The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-07-23
police Jury Proceedings.
BELIEvuE, Juxn Is, 1886

BELLEVUE, JUNE Is, 1885.
Police 5tary met ii, called session. Present.
e. 8. DOrtch President; W. B. Bgggs, ThpmaA
Lsles, w. u. Abbey and D. b arifih,. MEM;
OsJs H. Belcher theii, presented bis commission
as an additional Police Juror for ward Q, 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 np. When recess was
taken, subject to the call Of the President
JuAE Is, 1885.
Police Jury again met; all the members in
attendance yesterday, with the addition OF y.
A. SewalI s,,, Xa.-1,,...
When the following resolntioh waa submit
e. ID po & W. BGggs, fE5Idas Eyles and
J. H BeLchsri n6es, j. 4 Sewall, w. N. Abney
NV whereas, By the provisions Of AL Ri i2a of
| the regular session of 1882 the General As
| sembiy Of the State of Louisiana authorized
the removal of the Parish Seat Of -BeAsafs par.
4 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 13ossier
Parish. That d Certain TRACT or paFpels Of
! ground now 6Wn6d 6F fofrierly owned BY Mrs.
| Annie B. Stockwell and her hHsband, John J,
| Stockwell and more particularly described as
| lying in the west half of section twenty-nine,
| Nv sec 29I and the east east half of section
range thirteen ll3, or that portion thereof east
j of Red River aud north of the. Vicksburg rail
] road, aid known as Bpssier City be and ID
hereby designated as the Parish Seat of BOs
4 sier Parish Aud the Parish Seat Is hereby re
this Ordinance and AIT No l25 o. the General
! Assembly ofthe Stats 0f Louisiana regular
session IF 1882, Shall be submitted to the quail
fled electors of the parish, and be approved
by majority Voting id favor thereof as re
quireo BY Attible $50 Of tile Constitution.
Provided, That this Ordinance shall not
take effect until twelve fiionths after ratifica
| ton Of same by an eleetidd Held in accordance
with existing laws insnch case made aud pro-
videsl; unless Suitable Buildings for protection
of records, holding Of Cotirts aud for security
of prisoners be sooner provided.
l. When the following act was adopted:
Whereas, A 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 eleotiun siiall .6e held
upon the QUESTION of the removal 6f the Parish
Seat from Bellevue to Bossier City. now, there
fore,
Be IL Ordained, That an election under the
general election laws of tbs Stats Is Hereby or
| dered to be held at the various polling places
was held, onSaturday the 29th day of August
1885, for the purpose of Submitting to the
qualified electors 5f the parish for approval OF
disapproval, Act No l22 Of the regular session
of the General Assembly Of the State of Louis
lana. which Act reads rs follows:
An ACT
Entitled an Act removing the Parish Seat
of the Parish of BOssier, notice of which has
been given By publication in the "Bossiet
BANNER as required By Article 40 of the
/ Constitution
II Section j. Be it enacted By the .Gshefa
Assembly of the State Of L6uisiaiis, That thu
} parish scat off the parish Of B0ssief is heteby
1 removed to that point or place to be designat
4 ed by the Police jury of said parishi provided
i this act removing the parish Scat to the placs
: thus designated By the Police Jury shall be
submitted to the Qualified eleet0rs Of sait
parish, and approved by . majority Of said
] eleBtors voting In favor thereof as required b.
:. Article $50 of the Constitution.
4 Section 2. Be it fttther enacted, &C., Tha
the Police Jhry of said parish shall, when pc
titioned by five hundred tax payers Of thei
parish, hold AN election under the genera
election laws Of the State, and at the polling
places at which the last general election wa
held, and submit TO the eiBstdrs Of their parisl
for approval or disappFuvai 81 this Act, ant
. the place selected by them, under the provis
! ions OF section of this Act, and shall do an,
. perform all legal and necessary acts to carr.
''-'1 ~ - RNOGDEN,
\ Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
GEO L WALTON,
L President pro tem Ofthe Senate
D SD McENERY,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
: Approved July 6, 1882.
Be it further Ordained, &c, That at sal
. election the following Ordinance adopted b
the Police Jury shall be submitted to the qua
y fled electors Of said parish, as required b
said Act No l22, tO-wit:
"Be it Ordained by the Police Jury Of Bo
sier Parish, That certain tract or parcel I
J. ground now owned or formerly owned by Nj
Annie B St0ckwell and her husband, John
StockweH, and more particularly describe
| as lying in the west half wv u of sectic
thirty (E of sec 3ol, township eighteen ia
u range thirteen il3l, or that portion there's
r. east of Red River and north Of the Ficksbul
e and Shreveport Railroad and known az 30
u sier City, be and is hereby designated as 81
,e Parish Seat of Bossier Parish, and the Parii
% Seat is hereby removeslto the said designate
place whenever this Ordinance and Act No i
9; of the General Assembly OF the State Of Loui
s lana, regular session of 1882 shall be submits
! to the qualified electors of the parish, and
Il approvedby majority voting in favor therec
r; IS required BY Article 250Of the! Connstit
>, ton
Be it further Ordained, SO, That at sa
er election each elector shall express his approx
ii or disapprovaIoft the above recitcd ActNo 4
- and of the foregoing Ordinance of this Peli
w jury Dy uepOsfs1ng ms DaAt0s Whtcn Shall ma
7e written or printed upon it the words
u For Approval of Act No l22, removing {
IA Parish Seat of Bossier Parish.
1y Or,
X Against Approval Of Act No 100, removi
- the Parish Seat of Bossier Parrish
10 And at said election each eleet0r shall al
express his approval or disapproval of
Ordinance of the Police Jury designating b
sier City as the Parish Seat, by having writ
IT. or printed upon his ballot the words
nc For removal of Parish Seat from Bellevue
40 Bossier City, and approval of Ordinance OF
ut Police Jury in relation thereto.
10 Or,
Against removal of Parish Seat from Bel
r. vue to Bossier City and disapproyal of Or
sr- nance of Police Jury in relation thereto.
= Be it further Ordained, That the Rsturnl
81 Officer of Bossier Parish shall make proclau
ar ton of said election and do and perform
NV lawful acts to hold the came and make rethl
y thereof to this Honorable body on Mond
sr- the 3lst day of August, or as soon thereat
ste as practible.
Provided, That this Ordinance shall
re- take effect until twelve months after ratif
ms ton of same by an election held In aocOrdal
of with existing laws in such case mafs and !
VI vlded, unless suitable buildings for protect
q of records holding of Court and for the