The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-14

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! Parish. Louisiana, respectfully repre-
sent to Your honorable body that the
ercctlntl and constructing of a pubic
| school house in said district at some
point to be selected by the proper school,
authorities Will be Of great benefit to the
property and people of said school DIS
tract HE following are the bound
aries ii said public school DIS
trict, VIZ: Beginning where Black
hayou crosses the south line OF section
p. township Il. range Is. running
thence northward along the meandcr'ngs
Of said bayou to the point where 1t
crosses the west line of section II. town
ship p. range -. thence south along the
west lines Of sections y, 20. 20 ana 81
Of township -, range Is. and the west
lines Of sections ). \. y, 20 and ~ OF
township u. range Is. to the border line
of Clear lake. thence along SAID bolder
line OF Clear AXE to place OF beg'nn ng'
The SAID school district contains in its
area the following sections and trac-
tonal sections Sections 10. y. 10, H.
-, p, Is. %. 81. 30 and "a. township z.
range - and sections 5. 4. 3. ,, H. H.
10. q. 8. u. 10. IS. -. u. q, Y -
20. 20. IS and p. III township ~
range y.
We therefore. representing more IMAM
one-tifth of the property taxpayers OF
said Public School District No. !. petl-
ton vorr honorable body to levy two
and one-half mills per an1um on the
taxable property If said school district
for the period OF I'VE years. commencing
the first dav Of January 1900, for the
nurnose Of erecting and constructing III
said school district public school house
and furnishing the same. the title to
which shall invest in the public until the
amount Of three thousand dollars shall
he raised by said tax: and that you
!, order as pecial election according to law
to take the sense of the quallhed voters.
property taxpavers of said School DIS
trict No. 7 on the question OF levy'ng
such special tax as hercinbe fore pro
vided for.
And that the ballots to be used at SAID
election shall be in the following form !:
For the special tax of 2I2 mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation of
the property in Public School District
No :. for the period of five years as
Al. IN
the petition of the property taxpayers.
Or.
Against the special tax of ~ mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
OF the property IN Public School District
No. for the period Of five years for
the purposes expressed III the petition OF
the property taxpayers.
: And that the name of the voter with
the value of his assessed property be
written on the ballot. for which we shall
ever pray. (Signers.)
Mr. Burnev presented the following
: O, dinance which was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
. For the levy and collection of special
tax on the property III School Dis
trict No ! of Caddo Parish. for the
purpose of erecting and construct
ing a public school house i'll said
school district. being described as
=, follows:
Beginning where Black bayou crosses
the south line of section Fl. township
u. range y. running thence northward
!, along the ,neanderings of said BAYOU to
the point where it crosses the west line
y of section y. township p. range IS
thence south along the west lines of sec
tons y. 20. 20 and g. township p
range - and the west lines of sections
5. s. II. 20 and 20. township Fl. range
!, Is. to the border line of Clear lake
:. thence along said border line of Clea,
: lake to place of beginning The said
. district containing in its area the follow
y, ing sections and fractional sections
s Sections 10 y 20 81 p p e 20 81 3:
;, and "a. township p. range IS. and sec
tons 5 % II II 1908 II IS IS 4 Il
- "a ?, p 81 20 20 % and p. township
81. range IS. the title to which shall bt
in the public. and for special election
r. for that purpose by the property taxpay
ers of said district, under provisions o.
Act No. 1871 of the Acts of the Genera
Assembly of 1903. and II, of the Con
f stitrtion of Louisiana
' BE it ordained by the Police Jury o
e the Parish of Caddo, in legal sessio,
n convened, that one-third of the propert,
y taxpayers embracing the limits herein
+ above described of School District No
d : of Caddo Parish. having petitioned 70
ii a special tax of I-2, mills per annun
IS for FIVE years beginning on the first da
Of January 1900 be and the Isame j
lie hereby assessed and levied against al
x property in said school district subjec
1t to taxation, for the purpose of erectin,