The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-04-15
Petition and Ordinance
c the Honorable President and Members {
thn Police Jury of the Parish OF Vim

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Petition and Ordinance
TIC the Honorable President and Members Of
the Police Jury of the Parish OF Winn
State of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property
taypayers of the Wheeling-Nantachie School
District of the Parish Of VIM, Louisiana,
as created defined and located, under and by
al. hority of the Board y! School Directors of
the said parish and described as follows, to-
wit:
yownship T.. R. West and Sec ions /, 2, 8,
10, H. ~ 10, H. 49, %, %, "a, rs, %, 3d. TIP. NJ,
Rs West and all Sec. IS and Sk, Sec. IS, TIP. 10
N Il 5 West, and being and constituting one
third OF the property. taxpayers of said
Wheeling Nantachie School District, respect
fully ask that your Honorable Body,
Conferred upon you by Article 252 of the Con-
siitution of the State OF Louisiana; by Act i:l
Of the General Assembly OF the State OF Louisi-
ana, approved July TO- 1902 !; by Act AS of the
General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
approved July &, 1904, and by Act 1877 OF the
also approved on the 9th day CT July, 1904, Go
order that !. special election be held, in the
manner required by law, for tie purpose of de-
tcrmining whether or not special tax IL eS-
cess of the Constitutional limitation of taxa
ton, provided and declared in Article 232 Of
the Constitution of 1898, shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within said Wheel
inq- >antachie School District
Petitioners further pray that at said election,
so 20 be held, your Honorable Body do submit
to vote of the property taxpayers OF said
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 COL
Letting special tax, the levy of which is here
by prayed for. to be submitted according to
law. is for the purpose of constructing and
furnishing public school houses in said Dis
trict and giving additional support to the
maintenance OF the public schools.
Second That the rate of said special tax, so
to be levied annually upon al taxable prop
crty in said district shall be five mills on
the dollar.
Third. That the length OF time for and dur
ing which Such special tax Is to run and be
levied annually upon all such property subject
to taxation in the said Wheeling Nintache
School District shall be five years, beginning
with the year 1910.
Therefore petitioners pray that said election
be ordered for the foregoing objects and pur-
poses and in conformity with the Constitution
Of this State and the Act OF the Legislature
thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted,
Sam Fowler, w. 4. Carter, T.. II. Grew, J. II
Neal, v D. Stroud, a P. Garner, j w. Hughes
A. d. Bice, :. P Strickland, y. j. E!Eihs, W. r
Adams, L. W. McNaughton, J. p. G,ci:, O. l.
Cardozier, J. G. Mitchell, 7. !. Fowinr. C. W
burg T.. 3. Maseburg, L. Dawson, Y. Y. Davi-
SON. N D. Cardozier, Mrs. S. NJ Presley, w. r
Letton.
AN ORDINANCE.
On motion the request of the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police jury
of the Parish of VIM, La, in regular session
loS of ha hn1
throughout Wheeling Nantachie School Dis
trict, Parish Of VIM, State OF Louisiana, on
Tuesday, May "a, 1910,
st which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty taxpayers who are entitled to vote under
the election laws of the State Of Louisiana the
question of levying on all the taxable property
La, special tax OF five mills on the dollar
per annum for period Of five years, comn,cnc-
ing with 1910 and running to 1914, inclusive, in
aid of public schools throughout said school
district, said tax to be levied and collected ac-
cording to law.
commissioners of said election shall receive
the ballots OF all property taxpayers who are
entitled to vote under the election laws of the
the State of Louisiana, being voters OF said
school district, and before depositing same in
the ballot box shall endorse thereon, in the
presence OF the voter, the name of the voter
and amount Of value Of the assessed property
voted for or against the levy Of said tive-mil]
tax in aid of public schools as aforesaid.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
said special election shall be held under the
election laws of the State Of Louisiana and at
polling places established by law, and the bal
lots used at said election shall be printed in
the following form:
"For a special tax of five mills on the dollar
per annun for q period Of five years, commenc
ing with 1910 and running to 1914. inclusive. or
ali taxable property in Wheeling Nartachie
School District in aid of public schools
throughout said school district"
against special tax of five mills on the
dollar per annum for q period OF five years,
commencing in 1910 and running to 1914, inclu.
sve OH all the taxable property in Ebenezel
Wheeling Nantachie School District in aid Of
thepublic schools in said school district"
Seed Be it further ordained, etc, That the
Board of Supervisors of cctiou OF Winn Par.
ish be and they are hn'.Ey requested to ap,
point commissioners .,,,.' clerks to serve at
said polling places :4u - give due notice Of
tho time and place OF holding said election tC
the President of the Police Jury, who shall
promulgate said election in accordance with
law.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. etc, THAI
this ordinance, and the annexed petition o.
taxpayers, be published in the official journa
of the parish for full thirty clear days prior tt
the holding OF said election, and this ordinance
shall take effect fl ON and after the date Of it:
passage. d. b. WILLIAMS.
s. NJ. ABEL Clerk. (a15 President.