The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
LEGAL NOTICES. i.
Petition and Ordinance.


To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police jury Of the Parish Of Winn, State
of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property tax
PAYERS of the Hudson School District, of the
Parish of winn, as created, defined and located
under and by virtue OF the authority of the
Board of school Directors of said Parish, viz:
Secs 81, 81, 80, t. sN., R. wv. and w I-2, Sec.
B. Sections g. S, s. 9, 10, Is, IT, L. Is, ls, %,
81 o. g. r. Is %, 20 and N l2 OF %. T. II N, r.
9 W., and being and constituting one third Of
the property tax payers Of said Hudson School
District, respectfully ask that your Honorable
Body acting within and under the authority
conferred upon you by Article 232 of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana; by Act No.
lSI of the General Assembly or the State of
Louisiana, approved July 10, lses; by Act No.
al. of the General sembly of the State of
Louisiana approved July 10, 1902; by Act No.
l45 of the General Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana. approved July 8, 1901; and by Act
No. Ie7 of the General Assembly of the State Of
louisiana. also approved on the6 9Th day OF July
1904 do order that special election be held. in
the manner require by law. for the purpose of
determing whether or not a special tax IN ex-
cess OF the Constitutional limitation of taxa
ton provided by and declared in Article 2S2 of
property liable to taxation, within said Hudson
school District.
P-titinners further pray, That at said cleo
ton, so TO be held. your Honorable Body do
submit TO a vote of the property tax payers of
said Hudson School District, entitled to vote
at said election, under the election laws of the
State of Louisiana, the following matters to-
wit:
First That the object OF levying ard collect
ing a special tax, the levy OF which IL hereby
prayed for, TO be submitted according to law,
is for the purpose OF maintaining and giving
additional support to Public Schools.
Second. Thai the rate of said spec al tax, so
To be levied annually upon all taxable property
in said Hudson school District, shall be five
mills on the dollar.
Third. That the length of time for and dur
ing which such special tax is to run and be
levied annually all such property subject to
taxation IN said Hudson School District, shall
be five years, beginning with the year 1908.
Wherefore, petitioners pray, That said cleo
ton be ordered. for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the Constitu-
ton of this State and Acts of the Legislature
the reof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted.
j. VI White, j. r Young. X. +. Young, l.. l..
Lee. j. T. Young John Lawrence, j. T.. Reid, Il.
H. Nixon, J. Z. Young. II. j. Brewer J. c. Jor-
dan. b. +. Gates j. w. Stewart, /. A. Peters, G..
A. Bennett, w. p. Johns, J. X. Walters, NJ. c
White, w. r. Stewart, T. c. Leckie. ID. G..
Miller, j. b. Berry. 1. N. Erskins. r. W Stewart.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion, the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordnance adopted:
the Parish OF VIM, La, In regular session
assembled, That a specisl election be held
throughout Ward Ten, Parish of Winn, State
of Louisiana ON