The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-05
PETITIoN AND ORDINANCES.

To The Honorable President And Members OF
The Police Jury of The Parish OF Winn,
State OF Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property
taxpayers of the Cross Roads District OF the
Parish of winn, as created, defined and loca-
ted under and by virtnre of the School Direc-
tors of said Parish and described as follows. to-
wit: Sections l. 2, 3. L. TO- II, IL. IL and all OF
Sections g. g. g. g. Is, Is, - %. q, d 80, on East
side of Bayou Dngdemonia all in TIP. 10 N. r.
West: also Sections Z, Is, ~, Township 10,
North Range. East and.being and constituting
one third of the property taxpayers of said
Cross Roads District, respectfully ask that
the authority conferred upon 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 Is, ISIS; by
Act 2l4 of the General Assembly, of the State OF
Louisi.na. approved July 10. 1902; by Act li5
of tue CT neral Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana. approved July 6, 1904; and by Act No
I67 OF the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, approved on the 9Th day OF July
1904; do order that n special election b. held
in the manner required by law, for the purpose
OF determining whether or not special tax IN
excess of the Constitutional limitation of tax
alton provided by and declared in Article 30
of the Constitution of 1ses, shall be levied on
the property liable to taxation within said
Cross Roads District
Petitioners further pray that at said election
so TO ne held, your Honorable Body do submit
TO a vote Of the property taxpayers OF said
Cross Roads District, entitled TO vote at SAID
III
of Louisiana. in the following matters to-wlt:
FIRST. Thai the object of fevying and col
lecting q special tax, the levy of which rs here
by PRAYED for, to be submitted according to
law Is for the purpose CT constructing and
furnishing public school house in said Cross
k0aas District and giving additional support
10 the public school.
second. That the rate of said special tax, so
Ia be levied annually upon all taxable prop
erty. in said Cross Roads District shall be 10
nils ON the dollar; mills for building and
furnishing and mills for school purposes.
Third That the<length of time for and
during which such special tax is to run and be
Lived annually, upon all such property subject
n taxation in said Cress Roads District shall
b. five years beginning with the year 1903.
wherefore, petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered. for the foregoing objects and
pur,loses and in conformity with the Constitu-
fion OF this state and the acts Of the Legisla-
ture thereof Of the subject.
Respectfully submitted.
NJ Dunkin. W. K. Dunkin. j. II. Lewis, A.
\. Mabry. Matthew Maxwell, i. w. Cox, Thos.
j. Henderson ]. w. Cox, t. J. Jordan, J. u.
Jordan, ID. ID. Cox. Rankin Curry.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request of tie petition was
Granted and the following ordinance adopted:
sec J. Be il ordain ID by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of VIM, La. in regular session as,
serabled, that a special election be held
throughout the Cross Roads School District,
PARISH of VIM. State Of Louisiana. on