The southern sentinel., 1904-08-04

u.,,w enr;rox School District, in said parish
81 state respectfully ask your honorable
body 10 order sdecial election to be heid IN
said district as directed by law, for the pur-
nose OF taking the cense of the legal voters OF
said district and the purpose to levy nse
mill school tax to aid in building up and re-
pairine school building in said district, ana
for the purpose of maintaining and supporting
the public school in said district. The boun-
dry lines of said district are fixed and estaD-
lished by the parish school board OF directors
| and are made part of this petition,
| said FIVE mill tax to be levied and collected
| for period of 10 years beginning in 1904, ana
running 1905, 1905 1907 1905, g. 1909, until 1914.
Respectfully submitted.
w. A. Chisholm. C. S. Nelson. F. w. Smith,
C. r. Tarver, NJ F. Chisolm, B. r. Albritton,
Gilbert Curry, j. W. Clark, b. W. Rider, q. B.
Boyett, W. /. Nelson, Il. Albritton, J. G. Al
britton.
| On motion the request of the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the police jury OF
the parish of winn, regular session assembled
That special election be held throughout the
Holly Springs School District of ward 2, Winn
parish, La, on Saturday, the 4fh day OF Sep
tember, A. D.. 1904, at which there shall be
submitted to the property tax payers who are
entitled to vote under the election laws OF the
| State of Louisiana, the question OF levying on
all the taxable property within said school
district of ward 2, Winn parish, Louisiana,
special tax OF five mills on the dollar per an
mum for period Of five years in aid OF the
public schools throughout said school district,
said tax to be levied and collected according
to law.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.: That
the commissioners OF election shall receive the
ballots of all property tax payers who are the
entitled to vote under the election laws OF the
state of Louisiana, being voters OF the said
Holly Springs school district Of ward two,
winn parish, Louisiana, and before depositing
the same in the ballot box shall endorse there
on in the presence OF the voter the name OF
said voter, the amount in value of his as
sessed 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.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc: That
the said special election be held under the
election laws of the State of Louisiana and
az the polling places established by law,
which shall be at Holly Springs school
house in said ward two and the ballots used at
said election shall be printed in the following
form to-wit: "For special tax OF five mills
on the dollar per annum for period Of five
years on all taxable property in Holly Springs
school district in aid of public schools"
against special tax of five mills on the
dollar for period Of Eve years in aid OF
public schools throughout Holly Springs
school district"
Sec. 4. Be it further ordaided, etc.: That
the board Of supervisyrs Of election Of winn |
parish, Louisiann, be and they are hereby re- |
quested to appoint. the commissioners and |
clerks to serve at said polling places and to |
give due notice ofsthe time and place OF hold |
ing said election and to make their return of |
said election to the president OF the police jury
who shall promulgate said election according |
to law.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.: That |
this ordinance and the annexed petition OF the |
tar PAYERS be published in the Official journal |
Of the parish for full thirty clear days prior to
the holding Of said election, and this ordinance
to take effect from and after the date Of its
passage.
w. NJ. WALLACE, DR.. d. B. WuIrAxs
Clerk. President.