The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-04-25
The following Act was submitted +:


Be it enacted, by the Police Jury of Bossier
Parish. and it is hereby enacted by the author
ity of III, same:
Section lst-That the Parish of Bossier be
red;stricted into Police Jury Wards, as follows:
Section 2-That Ward One shall extend /
north to the township line, between township
IL and township Is, and thence east to Red
Chute, thence south as now fixed, shall here
after constitute Ward Number l, of this Par
ish, with polling place at Atkins place
Section 3LThat Wards Eight and Two are /!
hereby united, and shall extend south as far as |
Ward No. l, and shall hereafter constitute |
Ward No. 2, and shall contain one Justice of
the Peace, and one Election Precinct, with |
Polling Place at Benton.
Section 4-That Ward No. 6, as now cOnsti- |
tuted, shall hereafter be known as Ward No. |
5, and shall contain one Justice of the Peace |
and one Election Precinct, with Polling Place
ut Collinsburg.
Section SHAT Ward No 3, as now copsti- |
tuted, shall hereafter be known as Ward No.
4, and shall contain one Justice of the Peace
and one Election Precinct, with Polling Place
at Red Land.
Section 6-That Ward No. 7, as now consti-
tuted shall hereafter be known as Ward No.
5, with one Justice of the Peace, and one Elec-
ton Precinct, with Polling Place at Rocky
Mount
Section THAT Wards Nos. a and 5, as now
constituted, be and are hereby united and
shall constitute Ward No. 6, and shall contain
two Justices of the Peace, and two Election
Precincts, with Polling Places at Bellevue and
Fillmore.
Section S-That the dividing line between
Precincts Nos. l and 9, in Ward No. 6, be the
| township line between township Nos. l8 and
| 10, beginning at Red Chute and running east
as far as said township line extends. and run
line and all north of said line shall constitute
Precinct No. of Ward No. 6, with Polling
Place at Bellevue, as above and all south of
said line shall constitute Precinct No. 2, Of
Ward No G, with Polling Place at Fillmore.
| Section 9-That this Ordinance take effect
from and after its passage, and all laws in con-
iict herewith are hereby repealed.
Emperor Thomas submitted the
following amendment:
That Wards Nos IA, and shall remain
as now fixed, with Election Precinct for Ward
No. at Benton Election Precinct for Ward
No. a, at Bellevue; with Election Precinct for
Ward No S at Minis School House and with
Election Precinct for Ward No. 8 at Shreve
port Ferry, at Mrs. Canes.
Lost, by the following vote:
| Yeas-Emperor Thomas, Spencer
Minis, league Miller, j. V. Kilgore,
tB. F. Oneal-5.
!: Nays-L. B. Phillips, NJ. E. Bush,
W. A. Stroud, N. G. Brownlee, Thos.
Lyles, w. r. Prather, President-6
B. F. Oneal then offered the fol
lowing amendment:
That Ward No. 2 shall have two Election
Precincts, with Precinct No. at Benton, and
Precinct No. at Mrs. Gains place, opposite
Shreveport and at Shreveport Ferry.
Lost, by the following vote:
Yeas-Emperor Thomas, Spencer
! Minis, league Miller, J. V. Kilgere
, B. F. Oneal-5.
Nays-L. B. Phillips, Thos. Lyles
J M. E. Bush, N. G. Brownlee, w. A
Stroud, w. r. Prather, Presidents
The original Act was then passed
Q by the following vote:
Yeas-L. B. Phillips, Thos. Lyles
M. e. Bush, N. G. Brownlee, w. A
D Stroud, w. R. Prather, President-6
Nays-Emperor Thoms, Spence
Minis, league Miller, j. V. Kilgore
Q B. F. Oneal-5.
The following claims we're takel
Q up and approved:
w. R. Head, Coroner inquest,J Bishop, 81 0
= H. w. Ogden +" /"
y j. B Oneal, Sheriffs costs, $24
&C salary, 1877, allowed State law, so
o Board prisoner Bob Robinson, %
= &C Board prisoner Henry Ross, Ia
Board prisoner Alb Williams, 80 5
l. Board pris j Lee and III Tandy, 3
J. B. Walthall, salary, 1877, 25
The following witness certificate