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


the Police Jury of the Parish of vim, State
of Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers of ward Three of the parish of vim,
State of Louisiana, as created, located and
defined under and by yirture 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 2s2 of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana; by Act No. 13I of the
general assembly of the State of Louisiana
approved July 10, 1898; by Act No. ia, OF the
general assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July 10, 1902; by Act No. lis 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 July h4onoetfdhty, 1904, do
order that special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the purpose of
determining whether or not a special tax in
excess of the constitutional limitation of taxa
ton provided and declared in Article 80 of
the Constitution of 1885, shall be levied ON the
| property liable to taxation within the said
ward Three.
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so to be held, your honorable body do submit
TO vote of the property tax payers of said
ward Thee, 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
Iecting 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 tax 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 aud
during which such special tex is to run and be
levied upon all such property subject to taxa
ton in said ward Three shall be five years, De-
ginning with the year 1906 and continuing 1907,
1905, 1909. 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. II c Johnston, T w Martin,
ID IL -hSSdElNf !" JonuctoH- II = ot4hSNOh,
J NJ Willis. j Story, w II Hatien, 5 5 West,
F C Herring, T ID Stuckey, c q Johnston, K L
Baxter, T Willis, a Thornton, j Taylor,
M Willis, U S Adams, ] Erskins, A J White
n smith, D Riser, H Mayes, J Smith,
w A Smith, A E White, A Thornton, W L
Parker, l. Hinton, Madden, w Hatten,
Sam Gregory, r B Womack, g Herring, VI L
Erskins, Hatten, w Skies, w Skies,
l n 4 II (trat,,
w A Erskins. l N Grain. X J Underwood S L
, Henderson. Orange McCarty. ID d White, A E
White, l. Jones, A c Beavers, j Thompson,
JR Rentz, j l. Hatten, W Hatten, j w
!, Skies, T Grain, II Solomon.
, On motion the request of the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. |. Belt ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish of winn, La, in regular session
assembled, That a special election be held
throughout ward 3, parish of vim, state OF
Louisiana, on
Wednesday. August IS, 1900,
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who are entitled to vote under
, the election laws of the State of Louisiana the
question of levying on air taxable property in
said ward 3, vim parish, La, q special tax
. of five mills on the dollar per annum for q
period of five yeats in aid of public schools
throughout said ward, 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 to vote under the laws of the State
of Louisiana, being voters of said ward 8, 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 yotei
and the amount of the value OF the assessed
property voted for or against the levy of said
/. i've mill tax in aid of public schools as afore-
said.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
said special election be held under the election
laws of the state of Louisiana and at the
polling places established by law, aud this
| ballots used at said election shall be printed
/ il the following form:
ssFor a special tax of five mills on the dollar
per annum for period OF five years on all tht
taxable property in ward in aid of the public
schools in said ward 3.
Against a special tax of five mills ON this
dollar Tor period of five years in aid of public
schools throughout ward 8.
Sec. T. Be il further ordained. etc, That the
Board of Supervisors OF Elections of VIM
parish be aud they hereby requested te
appoint commissioners aud clerks to serve n
said polling places and TO give due notice o.
the time and place of holding said election
and to make their returns OF said election &c
the President of the Police Jury, who shall
!, promulgate said election in accordance with
law.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc., That
this ordinance and the annexed petition OF tax
payers be published in the official 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 the date of its
passage j. NJ. WEBB, President
WV. HILBuRs, Clerk. July Bird, 1905.
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