The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-07-27

tv of the Board of School Directors of said
parish, and being and constituting one-third
of the property tax payers of said west Union
District, respectfully ask that your honorable
body acting within and under the authority
conferred upon you by Article 2s2 of the Con-
stitutiOn of the State of Louisiana; by Act No.
1871 of the Ghneral Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, approved July ID, 1898; by Act No.
2lI of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, approved July 10, 1902; by Act No.
AS of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana. approved July 6, 1904. and by Act
Nc. l65 of the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana. also approved ON the 9Th day OF
July. 1901, do order that a special election be
held in the manner required by law. for the
purpose of determining whether or not spe-
cial tax in excess of the constitutional limita-
ton of taxation provided by and declared in
article 232 of the Constitution of 1883, shall he
levied ON all the property liable to taxation
within said west Uuion School District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
so to be held. your honorable body do submit
to a vote of the tax payers of said west Union
School District, entitled to vote at said cleo
tion under the election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, the following matters, to-wit
| First That the object of levying and col
| Letting special tax, the levy of which is
| hereby prvyed for, to be submitted according,
to Jaw, is for giving additional support to
/ public schools.
| Second. THAT the rate of said special tar so
/ to be levied aenually 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 lsubiect to taxation
/ in said west Union School District shall be ten
| years, beginning with the year 1906 and con-
tinuing 1907, 1903, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918,
| 1914, 1915.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said election
! be ordered for the foregoing objects and pur-
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
of the state, and the Acts of the Legislature
thereof ON the subject. Respectfully submitted
/ S Gorham, Porter, II Porter. Porter sr.
iJJ Gorham, o K Allen, w Williams, A
Cockerham, Townsend. a l. Allen, C C
CreeI, W n Gorham.
On motion the request OF the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
SecI. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of vim, La, in regular session
assembled, That a special election be held
throughout west Union School District, parish
of vim, state of Louisiana, on
Wednesday, August IS. 1000,
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 all the taxable property
in the said west Union school district, vim
parish La, a special tax of five mills on the
dollar for a 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 are
entitled 10 vote under the election laws Of the
state OF Louisiana, being voters of the said
west Union school district, 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 voter and the value
of the assessed property voted for or against
the levy of said five mill tax in aid of public
, schools rs aforesaid.
j, Sec g. Be it further ordained, etc., That the
said special siection shall be held under the
election laws of the state of Louisiana, and q,
j the polling places established by law which
shall be at the school house in the west Union
school district, and the ballots used at the said
election shall be printed in the following form
"For a special tax Of five mills on the doiIa
. per annum for a period Of ten years on all tn,
. taxable property in west Union school Distric+
: in aid of the public schools in said schoo
\ district"
4 against a special tax Of FIVE mills on tn,
. dollar for period Of ten years an aid of publ
!, schools throughout west Union schoo
\ district
: Sec. 1. Be it further ordained, etc, That tn
Board of supervisors of Election of VIM
parish be and they are hereby requested 4
Il appoint commissioners and clerks 10 serve a
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 4
the President of the Police Jury, who shal
promuigate said election in accordance wit
the law.
u Sec. 5. Be It further ordained. etc.. Tha
e this ordinance and the annexed petition OF Ia
payers be published in the official journal {
the parish Tor full thirty clear days prior to tn
holding OF said election, and this ortiinanc
4 shall Sake effect from and after date<of il
d passage. J. NJ. wEBs, President.
: ". ". AiLsuRs, Clerk July ard, 1905.