The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-12
PETITION AND ORDINANCES.

To The Honorable President And Members OF
The Police jury OF The Parish OF VIM,
State Of Louisians.
The petition OF the undersigned property
| taxpayers OF the Cross Roads District OF the
Parish OF VIM. as created, defined and loca-
ted under and by virture of the school Direc-
tors of said Parish and described as follows, to-
wit: Sections I. ?, 3 :. 10, IL. l3 II and all of
Sections 5, G. & 9. Is, 16. ~ % ~ % So on East
side of Bayou Dngdemonia all in TIP. 10 N. X.
West: also Sections = Is, ~. Township 10
North Range East and-being and constituting
one-thiro Of the property taxpayers OF said
Cross Roads District, respectfully ask that
your Honorable body, acting within and under
the authority conferred uDon You by Article
2S2 of the constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana. by Act 1871 OF the General Assembly Of the
State Of louisiana, approved july -, 1895; by
Act "a 81 the General Assembly Of the State of
Louis na approved July 10. 1902; by Act l45
Of the General Assembly OF the State. of Lou
isiana, approved July 6, 1904: and by Act No.
l67 OF the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana approved on the 9Th day of July
1904; do order that special election De held.
in the manner required by law, for the purpose
ID determining whether or not special tax in
excess OF the Constitutional limitation of tax
alton. provided by and declared in Article ~
of the Constitution of 1885, shall be levied on
the property liable to taxation within said
Gross Roads District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election.
so to be he Ia. your Honorable Body do submit
to vote Of the property taxpayers OF said
Cross Roads District, entitled TO vote at said
election. under the election laws OF the State
OF Louisiana in the following matters to-wit:
First. That the object of levying and col
lecting a special tax, the levy of which is here
BY prayed for, %. lss snSpitted according 10
law, is for the purpose 81 constructing and
furnishing public school house in said Cross
Roads District Hnd giving additional support
to the public school.
Second. That the rat e of said special tax. so
10 be levied annually upon all taxable prop
erty, in said Cross Roads District shall be 10
mills on the dollar; 5 mills for building and
furnishing a6d mills for school purposes
Third. That the length OF time for and
during which such special tax is to run and Be
levied annually, upon all such property subject
10 taxation in said Cross Roads District shall
be 1--WE years beginning with the year 1903.
wherefore, petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered. for the foregoing objects and
PURPOSES and in conformity with the Coustitu-
lion of this State and the acts OF the Legisla-
ture thereof of the subject.
Respectfully submitted.
" Dunkin. w. z. Dunkin. J. H. Lewis. A.
l. Mabry Matthew Maxwell. T. W. Cox, Thos.
u Henderson. j W. Cox. t. J. Jordan, j. q.
Jordan, ID. ID. Cox, Rankin Curry.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request of tie petition was
granted and the following ordinance adopted:
sec l. Be IL ordain ID by the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of Vim. La. in reguisr session as
sembied, that q special election be held
throughout the Cross Roads School District,
Parish Of Winn. State OF Lonisiana. ON