The southern sentinel., 1908-08-07
Petition and Ordinance.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Winn State
of Louisiana.

To the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Winn State
of Louisiana:
The petition of the property tax payers of
the Boyd School District of the Parish of
Vim, as created. defined and located, under
and by virtue of the authority of the board OF
School Directors of said Parish beginning at
North West corner Sec. 7 II west run
ming south along Sec line to the North West
corner Section Is thence along section line 10
Range line between East and West thence
north on range line to township line between u
and II thence along Township line to place OF
beginning, and being and constituting one
third OF the poverty tax payers OF SAID boyed
School District, respectfully ask that your
Honorable Body, acting within and under the
authority conferred upon you by Article IS2 OF
the constitution of the State of Louisiana; by
Act No: isl of the General ASS mbly OF OF the %
Act No. 2l4 of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, approved. July 10th. 1901;
by Act No. las of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, approved July 9th, lspi
and by Act No. l67 OF the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana also approved on the
9th day of July 1904, do order the special cleo
tion be held, IN the manner required by law,
for the pupose of determining whether or not a
special tax in excess TO the constitutional
limitation of taxation provided by and de-
clared in Article 81 Of the Constitution of lsss,
shall be levied on the property liable to taxa
ton, within said Boyed school District.
Petitioners rurther pray, that at said election.
so to be held, your Honorable Body do submit
TO vote OF the property paICTsoi boseu
School District, entitled to vote At said cleo
ton under the election laws of Louisiana, the
following matter, to-wlt:
First, that the object of leyying 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 erecting ana constructing
a public school house and for giving addition
al support TO the public School.
Second that the rate of said tax, so levied
annually upon all taxable property, in said
Boyed school District, shall be Five Mills on
the Dollar.
Third, that the lenght of time for and dur
ing which such special tax II to run and be
levied annually upon all such property subject
to taxation in said Boyed school District, shall
be Ten Years beginning with the year OF lsOs.
Wherefore, petitioners pray, that said cleo
tion be ordered, for the foregoing objects aud
purposes and in conformity with the Cons,itu-
ton of this State and acts of the Legislature
thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted
JCwyrick. NJ Boyd, N Thames, w G
Thames Burnett, ID o Mercer, W Curry,
q 4 Shiyely, Ida Burnett, b Mercer.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request of the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
Section /. Be IL ordained bo the Police Jury
OF the Parish of Winn, la, in regular session
assembled, that a special election be held
throughout the Boyed School District, parish
of winn, state of La on