The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-08-19
Petition and Ordinance.

~ tlC uOuOfdDle pTCSlucuC ana members OF
the police jury Of the parish of Winn, state
Of Louisiana.
The petition Of the undersigned property
taxpayers of the Wattsvlle 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 So of tp II II r 4 W, west of
)ugdemonla, except sections Is and rs also 81
Of sec l7tp12 r W, and being and consti-
tutlng one-third OF the property taxpayers
OF SAID Wattsville School District,
respectfully ask that your honorable
conferred upon you by Article 232 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana by act 1871
of the General Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, approved July 10, 1898; by Act 2l4 of the
General Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, ap-
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, approved
July 6, 1904 and by Act 1877 Of the General AS
sembly of the State OF Louisiana, also an
proved on the 9Th day of July 1904, do order
that special election be neld in the manner re-
CURED by law. for the purpose of determining
Constitutional limitation Of taxation, provided
ny and declared in article 232 of the Constitu-
ton of 1898. shall be levied on the property
liable to taxation, within said Wattsvile
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
WattsVlle School District, entitled to vote at
said election under the election laws of the state
OF Louisiana, the following matters, to-wit:
ing special tax, the levy of which is hereby
prayed for, to be submitted according to law,
IS Tor the purpose OF maintaining and furnish
ing a public school house in said Wattsville
School District and giving additional support
to the maintenance of the public school.
SECOND. That If = 10.
so to believed annually upon all taxable prop
erty in said Wattsvillc School District,
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
trlct 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
P. G. Carpenter, 6. B. Carter, W. A. Carpen-
ter J. 7. Collins, George Bates, J. W. Bailey,
W. G. Howard and wife, w. E. Carpenter, G. e.
Guthrie, II. D. O'Bryan j. NJ. Megison, G, w.
AN Ordinance.
On motion, the request OF the petition was
granted, ana the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. l: Be tordaincd by the police Jury of
the Parish Of VIM, La, in regular Session
assembled. That special election be held
throughout Wattsville School District.
Parish of Winn, State of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, August %, 1910,
at which there shall be submitted to the prop
erty taxpayers who are entitled to vote Under
the election laws of the State of Louisiana the
OneCt10n ro11 TOW III
in said Wattsville School District, Winn
Parish, La, special tax of 10 mills on the dollar
per annum for period Of years, commencing
with 1911 and running to 1918, inclusive, in aid
or public schools throughout said school dis
trict said tax to be levied and collected accord.
ing 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
district, and before depositing same in the BAL
lot box shall endorse thereon, in the presence
OF the voter, the name of the voter for or
against the levy Of said ten-mil tax in aid of
public schools as aforesaid.
Sec 8. 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
ballots used at said election shall be printed
in the following form:
HoA a special lax OF ten mills on the dollar |
per annum for period OF three years, com
@ men with wit 1911 and running to 19!s ncq
School District in ala Of public Schools u
throughout said school district
Against special tax of ten mills. on the |
dollar per annum for period of three years !
ncns1s ng il 1871 and running to
School District in aid of the public
schools in said school district
Sec; 4. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
Board Of Supervisors of Election of Winn |
Parish be and they are hereby requested to
appoint commissioners and clerks to serve at |
said polling places, and to give due notice Of
ne time and place of holding said election, to
me PRESIDENT Of the Police Jury, who shall
said election in accordance with
aw. 49,
Sec. s.. BE it further ordained, etc., That
his ordinance and the annexed petition of |
taxpayers. be published in the official journal
y the parish for full thirty clear days prior to
he holding of said election, and this ordinance
hall take effect from and after the date of it's
passage. j. +. PORTER,
}. NJ. ABEL. CLERK. (7-l5) President.
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