The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-04-29
Petitio and Ordinance.

10 the Honorable President and Members Of
the Police Jury Of the Parish of Winn, State
OF Louisiana.
The petition Of the undersigned property
CT the Parish of VIM, rs created, defined and
located, under and by authority of the Board
Of School Directors Of the said parish, and
described as follows, to-wit:
:, sect 10 3: 10 Il, H. lS a, 15 TX Of 16
Of Sec. g. NJ and i N Of 81, Sec 81, Up. Is
N. Range E., and being and constituting one
third Of the property taxpayers of the said
Heron Willis School District, respectfully ask
that your honorable body acting within and
under the authority conferred upon you by
Articl' 232 OF the Constitution !of the State Of
Louisiana by Act ISL Of The General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, approved July ID,
1898; by Act FL Of the General Assembly of the
State OF Louisiana, approved July 10, 1902; by
Act l45 of the General Assembly Of the State Of
1877 of the General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, also approved on the 9Th day of
July, 1904, do order that a special election be
held in the manner required by law for the pur-
pose of determining whether or not a special
Tax in excess of the Constitutional limitations
of taxation, provided by and declared in Arti-
Gle 232 of the Constitution OF 1898, shall be
levied on the following property liable to taxa
ton to-wit: S15 Of 81! Sec. 49, So OF 81, Sec.
"a, Secs. 81 and So, all in TIP. 10 N, r e., La.
Elef.j S.llN utSCI1DSu territory having Dee0
added to aud made part Of the Hebron Willis
School District sinre the voting Of the five mill
tax for a period of ten years in said District
and the purpose ct asking for this election is
to vote five mill tax on the additional terri
| tory for n period Of eight years, beginning with
| the year 1910 to create a uniform tax for the
same length of time over the entire territory
Petitioners further pray that said election sc
! to BIZ held, your honorable body do submit to q
vote OF the property taxpayers of said Hebron:
] Willis School District, entitled to vote at said
/ election under the election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, the following matters, to-wit:
First THAT the object Of levying and collect.
! ing O special tax, the levy Of which is hereby
! prayed for, to be submitted, according to law
/ is for the purpose Of maintaining and giving
additional support to the public schools in sale
Hebron Willis School District.
Second. That the rate Of said special tax, Sc
! to be levied annually upon all the taxable pro
perty in said a ditional territory addict to tn,
Hebron Willis School District. shall be fivt
mills on the dollar.
ing which special tax is to run, and be leviet
annually upon all such property subj jet to tax
alton III said district, shall be eight year
beginning with the year 1910.
1 Wherefore, petitioners pray that said cleo
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects an,
purposes, and in conformity with the Consttu
ton Of this State and Acts of the Legislator
thereof OIL the subject,
Respectfully submitted
L. B. Hinton, J. N. Willis, w. A. Smi h, G..
Smith, j. B. Herring, G. B. Gates +. C. Herring
]. d. Fox, C.. G. Johnston, T. g. Willis, j. W
tlatten, J. 3. Rentz, B. @. May, S. NJ. Myers.
AN ORDINANCE.
! On motion, the request of the petition wa
granted and the following ordinance wa
adopted:
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police Jur
Of the Parish OF VIM, La, in regular sessio
, assembled. That a special election he he'll
Z, throughout Hebron Willis School District
D Parish Of VIM, State Of Louisiana, on
i Tuesday, May n, 5G11,