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

To the Honorable. President and Members oil
the polio: Jury of the Parish Of wian, State
OF Louisiana
The pt tition of the undersigned property
tax payers OF Rudd School District of the par
ish Of VIM State OF Louisiana, as created
defined and located und r and by Virtue of the
authority OF the Board Of school Directors OF
said VIM Parish to-wit. Comprises sections
Las. ,ic. IL, L. TIP II N. R4 w; sections %
ard 36gpI2 N.R4w; and sections as. 20 so,
81. u and 50, TIP IL. Mr. 3 w. and being a; d
constituting one third of the property tax pay
ers of said Rr dd School hi trio !. resi- ectfuliy
ask that your honorable body. acting under
and by virsue OF the authority conferred upon
YOU by Article 81. OF the Constitution of the
State of I.ouisisns; by Act No. isl of the Gem
erai Assembly of the State of Louisians, APP
proved July 18th, E9s; by Act No. 2l4 OF the
General Assembly or tn. State of Louisiana,
approved July 10Th, .e02; by Act Ne. 1a5 oil the
General Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana,
July 9th, 1904; and by act No. 10y of The Cen
eraI Assembly OF the State of Louisiana. also
approved on the 9th day of July, 1904. Go order
that a sp eial election be held. in the manner
pr. scTibed by law, for the purpose of deter m
ing whether or not special tax In excess OF
the constitutional limitation of taxatiou pro-
yided by and declared in Article 20 OF The
Consultation of .lses, shall he levied on the
property liable to taxation within the said
Rudd school District.
Petitioners further pra- that at said election
so 70 be held your honorable body do submit
to vote of the said property tax payers OF
said Kudt School District entitled to vote Mt
sid e ection under the election laws OF the
State of Louisiana, the following matter, to-
wit:
First That the object of leyying and col
|, cling a special tax, the levy of which is
hereby prayed for to be submitted according 10
aw. is for giving additional support TO public
schools and for erecting and constructing
public school houses.
Sec nd That the rate of said special tax
so to be levied annually upon all tax ible prop
er:y in said Rudi school District shall, be live
mills OH the dollar.
Third. That the length OF time for and dur
ing which said special tax is 10 run and be
levied annually upon all such property suejec'
10 tsxatiou in said Rudd School District shall
be Eve years, b ginning with the year 1906
wherefore petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the consti-
tuition OF this State nd the Acts of the Legisla
ture thereof on the subject. Respectfully
! Submitted,
A a Camp; s Rudd, A c Cockerham, W
yeti, J K Mach.u, c-G,ckerham,
Pefkirs
On motion the request Of the petition wal
granted. and he following ordinance adopted
Section I. Be 1t ordained By the Police jury
of the Parish of Win. La, In regular sess Oh
| rs NIB Ell, That special election be held
Throughout Rudd school District, Parish Of
VIM, State OF Louisiana, on
Friday. September :. 1000.
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
crty IA x payers who are entitled TO vote undei
the Ell, cton laws OF the State OF Louisiana. the
question of levy ing on all the taxable properly
| in the said Rudd school District. VIM Parish
La. "a special tax of five mills the dollar PEI
| annum for period of Eve ye rs. in aid of pub
.ic schools throughout said Rudd School Dis.
/ trict said tax TO lie levied and collected accord
/ ing 10 law.
sec. 2 BE ID further ordaired, ETC., That tn,
CON mis- slorers CT said election shall receive
the ballots of the property lax payers who arr
entitled TO vote under the election laws Of tbs
state of Louisiana. being voters of the SAID
/ Rudd school Dis. xict, VIM Parish. La, ane
| before depositing the same in TIE ballot DO,
shall endorse thereon in the presence of tn.
voter, the name of the voter and the amoun
OF The value OF the assessed p operiy voted fol
or against the levy OF said ave mill tax an ait
of public schools as aforesaid.
/ See s. Be ii further ordained. etc That tn.
| said special election shall be held under ths
i cleo ION laws of the State of Louisiana, and al
/ the Eudd Scho1j House, and the ballo used
at said election shall be printed in the follow.
sFor a special tax of eve mills on tn dollar
per annum for a period of 1--WE years on all the
| taxable property in Rudd Schoo: Dis.ric ia
The aid ofpuolic schools in Rudd School Dis
| trIcs.'
/ s.Agaiast a special tax of five mills on the
dollar TO. a period Of Ave wears La aid of public
/ schools in Rudd school District"
Sec. 4. Be IL further ordained, ETC., That the
4 Beard of Supervisors OF Elections Of VIM
Parish be and they are hereby requested u
! appoint commits sioners and clerks to serve al
| said polling p aces, and to give due notice oi
/ the time and place OF holding said election
, ana To make their returns of said election {
the President of the Polite Jury, who shall pro-
| luuigat- said election In accordance with law.
Sc Be 1. further oadained. etc. That the
/ ordinance >and the annexed petition of tx
] payers be published in the Official journal Of
l parish for full thirty clear days prior to tht
| holding of said cleo lon and this ordinance shal
take feet from and after the date tf its pas
i sage. NJ. WKBB, President.
W. w. HiLBuRN, Clerk. July Is, 1906.
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