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


Petition and Ordinance.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Police Jury of the Parish of VIM, State !
of Louisiana: |
The petition Of the undersigned property tax |
payers Of Redemption School District OF the |
parish of VIM, State OF Louisiana. rs created,
defined and located under and by virtue of the
authority of the Board OF School Directors OF
said winn parish as follows, to wit: Com
prising Sections 3, l6, IL, IL, IS, 20, Il,
and Z, all in township N, S west Louisiana
Meridian and being and constituting one
third of the property tax payers OF said he-
demption School District. respectfully ask that
your Honorable body, acting within and under
the authority conferred upon YOU by Article %
of the Constitution of the State OF Louisiana;
by Act No. l3I of tho general assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, approved July IL, 1885 by
Act No. al OF the general assembly OF the
State Of Louisiana, approved July III, lsO2; by
act No. las of the general assembly OF the State
Of Louisiana, approved July 6, 1904; by Act
No IL. of the general assembly of the state OF
Louisiana, also approved July 9Th, 1904, DO
order that . special election be held, in the
manner required by law. for the purpose OF de-
termining whether or not special tax in *
cess of the constitutional limitation OF taxation
provided and declared in Article 2s2 of the
Constitution of 1898. shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within the Redemp-
| ton School District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
SO to be held, your honorable body do submit
| to vote of the property tax payers of said
| Redemption School District entitled to vote at
| said election under the election laws of the
state of Louisiana, the following matters,
to-wit:
First That tine object of leyying and collect
| ing a special tax, the levy Of which is hereby
prayed for, to BE- submitted according to law, Is
for the purpose OF giving additional support to
publ schools and erecting and constructing
public school houses.
| Second Tha, the rate of said special tax, so
to be levied annually upon all taxable property
| in said Redemption School District, shall be
| five mills on the dollar.
| Third. That the length of time for and dur
| ing which such special tax is to run and be
levied annually upon all such property subject
| to taxation in said Redemption School District
shall be five years, beginning with the year
1906.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects and
pu rposes and in conformity with the Consti-
| tuition of this State and the Acts Of the Legis-
lature thereof on the subject. Respectfully
submitted,
Thomas T. Shumate, A. A. Banks, Willie
Hammontree, ]. l.. Garner. W. W. Fowler, S. d.
stroud.
On motion the request OF the petition was
grant I'd, and the following ordinance adoptee
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Police jury OF
the parish Of VIM, La, in regular session
assembled, That special election be held
throughout Redemption School District, parish
VI winn. state OF Louisiana, on
Wednesday, August IS, 1900.
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who entitled to yo'e under
the election laws of the state OF Louisiana the
question OF levying on all the taxable property
in the said Redemption School District. VIM
parish, La, o special tax of i've mills ON the
dollar per annum for period Ct live yeaIs in
aid of the public schools throughout said dis
! triet said tax to be levied and collected &C.
cording to Law.
: Sec .. Be II ~ ther ordained, etc.. That the
commissioners of said election shall receive
the ballots of all property tax payers who ar'
entitled to vote under the election laws OF tn,
. State of Louisiana, being voters of the sait
Redemption School District, winn parish. La.
and before depositing the same in the bailo
boz shall endorse thereon, in the presence o
the voter, the name OF the voter and IN,
I amount OF value Of the assessed propert,
. voted for or against the levy Of said i've mil
! tax in aid of public schools IS aforesaid.
Sec s. Be il further ordained. ETC., That thu
!, said special election shall be held under tn
{ election laws Of the state of Louisiana, and q
the polling places established by law, which
shall be at the school house in said Redenp
{ ton School District. and the ballots uses
! shall be printed In the following form:
, .For q special tax Of Eve mills on the dolla
Der annum for period Of i've years on all thu
taxable property in Redemption School Dis
trict in aid Of the public schools in said schoo
, district.
Against q special tax OF five mills on tn
dollar for period Of Eve years in aid OF publi
!, schools in Redemption School District.
Sec L. Be IL further crda; med, etc.. That tn,
Board OF Supervisors OF Elections OF VIM
| parish be and they are hereby requested I,
, | appoint commissioners aud clerks to serve q
said polling places and to give due notice o
, the time and place Of hoiaing said lelectior
, and to make their returns OF said election Il
the president of the Police Jury, who shat
, | promulsate said election in accordance witt
law.
Secs. Be 1t further ordained, etc, Tia
this ordinance and the annexed petition Of Ia,
payers be published in the official journal o
the parish for full thirty clear days prior to tn.
holding OF said eltction, and this ordinances
xhnff take eject ssem and after the date of il,
psssas=, ]. 81. wEan, President.
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