The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-02-01
rGY:TIoN AND ORDINANCE.


u. Police Jury Of the Parish of 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
Sec 4, g. g. 4 s, 9, 10, Is Is, IL y and west I-2
OF Sec IL. and all Of sections is and n
Township 10 North Range / west on the
and constituting ope-third OF the prop
erty tax payers of said Fellowship School DIS
tzict. respectfully ask that your honorable
conferred upon you by Article ISL OF the Con-
stisution Of the State Of Louisiana; by Act No.
l3l OF the General Assembly of the State of
louisiana, approved July Is. 1888; By Act No.
M of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, approved July 10. 1902; by Act No.
IL OF the General Assembly Of the State OF
No. l67 Of the General Assembly OF the State Of
Louisiana. also approved on the 9Th of July.
1904, do order that a special eleation be held in
the manner required by Law. for the purpose of
determining whether or not special tax in
excess OF the constitutional limitation of tax
alton provided by and declared in Article 2s2
OF the Constitution OF 1888. shall be levied
the property liable to taxation within said
Fellowship school District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
20 to be held, your honorable body do submit
to q vote OF the property taxpayers OF said
Fellowship School District entitled to vote at
said election under the election laws OF the
kS<1tl u @oAAS1oA1s vic Ae4Ao"A4B AA-a~<S4s-
to4wit:
Frat 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
70 be levied annually upon all taxable property
in said Fellowship School District shall be i've
mills on the dollar.
Third. That the length of time for and dur
ing which such special tax is TO rua and be
LIVED annually upon all such property subject
to taxation in said Fellowship School District
shall be ten years, beginning with the year
wherefore petitioners pray that said election
be ordered Tor the foregoing objects and pur-
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
OF this state and the acts of the legislature
thereof on the subject. Respectfully submit
ted.
r. D. Grain. ]. r. w. Skies, w. A. Parker, j.
". Fouk, ]. W. Skies, Jr. B. j. Coleman, H. II.
Coleman, 1. D. Grain
On motion. the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted
Section1 i. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of TIE Parish Of VIM. La in regular session ion
throughout Fellowship School District, parish
OF Ninn, State of louisiana on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1897
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
cry TAX PAYERS who Al. are sn,tlea q sose under
question of levying ON all the taxable property
IN the said Fellowship School District, VIM
perish. La, special lax OF five mills on the
dollar per annum foi a period OF ten Years, in
aid OF the public schools throughout said Fell
loxship School District, said tax TO be levied
and collected according to law
See 2 Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That the
commissioners of said election shall receive
the ballots OF all property tax payers who are
entitled to vote under the election laws OF the
State Of Louisiana, being roSers OF the salu
Fellowship School District VIM parish, La,
and before depositing the same IN the ballot
box shall endorse thereon. in the presence OF
the voter the name OF the voter and the amount
az the value of the assessed property voted for
or against the levy OF said flye mill tax IN AID
Of public schools as aforesaid
Sec 8. Be il further ordained, etc, That the
said special election shall be, held under the
eler4i0n laws st the State OF Louisiana. and
~ tie Fellowship school house, and the ballots
used 81 said election shall be printed IN the
ssssor speciai tax of i've mills on the dollar
per annum for period of i've years on all the
axable property in Fellowship School District
In the aid Of public schools in Fellowship
- rainsf ! special tax of i've mills on the
dollsr for q period of i've years in aid OF public
schools in Fellowship School District
eec 4 BE il further ordained, ETC., That the
Board Of Supervisors OF Eiect5on oI VIM
n.snf commissioners and clerks to serve Ut
ssid polling places. and 70 give due notice OF
fha dime and place of holding said election, ana
- mske their returns OF said election 70 the
rx,s1csfr aid election in accordance with law
So Be ii further ordained, etc, THAT
<1sfs ordinance and the annexed petition OF
s-xnsrers Be published in the official journal OF
parish for m thirty essa o1SS pro- ~
sfaIl take effect from and after the date q It's
". HILBURN. CLERK.