The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-01-18
ORDINANCE no 60.

An ordinance levying special tax OF Two
Mills on the dollar valuation on all the
1,roperer subject to said lax in the town of
winnfieid, Louisiana, in aid CT the Tre-
mont & Cult Railroad, said tax TO be levied
and collected Ter period not e. ceedlng ten
years. beginning with the year 1sg, and
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars is levied and
collected and paid over TO the fremont &
fsuif Railroad sccording to law.
SECTION I. Be it ordained by the Mayor ana
Board of Aldermen, OF the town of WINFIELD,
in regular session convened: that pursuant 10
d sreciai eI ectiun held in the town OF Winn-
field Louisiana, on. the 2-th day OF November
1905, at which special election was submitted to
tF,e property tax payers OF the town OF Wlnn-
sesd who were entitled to vote under the cleo
tion laws of the state. the question OF ievylns
q snacizl tax Of TWO mills on the dollar vafua
tion on ali the property subject TO said tax IN
the town OF Winnheld, TO be levied from year
to yea, beginning with the year 1907, and con-
tint ing not more than ten years thereafter
until the sum OF ten thousand dollars Is coiiec.
ted and paid 10 the Tremoa & Gulf Railroad
at which time said tax SHAH cease. and.
whereas. the commissioners ana officers OF
election holding said election. made their re-
turns TO the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen OF
the town of Winndela. who met on November
D. 1896, for the purpose OF pTonuigating the
resnid or the special electlon.. all in the man
rer directed hv Ordinance No. IS OF the town
OF winnfield and according TO law. the said
Mayor aud Board Of AideIlnen naving eoMpl ~,
ed the vote cast In said special election and
having found after due PRONUNCIATION OF the
result that the said specis tax was carried by
the following: -
No. persons voting for said TAX o.
persons voting against said tax ~
Property voted Tor said tax --------- SO 90
Property voted against said tax 2o.szo
Which result was dEiy proclaimed by the
MAYORS public proclamation bearing Gate OF
November IS 1905.
Therefore, We, the Mayor and Board Of Al
aerInen. OF the town OF WINFIELD, Louisiana,
hereby ordain. order and direct that special
tax Of two mills on the dollar valuation or All
the taxable property OF the town OF Winn "a
Louisiana. be levied according TO law IN AID oi
the fremont s. Gulf Railroad: that the said
special tax be extended on the assessment rolls
OF the town OF Winfield BY the proper officers
and that said special tax b. lefied and collect
ed, beginning WITH the year 1907 and conilnu,
ing thereafter from year to year tor period
not exceeding ten years or unfil the sum o.
ten thousalld dollars is levied, collected and
paid oTer to the fremont & Gulf Railroad, al
Which time said special tax shall cease.
This said special tax to be levied and collect
ed under the conditions expressed in the petit
ton OF the properly tx payers OF the town o.
winfield. pursuant TO which petition said
sperial election was ordered and which petit
ton is of record On the minutes and ordinance
book Of the town of Wiuniisld and is annexed
toDrdinance No. IS of the town OF WINFIELD.
SEc. q Be il further ordained. etc., thai
this ordinance take effect from and after il
adoption.
Approved December 1, 1906.
WIZ. a. STRos0, G. III. BEvrLI,
Clerk Mayor