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

| FGtflfOH dnG ordinance
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of winn, State
OF Louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers of ward Three of the parish of winn,
| State Of Louisiana, created, located and
defined under and by viriure of the authority
of the Board OF School Directors of the parish
| of vim, and being and constituting one-third
OF the property tax payers of ward Three.
respectfully ask that your honorable body.
| acting within and under the authority confer
red upon you Ly Article 30 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana; by Act No. I3l o. the
general assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July 10, 1893; by Act No. PA, OF the
general assembly of the State of Louisiana.
approved July 10, 1902; by Act No. lis of the
general assembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved July s, 1904; and by Act No. 16. of
tine general assembly of the State of Louisiana
also approved July haonoetfdhty, 1904, do
Older that special election be held, in the
manner required by law. for the purpose OF
determining whether or not special tax in
excess of the constitutional limitation OF taxa
lion provided and declared in Article 232 of
the Constitution Of 1898, shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within the said
AID Three.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
50 to be held, Your honorable body do submit
- n vote of the property tax payers of said
~a.d THEE, entitled to vote at said election
under the election laws of the State of Louis
lana. the following matters, to-wit:
First. That the object of levying and coll
iecting special tax, the levy of which is here
by prayed for to be submitted according to law,
Is for giving additional support to public
schools.
Second. That the rate of said special tax so
10 be levied annually upon all taxable property
in said ward Three shall be five mills on the
dollar.
Third That the length of time for and
during which such special tax is to run and be
levied upon all such property subject to taxa
tion in said ward Three shall be five years, De-
ginning with the year 1905 and continuing 1907,
Is1s 1909. 1910.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said cleo
tion be ordered for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the Consti-
tuition of the State, End the Acts of the Legis-
L,tura thereof ON the subject.
In the event tnat Tux is carried for the ward
all the distiicss now collecting special taxes
shall be discontinued. Respectfully submitted,
Orange McCarty, ii Johnston. 7 w Martin,
l. Mecarty. w j Johnston, II S Johnston,
NJ Willis. B Story, W NJ Hatten. $ s West,
f Herring. d Stuckey, G q Johnston, r L
Baxter, T { Willis, A r Thornton, ] Taylor.
Willis. IS Adams, ] X Erskins, A White
Smith, d Riser, Mayes, J p Smith,
W Smith, A White, 4 Thornton, W L
Parker, L B Hinton, ] Madden, ] w Hattcn,
Sam Gregory. r B womack. A Herring, III L
Erskins. c Hatten, J w Skies, " Skies,
Skies, G A Erskins, J N Smith, NJ Grain,
W A Erskins. n GRAIN j Underwood, L
Henderson, Orange McCarty, ID d White. A E
White, j L Jones. A C Beavers, J Thompson,
h Rentz, J l. Hatten, j " Hattes, J w
Skies, Grain, Ii II Solomon.
On motion the request of the petition was
granted. and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the parish Of Winn, La, in regular session
assembled, That n special election be held
throughout ward 3, parish of winn, state OF
Louisiana, on
Wednesday, August IS, 1900,
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
said ward s, vim parish, La, special tax
OF five mills on the dollar per annum for a
period Of FIVE years in aid OF public schools
throughout said ward. 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 TO vote under the laws of the State
of Louisiana, being voters OF said Ward 3, winn
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 amount OF the value OF the assessed
property voted for or agaiEs. the levy OF said
i've mill tax in aid Of public schools as afore-
said.
Sec. 8. Be il further ordained, ETC., That the
said special election be held under the election
laws of the state of Louisiana and at the
polling places established by law, aud the
ballots used at said election shall be printed
i the following form:
..For q special tax of five mills on the dollar
per annum for period OF five years on all the
taxable property in ward 8 in aid of the public
schools in said ward 3.
Against special tax of five mills on the
dollar for period of fire years in aid of public
schools throughout ward 3.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That the
Board Of Supervisors Of Elections Of vim
parish be and they are hereby requested 70