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

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Petition and Ordinance.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Police Jury Of the Parish of VIM,
State Of Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property
taxpayers of the Mineral Springs District of
the Parish Of VIM, as created, defined and
!<'cated, under and BY authority of the
board Of School Directors of the said parish
snd described a. follows, to.wit:
Embracing the following territory-All of
SECTIONS 10, "a, Is 26, 81, IS, Sc and East half
Of Section 81 and South half and East half of
Na,theast quarter of Section %, all in Town
ship. - N R West Louisiana Meridian and
Being and constituting onc-thrd of the property
taxpayers ni said Mineral Springs District re-
spec,fulIt sak that ,ou' Honorable Body,
aching vi,Ain ard under She authority con-
fer,.a upnr you hy Article 3! Of the Con-
s.ituti;,n ct the State of louisiana; by Act l3l
Of the General Assembly eli the State of Louisi-
ana approved 1ulY 10. 1902: b. act las of the
Cen.rxl Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
appro,cA LILY s. 1904. and by Act l57 of the
General ..--cmhlJ Of the State Of Louisiana;
also APP, >.-d on the 9th OF July, 1904, do order
that $3.50 election be held, i'll the manner
prescribed ~ .an, for Tie purpose of determine.
ing whelhet y: not special tax i'll excess OF
the Constitutional limitations Of taxation, pro.
vided by AID declared in Article Z32 OF the
AOaslltutihh OF 1870, shAll DC ie'!cu W 'ac
property liable to taxation within esaid Mineral
School District.
Petitioners further r;ay that at said election,
so 10 be held, your Honorable Body do submit
to vote Of the property taxpayers of said
Mineral Springs District entitled to vote at
said election under the election laws of the
State of louisiana, the following matters, to-.
Wit:
First That tAe object Ct ievying and col
Letting a special fax, the levy OF which is
hereby prayed for. to be submitted, accord
ing to law, is for the purpose NJ construct
ing and furnishing public school house in
said Mineral Spring, District. sud giving adj.
dj,ionsl support to tie maintenance OF thc pub
lie sch.ol. '' .,>dss
Seco,.d Thc, the rate of said special tax. 50
to be levied annually upon all ta1aht prep.
erty in said Mineral SPRINGS DistrI: shall
be ) mills on the dollar
Thirt: That the length OF time for and dur
ing which suck special tax = to run and he
levied annually upon all such n:c?crt, s,;biecl
10 taxation in said AIincra, Springs Dis.
,rict shall be ten years, begirn;rp with the
year 1910.
Wherefore. petitioners pray tna' ssit cle,',,
ton be ordered for the foregoing ',N:'t' AMI
purpose. and in conformity with th' ,'ns!itu.
ton of the State and the Acts OF III. '.cpsla'
,urc thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted,
r. W. GRAIN.
J. J. NNlES,
o. II. GATES,
A. w. p. EMMG%S.
w r. THORNTON.
G.. c. WALKER
J. R. STROUD,
j. Y. PARKER,
7. +. SMITH,
s. 3; + I. G $MlFfi
T. N. BURNETT,
l. \, HEAD,
AN ORDINANCE
On msi.,s. the request nf the petition WAS
granted ALL the foil mirs ordinance va;
adopted:
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the pari,h of Vim. La. in regular session"
assembled, That special election be held
e ."s"shout Mineral SPRINGS District, Par
.~ n. State of III; lana, on
"DAY, NJ. =, ,l9io.,
erty Ia, arc 'rl to vote under
the election laws Il the Of Louisiana the
question of lcvying cn q. he taxable properly
in said Mineral Spring. District, Vim Par
ish, La, special tax Of mills OIL the dollar
per annura for a period of 10 years, com
incncins With 1910 and running to lyl9 inclu;
sive, in aid Of r.blic schools throughout; said
school district. .c;i tax to lie levied and col
lccted according to law, -,
Sec. ?. +. it further ordained, etc, That
the commissioners Of said election shall re-
ceive tn. bnlots OF al property taxpayers who
are entitled to vote under lie election laws OF
the State Of Louisiana, being voters of said
school district, and before depoositing same in
the ballot box shall endorse thereon, Ill the
presence of the voter, the name of the voter
and amount Of value Of tho assessed property
voted for or against the levy OF SAID null
lax i'll 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:
''I;or a special tax of mills Oh the dollar
per annum for period of 10 years, commenc.
inc with 1910 and running to 1919 inclusive, Oh
ali taxable property in Mineral Springs
District in aid of public schools throughout
said schoo! district"
"Asain.t a special tax of 5. mills on the
dollar per annum for a period of 10 years,
commencing in 1910 and running to 1919 inclu
Springs District in aid OF the public schools
said district" -,
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the Board of Supervisors of Election ct Vim
Parish be and they are hereby requested to ap
point commissioners and clerks to serve a,
said polling places, and to give due notice Of
Z the time and place OF holding said election te
the President Of the Police jury, WHO shall
rrouusate said election in accordance witt
law. ~,
Sec, $. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
this ordinance and the annexed petition q
taxpayers be published in The official journa
Of the parish for full thirty clear days prior t.
the holding Of said election, md this ordl
nance shall take effect from, and after the datt
of its, passage ,,,r,11A,,o
s. NJ. ANEI, President
flerlf
Petition and Ordinance.
10 the Honorable President and Members o
the Police Jury of the Parish of Vim
State of Louisiana.