The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-23
Petition and Ordinance
To The The Honorable President and Memhsr.

4
ths honorable President and Members nj,
~. rollce Jury a! the P.r;sh 80 U;,
state Of Louisiana Aish OF "inn,
PAYERS ~ 'hi. ~ me Undersigned property tax
Iailsh OF VIM. as Created as, oi the
1 m p inter ahd by virtue of the antborirv of
/ and 60; 81 school Directors Of said Parish
DO ~ . ~ III rs follows to-wit: sections 10
s,c,i' - - 81, 81, %, 80. 81 s. and An ot
SS.etions y, 26, 50. on the West sids 80 I,o.
si.e - y - y. r.. East and E 10 80 $500 as
and cor .v 90 p IL, N. X. West, and being
p'iS ' 81 said Boles School District rssnec,~
III; ,S ask mat your Honorable body ar,ing
n,,,i,i anu under the authority Conferred
lie sfsye o ,AItlcle 81 OF the Constitution of
G.'na tate OF Louisiana; by Act No tsI on the
ueheiai Asst mbiy Of the Stata ~ Innis;a,a
apP'uNed July 10Th 1855. by Act pa of Tie Cen
nro,.J IN. OF the state Of Louisiana. ap-
srSI , 'u't iuih 1917, 10y Act las of the Gen
.,.i ASS nbly Of the State of Ionisian. an
i 1891 uiy Oh 1904; and by Act No. l67 OF The
ais = sSrhiDly Of the State of Louisiana
49, approved on the 6th day Of JuIv 1904 40
otueI that a SPECIAL el.clion he 6.ia 80 ~
leg1lrtd by iaw Tor the purpos, OF de-
INNING whether or not a special tax in ex
Tim M, .ie S'hstituIlJn limitation of tax
go nIoNlueu by and declared i'm Article sS2
90 90, Ia Constitution of 1895, shall he levied M,
boies School District "
Petitioners further prav that =, s,is -,
Won, 10 De held, your Honorable, bod, 40 snh
. NJ 20 a vote "t the property taY payers Of
ssiS IoIes School District. entiiSed TO vote at
S,a,,. - 'ion' uhler the eiecliln laws of the
wit: ~ 'po"ins mas.ers TO-
n st, that the object of levying and collect
nr.y.e 80, taf, the levy OF which is hereby
prayed Tor . TO he submitted according TO law
Is Ior the purpose Demonstrating and finnish
ing pubhc school house in said Roles Dis
un ,Si ana No giving additional support to the
second, that the rate of said special tax. so
70 ul DC levied annually upon all taxable in said
no. s,hooi District, shall be Five Mills on
Third, hat the length of tina for and anr-
ing "hleh such special tax is TO run and be
eN1u annually upon all such property sub-
yL ~ 20 taNalon IN said Boles School District,
1863. win 'he year
wherefore, petitioners pray. that said cleo
ION DC ordered. for the foregoing objects and
puIPoses and IN conformity with the constitu-
ton OF this state aud the acts of the Iegisla-
ture, thereof on the subject
respectfully Submitted.
pr. ~. r. sewers. g. X. Sewers, e. J. Riser. NJ. A.
a @se,, l.. "a. Pace, j. w. Higdon, w. -
Whelud. \. c. Sewers, ID. e. Harper, John
Adams, l.. N-Johnson, T H. Boles C. g.
aaI arn A. j. Vickers, t. A. Boles, o. h.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion, the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance was
Sec. l. Be IL ordoined by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of winn, La, in regular session as
semoied That special election be held
throughout Boles School District, parish of
VIM. State OF Louisiana on
Tuesday, November 18th. 1908,
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who are ertitled to vote under
the elertion laws OF the State OF Louisiana the
question OF levying ON all the taxable property
in said Boles School District, Winn Parish.
La, special tax OF five mills ON the dollar
per annum Tor period OF i've Years, COM
meneing with 1909 al d running 1903 to 1918 in
elusive, In aid OF public schools throughout
said school district, said tax to be levied and
collected according to law.
Sec. T. Be II further ordained, etc, That the
commissioners OF said election shall receive
the 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
district, and 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 for or against the levy of said hye mill
tax IN aid OF pubic schools as aforesaid.
Sec 3. Be IL further ordained, etc That the
said special election 81 all he held Under the
els ction laws OF the State of louisiana and at
he polling places established by law, and the
ballots nsed at said election shall be printed
in the following form:
-'tor a special tax of ave mills on the dollar
per annum for q period of FIVE years. commenc.
ing with 1879 and running to 1918 inclusive on
all taxable property in Boles school District
in aid of public schsols in said district"
Against special tax Of five mills on the
dollar per annum for a period of five years.
commencing with 1909 and running to 1918 in
elusive on all taxable property in Boles School
District in aid Of pubic schools throughout
Boles School District
sc. BE II further ordained. etc. That the
Roard Of Supervisors of Election of Winn par
ish be and they are hereby requested to APP
point commissioners and clerks 10 serve al
said polling places aud to give due notice of
the time ana place of holding said election
and TO make their returns Of said election to
the President Of the Police Jury, who shall
promulga;e said election in accordance with
law.
see 5. Be il further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance and the annexed petition of
taxpayers be pdblishdd Il the official journal
OF the parish for full thirty clear days prior to
rho holding OF said election. and the ordinance
shall take effect nom and after the date Of its
passage. J. L. BREWTON, President
s. NJ. ABEL, Clerk.