The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-31
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Petition and Ordinance.

To the Honorable Prestoent anu NSA
the Police Jury of the Parish OF VIM, ssa's
OF Louisiana
The petition of the undersigned properly
lax PAYERS of Rudd School District OF the par
,sh of wfnn, State OF Louisiana. d cfeA2''
defined and located undsr snd by virtue oil inc
authority of the Board of school Directors o.
aid Winn Parish to-wit c. mprsses sectors
I.a3. 10, IL, L, TIP II N, a w; sections =
and JpI2 NR4w; and sections a, ~ 90
ri, ~ and 49, Tp IL, N W. and being aea
constituting one third of the property tax pay
ets of sa i'd RI DID School Dittrics, resrectfuiy
Ak that your honorable body, acting under
and nv yirtue II the authority conferred upon
Won bv Article 2sa of the Constitution OF to
state of Louisis rs; by Act No. 131 OF the Cen
ersI Assembly Of the state OF Louisiana, APP
proved July 18th, 1905: by ACT No. IA OF 'h'
General Assembly of tn State OF Louisiana'
approved July 10Th, 800; by Act NO. Lap oil inc
Genera. Assembly OF the State OF LOUISIANA
July 9th, 1904; and by Ac. No. I67 OF Inc zen
eraI Assembly If the State OF Louisiana. also
approved on the 9th day Of July, 1904. 90 oroef
NAT a special election be held, In the manner
prescribed by law, for the purpose oil deserH-
ing whether or not a special tax In excess OF
the constitutional limitation of taxation pro-
yided by and declared in Article 282 OF tne
consultation Of 1885. shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within the SAID
Rndd school District.
Petitioners further pra that Ut said election
so 10 no held your honorable body do submit,
to a vote o. the said property tax payers oil
said Rudi school District entitled to vote at
said election under the election laws oil the
So fplf N
wit:
First. That the object OF ievying ana COL
|. citing a special tax, the levy of which 10
hereby prayed for to be submitted according 70
aw. is for giving additional support TO pubic
schools and for erecting and constructing
public school houses.
second. That The rate OF said special tax
so to be levied annually upon all taxsbie prop
ar, v 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 De
levied annually upon all such property subject
to TAXATION in said Rudd School District shall
be Eve years, b ginning with the year 1910.
wherefore petitioners pray thas said cleo
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects and
uurpcses and in conformity with the consti-
tuition OF this State and the Acts of the Legisia-
ture thereof on the subject. Respectfully
| submitted.
A A Camp; ] Rudd, A Cockerham, W
A Beyett, Machsn, ] c Cockerham, 5
| Ikins.
On motion the request of the petition wal
granted, and the following ordinance adopted
Section /. Be 1t ordained By the Police Jury
OF the Parish of wtun- La, In regular sess on
ass mb.ed, That special election be hello
throughout Rudd School District, Parish Of
Vim, State of Louisiana, on
| Friday, September 2, 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, tn,
question Of levy Ing on ell the taxable proper
in the said Rudd School District. Winn Parish
La. "A special tax OF Eve milis ON the dollar PEI
annum for period Of Eve yes rs, In aid OF pub
lie schools throughout said Rudd School Dis
trict. said tax to lie levied and collected accord
ing to law.
Sec, q Be 1t further ordained, etc., That TIL
commissioners OF said election shall receiv
the ballots of the property lax payers who ar
entitled to vote under the election laws of hi
State Of Louisiana, being voters OF the sait
Rudd ~chool District, W.nn Parish. La, ant
before depositlng the same in the ballot boz
shalI endorse hereon in the presence of tn
voter, the name OF the voter and the amour
of the value Of the assessed p operty voted 70
or against the levy of said ave mill tax in all
of public schools as aforesaid.
Sec 8. Be Ii further ordained, etc That tn
said spe ciai election shall be held under tn
election laws or the State OF Loui-iana, and =
the Rudd Soho ii House, and the baho use,
| At said election shall be printed in the follow
ing form; ,,,.. .a.,,.
per annun1 for period of five years on all tn
taxable property in Rudd School Distrtc L
III. aid Of public schools in Rudd School Dis
| iric. -
Against a special tax OF five mills on th
doi4ar for per cd Of 1--WE Years iI aid of publ
schools in Rudd school District
Sec. 4. Be Il fui tn IT ortsiued. etc., That tn
Bard of Supervisors of Eiecti9ns of Win
r IRISH be and hey are hereby requested 4
| appoint commts s,oneTs aud clerks To serve a
said polling p aces, AID to give due notice o
the time and place OF holding said election
| and to make their returns of said election Il
the President of the Police Jury, who shall pro
mitigate said erection In accordance with Jaw
c Be IL further oada ned. etc That tn
ordinance and the annexed petition of ta,
payers be published in the Official journal o
parish for full thirty clear days prior to tn
aolding Of said cleo ioa and this ordinance sha
take fleet from and after the date Il its paa
| sage. j. NJ WEBB, President.
w. w. HiLBuRN, Clerk. July IS, 1906.