The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-02
Petition and Ordinance

To the Honorable President and uemn
the Police Jury Of the parish Of Winn, -
louisiana:
The petition Of the undersigned psepa
payers OF ward No. 10 Of the parish q
being and constituting one-third u ~ r
erty tax payers Of said ward No. 10 rouDn
ask that your honorable body actine q
and under the authority conferred -
Art - OF the constitution Of the state ~
lana; by Act No 1877 OF the General A.
-rrnrQyed July 10 1888: by Act No. ~ 81
General Assembly VI the state Qf IT,
approved July 10, 1902; by Act No. II q
General Assembly Of the state Of TIE -
Louisiana approved July 8 l10l and - ~
I67 Of The General Assembly o4 ~ L
Louisiana also approved OF the 9. q -
do order that . special election - - :
manner required By Law for Tie II1k
cess Of the constitutional liuaifatjaa c.
provided by and declared in Art3e1e = q
constitution Of 1873 shall be levto4 -
property liable to taxation within I'D r.
Petitioners further pray that e I'D -
so to be held. your honorable body - O.
ward No 10 entitled to vote at said 49,
der the election laws Of the state cf L.
the following matters to wit:
First, That the object OF levying -
fnS special tax, the levy Of whieA >
prayed for, to be submitted according ~
Tor the purpose Of maintaining and t.
ditiozal support to public schools 81
and constructing public school houso ~
ward No 10. 80
Second, That the rate Of said spell ~
to be levied annually upon AL tAxAeAe
in said ward No 10 shall be i've miue =
dollar.
Third, That the length of time for RI
ing which such special tax is to be run
levied annually upon all such properly
to taxation In said ward No 10 shah 81
beginning with the year 1875 and ruDn
1907, 1903 and 1909.
In the event this tax is voted The -
authorized not to collect the mill ~
voted on property in wheeling dises'
Wherefore petitioners pray tna8 ~
be ordered for the foregoing ohjects
poses and in conformity with the c.
OF the state and the acts OF the
thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted:
ID ~ Stewart. W Guthrie, a Cold
Afford, NJ Kelly. Z l. weeks, L No
walker, G W Burnham, d eholM /
Martin, r NJ Gibbs, " Kelly, = -
J T Kelly, j Durbin, ID williams, y n -
ston, NJ d L Huddleston. 3 Huddn
Huddleston, n F Clifton. T " CHR
terson G W Chiffon, Clifton, I'm IT,
Babers, Lewis Mailman, j v Lucksy, 81
ton J L Brewton, Jno L Brerton,J
l. v Martin, 81 Harper. " b wiiliame:
On motion the request OF the pee111
granted and the following Ordinance
Section 1. Be it ordained by the PEI
OF the parish OF winn, La. in regular
out ward 10. parish OF winn- state Of T.
ON Saturday the 18th day OF March AZ -
which there shall BE- submitted 70 tne lz5
tax payers who are entitled to voee ~.
election laws OF the state OF Lo41en
question of 1evying ON all the taxacIe
-
mills on the dollar per annum TOT >
years in aid of the public schools IT,
said school district said tar to be ies1
collected according to law.
Sec IL. Be it fnrther ordu1ned
The commissioners Of said election g.
ceive the ballots of all properly -
who are entitled to vote under the
laws Of the state Of Louisiana. being
he said ward 10, vim parish, and -.
posting the same in the ballot boz
1orSe thereon in the presence Of tne9vS
name OF the voter and the Amo0ns +
AMOUNT Of the amount OF the value g
'essed property voted for or aGAln&
Iforesaid.
Sec. III. Be it further ordained, 60
he said specialized shall Be -
he election. laws Of the state Of Lon
= the polling places established p =
hall be At the wefsfl0 precinct ~ 80
nd the ballots used at said eiectioa -
'rinted in the following form.
For special tax of i've mills O.
or period Of fye years on all -
ropeIty IN ward 10 in aid Of puniie
Against special tar III fivo MIN
oiiar for > period OF five years IN -
chools throughort ward To-
Hec- Nv. Be 1t further ordaineo
he board Of super isors OF eIect1oo
arfsh be and they are hsr-by reques