The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-22
PETITION AND ORDINANCE

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10 Inc Honorable President Ana u.,,,, -.
STATE y, S jury OF The Parish OF winn,
pe' ~ m Of the undersigned property
PASS 81 W, NJ the Cross Roads District of the
ta a,isn OF Winn, as created, defined and locae
/ ,ors - -. S ~ NlIture of the School Direc-
viii. sau an n and described as follows to-
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on..'tht saanse 4 East and being audconstitutinr
Cie-thiru OF the property taxDayers 90 Ia
,o,,. olAds District, respectfully ask thar
;;b' ~ honorable body, acting witt in and under
as9 81 ~ 10y conferred upon you by Article
-. ~ w. constitution OF the State Of Louisi-
Sc, uy act III otthe General Assembly, 81 the
A., o., 81 LOUISIANA approved July II. Uses; by
I,opisi. ~ 'ns 1eneIl ASS ulbly ~ the State Of
~ -, ia, approve July 10. 1892: by Act l45
Si tue btheral Assembly at TIN. state of Ion
islana. approved July s. 1904: and by Ac, No
70, ~ .he General assembly al the state OF
~. .ssaha approved on the 9th day. OF July
isu4; 40 crdcr that special election be held
~ az a. uliItt reguired by law, foT the purpose
y. uetet mining whether or not a special tax in
excess OF the Constitutional Limitation Of tax-
alton. provided by and declared in Article asp
oi the constitution Of lses shall be levied ON
S eSe prpppeIN liable to taxation within said
cross Dads Distr CT.
feutioEers further pray that at said election
80 80 70 re held, your Honorable Body do submit
go N1 ne 81 the property taxpayers of said
SrOss Roads District. entitled to vote al said
erection. under the election laws of the STAT
OF L''uisiana, in the following matters to-wit:
tlrst- Thai the object of levying and col
testing special tax, the levy OF which is here
oy PRAYED Tor. to be submitted according TO
law, Is FOR the purpose CT CONSTRUCTING and
furnishing public school house in said Gross
n, noa rs District and giving additional support
second. That the rate of said special tax. So
20 DC ltNlei annually upon all taxable prop
erty, IN said Cross Roads District shall be 10
mills on the dollar; 5 mills for building and
furnishing ahd mills for school PURPOSES
Third That the length of time for and
curing which such special tax is to run and be
levied annually. upon all such property subject
70 taxation in said Cross Roads District shall
De nve Years beginning with the year 1909
nhereorc, Petitioners pray that said cleo
non oe oraeIed Tor the foregoing objects and
PURPOSES and IN conformity with the Constitu-
lion Oi this State aud the acts of the Legisla-
ture thereof Of the subject.
Respectfully submitted
j NJ. Dunkin. W. r. Dunkin J. H. Lewis A
l. Mebry, Matthew Maxwell, T. w. Cox Thos
j.. henderson, J. w. Cox, T. ]. Jordan, j. q.
jordan, d. ID. Cox, Rankin Curry.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request of tie petition was
Sec. i: Be il ordain ID by the Police Jury of
the Parish OF VIM. La, in regular session as
semoled, that special election be held
throughout the Cross Roads School District,
Parish OF VIM, State of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, March 9th. 1909.
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 eli the taxable property
IN the said Cross Roads School District, VIM
Parish La, special tax of Five Mills on the
dollar Tor period OF i've years. commencing
schools throughout said district, said tax to be
levied and collected according to law.
Sec 2 Be u further ordained, etc, that the
commissioners Of the said election shall re-
ceive the ballots Of all property taxpayers who
are entitled to vote under the election laws of
the State of Louisiana being voters OF the said
Cross Roads school District, VIM Parish,
La, and before depositing same in the ballot
box, shall endorse thereon in the presence of
the voters the name Of the voter and the
amount OF the value OF the assessed property
voted for or against the levy of said Ten Mills
tax in aid OF public schools as aforesaid
sec 3. Be IL further ordained, etc, that the
said special election shall be held under the
election laws of the state OF Louisiana and as
the polling places established by law and the
ballots used at said election shall be printed
on the following form:
lar per amman for a period of Five Years COM
mebcIng IA 1893 and running to 1918 inclusive
on all tho taxable properly in Cross Roads
School District, ia aid OF the public schools IN
said school district
Against a special tax Of ten mills on the
dollar per annum for period Of i've years,
commencing with 1919 and running to 1913 in
elusive on all taxable property in Cross Roads
School District in aid of public schools
throughout Cross Roads School District
Sec. 4. BE II further ordained. etc, that the
Board OF Supervisors of Education of VIM
Parish, be ana they are hereby requested TO
appoint commissioners and clerks to serve at
said polling places and to give due notice of
time and place of holding said election, and to
MAKE retur-s of saic election 10 the president
OF the Police Jury, who shall promulgate said
election in accordance with Jaw.
SEC. 5. Be IL further ordained. etc, that this
ordinance and the annexed petition of tax
papers be published IN the official Journal of
the Parish of VIM, tor full thirty clear days
prior the holding of said election, and this
ordinance shall take effect from and after the
date OF its passage.
]. L. BREwToN, President.
s. NJ. ABEL, Clerk. Oct. 9, 1905.