The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-01-18
pErlrroN AND oRpINANoE.

PETITION AND ORDINANCE.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the 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
described as follows: West Ia Sec. O. and
Sec g. 4, 9, 10, Is, l6. IL, q and west IL
of Sec. ii, and all OF sections Is and II
Township 13 North Range 1 west on the
east side of Flat Creek; and being
and constituting one-third Of the prop
erty tax payers of said Fellowship School Dis
trict, respectfully ask that your honorable
body, acting within and under the authority
conferred upon you by Article 2S2 of the Coa-
stitution of the State of Louisiana; by Act No.
13l of the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, approved July 3D. 1888; BY Act No.
214 of the General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana, approved July 10, 1904; by Act No.
l45 OF the General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana, approved July 8, 1904; and by Act
No. 1877 of the General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana, also approved on the 9Th OF July,
1904 do order that q special eleation be held IN
the manner required by law, for the purpose oil
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 1898, shall be levied on
the property liable to taxation within said
| Fellowship School District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
so to be held, your honorable body do submit
| to vote of the property taxpayers OF said
Fellowship School District entitled to vote Mt
| said election under the election laws OF the
State OF Louisiana, the following matters,
| to-wit:
First That the object of levying and col
lecting a special tax, the levy OF which is here
by prayed fer, 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 therate Of said special tax so
| to be levied annually upon all taxable property
in said Fellowship School District shall be Ave
| 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 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-
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
of this state and the acts Of the legislature
thereof on the subject Respectfully submit
TED.
I'D. Grain. J. F. w. Skies, W. A. Parker. J..
W. Fouk, j. w. Skies, Jr. b. j. Coleman, h. Il.
Coleman. 1. D. Grain.
On motion, the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Section 1. Be IL ordained by the Police Jury
OF the Parish Of winn. La. in regular session
assembled: That q special election be held
throughout Fellowship School District, parish
Of VIM, State of Louisiana on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1907
| at 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
question Of levying on all the taxable property
| in he said Fellowship School District. Winn
parish, La, . special tar Of 1--WE mills on the
dollar per annum for period Of ten years. in
| aid OF the public schools throughout said Fel-
lowship School District, said tax to be levied
and collected according to Law.
Sec. = Be it further ordained, etc, That the
commissioners Of said election shall receive
| the ballots Of all property tar payers who are
entitled to vote under the election laws Of the
State of Louisiana. being voters of the said
Fellowship School District, winn parish, La,
and before depositing the same in the ballot
| box shall endorse thereon, in the presence oil
the voter, the name OF the voter and the amount
of the value Of the assessed property voted for
| or against The levy OF said 1--WE mill tax in aid
OF public schools rs aforesaid.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
said special election shall be held under the
election laws 81 the State Of Louisiana, aud
Ct the Fellowship school house, and the ballots
used 1t said election shall be printed in the
| following form:
aFor . special tar Of Eve mills on the dollar
per annum for period of i've years ON ell the
| taxable property in Fellowship School District
| in the aid Of public schools in Fellowship
School District"
against special tax Of Eve mills on the
dollar for period OF Eve years in aid Of public
schools in Fellowship School District
i se>4 Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
Board OF Supervisors Of Election OF Winn
Parish be and they are hereby requested TO APP
point commissioners and clerks to serve II
said polling places, and to give due notice Of
/ the time and place Of holding said election and
to make their returns OF SAID election to the
| President of the Police Jury, who shall pro-
| mitigate said election in accordance with law.
| Sec.5. Be ii further ordained, ETC., That
| this ordinance and the annexed petition oil
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
shall take effect from and after the date of iii
passage ]. NJ. WEBB, President.
W. W. HILBURN. Clerk.
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Notice of Election.
i whereas: At regular session Of the Mayor
1 and Board OF Aldermen OF the Town OF Winn-
| field, La, held on the 4th day Of December
| 1906, an ordnance was passed calling for Ar
| election to be held on the 27nd day OF January
/ 1907. for the purpose OF ascertaining the sense
| of the property tax payers with reference "a
bonding the town for the purpose OF mourning
. debtior the purpose OF constructing water
works plant in and for the said town, the title
OF which shall vest in the municipality, TO levy
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