The southern sentinel., 1908-08-14

,u,;.,, .s created. defned aud located
P,isr ana b. virtue of the authoIil ,-isL
paard ~ Sci 81 Directors OF the salu 70 % =.
consisting of Sections q; = So,.b -, Range one
80 and being and CONSTITUTING -
tLird of tie property tax paSt,s y, - x-nrr
i'm school District. rsspee,,lauis ,,rS,sr the
unnnr.blc body. acting WITHIN anu u, uii az, =,
antboritv conferred upon sou by Ar,tSIe - A..
th, CONSTITUTION Of tie state OF 20 ~
Act No. Isl OF tine ''sheIsi -, "a ytsss. by
sat-, of Louisiana. approved Juiy - lose' -
sct No 2l4 of the General Asseinpil ,, w, ~ ~
STATE of Louisiana. approved july ~ n H.
Act No II5 OF the General Assei.p,s ~. oi ana
state OF Louisiana, approved July Q, iNt, =, ,ha
ny Act No lb7 of the General Assembly ol en- ~.
Siafe of Louisiana; also approved on tne ,. os,i
day of Juiy 1874 do order that sPeS'si -
,irn ba held in the manner required DS iaN.
~ th,. ,urposs of determining whether oI 4'os
speciaI tax in excess of the S"nS' ~
Limitation of t3x-tiou, provided oy anu s ,sas
I'd in Article 232 of the Constltutoh oi 100
shau n. levied on the property liable TO TAXA
sinn within said Zior Hill School District.
petitioners further pray, that at said eIeetlon
so to be held, your honoraole Do1y ~ ~ the said
| Zion HlIi School District, entitled 20 'o,e =.
lid election under the election laws OF .ne
state Of Louisiana, the following matters 'o
First. That the object Of leyying and col
| lecting n special tax. the levy OF which Is mere
| by prayed for, to be sunmittee ia son.
law, is for the purpose OF erecting ana con. con,
structing a public school house and for giving
additinnal support to public schools.
Second. That the rate OF saia sPsI.A, rronrr.
| ty in said Zion Hill School Dtstr1ct, SNAIL oe
| hye mills on the dollar.
! Third. That the length of time for and ouI
| ing which such special tax In run and be levied
annually all such property subject TO- taxation
/ in said Zion Hill school District, shall be ten
wears, beginning with the year 1905.
wherefore, your petitioners pray, tnst $40
| election be ordered, for the foregoing objects
and purposes and in conformity with the CON
stitntion Of this State and the asts Of the Leg
islaiure thereof on the subject;
Respectfully submitted,
Dee Hinton, J. T. Hinton, w. n. Newsom, H.
| W. Mellow, X. 3. 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, L. IN n,tyon rs he J hsld
i throughout the Zion Hill School D1str1ct, far-
ish Of winn, La, on
Tuesday, August 25. 1908
a, which there shall be submitted to the prop
| erty tax payers who are entitled to vote undeI
the election laws of the state of Louisiana the
question of leyying on all the taxanIe properly
/ 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 pubic
schools throughout said district. said tax TO Be
levied and collected according to Law.
sec 2 Be il 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 oox, snaI
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 public
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 n
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 five mills on the dollar
| per annum for a 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 Eve mills ON TIE
dollar tor a period of ten years in aid OF public
schools Throughout Zion Hill School District =
sec. 4. Be II further ordained, etc, That the
| Board cf supervisors OF Election OF VIM par
ish. be and they are hereby requested to APP
/ point commits sioners and clergs To serve al
said polling places and TO give due notice ol
tiale and place IF holding said election and q
make returns of said election tO the president
of the Police Jury, who shall promulgate said
election in accordance with law.
Sec. .. BE il further ordained. etc. That this
ordinance and the annexed petition OF taxpzY
ers be published in the official journal OF the
parish OF Winn. foi full thirty clear days prior
10 the holding of SAID election, and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after the datt
OF its passage.
8. " ABEL. Clerk.
WINFIELD. La. July IL. 1893.