The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-07-27
OFFICIAL
Petition and Ordinance.

An ordinance ordering sPecial electio'
=, he held in the Town O. Winnfeid.
State of Louisiana, whereat shall be sub
United to the property tax payers OF the
town of Winnfisld, who are entitled to
vote under tire election laws OF the Stale
of Louisiana, the question OF ievyins
special tax of two mills on the dollar In
f.v. OF the fremont & Gulf Railroad
from year to year not 20 exc ed ten
years until the sum of Ten Thousand
Dollars is levied and collected acc riding
TO law. Said tax to be levied beg inning
with the year 1907 and continuing each
wear therea fter, not exceeding ten years,
until the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
is levied ard collected according to law,
provided said tax shall not extend over
ten years, also providing the form OF bal
lots 10 be used, detailing the duties OF
the Board OF Supervisors of the Parish OF
Winn, La, with reference to the appoint
ment of commissioners and clerks to
hold said election, and the M tho !, place
and ime of conducting said cleo ion, and
making the returns thereof.
Section = Be it ordained by the
Board Of Aldermen of the Town OF
of WINFIELD, in special and legal session
assembled; That persuant to petition
of tie PR psrty tax payers of the Town
OF Winfield, La. constituting more
then one third of the pro .perty tax pay
ers in nun Der md amount who are en-
u,sid to vote under the election laws OF
the State of Louisiana, thdt special
election be h,Ii in the Town ct Winn-
field, La, on
Tuesday, the 4th day of September,
A. D., 1900,
AT which shall be submitted to the prop
erty taxpayers of the Town of Winfield
who are entitled to vote under the cleo
ton laws of the State, the question o
ievying spec al tax of two mills on the
dollar valuation on all the pr perry sub
iect to said tax in the Town of Winfield
to be levied from year to year beginning
with year 1907 and continuing not more
than ten years thereafter until the sum oil
Ten Thousand Dollars is collected and
paid to said company, at which time
said tax shall cease, and the Board o
Supervisors of the parish of Winn, La.
shall appoint commissioners and cisrk:
to hold said election. Said election tt
be held at the Court house in the Towr
of Winfield, La, and the said commits
sioners and clerks so appoirt ted shall
proceed to count the number of vote:
cast in favor of said tax and the amour
of property voted therefor, and the mum
Der of votes cast against said tax anC
the amount of property voted against tn,
levy Of said tax and make their return:
to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen 0
the Town of Winfield on the next day
ter holding said election who will NEE
on said day and promulgate the result o
said election Ali legal voters under tn,
election laws of the State of Louisiana
who are assessed with property on tn,
assessment rolls of the Town of Winn.
field for the year 1905 shall be permitted
to vote at said election, and such o;he
persons as are qualified yot rs under tn,
laws of the State of Loui. lana at sucl
elections.
Provided, howev. r, said tax shall b
levied only under the express conditions
that said company, its successors o
assigns shall accept and comply with al
the obligations and undertakings an
conditions imposed on said company b
the petition of the property tax payer
and SIS follow to-wit:
To the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen q
the Town of Winnfield, State O
Louisiana.
Tn: ind rsigned eonst tuting NOR
than one-third OF the prop rty tax pay
{ ers of the Town OF W4nnfield, who ar
entitled to vote und-r the el c,ion law
of the State of LOUISIANA, and particular
: ly Act No. zo2 OF 1898, Act No. "a {
1904, aud all other laws # the State 0
Louisiana d Town of Winfield De,
, tanning to the same subjert matter, T.
D specially petition your honorable bod
I TO or der an election to be held in til
! Town Of Winfield, for the purpose {
taking the sense o. the property tax pay
: ers who are emitted to vote under th
D election laws s.f the St4te of Louisian;
on the gu sti N OF the levy of speci,
! tax of two mills on the d liar vsluatic
of all the property in the town of Winn
/ field in aid Of the fremont & Gulf Rail
lroad.