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

TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Police Jury Of the Parish of Winn
Slate Of Louisiana
The petition of the undersigned property
taxpayers, of the Blue Spring School District Of
::he Parish Of Winn 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 2, 3, 4, s. 6, 7, 8,
9, ic, II, Il, IS, l6, II, 10, 20, 81, 22, % and
being and constituting one.third of the property
taxpayers Of said Blue Springs School District r
acting within and under the authority con.
ferred upon you by Article 232 of the Con
stitution Of the State of Louisiana; by Act l3l
of the General Assembly of the State of Louisi.
ana, approved July 10, 1902; by Act AS Of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana;
also approved OIL the 9th of July 1904, do order
that special election be held, in the manner
prescribed by law, for the purpose of deterrnir-
ING whether or not special tax in excess of
the Constitutional limitations of taxation, pro-
yided by and declared in Article 232 Of the
Constitution of 1893, shall be levied on the
property liable to taxation within said Blue
Springs School District.
Petitioners further. pray that at said election
so to be held, your Honorable Body do submit
| to vote Of the property taxpayers of said
Blue Springs School District Untitled 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.
1ccting special tax, tile levy of which is
hereby prayed for,, to be submitted, accord
ing TO law, is for the purpose Of construct
ing, and furnishing public school house in
said Blue Springs School District and giving adj
ditional support to the maintenance Of the pub.
| lie school.
4 Second. That the rate Of said special tax, so
| to be levied annually upon all taxable prop.
erty in said Blue Springs School District shall
be 5 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, tax alton in said Blue Springs 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.
i Respectfully submitted
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V Y, A NJ ERRssoN,
ii. NJ. JORDAN JSJRi
/. V. DREWETT,
w. M. BLAKE,
S. M. CHANDLER,
w. C. EDWARDS. Ell
AN ORDINANCE
On motion, the request of the petition wa
granted and the following ordinance wa
!, adopted:
Section 1. BE it ordained BY the Police Jur,
& of the Parish Of VIM, La, in regular sessio,
assembled, That q special election be he'll
throughout Blue Springs School District, Par
n ish Of Vim, State Of Louisiana, on
& sss TUESDAY, MAY "a, 1910.
q at which there shall be submitted to the PROF
Ierty taxpayers who are entitled to vote ,inde
S the election laws of the State of Louisiana til
::Ein said Blue Springs School District, Vim Pa,
= special tax of S mills on the dola
fIpef ani1um for a period Of 10 years, con
: istneneng with ~ Q and running to 1919 inclt
8 sisccss aid of public schools throughout Sal
!, fscIeal district said tax I'd be levied and co
rffsfS. S1StrfYS $SSYN