The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-02-16
Petition and Ordinance.

The following petition was presented from the
citizens and sax-payers OF ward VIM Parish,
La.
Police jury 10 Vim Parish, louisiana.
We the Undersigned citizens and tax payers
comprising more than one-ta.rd OF the tax
payers ward do hereby petition your heaer-
able Body to ordersn election to De held In said
School District, to take the sense OF the tax
payers and voters relative to levying apecial
five mill tax for period of five years in aid Of
the public school OF said ward all OF ward 4
Minn Parish, La
Said tax to be levied aud collected on the
following years and assessments to-wit: 1906
1906 I917-1So3 and 1903.
s. H. cockerham, John syendson, Z vines
J z Johns, A Lowery, Riggs. Green, N
Fastel. 4 nixon, Z grckhanon, Nixon,
H G Jones, u Martin, " shlyeiy, L Louis
oren shoiars, E.bert warner, Nccaiiuin,
" johnson, 4 = warren. II stone, Pedcy,
Joel D 2uexett, Dean, Dean. y Jolly, 4
Taylor, A Tayior, : sholors. N Nonett,
Frasier. Y smith. L chandler. chandler
W shows, NJ Bagven, W Barnes, 3 Frasier
chas = ssaith, EN- walker, Maehen, 9 v
On motion the request OF the Petition WAS
granted aad the following ordinance adopted,
Sec /. Be it ordained BY the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of VIM, La in regular session as
out ward parish Of Vim, state Of Louisiana.
on saturday the Is day Of March A. d. 1906. q
which there shall be submitted to the property
election laws Of the state Of Louisiana the
question Of levying on all the taxable in said
ward VIM parish, La. special tax OF dvt
dve year in aid Of the public school thrcughou.
said school district said tar to be leried and
collected according to law.
Sec, II. Be it further ordained, etc., thai
the commissioners Of said election shall
receive the ballots OF all property taxpayers
who ere entitled TO vote under the election
laws Of the state of louisiana, being voters Of
uw1I tNn4rs
depcsiting the same il the ballot box shall en-
doTss thereon In the presence OF the voter the
name Of the voter and the amount Of value
Of the assessed property voted ior OF sgaI;; a
school rs Aforesaid.
Sec. Ill Be 1t further ordained, q Etc.
that the said special election shall be held un-
der the election laws Of the state Of Louisiana
and at the polling places established BY law
which shall be At the ward precinct In said
ward and the ballots used ut said election
shall be printed in the following form; .-
per xunum for the period Of Eve yesn on Al
the taxable property In ward In Aid Of public
school IN ward a.
dollar for period OF 6ve years, In aid Of public
school throughout ward 4.
Sec. ". B /. it further ordained, ETC., That
the Baord OF Supervisors OF election Of VIM
parish, be and they n hereby requested TO
appoint commissioners and sierks to serve at
said polling pisces and To give due notice OF
the time and place OF holding said election,
and to make their return OF said election to
the President OF the Police Jury, who shall
pronnlgate said election in accordance with
law.
Sec. v. BE 1t further ordained and ETC,
That this ordinance and the ANNEXED petition
Of taxpayers be publish ed IN the official journal
of the parish for full thirty clear days prior to
the holding OF said election, and this ordinance
shall take effect from and after the date OF its
passage.
w M Wallace, ID Williams.
CLERK. President