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

! itv of the Board of School Directors of said
parish, and being ard constituting one-.biri
| OF the property tax payers OF said west Union
District, respectfully ask that your honorable
body acting within and under the autIoritv
conferred upon you by Article 2s2 of the Con-
stltutlon OF the State of Louisiana; by Act No,
lSl OF the Ghneral Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana, approved July IS, 1898; by Act NO.
ia OF the General Assembly OF the State of
louisiana, approved July 10, 1862: by Act No
Id OF the General Assembly OF the State of
Louisiana, approved July ., 1901. and by Act
No. lb1 OF the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, also approved on the 9Th day of
July, 1904, do order that special election bt,
held IN the manner required BE- law, for the
i purpose of determining whether or not 4 spe-
| ciai tax IN excess of the constitutional iimita-
| ton OF taxation provided by aud declared in
article 232 o. the Constitution of 1885, shall he
levied on all the property liable 10 taxation
within said west Uuion School District.
petitioners further pray that at said election
so TO be held, your honorable body do submit
i to vote of the tax payers of said west Union
School District, entitled to vote at said cleo
ton under the election laws of the 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 prByed for, to be submitted according,
TO raw, is for giving additional support to
pablo schools.
Second. That the rate of said special tax so
to be levied aennally 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 .subject to taxation
in said west Union School District shall be ten
years, beginning with the year 1906 and con-
tinuing 1907, 1905. 1909, 1910, 1911, 1872 1913,
1914, 1915.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said election
be ordered for the foregoing objects and pur-
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
or the state, and the Acts of the Legislature
thereof on the subject. Respectfully submitted
( Gorham, Porter, I'll Porter. Porter Sr.
y Gorham, Allen. b w Williams, A G
Cockerham, Townsend, Allen, @ @
Creel, w II Gorham.
On motion the request of the petition was
granted, ard the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. I. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of vim, 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, 1905.
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
| erty tax payers who are entitled to vote under
the ERECTION laws .Of 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 five 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
| entitled 10 vote under the election laws of the
state OF Louisiana, bein. voters Of the said
/ west Union school district, vim parish La,
i and before depQSitlur tho N n "a llns
i box shall endorse thereon. in the presence of
the voter, the name of the voter and the value
| OF the assessed property voted Tor or against
the levy of said live mill tax in aid of public
! schools rs aforesaid.
| Sec. 3. Be it further ordained etc. That the
! said special sloction shall be held under the
election laws of the state of Louisiana, and st
| the polling places established by law. which
shall be al the school house in the west Union
school district, and the ballots used ut the said
election shall be printed in the following form:
For special tax of five mills on the dollar
per annum Tor period Of ten years on all tine
taxable property in west Union school District
in cid Of the public schools in said school
district
Against special tax of Eve mills on the
dollar Tor period OF ten years ~ cid of public
schools throughout west Union school
| district"
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. etc, That the
Board of supervisors OF Election of Vim
| parish be and they are hereby requested to
appoint commissioners and clerks To serve It
said polling places and 10 give due notice OF
Il AA. ai-AS anu PAfe1 VI AGlAttE St.iI t+EEttUn
and u make their returns cf said election 10
the President OF the Police Jury, who shall
prcmuigate said election III accordance with
! the law.
sec. ). Be it further ordained, etc. That
this ordinance and the annexed petition { 4 tax
payers he published in The cihrial Journal of
fthe parish Tor full thirty cisar Gays prior Jbe
holding OF said elseil,1, and iEis ordnance
shall lake effect from and alter Date q its
passage. ). II. WEE, Preside mt.
1 W. W. HILsuay, Clerk July 3.d. IGo6.