The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-12
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 Wattsville School District
of theParish OfWinn, as created and defined and
located under and by authority of the board
of school directors of the said parish and de-
scribed as follows to-wit:
Containing all the SIX of tp II n r q W, west of
Dugdemonia, except sections Is and rs also s15
OF sec 17tpl2n r ", and being and consti-
tuting one-third Of the property taxpayers
Of said Wattsville School District,
respectfully ask that your honorable
body, acting within and under the authority
stitution of the State Of Louisiana by act l31
of the General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, approved July Is, 1893; by Act 2l4 of the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana ap-
proved July 10, 1902; by Act Jas Of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, approved
July s, 1904; and by Act 167 Of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana, also ap-
proved on the 9Th day of July 1904, do order
that special election be held in the manner re-
,quired by law, for the purpose of determining
whether or not special tax in excess OF the
by and declared in article 292 of the Constitu-
ton Of 1888, shall be levied on the property
liable to taxation, within said Wattsville
School District.
Petitioners further pray that at said election
so to be held, your honorable body do submit
Wattsville 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 special tax, the levy Of which is hereby
prayed for, to be submitted according to law,
ing a public school house in said Wattsyille
School District and giving additional support
to the maintenance of the public school.
Second That the rate Of said special tax,
SO to be levied annually upon all taxable prop
shall be ten 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 Wattsville School Dis
trict shall be three years, beginning with the
year 1911. =.
!, Wherefore, 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 acts of the Legislature
thereof on the subject.
Respectfully submitted,
Pc. Carpenter, c. B. Garter, w. A. Carpen-
ter, J. T. Collins, George Bates, j. w. Bailey,
j. NJ Carpenter, D. F. Carter, w. R. Griffin
w. Q. Howard and wife, W. 3. Carpenter, O. G..
Guthrie. \. D: 0'Bryan, J. M. Megison, q. W.
AN 71 ORDINANCE.
4 On motion, the request Of the petition was
granted, and the following ordinance adopted:
Sec.l: Be it ordained by the police Jury of
the Parish OF VIM, La, in regular session
assembled, That special election be held
throughout Ut. Wattsville School District,
Tuesday, August %, 1910,
ut which there shall be submitted Is 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
in said Wattsville School District, VIM
Parish, La, special tax OF 10 mills on the dollar
per annum for q period OF 8 years, commencing
Of public schools throughout said school dis
:rlct said tax to be levied and collected accord
ing to law. s.
sec.2 Be it further ordained, etc, That the
,omnissi oners Of said election shall receive