The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-06-25
Police Jury Proceedings.
RELIEvuE. JnNE b. 1855.


E. 8. Dortch. President; w. B. Boggs, Thomas
Lyles, w. N. 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 q recess was
| taken, subject to the call of the President.
JUNE Is, 1885,
Police Jury again met; all the members in
attendance yesterday, with the addition OF j.
a. Sewall.
When the following resolution was submit
ted and adopted by the following vote@l-Ayes.
E. y Dof5eh, w. b. Boggs, Thomas Lyles and
J. H. Beleheri noes, j. A SewaH, w. N. AbAey
and d. e Griffin:
Whereas, By the provisions of Act No 70 of
the regular session of 1882 the General AS.
sembly of the State of Louisiana authorized
the removal of the Perish Seat eff 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 Police Jury of Bossier
Parish. That a certain tract or parcel of
ground now owned OF formerly owned by Mrs.
Annie b. Stoekwell and her husband, John j.
StocEwell, and more particularly described az
lying in the west half of section twenty nine,
Nv sec 29f and the east east half of section
thirty z VI sec Owl bORnSRAP Sl&uCeSH tI6l,
range thirteen Q3), or that portion thereof east
of Red River and north of the Vicksburg rail
road, and known as B0ssler City, be and is
hereby designated as the Parish Seat of Bos
sier Parish and the Parish Seat is hereby re.
moved to She said designated place whenever
this Ordinance and Act No f22 Of the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana regular
session of 1882, shall be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the parish and be approved
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 fatifica-
ton 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 Eve hundred tax
payers, or more, off the Parish of Boesief aving
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 Bossier City now, there
fore,
Be IT Ordained, That an election ander the
general election laws of the State is hereby or
dered to be held at the various polling places
In the parish wher6 the last general election
was held, on Saturday, the 29ta day of August,
1885, for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified electors of the parish for approval or
disapproval, Act No 100 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 BossieF, notice of which has
been given by publication in the "Bossier
Banner" as required by Article 4S 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 majority of said
electors voting in favor thereof as required by
Article $50 of the Constitution
Section g Belt 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 ofthe State, and 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
RN OGDEN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEO L WALTON,
| President pro tenn of the Senate.
s D 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 100, to-wit:
BE it Ordained by the Police Jury of Bos-
sier Parish, That certain tract or parcel of
| M nod n.f kFra
| Annie StOckwell and her husband John
Stockwell, and more particularly described
as lying i'll the west half wv ID of section
| twenty nine (29l and the east half of section
thirty o. of sec 3Cl, township eighteen Q8),
range thirteen Cl3), or that portion thereon
east of Red River and north Of the Vicksburg
and Shreveport Railroad, and known as Bos-
| sier City, be and is hereby designated as the
Parish Seat of Bossier Parish, and the Parish
Seat is ereby removed to the said designated
place whenever this Ordinance and Act No ID
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 majority voting in favor thereof,
as required by Article $50 of the Connstitu-
| tion."
Be it further Ordained, sc, That at said
election each elector shall express his approval
| or diSapproval of the above recitcd Act No 10,
and of the foregoing Ordinance of this Police
Jury by depositing his ballot which shall have
| NElbCeH OF printed upon IL Tine W0fuS-
| For Approval of Act No l22, 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
express his approval or disapproval of the
Ordinance of the Police Jury designating BOs-
sier City as the Parish Seat, by having written
or printed upon his ballot the words
For removal of Parish Seat from Bellevue to
Bossier City, and approval of Ordinance of the
Police Jury in relation thereto
Or,
Against removal of Parish Seat from Belle
vue to Bossier City and disapproval of Ordi
nance of Police Jury in relation thereto
lit further Ordained, That the Returning
Officer of Bossier Parish shall make proclama
ton of said election and do and perform all
lawful acts to hold the same and make returns
thereof to this Honorable body on Monday
the 3ist day of August, or as soon thereafter
as practible.
Provided, That this Ordinance shall moi
take effect until twelve months after ratifca
ton 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 Court and for the SO
curity of prisoners be sooner provided.
7 Whap if uoa RaaoIvad That all he Acts