The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-01-25
PETITION AND ORDINANCE.

To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish o; Winn,
State of louisiana:
The petition of the undersigned property tax
payers OF Fellowship School District of the
parish Of Winn, as created. defined and located
under and BY virtue of the authority of the
Board of School Directors of said parish, and
described follows: West IL Sec. q and
Sec 3, L. s, ., 10. Is, is, Il, % and west 12
OF Sec. IL. and all of sections Is and 81
Township Ii North Range 1 west on the
east side of Flat Greek; and being
sna constituting olesthlrd Of The prop
trict, respectfully ask that your honorable
body, acting within and under the authority
~ Ss by s Of the cS
13i OF the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana approved July b. 1885; BY Act No.
IA OF the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, approved July 10, 1902: by Act No.
l45 OF the General Assembly OF the State of
Louisiana, approved July =, 1904; and by Act
No. ls7 of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana. also approved on the sth of July.
1904. do order that special eleation be held in
the manner required by law, for the purpose of
determining whether not a special tax in
excess of the constitutional limitation of tax
alton provided by and declared in Article go
Of the Constitution of 1885, shall be levied on
the property liable to taxation within said
Fellowship school District
Petitioners further pray that at said election
% 10 be held, your honorable body do submit
to . vote of the property taxpayers of said
Fellowship School District entitled to vote at
said election under the election laws OF the
State Of Louisiana, the following matters,
First That the object of Ievying and col
lecting q special tax, the levy of which IS here
by prayed for, TO be submitted according to
law is for giving additional support 10 public
schools and for the purpose OF erecting public
school houses
Second. That the rate Of said special tax so
70 be levied annually upon al taxable property
in said Fellowship School District shall be five
mills on the dollar
Third. That the length OF time for and DUR
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levied annually upon all such property subject
to taxation in said Fellowship School District
shall be ten years, beginning with the year
1907.
Wherefore petitioners pray that said election
be ordered for the foregoing objects and pur-l
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
of this state and the acts of the legislature
thereof on the subject Respectfully submit
ted. M
w Fouk, J. w. Skies, Jr. B. j.. Coleman, H h
Coleman, L d. Grain.
On motion. the request OF the petition was
granted. ami the following ordinance adopted:
Section I. Be ii ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish OF VIM. La, in regular session
assembled: That special election be held
Of Winn, State Of Louisiana on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY - 1907
st which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who are entitled TO vote under
the election laws of the State of Louisiana, the
IN the said Fellowship school District, VIM
parish. La, 9 special tax OF five mills on the
dollar per annum for period OF ten years, in
I'D Of the public schools throughout said Fell
lowship school District said tax TO be levied
and collected according to law.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That the
commissioners OF said election shall receive
the ballots of all property tax payers who are
entitled 10 vote under the election laws OF the
State 81 Louisiana being voters OF the said
Fellowship School District, Winn parish; La,
and before depositing the same in the ballot
box shan endorse thereon. in the presence Of
~ the value of the assessed property vosed for
or against the levy of said i've mill tax in aid
~ public schools as aforesaid
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
add special election shall be held under the
election laws sf the State OF Louisiana, aud
~ the Fellowship school house, and the ballots
need q said election shall be printed in the
following form.
sFor 8 special tar of Eve mills on the dollar
per annum for q period OF five years on all the
&axnb1e property in Fellowship School District
q she aid of public schools in Fellowship
aAeainst special tax of Eve mills on the
dollar for . period Of five years in aid of public
schools IN Fellowship School District
6ec-k Be ii further ordained, etc., That the
board OF Supervisors OF Election OF winn
Rarish be and they are hereby requested to APP
point commissioners and clerks TO serve Ut
1r5d polling places. and TO give due notice OF
Che time and place OF holding said election. and
VI make their returns OF said election 70 the
fresident Of the Police Jury, who shall pro
muloate said election in accordance with law.
sod Be 1t further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance and the aunexed petition of
taxpayers be published in the official journal of
The parish for full thirty clear days prior to the
holding Of said election and this ordinance
Ghal1 take eject from aud after the date OF it's
1sMsfsN n. HuBURN. Clerk. 49, 1'e1'1tA''