The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-29
Petition and Ordinance
~ IN. IN. honorable President and Members of
sne Follee Jury of the Parish of Winn.

10 me Honorable President and Members Of
S .e foil9e jury of the Parish of VIM,
~, state OF Louisiana. '''
pS - q the undersigned property tax
ba ysIs OF the Hurricane e-Dist-ict Of the
raflsh OF VIM, a. created, defined and To-
CSotea, under and by virtue OF the authorirv NJ
.ne board OF school Directors of said Parish
anu described rs follows tO-vit. Sections a
:. . g. rs, g. To- I6. n. Is and \ - ~ sSr'ia,,
Is.:-I oN nsh'p -, y. r. I West Ieing aud con-
sstuslhg one third of the property tax nayers
'ie -, hurricane Grove District respectfully
% thal your Honorable body AGING
Nbhm and under the authority conFarrad
upon You by Article 2S2 Of the Constitution on
Gr stais OF louisiana; by Act No. 1871 of the
isneia l Assembly Of the State of I.ouisian .
approved July 18th 1855 by Act 2Il Of fhe cen,
eIaI Assembly OF the State of louisiana an
proved S1 July 10Th 1902 by Act II5 of the GEN
n,c5 IN, 10Y OF the state of Louisiana. APP
T E july bth 1891: and by Act No l67 of I e
ehsIaI Assembly Of the State o Louisiana
alsn approved on the 9th day OF July 1904 do
SiueL mar spt cal election be held, in the
manner required by law, for the purpos, of de-
termlnlrg whether or not a speciaI taY in ex-
Cess OF the constitutional limitation of tax
IN ST1nlGsd by and declared in Article ss2
~ ~ IN constitution of 1855 shall be levied on
ihe property liable to taxation within said
hurricane Grove District
e. rStIl3ners further pray. that at said cleo
NJ, 70 DC held, your Honorable body do sub
nlit 10 vote OF the property tar PAYERS of
ssld hurricane Grove District. entitled 10 vote
a. sald election, under the election laws of the
he fol
wit: Aa''eis "
First, that the object of Ievying and collect
ING special tax, the levy OF which is hereby
prayed Tor Z. TO be submitted according 10 law
- LOT the purpose ofconstucting and furnish
ing ing pubic school house in said Hurricane
trove District and giving additional support
to the public school.
second, that the rate of said special tax. so
70 ~ Oe leNied annually upon all taxable in said
h urTic1ne Cane District, shall BEEHIVE Mills on
Third, That the length of time for and dur
ing Nhlch such special tax is to run and be
ieNled annually upon all such property sub
leSt 10 taxation in said Hurricane Grove Dis
trlct, snail be i've years, beginning with the
Wherefore, petitioners pray. that said cleo
ton De ordered, for the foregoing objects and
purposes. and in conformity with the canstitu-
tlon OF this state aud the acts of the Legisla-
ture, thereof on the subject
Respectfully Submitted
j. h. Abrams, W. W. McCarty ID s. McCarty
z A. McCarty, r. VI. Thornton. w. J. Skies, r.
. holen, j. B, Allen. II. NJ. McCarty, w. q.
sMcSarty, A. NJ. McCarty, A. A. McCarty, r. w.
McCarty.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion, the request Of the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance was
adopted:
Sec. l; Be it ordoned by the Police Jury of
the Parish of VIM, La, in regular session as
semoled. That a special election be held
throughout Hurricane Grove District parish Of
VIM, state OF Louisiana on