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

-. zen wears thereafter until the sum Q,
IT,, Thonsand Dollars Is collected anu
- 40 said company, at wnicn inn
80 "a, shall cease, and the BOARD u
=. ,.ry;sors of the parish OF Wlnn, Ls.'
III .,,no;nt commissioners ana cisrkS
= ha,d said election. Said election 70
:. hid at.the Court house IN the Town
: yu;nnfie,d La, and the said comnlis
: ,narsand clerks so apPJi tee snan
.-,,-sed m count the number oI FoUs
e, In favor Of said tax and the amount
os rronertv vo ed therefor, and the mum
her of votes cast against SAID tax a.u
,ha amount Of property voted against Inc
l.,,,, rs said tan and make their returns
- the Mayor nd Board Of Aldermen q
,be Town of Winfield on the next Gay
q fer holding aid election who VIII nee
on said day ar d prornulgite tie II sun %
said election All !egal voters nnoei TIC
election laws of the State OF LOUISIANA
who are ass ssed with property on INC
assessme IT rods of the Town OF Winh-
field for tas Tar 1905 shall be psrmitleo
,o vote at sal. election, and such osner
persons as are qualified voters under tns
laws of the State of Louis lana at sucn
elections.
Provided, however, said tax shall De
levied only under the express conoitiohs,
that said company, its successors Q.
assigns shall accept and comply with al!
the obligations and undertakings ana
conditions imposed on said company py
the petition of the property tax payers
and as follows, to-wit:
To the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF
the Town of Winfield, State or
Louisiana
The und rsigned, constituting more
than third of the property tax pay
ers of the Town of WINFIELD, who are
entitled to vote under the election laws
of the State of Louisiana, and particular
ly Act No. zo2 of 1898, Act No. % OF
1904, and all other laws of TIE State OF
Louisiana Town of WINFIELD per-
tanning to the same subject matter, re.
spectfully petition your honorable BODY
to order an election to be held IN the
Town of Winfield, for the purpose OF
aking the sense OF the property tax pay
ers who are entitled to vote under the
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
on the question OF the levy OF special
tar of two mills on the d.lIar valuation
of all the property in the town of Winn-
| field in aid Of the fremont & Gulf Kali
road.
Said tax to be levied on the dollar val
uation of all the property in the Town OF
| Winfield from year to year, and pc
levied and collected from year to year,
beginning with the year 1907 and con
| ginuing each year thereafter including
the year 1908, 1909. 1910, 1871, 1919,
1919, 1874 1915 and 1876 for period not
more than ten years. 1t being UNDER
stood that collection is to begin with the
year 1907 and to continue from year to
year for not more than ten years there
after until the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars il collected at which time said
tax shall cease. On condition, however,
| that said fremont & Gulf Railroad shall
accept the agreement hereto attached and
made part hereof, and shall well and
faithfully comply with all obligations,
on said company by said agreement,
which is as follows, to wit:
The fremont & Gulf Railroad agrees
10 extend its main line of railroad, run
min. at the present time from fremont
TO Eros. La. from Eros to the Town of
Winfield, being standard gauge rail-
road and to extend in southwesterly di-
rection distance of about 40 miles and
to erect depot in the Southeastern por-
ton OF the Town of Winfield, and Forth
of the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway at
La point not over $50 yards from the
Arkansas Southern Railroad track.
/ Construction on said railroad to begin
not more thar thirty days after the prop
erty tax payers have voted favcrably on
the levy of said tax, and to prosecute
said work a fast as practicable and to
complete SAX. IA llroad into the Town of
WINFIELD On or before the rst of January,
1905, unless prohibited and prevented
from doing 80 on account of incessant
rains, cloudbursts and other delays and
unforeseen events unavoidable and
beyond its control. Completion of said
road to be understood to have it finally
completed and ready to operate end to
actually begin operation Of beth rassen-
ger and freight trains over said line daily
provided that no part of this tax shall be
paid over to said company until they
have begun permanent operation of
trains over said line as above stated.
And your petitioner further pray that
your honora BILE body order that special
election be held as provided by the laws
as hereinbefore mentioned and at as early
date as possible. at which shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers who
are entitled to vote under the election
laws of the State and being residents OF
the Town of Winfield, La, the rate OF
taxation; the purposes for which it is
intended and the conditions under which
said special L. shall be voted and col
lected as hereinbefore stated.
. Petitioners further pray that your hon !.
orable body order that the ballots be used
at said election for or against ss;d prop.
osition, shall be in the following form,
viz:
"For special tax of two mill on the
dollar valuation of all the property in the
Town of Winfield, La, in aid of the
, fremont & Gulf Railroad for the time and
on the condition set forth in the petition
Of the property tax pay ers."
Against a special tax of two mills on
tie dollar valuation of all the property
in the Town of Winfield, La. in aid