The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
THE POLICE JURY
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south line Of section IS, township 20,
range IS: thence sast along the south
line of sections IS. II. IS, township 20,
range IS. and OF sections Is and II.
township 20. range H. to the right bank
OF Red river; thence up Red river to
the place of beginning. containing i'll
its area sections and fractional sections
as follows. viz: Sections 81 20 10 30 20
% - 80 81 81 80 81 IS all in township
81. range II. and sections "a IS 10 IS
80 in township 81. range IS. and Sec
tons 3 4 5 8 I s . y Is township 20.
range IL, and sections , 3 i 10 II II
IS II IS township 20 range IS.
We therefore, representing more than
one-hftl OF the property taxpayers of
said school district No. 8, petition your
honorable body to levy three mills per
a,num on the taxable property of said
school DISTRICT for the period Of Is years.
commencing on the Ist day OF January
1910. for the purpose of erecting and
constructing in said school district pub
lie school houses, and furnishing the
same: the title to which shall vest in
the public, until the amount of ten
thousand dollars shall be raised by said
tax: and that you order :; special cleo
ton. according to law. to take the CEN
s,,s of qualified voters, property taNpay-
ers Of said school district No. q on the
question of leyy!ng such special tax for
the period of fifteen years, or until the
sum of $4,000 shall be raised BY said
tax. on all the taxable property in said
school district, and that the ballots to
be used at said election shall be in the
following form, viz:
For the special tax OF three mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
Of the property i'll public school district
No. 8 for the period OF fifteen years as
aforesaid, for the purposes expressed in
the petition OF the property taxpayers,
or
Against the special tax of three mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
Of the property i'll public school district
No. 6 for the period OF fifteen years, for
the purposes expressed i'll 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 And for which
we shall ever pray, etc. (Signers) D..
P. Hollis, f. NJ. Adgcr. ct ais.
Whereupon Mr. w. w. Wynn pre-
sented the following ordinance, which,
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering special election to be held i'll
School District No. 6 of Ward One
of Caddo Parish, for the purpose OF
levying three-mill per annum tax
to erect and furnish public school
building in said school district
Whereas, one-fifth OF the property
taxpayers of school district No. E in
Ward One of Caddo Parish. Louisiana,
have petitioned the Police Jury of said
parish to levy special tax of three
mills on the assessed valuation of all
property in school district six of Ward
One of said parish for period of ff-
teen years, beginning with the year 1910
for the purpose of erecting and con-
structing public school building in
said school district, therefore,
Section I. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Caddo Parish, State OF
Louisiana, in legal assembly convened,
that special election be held without
expense to the parish, under the general
election laws Of the State of Louisiana,
at the usual polling place i'll the town of
Belcher in said school district No. E,
in Ward One of the said Parish of Cad
do, for the purpose of obtaining the
wishes Of the property taxpayers i'll re-
gard to said assessment and levy. The
form OF ballot shall be as follows: For
the special tax of three mills per an
mum on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton of the property in public school
district No. E in Ward One of the Par
ish of Caddo, for the purposes ex-
pressed in the petition of the property
taxpayers for the period of IS years. >
Against the special tax of three mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of the property in public school district
No. E in Ward One of the Parish of
Caddo, for the purposes expressed III
the petition of the property taxpayers
for the period of fifteen years.
Sec. 2 Be it ordained, etc, That
the name of the voter with the assessed
value of his property shall be written on
the ballot and that all taxpayers voting
at said election shall be registered vot-
ers, except women taxpayers, who shall
vote either in person or by their agents
authorized in writing.