The southern sentinel., 1908-08-07
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
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, s3 T. l3N.. 4. W.. and w l-2, Sec.
B. Sections A. s. s. g. 10, Is, l6, IL. Is, ~. To-
81 - q, q, 2s, % 20 and l-s Of 26. t. IL NJ X
2w 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 2s2 OF the Con-
stitution OF the State Of Louisiana; bv Act No.
ls1 of the General Assembly or the State OF
Louisiana, approved July l3, 1855; by Act No.
ala of the General sembly of the state OF
louisiana approved July 10, 1901; by Act NO.
l45 of the General Assembly OF the state OF
Louisiana approved July 6, 1904; and by Act
No l67 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 required by law. for the purpose OF
determing whether or not a special tar IN ex-
cess of the Constitutional limitation of taxa
tiop provided by and declared in Article 232 of
the Constitution OF 1898. shall be levied ON the
property liable to taxation, within said Hudson
school District.
Petitinners further pray, That at said cleo
tion, 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 and collect
ing a special tax, the levy of which is hereby
prayed for, TO be submitted according to law,
is for the purpose OF maintaining and giving
additional support to Public Schools,
Second. That the rate of said special 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 1905.
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
Respectfully submitted.
j. NJ White, j. X. Young. r. E. Young, L. L
Lee, ]. T. Young, John Lawrence, j. Z. Reid, b
II. Nixon, J. E. Young, R. j. Brewer, J. G. Jor-
dan, b. f. Gates, j. w. Stewart, l. A Peters, G
A. Bennett, w. p. Johns, ]. Il. Waters, NJ. G.
White w. r. Stewart, T. G. Leckie, ID. G.
Miller, ]. b. Berry, 1. NJ. .Erskins. Z. w Stewart
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion, the request OF the petition was
granted, and the following ordnance adopted:
Sec. I. Be IL ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of Winn, La, in regular session
throughout Ward Ten, Parish of winn, State
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