The southern sentinel., 1908-08-21

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Esst and being ana cohs'Itis constr, 80 zion
third OF the property tax ply,'i,, payJi ask Of YOUR
n IN schonl district. respectfully asa y. ,be
n hle body acting within anu unuea 20 y,
minority conferred upon yon ny a.';. aIGGi. hy
,hs Constitution OF the stat. OF I-otI -, ,hs
a. Nn I3I of the tieneral hsseinoy So. -
81 ~ Ionisiann approved July Is, lsSs' o.
az, NJ 9I4 of the General Assembly, -, 'hs ~
state OF Louisiana. approved July ~ ,hs
a., No M. OF the General Assembly oi w
- louisiana approved July 8, 1874; anu
~ act No. lG7 of the General Assembly, oi s,h
state OF Louisiana: also approNeu n;ai ~. .IeS
day of July, 1874, do order ina. ',,;Ipsd nv law
90 the ,urpose OF determining whether OF nos
speciaI tax in excess of the Snhs'i' ,,n'
limitation OF taxation, prosluea " AZ" ~ ,sas
"a in Article 232 of the Co"sutut,oh oi 10,
snail he levied on the property liab'e 70 TAXA
sinn within said Zion Hill School District.
Petitioners further pray, that at said eleStlon
to be held, your honoran,e nsxsrs o Of the said
Zipn Hui school District, entltleu 70 'Ose -
said election under the electon laws ol .nS
state of Louisiana, the following matters
First That the object of levying and col
lecting a special tax, the levy OF wnlcn ~ nei =,
by prayed for, to be submitted AccoIu,ns "
ssrnctin0 a public school house and for giving
additinnal support to public schools.
second That the rate OF said speeiai TAX, so
,o N. levied annually upon all taxable proper
~ in said Zion Hill School District, Snail DC
five mills on the dollar. r.,
Third. That the length of time for and dur,
ing which such special tax Is run ana DC ieNeu
annually all such property subject TO taaat,on io
in said Zion Hill School District, shall De ten
years beginning with the year 1905.
wherefore. your petitioners pray, tnat saio
election be ordered, for the foregoing oo3eS 3,.s
81 tuition Of this state and the acts OF the Leg
Respectfully submitted,
Dec Hinton, j. L. Hinton, W. M. Ne"som' e
w Mellow, X. 8. Beck.
On motion the request Of the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted;
AN ORDINANCE
Section l. Be il ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of winn, La. in regular session
assembled, that q special election be neid
throughout the Zion Hill Schooi District, far-
ish of winn, La, on
Tuesday, August 25, 1908
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 leyying on all the taxable property
in said Zion Hill School District, Winn parish
la a special tax of hve mills on the dollar
for a period of ten years in aid OF public
schools throughtout said district said tax to be
Ievied and collected according to law.
Sec ?. Be it further ordained. ETC., That the
commissioners of said election shall receive the
ballots of all property tax payers, VINO are en-
titled To vote under the election laws OF the
state of Louisiana, being voters OF the said
Zion Hill school District, Winn parish, La, and
before depositing same in the ballot box, shall
endorse thereon in the presence OF the voters
the name Of the voter and the amount OF the
value of assessed property voted for or against
the levy of said Five mills tax in aid OF pubic
schools as aforesaid
Sec g. Be il further ordained, etc, That the
said special election shall be held under the
election laws OF the State OF Louisiana and af
the polling places established by law, which
shall be at the school house in the Zion Hill
School District and the ballots used at said
election shall be printed in the following form:
"For a special tax OF nve mills on the dollar
per annum for period OF ten years on all the
taxable property in Zion Hill School District.
in aid of the public schools in said school dis
trict."
Against special tax of five mills on the
dollar for a period of ten years in aid of public
schools throughout Zion Hill School District"
Sec. 4. Be il further ordained, etc, That the
Board of supervisors of Election of Winn par
ish. be and they are hereby requested to ap-
point commissioners and CLERKS to serve At
said polling places and to give due notice OF
time and place of holding said election and to
make returns of said election to the president
Of the Police Jury, who shall promulgate said
election in accordance with law.
Sec 5. Be IL further ordained. etc. That this
ordinance and the annexed petition of taxpay-
ers be published in the official journal of the
parish of winn. foI full thirty clear days prior
to the holding OF said election, and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after the date
Of its passage.
]. L. BREwTON, President
8. " ABEL, Clerk.
WINFIELD. La, July IL. 1908.