The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-03
PETITION.

PETITION.
Toi the Honorable President and Police
jury of the Parish of st. Mary:
We, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents, comprising more than one fifth OF
CITY School District. as created by Ordi-
nance and resolution of the Board OF
School Directors of the Parish of st. Mary,
State of Louisiana, at its regular meeting,
held on the Sth day Of July, A. D., 1908,
respectfully petition your Honorable
Body to order a special election to be held
under the general election laws OF the
State Of Louisiana, as far as applicable,
and at the polling place or places at which
State was held in said District, according
to law, for the purpose of submitting to
the property taxpayers of the said Nor
gan City School District the proposition
Of voting special tax of Two and one
half e 1-2) Mills on the Dollar of the as
sessed valuation upon all property subject
to taxation within the limits Of said School
District as so created, for the full period
of Twenty (20) years, beginning with and
including the year Nineteen Hundred and
Nine u9O9), for the purpose Of erecting,
constructing, eQuipping and maintaining.
suitable public school building for said
school district in the Town Of Morgan
City, or within said District adjacent to
said town, the title to which school build
ing and equipment shall vest in the public;
alias authorized by Article 232 OF the Con-
stitution of 1898 of this State, and III con-
formity with the provisions Of Act No. 131
of the General Assembly of this State for
the year 1898, as amended by Act No. ia
Of the General Assembly of this State for
the year 1902, and as further amended by
Act No. AS of the General Assembly OF
this State for the year 1904.
The proceeds OF which special tax are to
be funded into bonds by the Board Of
School Directors of the Parish of st. Mary,
in conformity with the provisions of Act
No. 81 of the General Assembly of this
State for the year 1906, for the purposes
above set forth, the said bonds to be con-
ditioned to bear interest at the rate of Five
per cent per annnm, pay able semi annual,
1y. maturing annually upon the dates fixed
by said Board Of Parish School Directors,
and shall conform in their amounts and
maturities to the sum Of the avails OF said
special tax and the date of its availability in
each year, to be estimated upon the tax rolls
| Of the year in which said tax is voted; and
the pay ment thereof in principal and in
terest shall be secured by the dedication
and pledge of the proceeds of said special
tax so to be voted and levied for this pur-
pose, in each year, and for the entire pc
riOd, so long as any of said bonds shall re-
main unpaid, and outstanding.
Respectfully submitted,
V. F. Kinsey, John Poncio. Arthur Big
Ter, A J. Randall, Peter W. Nussbaum,
Brownell, II. NJ. Young, Chas. l.. Wise,
Leopold Loeb, NJ. f. Norman, r. E. Kidd,
A. I. Storm, H. l.. Squires, Homer L. Jol-
ly, John r. Drackett, Mrs. Lula Toerner,
Henry Kahn, Thos. E. Dreher. P. B. Chi
rardi, Sol Loeb. R. T. Hamilton. S. A.
Guidry. r. A. Squires, Chas. Miller Est.
G. I. Gathright; z. +; Gathright' AS S
vile, Jos. NJ. Dyer. C. F. CARRIER, V. L.
CARRIER, L. s. Lanaux, Lester Comeaux.
Lee Topham, Leon Kahn, Est. J. H. P.
Wise per C. l.. Wise, l. w. Paddock,
Evans & Gougenheim, NJ. GOugenheim,
A. j. Roddy, W. J: Mcclellan. B. NJ.
Young, T. v. Young, Est Sallie Ann john
son per Louis W. Johnson, Mrs. Zena F.
Tevis. Robt. Maitland, Ernest E. Ditch, A.
NJ. Coguenhem. Geo. Foretier, Felix
Lacozo, E. A. Pharr, Wallace NJ. Ditch,
Mrs. Eliza Joret, C. Hanson, Jules J.
Lanaux, r. J. Terrebonne, P. Leonard, E.
Angelica, Geo. A. Mccain, NJ. F. Berry,
H. F. Belanger, Jr., Mrs. Isabella Smith,
Dalton Co., Ltd, J. N. Dalton 1r. Pres.
-R2oobtcnaux: y lizard Ditch, Henry
Seville per A. Toerner, J. f. Prohaska,
Mrs. U. B. Chauvin, P. S. Winchester, j.
D. Collins, j. NJ. Parmalee, Henry Loeb,
VIM. A. Green, Dan Lynch, Sr.. Serafino
Picatiggi per l.. W. Gray, Andrew B0ud-
reaux, +. G. Price, Mrs. Julia B. Maitland,
Mrs. Era May Allison, Irving P. Foote, ".
A: Robichaux, John Hutton. John W.
N. Gotten, a. B. OF en, Geo. S. O'Brien,
Taylor Kieff, Mrs. q. o. swenson, F.
Winchester, A. NJ. Gotten, Albert Toerner,
Morris Forth, George Bigler, Abraham
Bashir, Pieto LaBarbero, Ben Gelott, Chas.
Spinelka, c. Maloz, David W. Gouner.
A. Randall, Mrs. Clotilde Ditch, Mrs. Wall
lace NJ. Ditch, Leone Generiso, o. Ditch,
Mrs. L. J. Arceneaux, Glady Kinsey, C. $.
Gray; Mrs. c. s. Gray, Mrs NJ. l.. Gray,
Leroy C. Gray. Mrs. Antoinette Guidry,
Mrs. Haley Gotten, NJ. E. Lanaux, Nal.
Lanaux, Barry Lanaux, Leonard Ritten,
Joseph ,stereno, Mary D.. Beadle, Peter
Leonard, Mrs. e. Hanson, j. w. K. Smith,
Sidney Beadle, Frank tierron. Emile
Chauvin, B. F. Beadie. Est Flick Hutchin-
son, Arthur Pierron, Geo. W. Minnet, S.
A Bradford, NJ. Gauthreaux, J. T. Written,
Mrs. William Huslin.
AN ORDINANCE,
Ordering special election within the
Morgan City School District, as created by
ordinance of the Parish Board of School |
Directors of date the Sth day of July, A. |
D., 1908, at which election there shall be |
submitted to the vote of the property-tax |
payers within said district, entitled to vote |
under the laws of the State of Louisiana,
as well as to the women Taxpayers within
said district, the proposition of levyiDg
within said district special tax Of two
and one-half mills e 1-2 mills) on the
Dollar, on all of the property within said
district, subject to taxation, for the full
period Of twenty COY years, commencing
with, and including the year 1909, for the
building in, or adjacent to the corporate
limits Of the Town Of Morgan City, within
said district, the title to which shall vest
n the public; and providing for the fund
ng o: the proceeds Of such special tax into