The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-07-09
police jury Proceedings.
BELLEVUE. JUNE Is. 1886.

oEAlEfOEY JUNE Aot AOOo.
Police Jury met in called session Present.
Lyles, w. NJ. Abney and D. E. Griffin, mem
bers.
j. II. Belcher then presented his commission
as an additional Police Juror for ward 2, and
participated in the proceedings
The minutes of last meeting were then read
and approved.
When the question of the removal of the
Parish Site was taken up. When a recess was
taken. subject to the call of the President.
JUNE 10, 1885.
Police Jury again met; all the members in
attendance yesterday, with the addition of j.
A. Sewall.
When tie following resolution was submit.
ted and adopted by the following vote-Ayes,
E. S. Dortch, W. B. Boggs, Thomas Lyles and
j. Ell. Belcher; noes, j. A Sewall, w. NJ. Abney
and d. E. Griffin:
Whereas, By the provisions of Act No 100 of
the regular session Of 1882 the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana authorized
the removal of the Parish Seat of Bossier par
ish to such place as might be designated by
the Police Jury of Bossier parish. Now, there
fore,
Be it ordained by the Poliee jury of Bossier
Parish, That certain tract or parcel of
ground now owned or formerly owned by Mrs.
Annie Ii. Stockwe1 and her husband, John j.
Stockwell, and more particularly described as
lying in the west half of section twenty-nine,
Nv sec 29l and the east east half of section
thirty E Of sec 30), township eighteen (IS),
range thirteen (l3j, Of that portion thereof east
of Red River and north of the Vicksburg rail
road, and known as Bossier City, be and is
hereby designated as the Parish Seat of Bos
sier Parish; and the Parish Seat is hereby re-
moved to the said designated place whichever
this Ordinance and Act No l22 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana regular
session of 1882, shall be submitted to the quail
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by majority voting in favor thereof as re
quired by Article $50 of the Constitution.
Provided, That this Ordinance shall not
take effect until twelve months after ratifca
tion of same by an election held in accordance
with existing laws in such case made and pro-
vided, unless suitable buildings for protection
of records, holding of Courts and for security
of prisoners be sooner provided.
When the following act was adopted:
/. Whereas, petition of five hundred tax
payers, or more, of the Parish of Bossier having
this day been presented to this Honorable
body asking that an election shall be held
upon the question of the removal of the Parish
Seat from Bellevue to Bossief Cityi now, there
fore,
Be il Ordained, That an election under the
general election laws of the State is hereby or
dered to be held at the various polling places
in the parish where the last general election
was held, on Saturday, he 29th day of August,
1855, for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the parish for approval or
disapproval, Act No l22 of the regular session
of the General Assembly of the State of Louis,
lana, which Act reads as follows:
AN ACT
Entitled an Act removing the Parish Seat
of the Parish of BOssier, notice of which has
been given by publication ID the "Bossier
Banner" as required by Article AZ of the
Constitution.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, That the
parish seat of the parish of Bossier is hereby
removed to that point or place to be designat-
ed by the Police Jury of said parish; provided,
this act removing the parish seat to the place
thus designated by the Police Jury shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of said
parish, and approved by a majority of said
electors voting in favor thereof as required by
Article $50 of the Constitution.
Section 2 lit further enacted, &C., That
the Police Jury OF said parish shall, when pc
titioned by five hundred tax payers of their
parish, hold an election under the general
election laws of the State, aud at the polling
places at which the last general election was
held, and submit to the electors of their parish
for approval or disapproval of this Act, and
the place selected by them, under the provis-
ions of section of this Act, and shall do and
perform all legal and necessary acts to carry
this act into effect
OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEO L WALTON,
President pro tenn of the Senate.
s ID McENERY,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Approved July 6, 1882.
| Be it further Ordained, &C., That at said
election the following Ordinance adopted by
the Police Jury shall be submitted to the quail
| flied electors of said parish, as required by
said Act No l22, to-wit:
D. - al l. A.. n
sier Parish, That certain tract or parcel of
ground now owned or formerly owned by Mrs
Annie StOckwell and her husband, John
Stockwell, and more particularly described
as lying in the west half wv 81 of section
| twenty nine (29l and the east half of section
4 thirty tE of sec 3Cl, township eighteen Q8l,
range thirteen (l3), or that portion thereof
east of Red River and north of the Vicksburg
| and Shreveport Railroad, and known as B0s.
sier City, be and is hereby designated as the
| Parish Seat of Bossier Parish, and the Parish
Seat is hereby removed TO the said designated
| place whenever this Ordinance and Act No l22
| of the General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, regular session of 1882, shall be submitted
/ to the qualified electors of the parish, and be
| approved by a majority voting in favor thereof,
| as required by Article $50 Of the Connstitl4
| ton"
Be it further Ordained, SC, That at said
election each elector shall express bis approval
! or disapproval of the above recitcd Act No 49,
and of the foregoing Ordinance of this Police
Jury by depUsiting his ballot which shall have
written or printed upon it the words
For Approval of Act No 10, removing the
Parish Seat of BOssier Parish.
Or,
Against Approval of Act No 100, removing
the Parish Seat of Bossier Parish.
And at said election each elector shall also
Ordinance of the Police Jury designating Bos
sier CitV as the Parish Seat by having written