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

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Hoard III School Directors OF the ~ o. 90 az
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EAST and being and CONSTITUTE IN,
third of the property tax payers "a s"; -
Hill school District. respecIluly 49,, "a. ybe
Honorable body, acting within anu unuea ,a ny -,
anthority conferred upon you oy ArllCle %
the Constitution Of the State OF Louisiana bs
Act NJ. l3I OF the General aS-en,E - ~. 10 ~
Soc ~ louisiana approved July Is, lesoi oy
,cr M 2l4 of the General Assembly ot tnS
state of Louisiana, approved July ~ h",' ~, ~
Act No. Lao OF the General Assei'"s -. "a -
STATE of Louisiana, approved July O. iot' anu ,hi
NJ Act No l67 of the General Assembly Oh LuS
state of Louisiana: also approved on lne -
d;y of JuIy 1904. do order that speS'aI ~ -
ron be- held in the manner requiiyh bS law.
f,r the aurpose of determining whether or NOT
a specisl tax in excess of the Constr W iSiiai
I,imitation of taxAtiou, provided oy anu Ia
ed in Article 2S2 of the CONSTITUTION Oh ioso'
shall he levied on the property Liable 10 TAXA
ton within said Zion Hill School DlstricI
Petitioners further pray, that az saiu eleJ,Io
so to be held, your honorable oody 20 mn
to a vote of the property tax payers oil the saIo
Zion Hi school District, entitled to vote al
said election under the election laws OF the
state of Louisiana, the following matters To-
First. That the object of levying and col
lecting a special tax. the levy OF which Is mere
by prayed for, to be submitted according 10
sIructing a public school house and for giving
additinnal support to public schools.
second That the rate of said special tax, so
~. in said Zion Hill school District, shall be
tye mills on the dollar.
Third. That the length of time for and dur,
ing which such special tax is run and be levied
in Ssid zion Hill School District, shall be ten
wears De ginning with the year 1905.
Wherefore, your petitioners pray, tnat sald
election be ordered, for the foregoing OBJECTS
torn If- xxff
stitution of this State and the acts OF the Leg
islalurr thereof ON the subject.
Respectfully submitted,
Dee nton, j. Il. Hinton, W. M Newson, Il.
W. Mellow, X. 3. Beck.
On motion the request of the petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of winn, La, in regular session
assembled, that a special election be held
throughout the Zion Hill School District, Par
ism OF VIM, La, on
Tuesday, August 25, 1908
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty tax payers who are entitled to vote under
the election laws of the state of Louisiana the
question of levying on all the taxable property
in said Zion Hill School District, Wlnn parish
La. a spt cial tax of hye mills on the dollar
for n period of ten years in aid OF public
schools throughout said district. said tax to be
levied and collected according to law.
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commissioners of said election shall receive the
ballots of all property tax payers, VINO are en-
titled to vote under the election laws OF the
state of Louisiana, being voters of the said
Zion Hill School District, winn parish, La and
before depositing same in the ballot box, shall
endorse thereon in the presence Of the voters
the name Of the voter aud the amount OF the
the levy of said Five mills tax IN aid OF publle
schools rs aforesaid
See s. Be IL further ordained. etc. That the
said special election shall be held under the
election laws of the State OF Louisiana and at
the polling places established by law. which
shall be at the school house in the Zion Hill
School District and the ballots used at said
election shall he printed in the following form:
For a special tax of nve mills on the dollar
per annum for a period OF ten years on all the
taxable property in Zion II iii School District.
in aid of the public schools in said school dis
trict."
Against a special tax Of five mills on the
schools throughout Zion Hill School District"
Sec 4. Be il further ordained. etc, That the
Board of supervisors of Election of Winn par
ish, be and they are hereby requested to APP
point commissioners and CLERKS to serve at
said polling places and to give due notice of
make returns of said election To the president
Of the Police Jury, who shall promulgate said
election in accordance with law.
Sec. 5. Be IL further ordained, etc. That this
ordinance and the annexed petition OF taxpay-
ers be published in the official Journal of the
parish of VIM, for full thirty clear days prior
to the holding of said election. and this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after the date
OF its passage.
s. VI ABEL. Clerk.
winfield. La, July l.. 1903.