The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-02-15
-s.r,r,,r AND oRprNANcE.

rsrIr1oN AND ORDINANCE
70 ..e Homo able President and Members OF
the Police Jury OF the ra's -
State OF Louisiana:
THE petition of the undersigned property tax
psyers OF Fellowship school I1s's,e 5 , ol tns
fsarish of VIM, as created, uenneu a.u iosa.So
nrde- and by virtue of the authority OF the
posr1i of school Directors of saio parish, and
desrribed as follows: West IL See. z and
Sec3 l. 5, 6, Z. 10, 10, 10, Il, = ana wes' iz
AZ Sec. il, and AL Of sections is and z
Tornship ID North Range i west on the
east side of Flat Creek and being
and constituting 4ae Eapw Si me bop Prep
riot RESPECTFULLY ask that your honorable
body acting within and under the authorit.
conferred upon you os ATeie as OF h. shs oSn
IN Of the General Assembly OF the State Of
louisiana approved July IL, 1888; BY Act No.
ga of the General Assembly OF the State OF
f.ouisiana, approved July 10, 1907; by Act No.
IA of the General Assembly of the State O
Louisiana. approved July 6, 1904; and by Act
No I67 of the General Assembly OF the State o;
louisiana also approved on the 9th OF july
1904 do order that a special eleation be held i.
the manner required by law, Tor the purpose O.
determining whether or not special tax IL
excess OF the constitutional limitation of tax
alton provided by and declared In Article ..
OF the Constitution OF 1855, shall be levied OF.
the property liable to taxation within sale
Fellowship school District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
so to be held, your honorable body do submii
TO vote of the property taxpayers of sale
Fellowship School District entitled TO vote al
said election under. the election laws OF he
State OF Louisiana, the following matters
to-wit:
First That the object of levying and col.
lecting special tax, the levy of which is here
by prayed for, to be submitted according to
law is for giving additional support to public
schools and for the purpose of erecting public
school houses.
Second. That the rate of said special tax SO
to be levied annually upon all taxable property
in said Fellowship 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 subjec.
to taxation in said Fellowship School District
shall be ten years, beginning with the year
1907.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said election
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
OF this state and the acts of the legislature
thereof on the subject. Respectfully submit
ted.
Z. D. Grain J. F. w. Skies, w A Parker, j.
w. Fouk, ]. w. Skies, Jr. b. j. Coleman, II. III.
Coleman, l. d. Grain.
On motion, the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
assembled: That special election be held
Throughout Fellowship School DIST riot, parish
Of VIM, State Of Louisiana on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1877
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who are entitled 10 yope undel
the election laws of the State OF Louisiana, tbs
question of levying on all the taxable property
IN the said Fellowship school District, VIM
parish, La, special tax Of i've mills on the
dollar per annum Tor q period of ten years, II
aid Of the public schools throughout said Eel
lowship school District, said Tax to be leviet
and collected according 10 law.
6ec.2. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That tbs
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 sais
Fellowship School Distinct, Winn parish, La.
and before depositing the same in the balio
box shall endorse thereon, in the presence Q
the voter, the name OF the voter and the amour
or against the levy OF said 1--WE mill tax in al,
OF public schools as afores aid.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained. etc, That tn
naid special election shall be held under tn
election laws 81 the State OF Louisiana, AM
ct the Fellowship school house, and the ballot
used 81 said election shall be printed in tn
.ror 8 special tax of five mills on the dolla
per annum for period OF i've years on all tn
taxable property in Fellowship School Distric
In the aid OF public schools IN Feiiowsnil
school District
aArainst special tax Of five mills on tn
dollar for period of five years IN aid OF pubii
schools in Fellowship School District
See q Be Ii further ordained, ETC., That tn
Board of Supervisors Of Election OF VIM
Parish be and they are hereby requested to ap
point commissioners and clerks to serve q
said polling places, and TO give due notice 9
fhe time and place of holding said election, an
to mAke their returns OF said election TO n
President of the Police July, who shall pro
mulrate said election in accordance with law.
SECS Be it further ordained. &c, Ths
this ordinance and the annexed petition
taxpayers be published in the official iouE nal {
the parish for full thirty clear days prior to u
holding of said election and this oruinane
shau take effect from and after the date O. II
pessAee ]. NJ. Webs, President
". W. HILBURN. Clerk.