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


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Petition and Ordinances.
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish OF WiHa,
State OF Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property
tayraycrs of the Atlanta School District of
the Parish Of Vim, as created, defined and
located, Under and by authority of the
Board of School Directors of the said parish,
and described as follows, to-wit:
Comprising all of Sections 6, 7, Is Township
IL and Ne of Sections - and "A Township
n Z + West, also all Of Section 81 and 81 OF
Section 80 Township 10 r w, also all Of
Sections Is, Is, 81, %, 81. IS, So Township 10
N l, West Louisiana Meridian, and being
and constituting one-third of the property |
spectiuliy ask that your Honorable. Body,
acting within and under the authority con
| ferrtd upon YOU by Article 2S2 OF the Con-
stitrtion OF the State of Louisiana; by Act ISL
of the General Assembly of the State OF louisl-
| ana approved July 10, 1902: by Act las OF the
approved July g. 1904, and by Act l67 OF the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana;
also approved on the 9th of July, 1904, do order
that a special election be held, in the manner
prescribed by law, for the purpose OF deter'nn.
| ing whether or not special tax IN excess OF
| the Constitutional limitations of taxation pro-
vided by and declared in Article 232 Of the
! Constitution of 1898, shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within said Atlanta
School District
Petitioners further pray that at said election,
so to be held, your Honorable Body do submit
to a vote of the property taxpayers of said
Atlanta 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
lecting special tax, the levy OF winch IS
;. ing to law, is for the purpose Of construct
ing and furnishing public school house in
said Atlanta School District and giving adj
ditional support to the maintenance of the pub.
lie school.
Second That the rate Of said special tax, so
erty in said atlanta scho, District shall
be 5 mills on the dolla:
Third That the lenp:;, o. time for and dur.
! ing which such special tax IS to run and be
levied annually upon all such property subject
to taxation in said Atlanta School Dis.
trict shall be ten years, beginning with the
: year 1910.
i Wherefore, petitioners pray that said cleo.
ton be ordered for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the Constitu
ton of the State and the Acts of the Legisla
ture thereof on the subject
Respectfully submitted,
e c. II. FERGUSON,
y. NJ. WILSON,
4 J. X. HORNE,
J. ]. I:AKER,
i J. BELL
J. H. CANTERBURY,
/. CLYDE ELLIOTT,
J. NJ. WEBB
0 J. S. CORBITT,
J. II. McELROY,
:. G. c. LEWIS,
]. NJ FERGUSON,
AN ORDINANCE.
granted and the following ordinance wa
adopted:
Of the Parish of VIM, La, in regular session
: assembled, That a special election be hel
:. throughout Atlanta School District, Pal
ish of VIM, State of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, May 31st, 1910
at which there shall be submitted to the prof.
erty taxpayers who are entitled to vote unde
h the election laws Of the State of Louisiana til
~ in said Atlanta School District, Winn Pa
g isl, La a special tax of S mills on the dolls
ia per arnum for a period of 10 years. con
- mcncing with 1910 and running to 1919 incl,
~ sive, in aid of public schools throughout sal
g school district, said tax to be levied and co
G. lected according to law.
~ Sec g. Be it further ordained, etc, Th
-. the commissioners of said election shall r
VI ceivc the ballots of all property taxpayers wi
are entitled to vote under the election laws
the State of Louisiana, being voters of sa
school district and before depositing same
the ballot box shall endorse thereon, in Il
/, presence of the voter, the of the vot
II. and amount of value Of the assessed proper
Id voted for or against the levy Of said nj
"a tax in aid Of public schools as aforesaid.
- Sec. 3. BE it further ordained, etc, That t
es said special election shall be held under t
:. polling places established by law, and the b
re- lots used at said election shall be printed
the following form:
''For special tax Of mills on the doll
- per annum& for period OF 10 years, CONNER
ing with 1910 and running to 1919 inclusive,
- all taxable property in Atlanta Scht
District in aid Of public schools througho
, said school district"
against special tax Of 5 mills on
Az dollar per annum for period OF 10 yea
commencing in 19lo and running to 1919 inc
sive, en- all taxable property in Ahar
School District in aid Of the public schools
said district
Sec. 4. BE II further ordained etc, Ii
the BOARD Of Supervisors Of Election Of Wi
Parish be and they arc hereby requested to
point commissioners and clerks to serve
said polling places, aud 70 give due notice
the time and place of holding said election
the President Of the Police Jury. who St
* promulgate said election in accordance "
Id Law.
b Sec, $. Be ii further ordained, etc. Il
IA thi. ordinance and the annexed petition
III taxpayers be published in the official jour,
OF the parish for full thirty clear days prior
the holding of said election, and this OF
nance shall take effect from and alter the d
sE of its*passaEe.
d, B. WILLIAMS, Z
S. NJ. ABEL. Preside
Clerk.
Petition and Ordinance.
To the Honorable President and III embers
the Police Jury OF the Parish Of Vim. st
ne OF Ienl siana ::
& The etition of the dersigned property