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

vided by and declared in Article 2s2 OF the
Constitution of ISIS, thsll he levied ON this
property iaIie to taxation within the said
Rudd School District.
Petitioners further pra- that at said election
so TO be held your honorable body do submit
said Rud school District entitled to vote at
said election unde5,he election laws of the
State of Louisiana following matter, to-
wit: -
First. That the object of ievying ard col
1 citing a special lax, the levy CT which is
hereby prayed for to be submitted according to
Az, is for giving additional support to public
schools and for erecting and constructing
public school houses.
Second. That the rate of said special tax
so to be levied annually upon all tsxs bic prop
cry in said Rudd school District shall be five
mills on 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 subjec'
to taxation In said Rudd School District shah
be Eve years, beginning with the year 1906.
wherefore petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects and
purposes and ia conformity with the cons.i-
tuition OF this State md the Acts of the Legisla-
turs thereof on the subject. Respectfully
submitted.
A Camp; Rudd, c Cockerham, W G
A Boyett. Mschen, c Cockerha m. +
Perkins.
On motion therequest CT the petition was
granted. and ihefoilowing ordinance adopted:
Section l. Be It ordained by the Police Jury
OF the Parish Of VIM. La, In regular sess on
assembled, That 1 special election be held
throughout Rudd School District. Parish of
wi,n, State Of Lsukiasa. on
Friday, September 2, 1000,
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who are entitled 10 vote under
the election laws OF the State of Louisiana. the
question of levy Ing on oil the taxable properly
in the said Rudd School District, VIM Parish
La. a special tax OF FIVE mills On the dollar per
annum for period of Eve ye. rs, in aid ofpub-
10 schools throughout said Rudd School Dis
trict, said tax TO levied AMI collected accord
ing to law.
Sec 2 Be IL furthe- ordained, ETC., That the
commits sIoners CT said election shall receive
the ballots of the property lax payers who are
entitled TO vote under the election laws of the
State Of Louisiana, being voters OF the said
Rudd school lis riot, w'nn Parish. La, and
before depositinR the same in tse ballot box
shall endorse thereon in the presence OF the
voter, the name of the voter and the amount
OF the value OF the sssessed p eperty voted fol
or sgai-st the levy Of said Eve mill tax IN aid
OF public schools as aforesaid.
Sec. 8. BE 1t further o. dained etc That the
said special election shall be held under the
election laws OF the State CT Louisiana, and IL
the Rucd School House, and the balio used
1t safd election shall be printed in the 70 low
log form:
.'For a special tau of Ave mills en- tn dollar
pcr auuum for ptriod of five years on all the
taxable property in Rudd School pistric. In
| Tia aid sf public schoolsiu Rudd School Dis
! trics"
| "Agaisst a special tax of five mills en- the
dollar for a per cd Il five years il aid OF public
schools irRudd school District"
Sec 4. Be it farther ordained, etc. Tha. the
beard OF Supervisors of Elections of III
Parish be and III y are hereby requested tt
appoint commits sioners and clerks to serve al
said polling places, ard to give due notice @
the time and place of holding said election
and to make their returns OF said election Il
the President OF the Polite Jury, who shall pro-
muigste said election In accordance with law.
Sc. s BE liz further oadainsd. etc. Thst tn,
ordinsnce and the annexed retilitn of tn
payers be published IN the official journal o.
parish for full thirty clear days prior to tb,
adding OF said cleo ion and this ordinance shall
take & fleet from and after the date If Its ras
| Age j. II. WEBB, President
WV. HiLBrRS. Clerk. July Is, 1906.