The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-01

cent upon taxable values each year,
for four years. The estimate of pa
rochial expenses, as fixed by Police
jury for year 1880 is $1,000. This
will equal 10 mills, which is the linn
it. under Constitution of 1879 The
revenues from licenses heretofore
have only supplied the deficiencies
in levenues derived from tax on
property. At all events, the Parish
Treasury has not had surplus, and
now there is no money in the Treas.
ury to pay current expenses. The
parish, hence, must contract for the
new buildings on credit, OF levy a
special tax for $4,000. No one ex
poets, however, to contract for new
Court house and Jail for cash. They
must be built on a credit, and, if
built on credit, the parish must
again he in debt and pay for the de-
lay in interest or in the additional
sum added to the actual cash cost of
the buildings.
Foassth. How many people in
Eossier parish will be benefited by
removal of the Parish Seate
Assuming that twesthirds of the
population will be (by removal)
nearer to the Court house than they
are now, which is an exaggerated
estimate, thenone-third of the jurors;
witnesses and litigants must travel
few miles further than the other
one third which IS nearer now. The
aggregate of jurors, witnesses, and
litigants compelled to visit the parish
seat each year, is about, say, 900, as
a large estimate. Hence the excess
in favor OF the proximity of Court
house to these classes is 800 people.
The voting population of the parish
rs nearly 5000. Will the parish in.
cur a debt Of $4,000 to save 800
people each year from riding It few
miles further in order to reach their
Court house, and do not even the
800 prefer to ride the few miles fur
Their to present Court house rather
than be taxed their share of $4,000
to build new buildings elsewhere?
Fifth. AS matter Of simple JUS
tice. after the parish seat has been
located at Bellevue; after citizens
have spent their money for houses in
the town because it was the parish
seat; after the parish has been de.
prived of portion of it's population,
without their consent, is it right now
to change the location unless some
great public good, and immediate
and urgent necessity requires it ?
This point becomes still more forci.
bic when the fact is remembered
that titles to Bellevue town lots are
derived from the parish.
SirM-The parish is BOW ont of
debt. The interest on township
funds due to Inhabitants Of town.
ships in the parish by the State is
about $4,000 each year. This sum
added to the regular free school
fund, poll taxes, SC, will give for
school purposes in this parish
larger sum in proportion to popula-
ton than will be received by any
PARISH IN the state save one. Now
if we shall avoid debt, lessen in
stead of increase taxation, what
home will this parish be for the iin-
migrant? What inducements far
superior to other localities do we not
offer to settlers9 With economy in
parochial expenditures, a tax of less
than 10 mills, with the share on
school funds, paid by the State, will
givea revenue amply sufficient to pay
all legitimate expenses and support
free schools in every neishborhood
in the parish s or 10 months i'm each
year. Can any inducement for i'm
migrants to locate with us stronger
than this l,A ofTnre1 Whom II 10