The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-16
Petition and Ordinance

10 me me Hon. President and Members of the
Police Jury of the Parish of VIM, La.
the wsttsville school district of the Psy;s5 OF Q,
VIM, as created, defined and located under
S SnH - virtue OF the authority of the Board Of
Seis y, directors OF said Parish: All Of south
LII OF township IL north, range west on
"esI SIDE OF Dugdemonia and The south half of
south hait OF section IL, township ~ north
range west, being and constituting one third
s y. tne Property tar payers of said wattsyille
school district, respectfully ask that your hon
oraole body, acting within and under the
sh conferred upon you by article 2s2 Of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
| by act No. I3l of the General Assembly of the
state OF louisiana, approved July 10, isas: by
sct NO ia OF the General Assembly Of the
sc .s1s OF Louisiana approved July 10. 1909; BY
state OF louisiana also approved on the sth
day OF July, 1904. do order that a sp,cial
eiect ion DC held, in the manner REQUIRED by
law Tor the purpose of determining whether
OF NOT special tax in excess of the constitu-
.lonal limitation of taxation provided by and
n sss IN article 30 of the Constitution OF
Ioso, shAii De levied on the property liable to
district 'eH"o'
=. Petitioners further pray, that at said cleo
submit TO vote of the property tax PAYERS Of
said wattsville school district, entitled To
vote q. said election, under the election laws
Oh louisiana, the following matter to-wit:
FIRST. That the object of levyiug aId col
iectng special tax, the levy of which Is
hereby prayed for, to be submitted according
20 law, Is Tor the purpose of maintaining and
giving adoillonal support to public schools.
second. That the rate OF said special tar.
SO 20 De levied annually upon all taxable
properly In said Wattsville school district
snaii oe nve mills on the dollar.
Third. That the length of time for and
s; LnR W men such special tax is to run and be
leNled annually, upon all such property sutf ct
~ tnA-tiVn IN SAD Wettsyile school district
1909. VIZ" '"e 5eAi
wherefore petitioners pray, that said cleo
non &c ORDERED Tor the foregoing objects and
ton OF TINS state and Acts OF the Legislature
thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted.
Z. Is. carer. j. t. Collins, w. c. Howard w
K Griffin, E. T. Garrett. A. M. Griffin. p. O.
Carpenter. Geo. Bates, G. b. Carter. ID. +.
carter. 4. NJ. Sanders, W. L. Chandler r. L.
Hodges
AN ORDINANCE
On motion, the request of the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec; L. Be II ordained by the Police Jury of
assembled, That a special election be held
Throughout Wattsville school district, Parish
OF Winn, State Of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, November IL, 1908
at which there shall be submitted to the
property tax payers who are entitled to vote
nndei the election laws Of the State of LOUISE
property in said Wattsville school district
Vim Parish, La, a special tax OF five mills on
the dollar per aEnum for period of five years,
Soinms ncing with 1853 and running to 1913
inclusive, IN aid OF public schools throughout
said school district, said tar to be levied and
collected according to law.
,Ssc. 2. Be il 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 voters of said school |
md hAAa H. ~
ballot box shall endorse thereon, in the |
presence of the voter, the name of the voter |
and amount Of value OF the assessed property |
voted Tor or against the levy Of said i've mill |
tax in aid OF public schools as aforesaid
Soc. 8. Be IL further ordained, etc, That the |
said special election shall be held under the |
polling places established by law, and the |
ballots used at said election shall be printed /
in the following form:
For a special tax Of ave mills on the dollar
per annum for a period OF Ave years, COM |
meneing with 1909 and running to 1918, inclu- |
sive on all the taxable property in Wattsyille /
school district in aid Of public schools in said |
district"
Against a special tar OF Eve mills on the /
dollar for period Of FIVE years, commencing /
with 1893 and running to 1918, inclusive, in aid /
Of public schools throughout wattsville
Sec. 4. Be il further ordained, ETC.. That the
Board of Supervisors OF Election Of Winn par
al be and they are her, by requested to APP
said polling places and to give due notice Of
he time and place Of holding said election
20 The President Of the Police Jury. who shall
said election in accordance with
aw.
SEQ. g. Be IL further ordained, ETC.. That /
his ordinance and the annexed petition of
taxpayers be pub lished in the of1cial journal
81 the parish for full! thirty clear days prior TO
he holding Of said election, and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after the date
q is passage. J. L. BREwToN, President:
J. NJ. ABEL, Clerk. Oct. Q, 1908.