The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-12

tIlCt NO. . IOT TIE period or ten years
for the purposes expressed in petition
of the property taxpayers.
And the name of the voter with the
value of his assessed property be writ
ten on his ballot And for which we
shall ever pray .(Signers)
Whereupon the following ordinance
was read and adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Wynn. Jolly. Miller, Crawford.
Harkey, Mahlen, Alexander, Johnson,
Henderson. Moss and Dreyfuss.
Nays-None.
AN ORDINANCE
For the levy and collection of a spe-
cial tax on the property in School
District Number Six CO. of the
Parish of Caddo. State of Louis
lana. for the purpose of erecting and
constructing brick school build
ing, and other public school houses
in said school district, the title to
which shall be in the public, and for
special election for that purpose,
by the property taxpayers of said
school district under the provisions
of Act No. I3I of the Acts of the
General Assembly for the year
1893 and Article 232 of the Consttu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Caddo. in legal session
convened, that one-6fth of the property
taxpayers of School District No. Six
of said parish having petitioned there
for, special tax of FIVE 50 mills per
annum for the years beginning with the
present year 1907 and ending with the
year 1910 inclusive, be and the same
is hereby assessed and levied against all
the property in said school district Sub
ject to taxation, for the purpose of
erecting and constructing brick school
house and other public school houses
in the said school district. the title to
which shall be in the public
Provided, that when the amount of
twelve thousand dollars ($I2,ooo) shall
have been collected from said special FAX
the said tax shall cease, even though
the ten years shall not have expired.
Be it further ordained, That a special
election be held under the general cleo
ton laws of the State of Louisiana, at
the polling places at which the last pre-
ceding general election was held, in the
said School District Number Six (6),
of the said Parish of Caddo, after due
and legal publication, for the purpose
of obtaining the wishes of the property
taxpayers of said school district in re-
gard to said assessment and levy.
The form of ballot shall be in the fol-
lowing form, to-wit:
'For the special tax of FIVE mills 50
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of the property in Public School Dis
trict Number Six CO.. for the period of
ten years for the purposes expressed i'll
the petition of the property taxpayers"
Or
Against the special tax of five 50
mills on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton of the property in Public School
District Number Six co. for the period
of ten years for the purposes expressed
in the petition of the property taxpay-
ers.
And the name of the voter with the
value of his assessed property be writ
ten on his ballot
That said election shall be held on
nth day of June 1907, with the follow
ing commissioners and clerk for said
School District Number Six:
Jewella-J. A. Monkhouse, c. A.
Fory, Joe Mulhaupt; E. D. Bland, clerk
Assessor Hollingsworth called the at
tention of the jury to the fact that there
are about 10000 acres of land in va
rious sections OF the parish which has
been unassessed for years, as there is no
ownership, and asked the jury to take
speedy action SO this land can be en-
rolled for assessment.
1t was moved and seconded that the
finance committee be empowered to take
this matter up with the proper parties
with power to act.
The district attorney and others
asked the jury to take steps to suppress
illegal fishing
Mr. Mahlen moved that committee
of three be appointed to confer with the
sheriff looking to the sunnression Of