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


90, wears III reafter until the sum OF
r., Thousand Dollars is coiiec.eu anu
Maid to said company, at WHEN '
"a ,.x shall cease, and the Soafo vi
Suoeryisors of the parish OF "h,n, Ha.'
shall appoint commissioners anu
N hold said ell, ton. Saic eieeuoh "
- -. Curt no Sc in the Town
80 uy;,p6eld. La and the said Sommis.
s;,nars and clerks so appointed shdh
.,r,c.ed to count the number OIL VOTES
pe,e, !, favor of said tax ard the amount
of nronerty voted therefor, and the num-
her of votes cast against saia lax .o
the amount of property Toteo against 'hs 4
levy Of said tax and make their returns
TO the Mayor and Board OF Alderman %
the Town of Win. field on the next Gay
after holding aid election "ho WIN Iies
ON said day and rromulgate the result ..
said election All legal voters unoei the
election laws of The State OF Louisians'
who are assessed with property on the
.ss.sen-nt rolls of the Town of Winn-
n.ld for the wear 1905 shall be permitted
70 oct. at said election, and such her
persons as are quail fed vct-rs under the
| laws Of the State. OF Louis lana at sucf 4
elections
provided. however,, said tax shall b<
levied only under tile express conditions
tha, said company, its successors OF
| ASSIGNS shall accept and oomfly with al.
m. obligations and undertakings anc
conditions imposed on said company oS
the petition of the property tax payers
and as follows, tc-wit: =
To the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF
the Town Of Winfield, State OF
Louisiana
The und rsigacd, constituting more
than one-,hird of the prop Ity tsx pay
e-s of he Town of W .nnfeid, who arc
entitled to vote under the cl ciion laws
of I'll. State OF Louisiana, AND PARTICULAR
| " Act No 2o2 of 1893, Act No. 70 OF
| 1904. and al! other laws Of the State OF
louisiana a, d Town of Winfield per
tanning 10 the same subject matter, re-
speclfully petition your SoapTaoie boe
10 order an eiec.io., to be held in I
/ Town of Winnheld, for the purpose
aking the sens: o. the properly tax pa
ITS who are entitled to vote under Z
election laws of the State OF Louislan4
on the question Of the levy OF q speci
tax of two mills on the d. liar valuatis
of all the property in the town OF WinI
field in aid of the fremont q Gun kai
road.
uation of al The property IN the Town :
Winfield from year to year, ana PC
levied and collected from year to year,
beginning with the year 1897 and con,
,inuing each year thereafter including
the year 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911, IeI2,
roI3, 1914 1915 and 1916 for period not
more than ten years. 1t being under
stood that collection is to begin with the
year 1907 and TO continue from Tar 10
wear for not more than ten years there
after until the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars j. collected at which time. said
tax shall cease. On condition, however,
that said fremont & Gulf R-Iroad shall
: accept the agreement hereto attached and
r made part hereof, and shall well and
faithfully comply with all obligations,
= stirulations, and undertake nss imposed
i on said company BY said agreement,
r which is as follows, to wit:
The fremont Gull Railroad agrees
to extend its main lire Of rfi road, run-
: ming at the present time frcm fremont
to Eros. La. from Eros to the Town Of
: Winfield, being a standard gauge rail
!. road and 10 extend in souihwesterly- ~
!. rec ion a distance of about Gu miles q =
10 erect depot in The southeast IN i
A ton Of the Town o. Winfield, and nc
y a point not over $50 yards fem
= Arkansas Southern Railroad track.
:, Construction on said railroad to be-
# rot mere than thirty days after the pr
a erty tax payers have voted favorably
the levy of said tax, and TO prosee,
- said work as fast as practicable and
- complete said "a lroad into the Town
Il WINFIELD on or before tine Iss Of Januar
d 1908, unless prohibited and prevent
from doing so on account CT incessa
IT rains, cloudb and other delays ar
e unforeseen events unavoidable NJ
: beyond its control. Completion of sal
road to be understood to have it inall
e completed and ready to operate and y
' actually begin operation of both rassen
e ger and freight trains over said line dali
n provided that no part Of this tax shall
y paid over to said company Until the
If have begun permanent operation Q
3 trains over said line as abOve stated.
, And your petitioner further pray tbs
:. your honorable body order that a speci:
Is election be held as provided by the Law
If as hereinbefore mentioned and at as earl
e date IS possible. at which shall be su
:, mittcd to the property tax payers WI
are entitled to vote under the electic
laws OF the State and being residents,
the Town OF Winnheid, La. the rate =
taxation; the purposes for which it
intended and the conditions under whici
sid special tax shall be voted and col
IA lscttd as herein before stated.
J. Petitioners further pray that your hon
J. orable body order that the ballots be uset
&c at said election for or az ainst said prop
% osition, shall be in the following form
e viz.
a "For special tax of two mill on the
n liar valuation of al the property in the
% Town of Winfield, La, i aid of the
a fremont & Gulf Railroad for the time and
% on the condition set forth in. the petition
. OF the property tax pa, ers."
. Against special tax of two mills or
N TIE dollar valuation of all the property
:, in the Town of Winfield, La, in aic
rs of the fremont & Gulf Railroad for the
', condition set forth in the pc. ton Of thu
81 property tax payers"
uon 70 ~vy