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

D. B. WILLIAMS.
S. II. ABEL, President.
Clerk.
Petition and Ordinance.
TO the Honorable President and Members OF
the Police Jury of the Parish of VIM. State
The petition of the undersigned property
taxpayers of the Sardis School District of the
Parish OF VIM, as created, defined and located
under and by authority CT the Board OF School
Directors of the said parish, and described as
follows, to-wit
Beginning at the SW corner of Sec. 90, Tp. 10
N. r. w. and running east along the section
line to the Sc corner Of Sec: "a, Up. 10 n, r. 4
W.. thence south x mile, thence east mile.
thence north X miles to section line; thence
east to southeast corner of Section 81, Up 10 N,
R W; thence north along the section live tc
northeast corner If Sec. i, Up 10 N, Il 3 West:
thcncenorlh along the section line to northwest
corner Of Sec. 3, Up 10 N, R West; thence south
being and constituting one-third Of the prop
erty taxpayers of said Sardis School Di5trict,
respectfully ask that your Honorable Body.
acting within and undr the authority cou
ferred upon you by Article 222 OF the Crns;itu-
ton of the State of louisiana; by ACT 1871 Of the
General Assembly of the State OF louisiana
approved July 10. 1902; Cy Act 1l5 OF the Ccner-
al Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, approved
July g. 1904 and by Act 1877 Of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana, also APPROX
on the 9th day of July, 1904, &c order .',at q
special election be held, in the manner pres
cribed by law, for the purpose Of determining
whether or not 4 special tax in excess of TIE
Constitutional limitations of taxation, provided
by and declared in Article .32 of TIC Constitt
ton of 1885, shall be levied on The property
liable to taxation within said Sardis Sciioo!
District
pp}itiOnnrc fnrt hnr fbn1 a. I,,in ion
SO to be held, your Honorable Body do snbnjt
to q vote of the property taxpayers Of said
Sardis School District entitled TO vote at said
election under the election laws CT the State OF
Louisiana, the following matters, to-wit:
First. That the object of levying and collect
ing a special TAX, the levy Of when is hereby
prayed for, to be submitted. according 10 law
is for the purpose of constructing ant. furnish
ing r public school hous" III said Sardis School
District and giving additional support TO the
maintenance of the public school.
Second That the rat" OF said special tax, 80
to BIZ levied annually rpca all taxable prop
perty in said Sardis School District shall! be s
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 said Sardis School district shall
be ten years, beginning with the year 1910.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that said cleo
ticn be ordered for the foregoing objects and
purposes and in conformity with the Cons;itu-
ton Of this State and the Acts OF the Legsla-
ture thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. Il. Mathews, Joab l.. Durham. e. T. Stroud,
N. Bridges, J: A. Porter, 7. A. siiman. j. II,
Smith, VIM Wepier, G. u. Broadway, Geo. A.
Payne, E. B. Barton, ]. l.. Shelton, " L Philen,
W.T.. Shelton, J. w. Shelton, I. II. Griffith, w.
A: Hail. A. } H az GXbn1NAucr
I'm u,o4 iov, hn ronOoct Of tho WI
granted and the following ordinance was
adopted:
Section /. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of VIM, La, in regular session
assembled, That special election be held
Winn, State Of Louisiana, on
Tuesday. May 81, 1910,
at which there shall be submitted TO the prop
city taxpayers who are entitled to vote under
| the election laws Of the State of Louisiana IT, G
question OF leyying on all taxable property in
So ID Surdis School District, VIM Parish, Ls.,
special tax of mills on the dollar per annum
for q period Of 10 years, commencing with 1910
and running TO 1919 inclusive, in aid Of public
schools throughout said school district, said
tax to be levied and collected according to law.
Sec.2. Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
commissioners of said election shall receive
the ballots of all property taxpayers who are
| entitled to vote under the election laws Of the
OLlt6 OI LOulSl;iutl, Dc1LB FOLelS Oi SllQ ScnOOl
district, and before derositing SAME in the bal
lot box shall endorse thereon, i'll the presence
Of the voter the maine of the voter and amount
OF value of the assessed property voted for OF
against the levy of said eight mill tax i'll aid 81
/ public schools as aforesaid.
! Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC., That tbs
said special election shall be held under the
election laws Of the State OF Louisiana, and al
polling places established by law, and the bal.
lots used at said election shall be printed il
the following form:
l "For special tax of eight mills on the tlol!a1
per annum for q period ten years, commencing
will, 1910 and running to 1919 inclusive, on al
4 taxable property in Sardis School District il
aid of public schools throughout said schoo
district"
against special tax of eight mills on tii'
dollar per annum for q period Of ten years
commencing in 1910 and running to 1919, incu
siye, on all taxable property in Sardis Schoo
District in aid Of the public schools in sail
school district.'
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc. That tn
Board Of Supervisors of Election OF Wins
Parish be and they are hereby requested Il
appoint commissioners and clerks to serve a
said polling places, and to give due notice 9
the time and place of holding said election t
the President OF the Police Jury, who shall
, promugatc said election in accordance wit
law.
/ Sec, 5. Be it further ordained, ETC., That thi
ordinance and the annexed petition Of taxpay
ers be published in the official journal OF tn
holding of said election, and this ordinanc
shall take effect from and after the date OF ii
s. N. ABEL, Clerk.