The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
Petition and Ordinance.
To the Honorable President and Members
the Police Jury of the Parish oil WIN
State of Louisiana.

To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Police Jury of the Parish OF VIM,
State of Louisiana.
Ths petition of the undersigned property tax
paverS of the Kelly School District OF the far,
ish of Minn as created. defined and located
under and by virtue OF the authority Oi the
Roard of school Directors of said Parish, con-
sisting of Sections l, :, Il l-z OF H. IL 10 IA,
"a. ami y Ia of p. I. II n, W., ana oelhs
and constituting one third OF the properly IA.
payers OF said Kelly School District, respect
FULLY ask tina; your Honorable Body, acting
within and under the authority conferred upon
you Jy Article b. OF the Constitution OF the
State OF Louisiana; by Act No. l3i OF the Cen
,.raI Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, APP
proved July u. 1895; by Act No. 2ll OF the Gen
eral Assembly sf the State of louisiana APP
proved July 10th. 1902; toy Act No. LAB OF the
GENERAL Assembly of the state of Louisiana,
approved July 6lh, ls0i: and by Act NO. LOO OF
the General Assembly of tine state CT louisiana
also approved ON the 9th day OF jury, lso4. 90
ofuer liiat special election be held ia the man
ner required by law for the purpose OF deter
mining whether or not special tax IN excess
of the constitutional GmlIation OF taxation,
provided by and declared in Article z2 OF the
CONSTITUTION az ls9S. shall be levied on the pro-
pertv liable to taxation within said Kelly
school District.
Petltiouets further pray that at said election,
so TO be hold 1ouI Honorable Body do subalt
TO vote OF the property taxpayers OF said Kelly
School District entitled TO vote at said election,
under the election laws OF the state OF Louis
lana the following matters. to-wit:
First. TnaJ the object OF levytng aud collect
inlr \. SPECIAL tax the levy of which Is hereby
prayed for TO be submitted according to law Is
Tor the parpose OF erecting aud constructing a
public school house and for giving additional
support to public school.
Second. That the rate of said special tax so
to be levied annually apCn al taxable property
in said Kelly school District, shall be FIVE
MILLS ON the Dollar.
Third That tue length of time for aud dur
ing which such SPECIAL tax IS to run and be
levied annually upon such property subject to
taxation in said Kelly school District shall be
Ten Years eginnIng with the year lsOs and
running 1919 1870 1871, 1872 1919 1914 1913, 1876
and 1917.
wherefore petitioners pray. that said cleo
ton be order &C, fCr the foregoing objects and
purposes and in Conformity with the Constitu
lion of this state AID tn acts of the Legisla-
ture thereof On tn subject.
Respectfully submitted,
FM. Beach, G NJ. Kelly, w. X. Taylor. ]. n.
Simmons l.. X. Simmons, p. q. Kelly, N. CIV.
Adams W. :. Kelly, II. p. Long, j. A. Thorn
ton, w. Simmons.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request OF the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
sec Be II ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of WInn, La, in regular session
assembled. that a special election be held
throughout the Kelly School District, parish
of VIM, state of La, on