The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-16
Petition and Ordinance
TO the HonorabIe presiden, ..a -.

~ me honorable Presiden, 49,, .,
state ~ Jury 81 the Parish of VIM
lac petition Of ~. r,,,..,
pS,,sS 20 m, me bOieJ School Districti ~ ~
cotc,i. un5r, LII ~; rs created, defined and To-
,he Rj.1F,l 81 Soy ~ virtue Of the authority Of
t 49, ~ ntscflhed as follows tnv,;,. so farlsn
Sc,i-'' = ~ 80 81 ~ 81 81 n ana NJ, ~ -;
| Geek n, 80 20 90, On the West siCe of Elst
- ~ = L " X. last and r ID -, sol,i rlAt
-, -, aud % TIP. II, n. r. Wes, Sections LIONS
o,,. l.ut ng one third of the Ir,r,,.,,, -, :
.uily al ss az boies School District respectN
! wiz, - shst your Honorable body ar,irr-
"Nnlh and under the autbor;ty ! sctIIg
ne Uu y Article 81 of the ConstitUIio 50
Gene % louisiana; by Act No. IsI OF tba
~IpieNed July 18Th ISgS by Act az 90 r lana
| o - -, h'oly OF the state OF I.,1isis,S, -
80 si 'uly lOth 1892, by Act las of The Gsi-
proved J,,I,- 81, ~ t me state % Louisiana ap-
! fis,'" SuiN eth 1894; and by.Act No I6; a., H.
,i.- al = sseIatly Of the State OF Ionisiote
vr.s,.s - OF the 9th day OF July 1894. do
sns,,,,'- 80 ~ sPicai election be held in the
| f.-n;r -; etGHtu oy law, Tor the purpos, of de-
hlk!Eg whether or not a specisI Nv ~; ~ s ue
| -. tlr cpnst'tu i1nal Limitation Of To-
ofth $4,000 by and declared in Article 20
81 - IONS. ltu ion vi 1885 shall b,. I..vi,d -
niS n ~ rtv liable 70 taxati m ,y.,b;, 80
Bic school District "''''ii s'ai@
ti',, i y, further pray. that at said elec-
mi 70 = , "a. 10, your Honorable body do sub
~. = Z Note OF the property taY PAYERS O.
SAis E'IeS School District, entitled 10 90 y,
s"H 81 Stion, under the election laws 81 ,bs
wit: TIC ioiio"lng matters to-
;. ~ 81, that the object of levyins and collect
lug = stSClai TAX, the levy of which Is hereby
+ - 80 eI i"r TO be submitted according to law
= t'I me Purpose ofconsluctinR and fnrnisb
ING paDhc school house in said Roles nj
nrbI;c an M giving additional support to the
20 DC levied annually upon ain tarsbia in aiS
he Do I1,nooi District, shall be Five Mills on
InIId = nat the length of time for and dur-
ins which snch special tax is 10 nun and he
ieNlsd annually upon all such -propertv suh-
~ 20 taxation IN said Boles school District
1s,a Dc h'e years, beginning with the wear
wherefore, petitioners pray. that said cleo
'loh Dc ordeIe !. ior the foregoing objects ana
;d % - ana m conformity with the constitu-
1GEe, thereof on The subject
Respectfully Submitted
So"eis, u. X. Sewers, Q. J. Riser NJ A.
49, d., a; u. Pace, j. w. Higdon. w. H
Hheiuu, n. g. Sewers. ID. e Harper John
a1sns, l.. NJohnson, 7. ii. Boles, G. g.
saI a A J. Vickers, 7. A. Boles, o. H.
AN ORDINANCE.
TN motion, the request If the petition was
ssLantea, and the following ordinance was |
the Parish of Winn, La, in regular session .S
'ehbied That special election be he'd
throughout Boles school District, parish OF /
Win. state OF Louisiana on
Tuesday, November 18th, 1908,
IT which there shall be submitted TO the prop-
I'll! TAX payers who are ertltled to vote under
the eiertion laws of the State of Louisiana the
question OF levying ON ALI the taxable property
In said Blles School District winn Parish
La, special tax of FIVE mills on the dollar
Ger enAum Tor period of FIVE Years COM
nencing with 1903 al d running 1893 10 1sls in
elusive, in aid of public schools throngbont
said school district, said tax 10 be levied and
collected according to law.
Sec 2 Be il further ordained, etc. That the
CO g, 'minlSsloners OF said eiecuon shall receive
me ballots OF all property tax payers who aae
entitled To vote under the election laws of the
state OF louisiana, being voters Of said school
histflct ana before depositing the same in the
ballot box shall endorse thereon. in the pres
ence OF the voter, the name of the voter and
the amount OF value OF The assessed property
voted Tor or against the levy of said hye mill
tax IN aid uf pUbi'c schools as aforesaid
Sc. }. BE II further ordained etc That the
'2id special ell, otion shall be held under the
I he polling places established by law, and the
ballots used At said election shall be printed |
in the following form:
''foT specia! taxSf five mills on the dollar
p 7 Rnnum for a period of Eve years oommenc.
'ng with 1879 and running to 1913 inclusive on
All taxable property in Boles School District
IN ava II public schsols in said district"
Against a special tax of 1--WE mills on the
collar per annum for a period of five years.
with 1909 and running to 1918 in
elusive on all taxable property in BOles School
District in aid Of publIc schools throughout
RCles School DistTict.n
see Be il further ordained, etc, That the
Poard OF Supervisors ot Election of Winn par
ish be and they are hereby requested to APP
point commissioners and clerks to serve at
= Id polling places and TO give due notice OF
the time and place Of holding said election
and 10 make their retnrns of said election to
the President OF the Police Jury, who shall
promulga; said election in accordance with
law.
sec. s. Be IL further ordained, etc, That
his ordinance and the annexed petition Of
faxpay ers be- pGblishdd IA the official journal
d the parish for full thirty clear days prior to
he holding Of said election, and the ordinance
'eall take effect from and after the date of its
passage. j. L. BREWTON President
;. II. ABEL, Clerk.