The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-06-05
Petition and Ordinance.

To the Honorable Police Jury OF the Parish
of VIM, La.
We. the undersigned school patrons Of the
wattsyille School District, representing one
third of the property taxpayers and the le.
respectfuliy q tx your honorable body to order
a special election as directed by the constitu-
ton Of 1898 and subsequent laws IN the said
soupded hy the Parish School Directors ~
hereinafter set forth for the purpose Of taking
the sense Of the legal qualified voters III said
district on proposition Of = S-mh tax Tor or.
fol- the purpose of erecting school building:
and maintaining free public school in said
wattsviIle .hool District. Said distcict ].
Up IL n RI W La. Mer. on west side Of the Bayou
Qugdemonia including the south half OF the
south half Of sec. II and excluding south hall
OF south half Of sec. IS both in tp. II n. r. W.
and on west side of Dugdemonia bayou.
Resyectfully submitted,
NJ. p. johnson, w. b. Grimm, J. II. Milan
! T. McQuillin, Pc. Carpenter, W. A. sholars
3. p. Harris, G. B. Carter, W. G. Howard, J.. r
Collins, J. L. Megison, Geo. Bates, J. n. Ma
lon, II. Es Anderson, ]. J. Anderson, J. D. Hal
Sell: Be II ordained BY the Police Jurv O
the parish Of Winn La, in session assembled
Thst special election be held throuRhOu
wattssfife School District Of ward 9, parish
and State aforesaid, on Saturday June ., 1903
at which shall be submitted to the property
taxpayers OF said school iist1dct Who are en-.
titled to vote under the election laws Of tn.
ali I the taxable properly IN s. e
School District, special tax Of Eve mills OF
the dollar per annum for . period of Eve year,
district. the said tax to be levied ma coliected
according to law.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc:
That said special election sAali be held unde,
the electron laws Of the State Of Louisiana and
at the polling places established by law In said
ward s, and the ballots to be used ct -
election shall be prinAed in the following fosn
per anuum for period Of Ave years, ON IN O
The n.. taxseie property iu Wattsville scheo
Against Q special tax OF i've miIle - the
dollar per annum for period Of I'VE years, on
al the taxable property in WatksvAle School
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. etc:
That the Board OF Superyisors Of Election Of
the parish OF VIM, Louidana, Be and they are
hereby requested to appoint commissioner
and clerks to serve At said polling places, and
holding said election. and to make fhiir re-
turns OF said election 10 the president OF the
Police Jury, Who shall promnlgate the result
OF said election acAoiding tolaw.
Sec. 4. De it further ordained etc:
That the commissioners Of said election shar
receive the ballots OF all the property tax-Day-
ers OF Wattsville School District entitled Il
vote lnoer the election law. OF the State Of
ballot box, shall endorse thereon in the pres
ence of the voter, the name Of such voter and
the amount OF the value of his assess I'd prop
erty. and said commissioners shall rlAke thei]
return of the nuiaber of votes and the amount
of the value OF the assessed property voted fo
and against the levy OF the said special civ,
mill tax.
Sec. 5. Be ii further ordained, etc:
That this ordinance and the annexed peti
ton of taxpayers, be publixhed in the officia
Journal Of the parish for fill thirty clear day,
previous to the date Of holding said election
and this ordinance shat take effect from ana
after its passage.
]. s. PETERS, President
Clerk,