the humber Of votes and the amoun
of the value Of the assessed property voted TO
and against the levy Of the said special fiv,
mill tax.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained, etc:
That this ordinance and the annexed peti
tion of taxpayers, be published in the officia
journal Of the parish for full thirty clear dayl
previous to the date Of holding said election
and this ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
&C. PURvIS,
]. 8. PETERS, President
Clerk.