The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-24

than ten years thereafter until the sum OF
Ten Thousand Dollars is collected and
paid to said company, at which time
said tax shall cease, and the Board OF
Supervisors of the parish OF Winn, La,
shall appoine commissioners and Clerks
To hold said election. Said election to
be held at the Court house in the Town
OF Winfield, La, and the said commis-
sicners aud clerk SO appJi ted snaH
proceed to court the nu'uber OF votes
cast in favor OF said tax and the amount
OF property voted therefor, and the num-
her of votes cast against said tax and
the amount of property otei against the
levy az said tax and make their returns
10 the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF
the Town of VIM field on the next day
a ter holding said election who viii meet
on said day and prcmulgate tee II suit OF
said election All iegsl voters under the
election laws OF the State OF Louisiana,
who are assessed with property on the
assessment rolls of the Town of Winn-
field for the esr 1905 shall be permitted
to vote at said election, and such other
persons as are qualified vot rs unter the
laws of the State OF Loui, lana at such
elections.
Provided, however, said tax shall be
levied only under the express conditions,
that said company, its successors or
assigns shall accept and comfy with all
the obligations and undertakings and
conditions imposed on said company by
the petition of the property tax payers
and as follows. to-wit:
To the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF
the Town of Winfield, State OF
Louisiana.
The und rsigned. constituting more
than one third o. the prop -rty tax pay
ers OF the Town of Winnf.ld, who are
entitled to vote under the election laws
OF the State OF Louisiana, and particular
Iy Act No. 2o2 of 1893, Act No. - OF
1904, and all other laws Of tue State OF
Louisiana AZ d Town of Winfield per,
tanning TO the same subject matter, re-
spectfuily petition your honorable BODY
10 order an election to be held in the
Town Of Winnfield, for the purpose OF
aking the sense OF the property tax pay
ers who are entitled to vote under The
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
on the question O. the levy of a special
tax of two mills on the d lar valuation
of all the property in the town of Winn-
field in aid of the fremont & Gulf Rail
road.
Said tax TO be levied on the dollar val
uation of all The property in the Town OF
Winfield from year to year, and be
levied and collected from year to year,
beginning with the year 1907 and con-
tinuing each year thereafter including
the year 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911. roIz,
1913, 1914 1915 and 1916 for period not
more than ten years. 1t being under
stood that collection is to begin with the
year 1907 and to continue from year to
year for not more than ten years there
after until the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars is collected at which time said
tax shall cease. On condition, however,
that said fremont & Gulf Railroad shall
accept the agreement hereto attached and
made part hereof, and shall well and
faithfully comply with all obligations,
stipulaticns, and undertakings imposed
on said company by said agreement,
which is as follows, to wit:
The fremont & Gulf Railroad agrees
to extend its main line of r5ilroad, run
ming at the present time from fremont
to Eros. La. from Eros to the Town of
WINFIELD, being a standard gauge rail-
road and 10 extend in souihwestefly di-
recsion distance of about 40 miles and
10 erect depot in the southeast m por-
ton Of the Town OF Winfield, and north
of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway at
point not over $50 yards from the
Arkansas Southern Railroad track.
Construction on said railroad to begin
not more than thirty days after the prop
erty tax payers have voted favcrably on
the levy Of said tax, and to prosecute
said work as fast as practicable and to
complete said railroad into the Town of
Winfield On or before the Iss of January,
1908, unless prohibited and prevented
from doing so on account CT incessant
rains, cloudbursts and other delays and
unforeseen events unavoida bic and
beyond its control. Completion CT said
road 10 be understood to have it finally
completed and ready to operate and to
actually begin operation of both passeu-
ger and freight trains over said line daily
provided that no part of this tax shall be
paid over to said company until they
have begun permanent operation of
trains over said line as above stated.
And your petitioner further pray that
your honorable body order that a special
election be held as provided by the laws
as hereinbefore mentioned ard at as early
date as possible. at which shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers who
are entitled to vote under the election
laws of the State and being residents of
the Town of Winfield, La, the rate or
taxation; the purposes for which it is
intended and the conditions under which
said special tax shall be voted and col
lectcd as hereinbefore stated.
Petitioners further pray that your hon.
CRADLE body order that the ballots be used
at said election for or against said prop
osition, shall be in the following form,
viz:
"For a special tax of two mill on the
dollar valuation of all the property in the
Town Of Winfield, La. j.. aid of the
fremont 6 Gulf Railroad for the time and
on the condition set forth in tie petition
of the property tax payers"
Against special tax of two mills on
the dollar valuation of all the property
in tho Town of Winfield, La, in aid
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