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

To the Honorable Pr, sident and Members OF
the Police Jury of the Parish of Wan,
Stale oil Louisiana.
Tie petition Of the undersigned property
tax payers of the OAK Ridge School District
Parish of VIM, created. defined and locat-
ed, under aud by virtue of the authority OF the
tanning Sections 4, 5, 6, 4 :, 3. IL and 49, Town
ship IS, " Range I K and Sections I, IL, IL Is
and + l-2; of Township Is, y Range l West
and being and constituting one third of the
property tax payers of the said OdS Ridge
school District, respectfully ask that your
Honorable Body acting within aud under the
authority conferred upon you by Asticle 2S2 of
Constitution Of the Ssate of Louisiana, by act
No. l3l of the General Assembly of the state of
Louisiana, approved July 18th 1888; by act No.
ia of the General Assembly OF the state of
Louisiana, approved July 10Th 1902 by act No.
las of the General Assembly of the state of
Louisiana, approved July 9Th 1904; and by act
No. l67 Of the General Assembly OF the state of
Louisiana also approved July 9Th 1904 do order
that a special election be held. in the manner
required by law, for the purpose OF determining
whether or not special tax in excess of the
Constitution limitation OF taxation. provided
By and declared in Article 23z of the Constitu-
tiOn OF 1893, shall be levied on the property
liable TO taxation, within said Oak Ridge
School District.
ton, so to be held, your Honorable Body do
submit to q vote of the property tax PAYERS of
said Oak Ridge school District, entitled to vote
at said election, under the election laws Of the
wit:
First, that the object of leving and collecting
q special tax. the levy OF which is hereby pray
ed for, to be submitted according to law is for
the purpose Of erecting and constructing a
public school house and for giving additional
support to public schools.
second, that the rate Of said special tax so
TO be levied annually upon all taxable proper
ty, in said Oak Ridge school District shall he
Five Mills on the Dollar
Third, that the length Of time for and during
WI IA L. 60 n a
annually upon all such property subject 10
taxation in said Oak Ridge school District.
shall be ten years, beginning with the year
lscs.
Wherefore, petitioners pray, that said cleo
ton be ordered, for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the Constitu-
ton OF the State and the acts of the Legisla-
ture thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted.
l. ID White, Mayson. HIS Johnston G i
White, l. Hatten, 4 w Martin. n Willis, A
yonnston,. @ A Antley. White, o X Me
Carly, King, Hatten, q M AntISv
NJ MeCarty, A u Robinson.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request Of the petition was
grantsd and the following ordinance adopted
section l. Be II ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish Of winn, La, in regular SESSION
ASSEMBLED. that a special election he held
throughout the Oak Ridge school District. par
ish Of Winn, state OF La, ON
Tuesday. August IS, 1908,
at which there shall be submitted to the pron-
erty tax payers who are entitled 10 vote andrr
the election laws Of the state OF Louisiana fhs
question OF leyylng on all the taxable property
la the said Oak Ridge school District Vim
parish La, a SPECIAL tar OF Five Mills ON the
dollar for period OF ten Years comlnencinS
with 1905. loVs. 1910, 1871, 1872 1913, 1874. 49,
1915. 1917. IN the aid OF public schools thlonSh-
out laid district. said tax TO be levied ard eol-
lccted according TO law.
Bee = BE u further ordained, etc.. that the
commissioners OF said election shall receive the
Daiiots OF ali piopeTty tax PAYERS, who are en-
Titled TO sOte nncer the election laws Of ths
state OF Louisiana. being voters Of the said Oak
Ridge scnool distrlcs, Minn parish. La and
before depositi1g came in the ballot boz saaIl
ehcofse thereon In the presence OF the yoters
TIE name OF the voter and the amount of tn,
value VI assessed property voted for or ssninsi
the levy OF said hive Mills tax Ia aia of nuhIis
schools Is aforesaid. rS.'>
Nee g. be Il further ordained etc that ths
said special election shall be held under III
election laws OF the state of Louisiana and \,
the polling piac established by law and A.
IN the following form: FA'e'