The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-16

oAO PoUAeAoA' 1AoW 40 YOU KNOW
that all those petitioners are tax
payers? VIII you pass upon it before
examining it as Committed How
do you know that all those petition
ers want the Parish site at Bossier
City; may not many have signed it
under the mistaken impression that
the Parish site was to be removed
anyway-not knowing that the Police
Jury had discretionary power? But
you must first designate point be-
fore you order an election, and before
you do that it would be well for you
to examine into the financial condi-
ton of the parish; examine the petit
ton, giving it all due weight and re-
spectful consideration, and then con-
slider whether, in the face of a
debt of about $4,000 you can expend
about $4,000 more; and ask the
people whether, in the face of those
facts, they wish to locate the Court
House on one side of the parish, and
not knowing whether you have a
clear title to your property?
Mr.. Ogden replied there would be
no difficulty about that-the parties
selling the land would give good and
sufficient bond for the protection of
the title, if necessary.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LOWRY
stated, briefly, that under the law
the Police Jury must first designate
a point for removal, on the required
petition, then election follows. The
selection of the place must be rati-
fed by the taxpayers. He thought
the petition entitled to due weight
and consideration, and, as a private
citizen, or member of the Police
Jury, would order an election, as ex.
pressed by the views and wishes Of
the petitioners. There is, however
no power to compel the Police Jury
to order an election on this petition
If it does not wish to-the matter is
with you and the people. But il
you do move in the matter, as law.
yer, I would advise you to first ap
point Committee to advise you as
to the perfection of title.
THE POLICE JURY
then began the inspection of the pc
tition, which was concluded yester
day about noon. The Police Jun,
reported that of the 1000 petition
ers, 375 paid taxes on properly, thu
others being only poll-tax payers
OF the 375 property taxpayers, q
| are nonresident, and four ladies.
A motion was made to exclud,
these names.
HON. q. W. OGDEN
argued that the nonresident ant
women taxpayers had right to pc
| tition under the law, and that tn
, Police Jury had no right to reiec
| their names; the law said taxpayers
: and it did not require that those tax
! payers should be voters; their pro
: perty gives them the right to petition
. on this question, even though the
. be non voters and non-residents. Ell
: asked that the Police Jury take lega
l advice before deciding the question
= DISTRICT ATTORNEY LOWRY
3 held that all taxpayers on propert
3 had right to petition; the idea c
r the law is that all who pay take
: have right to petition on the ques
/ ton of removing the Court Hous'
r whether they be male, female, c
t non-residents; but there must be 80
g on the petition before you can orde
r an election.
!. THE PETITION TABLED.
b A resolution was passed to tt
q effect that nonresident and femal
s property taxpayers were entitled |
b petition on the question, and the z
}; names were retained, making 81
d The petition was then tabled, it M
n l