The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-07-20
IoFFIcIAL
Petition and Ordinance


To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of vim, State
. of Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers of the west Union School District, OF
the Parish Of winn, La. as created. located
and defined under and by virtue of the author
itv of the Hoard of School Directors of said
parish, and being and constituting one-third
of the property tax payers of said west Union
District, respectfully ask that your honorable
body acting within and under the authority
conferred upon you by Article-2s of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana; by Act No.
13I of the Ghneral Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, approved July ID, 1888; by Act No.
PA of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, approved July 10, 1902; by Act No.
AS of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, approved July 6, 1904, and by Act
No. l67 of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, also approved on the 9Th day Of
July. 1904, do order that q special election be
held in the manner required by law. for the
purpose of determining whether or not spe-
cial tax in excess OF the constitutional limita-
ton of taxation provided by and declared in
article 232 of the Constitution of 1888, shall he
levied on all the property liable to taxation
within said west Uuion School District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
so to be held. your honorable body do submit
to vote of the tar payers OF said west Union
School District, entitled to vote at esid slec-'
ton under the election laws OF Inc State OF
Louisiana, the following matters. to-wit:
First, That the object OF levying and col
Letting a special tax, the levy OF which is
hereby prvyed for, to be submitted according,
to raw, is for giving additional support to
public schools.
Second. That the rate of said special tax so
TO be levied aenually upon all taxable property
| in said west Union school District shall be five
mills on the dollar.
=! Third That the length OF time for and dur
ing which such special tax is to run and be lev
led upon all such property isubiect to taxation
in said west Union School District shall be ten
years, beginning with the year 1905 and con-
tinuing 1907. 1903, 1909, 1910, 1911. 1912, 1918,
| 1914, 1915.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said election
be ordered for the foregoing objects and pur-
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
of the state, and the Acts OF the Legislature
thereof on the subject Respectfully submitted
r s Gorham, r Porter, H Porter. Porter sr.
j Gorham. o K Allen. B w Williams, A C
Cockerham, F Townsend. AL Allen, G c
Creel, w II Gorham.
On motion the request Of the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
sec.1 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of winn, La, in regular session
assembled, That special election be held
throughout west Union School District, parish
of vim, state of Louisiana. on
Wednesday, August rs. 1906,
at which there shall be submitted TO the prop
! erty tax payers who are entitled to vote under
the election lawssof the state Of Louisiana the
question of levying ON all the taxable property
in the said west Union school district, winn
parish. La, special tax of i've mills on the
dollar for period of ten years in aid of the
public schools throughout said district, said
| tax to be levied and collected according to law
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc., That the
commissioners Of said election shall receive
the ballots Of all property tax payers who are
| entitled 10 vote under the election laws Of the
state of Louisiana, being voters Of the said
west Union school district, vim parish, La,
and before depositing the same in the ballot
box shall endorse thereon, in the presence Of
the voter, the name of the voter and the value
of the assessed property voted for or against
the levy OF said five mill tax in aid of public
schools RS aforesaid.
/
| said special slection shall be held under the
election laws of the state of Louisiana, and at
4 the polling places established by law. which
| shall be at the school house in the west Union
school district and the ballots used at the said
election shall be printed in the following form:
For special tax Of five mills on the dollar
per annum for period of ten years on all the
taxable property in west Union school District
in aid of the public schools in said school
| district"
Against a special tax Of 1--WE mills ON the
dollar for period Of ten years IN aid of public
schools throughout west Union school
| district"
Sec. l. Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
Board of supervisors of Election of Winn
parish be and they are hereby requested to
appoint commissioners and clerks to serve at
said polling places and to give due notice CT
the time and place Of holding said election
/ and to make their returns Of said election to
| the President of the Police Jury, who shall
promulgate said election in accordance with
/ the law
Sec. s. Be it further ordained, ETC.. That
this ordinance and the annexed petition OF tax
payers be published in the offcial 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 date OF Its
passage. >. M. WEN, President
lw. W. HILnuRN Clerk. July ard. 1905.