The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-03
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Petition and Ordinance

| Ihe petition OF the Undersigned property tax
payers of ward Three of the parish of vim,
| State of Louisiana, created, located and
defined under and by virturc of the authority
Of the Board OF School Directors of the parish
of vim, and being and constituting one-third
OF the property tax payers OF ward Three,
respectfully ask that your honorable body,
acting within and under the authority confer
red upon you by Article cs2 of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana; by Act No. 1S1 of the
general assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
approved July Is, ls9s; by Act No. 2l4, of the
general assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
approved July 10, 1892; by Act No. AS of the
general assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July 8, 1904; and by Act No. 1877 OF
the general assembly Of the State of Louisiana
also approved July haonoetfdhty, 1904, do
order that q special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the purpose OF
| determining whether not o special tax in
excess of the constitutional limitation Of taxa
ton provided and declared in Article - OF
the Constitution of 1888, shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within the said
ward Three.
| Petitioners further pray that ct said election
50 to be held, your honorable body do submit
to . vote OF the property tax payers OF said
ward Three, entitled TO vote at said election
under the election laws Of the State Of Louis
lana, the following matters, to-wit:
First. That the object Of levying and col
lecting a special tax, the levy of which Is here
by prayed for to be submitted according to Law,
is for giving additional support to public
schools.
| Second. That the rate OF said special tar so
to be levied annually upon all taxable property
In said ward Three shall be five mills on the
dollar.
Third. That the length Of time for and
during which such special tx is to run and be
levied upon all such property subject to taxa
tion in said ward THREE shall be five years, 4oe
ginning with the year 1906 and continuing 1907,
1908, 1908, 1910.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the Consti-
tuition OF the State, and the Acts OF the Legis-
lature thereof on the subject.
In the event that tax is carried for the ward
all the districts now collecting special taxes
shall be discontinued. Respectfully submitted,
Orange McCarty, b C Johnston, T w Martin,
B McCarty, W Johnston. H 8 Johnston,
II Willis, Story. w NJ Hatten, S S West,
Il i IL
Baxter, e Willis, A Z Thornton, Taylor,
N Willis, U s Adams Erskins, Al White
y Smith, ID Riser, II v Mayes, Smith,
W A Smith, A L White, A Thornton, w L
Parker, ]. B Hinton, Madden, w Hatten,
sam Gregory, r B womack, A g Herring, NJ l.
ErskinssC Hatten, W Skies, W Skies.
1 A Skies, G Erskins, J n Smith, NJ Grain,
W A Erskins. n Grain, Underwood, s L
Henderson, Orange McCarty, ID White. A E
White, J l. Jones, a G Beavers, J Thompson,
n Rentz, J l. Hatten, w Hatten, JEW
skies, Il ID Grain, III Fl Solomon.
On motion the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec 1. Be il ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish OF VIM. La, in regular session
assembled, That special election be held
throughout ward $, parish of winn,- state OF
Louisiana, on
Wednesday, AugustIs, 1900.
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
city tax payers who are entitled to yote under
The election laws OF the State of Louisiana the
question Of ievying en- all taxable property in
said ward 8, vim parish, In, . special tax
OF five mills ON the dollar per annum for q
period of five years in aid of public schools
and collected according to Law.
Sec. 9. Be i: further ordained, ETC., That the
commissioners OF said election shall receive
she ballots of all property tax payers, who are
entitled to vote under the laws of the State
of Louiai.ns, being voters OF said ward 8, winn
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 amount Of the value OF the assessed
property voted for or against the levy OF said
Eve mill tax In aid Of public schools IS afore-
said.
Sec. 8. Be It further ordained, ETC., That the
said special election be held under the election
laws Of the state OF Louisiana and st the
polling places established by law, aud the
ballots used at said election shall be printee
i the following form:
"For special tar OF Eve mills on the dollar
per annum for period of eve years ON all the
taxable property in ward in aid Of the public
schools In said ward 8.
against q special tax OF Eve mills on the
dollar for period Of Ave years in aid OF public
schools throughout ward 8.
Sec. 4. BE IL further ordained. ETC., That the
Board Of Supervisors Of Elections 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 OF
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
prumulgate said election in accordance with
law.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, etc., That
this ordinance and the annexed petition of tax
payers be published In the yfncial journal of
The parish for full thirty Gear days prior to
the holding Of said election, and this ordinance
shall take effect from and after the date OF its
passage, JIM. WEBB, President.
w. W. HILBURS, Clerk. July 3rd, 1905.
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