The Bossier banner., 1888-08-16

State is hereby ordered to be held
at the various polling places in the
parish were the last general elections
were held, on Friday, the 9TH day of
September, 1888, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors
of the parish for approval or disap
proval OF Act No. SO, of the regular
session of the General Assembly of
1888, State of Louisiana, which reads
as follows:
No. 80 An Act
Removing the Parish Seat of b. ssicr Parish
from Bellevue to the depot at Benton.
Rahcevllle, Alden's Bridge, Bossier CITY or
hanghton, and providing for the submission
Oh TINS act to the electors thereof for ratiti
C. Iasloii N accordance with Article $50 of the
section J. BE it Resolved BY the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana. notice of
tht Introduction of this act having been pivan
ana M PROOF exhibited according to Article 43 of
the CONSTITUTION, that the parish seat of the
parish OF bossler be and is hereby removed
from bellevue and located at the denot ot Al
den Bridge, Benton, Vanceville, Bossier civ
or Haughton, the exact site to be selected H.,
the Police Jury and to be within ono mIla ~
the depot buildings.
Sec. :. lie it further enacted, etc, That the
foilee Jury OF Bossicr parish. within thirty
days after the pr0mulgati of tins act sbai
issue a proclamation signed by the Prcs;Sent
OF SAID body, ordering an election for the
purpose OF obtaining an expression of the will
OF the electors OF said parish to ratifv. or re-
fuse to ratify, this act
Bee. BE it further enacted, etc. That +
said election the ballots shall he "for remoyal >,
AGAINST removal =,
vote against removal then this acS shall
nave no effect. and the President of the
Poilce Jury shall simply declare tbe re-
suit IT, on the contrary, IA majority shall vote
ior removal, then the Polide Jury shall. within
onirty uaSS after The result of said election is
proclaimed, issue proclamation signed by the
PRESIDENT of said body, ordering an election for
the purpose of obtaining an expression of the
electors OF said parish to their choice for the
parish seat, among the places herein mention
ed. ''oA
Sec, 4. BE It further enacted, etc. That if
any place snail receive a majority OF the VOTES
cast at said second election, then this act shall
have full force, and the President of the Police
Jury shall declare the parish seat removed to
such place as shall have received said majority
Sec D. Be it further enacted, etc, That if
no place herein mentioned aud voted for shall
receive d majority of the votes cast at said
second election, then the Police ,Jury shall
within thirty days after said result is proclaim,
Ell Issue proclamation signed by the presi-
dent OF said body, ordering a third election for
the purpose OF obtaining au expression of the
electors as to their choice between the two
points Receiving the greatest number of votes
IN the SAID several elections herein Orov;ded
Tor, and the place receiving majority of the
votes cast at tins third election shall he de-
clared by the President of the Police Jnry Ia
be the parish seat of Bossier parish. and this
act of full force and effect
"a.
commissioners of the elections herein provided
for shall be appointed by the Police jury. and
snail make their returns to them whose dutv
1t shall be to porcelain the result o. said cleo
ton or elections in five days after holding the
same.
Sec Z. Bo 1t further enacted etc. That no
fees or compensation shall he allowed the
oherh, follce Jurors managers or Assessor
and Registrar of voters for apy services rem
dered IN holding the election or elections in
accordance with the provisions of this act
ana no revision OF registration necessary prior
to holding said election or elections.
Sec, 3. BE is further enacted. etc. That the
election or elections herein provided for shall
De held III pursuance of the general election
laws IN so far as they are not in conflict with
tins act and at the polling places now estab-
lished by law
s. 2 HENRY,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
oAhLS
Lieutenant-Governor and President of the
Senate
Approved, June 90, 1888.
FRANCIS r. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy from the original
JOSEPH GEBELIN,
Assistant Secretary of State.
Be it further Ordained, That at
said election each elector shall ex-
press his approval or disapproval of
above recited Act SO, by depositing
his ballot, which shall have written
or printed on it the words "for re-
moval,' or "against removal"
Be it further Ordained, That the
President of this body shall make
proclamation of said election, and
do and perform all lawful acts to
hold the same, and the commissions
ers appointed by this body are here.
by ordered to make return OF said
election to this body on Tuesday.
Septembar 11th, 1885,
The following com missioners and
clerks were appointed to hold said
elections:
Ward 1T. d. Connell, G. b
Hodges and S. M. Furniss commits
sioners, and W. FL. Hodges. clerk.
Ward q. G. Ogden, r. l.. Stin.
son and W. B. Simpson commission
ers, aud j. NJ. Arnold, clerk.
Ward 3-W. G. Campbell, l.. NJ
Winston, and r. S. Doles, commits
sioners, and n. w. Sentell. clerk.
Ward ii d. Rodgers, r. FL
Allen and j. j. Swindle, commits
sioners, and T. q. Barnett, clerk.
Ward 81. M. Mccall, DAME
Smith aud Il. B. Martin, commits
sioners, aud DIR. G. I'll. Irion, clerk
Ward 6, Precinct DIR. w. j
Mobley, L. G. Biggs and G. w. Lilly
commissioners, and J. II. Cabeen
clerk. Precinct 2-L. E. McDade
j. p. Ivy and w. T. Nuckolls, com
missioners and G. B. Abercrombie
clerk. |