The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-10
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Petition and Ordinance.


To the Honorable PRECEDENT and Members oil
the Police Jury of the Parish OF Winn' s'a'e
of Louisiana
The n. tition of the undersigned properly
tax PAYERS of Rudd School District o. the par
i,h of VIM, State of Louisiana, q cfsatso'
defined and located und snd by Virtue Oh she
au,hcritx of the BOARD OF school Directors ef
said VIM Parish, to-wit. Comprises sections
/, 23, Ia. IL. l., TIP IL N, R4 w; seetions -
and &c, IpI2 N.R4W; aud sections - -. 'V,
n, - and S3. TIP II, N r W. and being a.
constituting one third of the property tax pay
ers of 81 ID RI id School Di' trio respectth ~
AK that your honorable body. acting under
aud by vir .ue of the authority cobieifso upon
you by Article 2Ss of the Constitution OF the
State of I.ouisian~; by Act No. lsi OF the Gen
erui Assembly Of the State of LOUISIANA, ap-
proved July 18th, Isss: by Act No 2l4 oil the
General Assembly OF the Sta'e OF Louisiaha'
approved July 10th, 800; by Act No. l+' Oh inc
General Assembly Of the State of louisiana
July 9th, 1901; and by act No. I67 Of The Cen
ersI Assembly of the State Of Louisiana. also
approved on the 9Th day of July, 1891 Co order
that a n cial election be held, in the ma nn'r
prescribed by law, for Tire purpose OF ds'erni-
ing whether or not a special tax In excess oil
the onstitu,ional limitation Of TAXATION pro-
yided by and declared in Article 232 OF the
Constitution Of .lses, shall be levied on the
.ron.,ty liable TO taxation within the said
Rudd School District.
Petitioners further pra that ut said election
81 10 be held your honorable body do submit
to vote OF the said property tax payers Oh
said Rudt school District entitled to vote at
IL law nF
s,,te of Louisiana, the following natter, to-
pit:
Pirst. That the object of Ievying and coll
|, c,ipg \ special tax, the levy CT WEIGH IL
hereby prayed for to be submitted according to
aw, is for giving add tional support 10 pubtic
schools and for erecting and coastf ucung
public school houses.
S.c,rd. That he rate of said special tax
| % 10 be levied annually upon all tax bic prop
or v in said pudd school DIS -rict shall be i've
mil on the dollar.
Third. That the length OF time for and our
ing which said special tax Is 10 run ana De
levied annually upon all such property subjec
to TAXATION in said Rudd School District sinai
be FIVE years b ginning with the year 1906
wher efore petitioners pray that said eiee'
| II IN be ordered for the foregoing objects aut
purposes and in conformity with the Constr
tuition OF this S. ate ind the acts OF the Legi.la
turs thereof on the subject. Respectful,
srbmIttsd.
"A Camp; Rudd. A Cockerham. W
A Bayett, Mach=n, Cockerham, 81
Per kIus
On motion the request of the petition wa
granted, and the following ordinsncs adopted
Section /. Be it ordained by the Police lur.
Il the Parish of Wirn- La, In regular sesi oi
assembled, That special election be he'll
throughout Rudd School District, Parish o
VIM, State of Louisiana, on
Friday. September 2, 1906.
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
ertv tax payers who are entitled to vote unte
The eli ctiou lava of the State of Louisiana, IN
question of levy ing on all the taxable proper
| IN the said Rudd School District, Winn Paris
+, a special tax of FIVE mills ON the dollar pc
|, aunum for period of i've 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. > Be it furthe- ordained, etc, That I'll
commissioners IF said election shall recei,
the ballots of the property lax payers who al
entitled 10 vote under the election laws of u
State of Louisiana, being voters Of the sal
: Rudd chuol Lis rict, W nm Parish. La, an
beiore depositing The same in tie ballot he
,h.ll endorse thereon in the presence OF II
voter, the ZANE OF the voter and the amour
; of the value OF the assessed p oper.y voted fl
or agaics, thu levy If said i've mill tax n al
of public scaools rs sforesald.
sec. g. Be 1t further ordained, etc , That IL
aid special election shall be held Under Il
1 cleo ion laws OF the Saate of Louis lana. and
I the Rudd School House, aud the bal!o use
r Al said election shall be printed in the ~ Low
.For a special tax OF dve mills on III doll:
: per anuum for a p riod OF live years on all Il
Il fnYable property in Rudd Schooi listTic
J the aid Of public schools In Rudd School Di
= Against a special tax of five mills on Il
Y dollar foe a period OF five years Ia aid OF publ
schools In Rudd school District"
Sec 4. Be IL fur tn sr ortiained, etc, That q
e B ard of Supervisors OF Elections OF Win
!. P rish be and they are hereby r,qur.t'd
appoipt commas soners and clerks to- serve
said polling p aces, ard to give due notice
: the time and place of holding said election
:. and TO m Ike their returns OF said election
the President of the Poli.e Jury, who shall pr
II mulgate said election In Accordance with Ias
n c 5 Be Is further oada'ned. etc That u
;, | ord usnce and the annexed petition of t,
payers be published in the official jour nal
b uar,sh for full thirty clesr days prior to Il
| 40 ding of said elsc ioa aud his ordinance shz
| tskc fleet from and after the date I its pa
age. J; NJ. "khh, fi' stash n