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

PElIIlON.
Tol 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
the property Taxpayers of the Morgan
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 Honor able
Body to order 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
the last preceding general election in the
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
CT voting a 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 COY years, beginning with and
including the year Nineteen Hundred and
Nine $500, 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 1895 of this State, and in con-
formity with the provisions Of Act No. 1871
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. 145 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
", 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 ayails 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 payment 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
Rod, so long as any of said bonds shall re-
main unpaid, and outstanding.
Respectfully submitted,
V. b. kinsey, John POncio, Arthur Big
Ter, A. j. Randall, Peter W. Nussbaum,
Mrs. Nick Fieda, Thos. Shannon, e. r.
Brownell, Ii. NJ. Young, Chas. J.. Wise,
Leopold Loeb, ". +. Norman. II. T. Kidd,
A. I. Storm, ii. L. >quires, Homer l.. Jol-
ly. John r. Drackett, Mrs. Lula loerner,
Henry Kahn, Thos. z. Dreher. p. B. Chi
rardi, Sol Loeb. II. L. Hamilton. S. A.
Guldry, X. A. Squires. Chas. Miller Est.
c. |. Gathright, 2. L. Gathright, Annie
L. Soumillion, W. J. Seryille, II. S. Ser
Vile, Jos. N. Dyer. c. F. CARRIER, v. L.
Lee Topham. Leon Kahn, Est j. II. P.
Wise per c. L. Wise, I. w Paddock,
Evans s. 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 +.
Tevis. Robt. Maitland, Ernest f. Ditch, A.
Lacozo. Z. A. Pharr, Wallace NJ. Ditch,
Mrs. Eliza Joret, c. Hanson, Jules }.
Lanaux, r. J. Terrebonne, P. Leonard, E.
Angelica, Geo. A. Mccain, NJ. F. Berry,
H. F. Belanger, DR., Mrs. Isabella Smith,
Mrs. j. J. Goldman, VIM. Costello, John
Dalton Co.. Ltd, j. NJ. Dalton Jr., Pres.
J ohm Robichaux, Willard Ditch, Henry |
Seryiile 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 Boud- |
reaux. r. G. Price, Mrs. Julia &. Maitland,
Mrs. Era May Allison, Irving p. Foote, W.
A. Robichaux, John Hutton, John W.
Gillen, Antoinette Guidry. Devils Egle, II.
Taylor Kieff,. Mrs. u. 0. swenson, F.
Winchester, A. NJ. Gotten, Albert Toerner,
Morris Forth, George BigIer, Abraham
Bashir, Pieto LaBarbero, Ben Gelott, Chas.
Spinelka, c. Maloz, David W. Gouner
Louis SmyIy, NJ. Squires, Miss A. Squires,
Randall, Mrs. Clotilde Ditch, Mrs. Wal
ace N. Ditch, Leobe Generiso, o. Ditch,
Mrs. l.. j Arceneaux, Glady Kinsey, C. S.
5ray, Mrs. c. S. Gray, Mrs. NJ. l.. Gray,
Leroy G. Gray, Mrs. Antoinette Guidry,
Mrs. Haley Gotten, NJ. E. Lanaux, Nal.
Lanaux, Barry Lanaux, Leonard Ritten,
Joseph Stereno, Mary D. Beadle, Peter
leonard, Mrs &. Hanson, J. w. K. Smith,
Sicney Beadle, Frank i'ierron. Emile
Chauvin, B. f. Beadie. Est Flick Hutchn-
on, Arthur Pierron, Geo. W. Mnnet, S.
Bradford, NJ. GauthreauX, J. r.. Written,
hrs. William Huslin.
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering special election within the
Iorgan 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
to the vote of the property-tax
ayers within said district, entitled to vote
nder the laws of the State of louisiana,
S well as to the women tax. payers within
aid district, the proposition of levying
'ithin said district a special tax Of two
nd one-half mills e 1-2 mills) on the
.ollar, on all of the property within said
istrict, subject to taxation, for the full
eriod of twenty COY years, commencing
18th, and including the year 1909, for the
urpose of constructing a Public School
uilding In, or adjacent to the corporate
nits OF the Town Of Morgan City, within
lid district, the title to which shall vest
the public; and providing fer the fund I