The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-04-22

oaycrs of the Atlanta school District OF the
Parish OF Winn as created defined and located
under and by authority Of Tie itoatd OF School
Directors ofsaii Parish, being anG constltut-
ing IL majority in number aDd amount 81 prop
eriy taxi vers OF said District, specially ask:
Thai your honorabl body. acting within and
under the authority conferred upon You by
Article Isl Of the Constitution o! the state or
louisiana and the laws Of the General Assem-
bly, OF the State If Louisiana, authorizing mum
iripal corporations, parishes and drainage dls-
1ricts to incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor to tn extent Of Onetenth OF the as
sessed valuation of the property within sa1o
municipal corporation, parish or drainage dls-
trict, do order that a special election be ne IN
the manner prescribed by law for the purpose
of determining whether or not negotiable bonds
may be issued and the Atlant;! School District
authorized to incur debt to the amount or
Seven Thousand Two Hundred 81, 10000 Dol !
lars to be paid by the spec!aI five mill building
school tax, voted by petition duly published
and the election rtguly hclu Oh the .bll DAY OF
November. 1907 which election was duly pro-
mulgatcu by you" ilonor;:hls Body OIL me -
day OF ----- -, ~, and which tai; is no" be-
ing levied and collected III accordance win
said ordinance and ploirulgalloN
Petitioners further pray that at sad election
SO to be held, your Honorable Body DO submit
to q vote of the property taxpayers or s;l!u
Atlanta school District entitled to vote at sail
election under the elcctit laws OF the Stale OF
First. The object of mourning debts and
issuing II agOtiable bonds to the amount OF
seven Thousand rwo Hundred l$7,2GO.o0) Dol
lars against said spt cial five mill tax is for the
purpose of constructing ana furnishing a
school house in said Atlanta School District.
Second. Said bonds shall be issued in the
| following denominations ana to run Tor the
| following time, tO-Wlt:
One bond Five Hundred ($5oO) due April I, 1912
| One bond Seven Hundred lS7O0] due April 1913
One bond Seven Hundred lS1O0) due April !, 1914
One bond seven Hundred $500 due April ], 1915
One bond seven Hundred (S7O0) due April !, 1915
One bond Eight Hundred (SS00) due April l, 1917
| One bond Eight Hundred ($S0O} due April !, 1915
one bond Eight Hundred (SstD) due April I, 1919
One bond Eight Hundred ($SOV due April !, 1920
One b nd Seven Hundred (S10O) due April l, l92l
which bends shall bear interest at the rate OF
tivS. per ceut per annum from the date they are
issued until paid. which interest shall be pad
annually on the list day O. April of each sue
cseding year from the date said bonds are
issued.
Third, The ballots for voting at said election
shall b prepared as follows:
debt 10 be paid out of the special five mill
sch Dol district tax, voted in Atlanta tor build
ing and furnishing school house.
against issuing negotiable bonds and incur
ring debt to be paid out OF the special tive mill
! school district tax voted in Atlanta for build
ing and furnishing school house.
Fourth. That in the event the ma jority in
: number and amount OF property taxpayers vote
for ,hU issuance OF said bonds, that same be
duly promulgated by your Honorable Body
according to law, after which the Parish Board
| of School Directors are respectfully requested
e to authorize the lssua ce OF aid bonds in ac'
, cordance with Act 81 of 1905, and the genera
laws regulating same.
p Petitioners further pray that said election
-, be held at the Atlanta voting precinct, Located
9 within the Atlanta School District, under thu
t general election laws OF the State OF Louisiana
I WHEREFORE petitioners pray that sale
election be ordered for the foregoing objects
s and purposes, and in conformity with the Con
y stitution OF this State and the Acts OF thu
: Legislature thereof on The subject matter
I, Respectfully submitted,
l. G. II. Ferguson, 7. NJ. Wilson, J. Il. Horn j
/ Elliott, ]. NJ. Webb, J. S. Corbitt = IL NIGEL
l. roy, G. g. Lewis, j. NJ. Ferguson.
e AN ORDINANCE.
~ On motion the request of the petition wa
!: granted and the following ordinance wa
n adopted:
,r Section i. Be it ordained by the PoA,c Jur
- of the Parish OF Vim, Louisiana, in regula
# session convened, That special election. b
- held in the town of Atlanta, which is the regu
" lar polling precinct established by law IN tn
~ Atlanta School District on
ia Tuesday, May 81, 1910,
n which election shall be held in accordance wit
1T the laws of the State of Louisiana governr
ID such special elections, and a. which eectic
~. ~ shall be submitted TO the property taxpaye
a. who are entitled by law to vote on propositic
ne who reside within the Atlanta School Distrlc
~. the proposition for the Board of School Dire
:, tors OF Vim Parish, La, for the purpose
" constructing and furnishings school house
IS said Atlanta school district the title to whlt
"a rCrfr 1Iror
Ct VIM Parish, La to incur a debt, and issue
IN negotiable bonds therefor to the amount
ld- Seven Thousand Two Hundred ($7, 2cul Do la
Id. in the denomination and time to run as fcllo'
to-wi,:
so One bond, five hundred ($5Oo) due April l, Is
%. One bond seven hundred, ($7O0l due April i!
all One bono seven hundred, (S7o0) due April l!
One bond seven hundred (S70W due April |, ]!
ur One bond, seven hundred (s7oO) due April !, !,
be One bond, eight hundred, (SsoU due April !, !:
ect One bond, eight hundred, (Ss00) due April L
lis One bond eight hundred. $4,000 due April |, Il
the One bond, eight hundred, tSS0W due April |, \
One bond, seven hundred, $500 due April l, 1
&C. which bonds shall bear interest at the rate
md five per cent per anuum from the date they
IN. issued until paid, which interest shall be ps
10. annually on the list day OF April OF zach 81
ceeding year from the date SAID bonds are
SUEDE and to apply and appropriate 10 the pt
ment OF the principal and INTEREST OF s.
bonds the proceeds of the specia' TAX OF I
mills on the OOll;lr Oh all taXat.E iiCpc
within the Atlanta Scho District :.'::etof
voted and levied for q period OF r., IL yes
y ending with the year 1872.
!, Section Be it further ordained, That
ballots for voting at said election shall! be
pared as follows: ELECTION fo1 issuing
lunt; School District Bonds" and sht,,i Z
the following form:
For the proposition submitted to q vote
the property taxpayers OF the Atlanta sen
District
49,, Against the proposition submitted to =
was of the property taxpayers of the Atlanta Sch
"as District"
The foregoing ordinance was read and ado
. uly ed by sections by unanimous vote.
SION D. 3. WILLIAMS, Preside
1eid S. M. ABEL, Clerk.
Notice.