The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-08-25
Petition and Ordinance.

The following petition was presented from
The citizens and tax payers O. Winnteld School
To tie Hon. police jury OF the parish OF
Win, La, Gentleman:
We the undersigned citizens and taxpayers
comprising more than one third of the voters
and property taxpayers Of the Winfield
school District of ward one. Minn parish, La.
do hereby petition your honorable body TO
order an election to be held in said school
voters relative TO the levy Of special tax OF
I'VE mills for period Of three years in aid of
pubic education, to complete and furnish the
91sS,e school building to pay present in
trict embraces the following territory to writ;
All Of township II, N b . west, and all that
portion Of township II, N B west, lying west
levied and collected for the following years
and assessments TO wit: 1904, 1906 and 1906,
v; Z. Cooper, }, r. capp, =. D. Holmes, W.
=. Bevill, J n. Hyde, J. 4. watts, Henry J.
Perkins. L. D. Jones, w. r. Jones,
!. 7. Peters, A. y: Peters, B. w. Bailey.
G. Jones. {. siess. n. Bernstein, A. L. Nc
2. Neil. 8. N. Abel, A. J. Long, T. J. Pinckard,
j. ], -; Crawford, ,. J: Nixon. w. H: Williams,
White, D. I. Shaw. H. N. Riser. c. N. Swan
son, A. H. Mecrer, D: B. Coates. w. B. Smylie,
W ~ =. Wright, H. T. Pye. WIN. Wallace.
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the police jury Of
the parish Of winn in regular session ass en-
bled that special election be held throughout
VIM parish La. on Saturday. the 4th day of
Sept, A. d. 1904. at which there shall be sub
misted to the property taxpayers who are en-
Titled TO vote under the election laws of the
state OF Louisiana, the question OF levying on
all the taxable property within said winfield
School District of ward winn parish La. a
special tax OF i've mills on the dollar per
annum for period OF three years in aid of the
public schools throughout said school dis
trict, said tax to be levied and collected ac-
cording to law.
Sec. =. Be it further ordained, etc. that the
Of election shall .-ye6eive the
ballots OF All property Taxpayers who are en-
Titled 70 vote under the election laws OF the
state 0f Louisiana being voters OF said winu-
held school district OF ward l, Winn parish, La,
box shall endorse thereon in the presence of
the voters the name Of said voter and the
amount OF value of his assessed property and
said commissioners shall make their return of
the number OF said votes and the amount of
the value OF said property voted for and
against the levy Of said five mill special tax
eec.3 =. BE IL further ordained. etc.: That
the said special election be held under the
election laws Of State OF Louisiana and at the
Poiang places established by law, which shall
re Winnheld Court house in said ward and
the ballots used at said election shall be
printed IN the following form to-wit: ."For
, special tax Of i've mills on the dollar oer
Annum for period Of three years ON the taxa
Die property in the WINFIELD school district
in aid Of public schools"
"AGainst special tax Of ave mills on the
loIai sor period of three years in aid OF public
scnoois throughout WINFIELD school District.
oec. :: be II further ordained, ETC., that the
DcArd OF supervisors OF election of VIM par
81, La. De and they are hereby requested to
appoint commissioners and clerks to serve at
'aid polling places snd to give due notice of
ne Tune and place of holding said election and
o make their return OF said election to the
president 81 the police jury, who shall pro-
n2lgaie said election according to law
his ordinance and the annexed petition Of
ae tax-payeTs be published in the official
ournal Of the parish for full thirty clear DAYS
'nor 20 the holding OF said election, and this
to take effect from and afser lie
'assage.
On. D. b. WILLIAMS,
y. Mw.u.r. President.
Clerk.