The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-17

than ten wears Thereafter Will ~
Ten Thousand Dollars IS coiiec,eo
paid to said company, at wnien YIN
said tax shall cease, ano tns
Supervisors Of the paiisn oil "h,n,
shall appoint commissioners s'o
:. h.Ia AZ III Court house IN the To"s
- taI;,,f;eIa La. and the said commits
sioneTs and clerk, SD appoi ted sha
,roc.ea 10 count the nun Der OF VOTE
r,st in favor of said tax and the amour
Of nrope1ty voted therefor, and the mum,
Ter of votes cast against said tax ano I
the amount of property voted against inc
lew of said tax and make their returns
m the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen Oh
the Town of VIM. field on the next Gay
a ter holding said election who VIII mes
ON said day and promulgate the Il sun
said election All legal voters under u
election laws of The State CT Louisiaia
who are assessed with property ono
assessment rolls of the Town OF VIM
| e.Id for the wear zoos shall be permitH
| to vote at sal, elec,iou, and such otnf
persons as are quail fed vot rs under IN
/ iaws of the State of Loui lana at sue
elections.
provided. however, said tax shall be
levied only under the express conoinons' !
tina, said company, its successors o,
assigns shall accept and 'om ~ IN a.,
the obligations and undertakings ano
conditions imposc d on said company oy
the petition of the property tax payers
and as follows, to-wit:
To the Mayor and Board cf Aldermen OF
/ the Town of Winfield, State OF :
Louisiana
The und rsigned, ronst tuting more
| than onc-third OF the prop rty tax pay
ers OF the Town of WINFIELD, who are
entitled to vote under the Ell ction laws
of the State OF Louisiana, and PARTICULAR
ly Act No. 2o2 OF 1898, Act No. 23 OF
i 1904, and all other laws of the State OF
i louisiana a, d Town of Winfield per-
tanning TO the same subject matter, re
spectfuily petition your honorable oooy
20 order an election to be held IN the
T ,wn of Winfield, for the purpose OF
aking the sense o; the properly tax pay
ers who are entitled TO vote under the
election laws { tie State of Louisiana,
on the question oi the levy of special
tas of two mills on the ar valuation
of all the property in the town of Winn-
: field in aid Of the fremont q Gull 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 be
levied and collected from year to year,
; beginning with the year 1877 and con-
,inuing each year thereafter including
the year 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911, I9I2,
1919. 1914 1915 and 1916 for period not
more tran ten years. 1t berg 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 i collected at which time said
tax shall cease. On condition, however,
that said fremont Gulf Railroad shall
: accept tn. agreement hereto attached and
made part hereof, and skal well and
faithfully comply with al, obligations,
' stipulations, and undertakings imposed
h on said company by said agreement,
r which is as follows, TO wit:
The fremont & Gulf Railroad agrees
TO extend its main line of rziroad, rum
: nine az the present time from Tremont
to Eros, La. from Eros to the Town c {
e WINFIELD, being standard gauge rail-
. road and to extend in southwesterly di-
: rec, ion a distance Of about a. miles and
: to erect depot in the southeast n por-
A ii IN of the Town of Winfield, and north
d Of the Louisiana Arkansas Ra lway a
a point not over $50 yards f. m the
q Arkansas Southern Railroad track.
!, Construction on said railroad to begin
r. rot m rs than thirty days after the prop
4 er,y tax payers have voted favorably on
tn levy ,of said tax, and to prosecute
r said work as fast as pra, ticatle and TO
. complete said Ia lroad into the Town Of
I WINFIELD on or before the Ist Of Januar !,
d 1908, unless prohibited and prevented
from doing so on account Of incessant
IT rains, clouabuIsts and other delays and
e unforeseen events unavoidable and
: beyond its control. Completion of said
road 10 be understood to have it finally
s completed and ready to operate and to
" actually begin operation of both rasseu-
e ger and freight trains over said line daily
\ provided that no part of this tax shall be
II paid over to said company until they
# have begun permanent operation Of
:, troins over said line as abvve tafed.
, And your petitioner further pray that
= your honorable body order that special
's election be held as provided by the laws
IF as hereinbefore mentioned ard at as early
,s date s possible. at with 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 o.
tixa ion; the purposes for which it is
intended and the conditions under which
5 id special tax shall be Voted and col
n lcct d a hereineefo-e stated.
J, Petitioners further pray that your hon.
D orable tody order that the ballots be used
&c at said election for or against said prop
70 osition, shall be in the following form
c viz.
a "For a spe ciai tax of two mill on thu
~ do lar valuation of all the property in thu
10 Town of Winfield, La, i aid of III.
N fremont & Gulf Railroad for the time and
10 gu the condition set forth in the petitiul
e OF the property Tax pa, ers-"
70 Against a special tax of two mills OF
III c dollar valuation of all the property
- IN the Town of Winfield, La in ail
rs of the fremont & Gulf Railroad for th
y, condition set forth in the petition of tn