The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23
Extracts from Police jury
Proceedings of Bossier Parish,
La, August L, 1888, in
Relation to Removal
of Parish Site.

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the general election laws of the
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 7th day of
September, 1888, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors
OF the parish for approval or disap
prevail 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 Bosser Parish
from Bellevue to the depot at Benton,
! VAUDEVILLE, Alden's Bridge, Bossier CITY or
Haughton, and providing for the submission
OF this act to the electors thereof for ratiti-
cation III accordance with Article $50 of the
| Constitution.
Section L. Be it Resolved by the General
| Assembly of the State of louisiana notice of
the introduction of this act having been given,
and proof exhibited according to Article IS of
the Constitution, that the parish seat of the
parish of Bossier be and is hereby removed
from Bellevue and located at the depot at Al
denis Bridge Benton, Vanceville, Bossier City,
| or Haughton, the exact site to be selected by
the Police jury and to be within one mile OF
the depot buildings.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted ETC.. That the
Police Jury of Bossier parish. within thirty
days after the PRONUNCIATION of this act shall
issue proclamation signed by the President
of said body, ordering an election for the
purpose OF obtaining an expression of the will
OF the electors OF SAID parish to ratify, or re-
fuse to ratify, this act.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That at
said election the ballots shall be "for removal"
or against removal" If q majority shall
vote against removal then this act shall
have no effect, and the President of the
Police Jury shall simply declare the re-
suit If, on the contrary, majority shall vote
for removal, then the Polide Jury shall, within
thirty days after he 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 as to their choice for the
parish seat among the places herein mention
ed.
Sec. d. Be It further enacted etc That if
any place shall receive 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. ,. Be it further enacted, etc, That if
no place herein mentioned and voted for shall
receive majority of the votes cast at said
second election, then the Police Jury shall
ed issue a proclamation signed by the Prcsi
dent OF said body, ordering third election for
the purpose OF obtaining an expression of the
electors as to their choice between the two
points receiving the greatest number of votes
in the said several elections herein provided
for, aud the place receiving a majority of the
votes cast at this third election shall be de-
clared by the President of the Police jury to
be the parish seat of Bossier parish and this
act of full force and effect
= f.
commissioners OF the elections herein provided
for shall be appointed by the Police Jury, and
shall make their returns to them, whose duty
| 1t shall be to porcelain the result of said cleo
ton or elections i'll five days after holding the
| same.
Sec T. Be it further enacted, etc, That no
| fees or compensation shall be allowed the
| Sheriff, Police Jurors, managers or Assessor
and Registrar of voters for any services rem
dered in holding the election or elections in
accordance with the provisions of this act,
| and no revision of registration necessary prior
to holding said election or elections.
| See 3. Be is further enacted ETC. That tbe
election or elections herein provided for shall
be held in pursuance of the general election
laws IN so far as they not in conflict with
this act and at the polling places now estab-
lished by law.
S. p HENRY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JAMES JEFFRIES,
Lieutenant-Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved, June %, 1888.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy from the original
JOSEPH GEBELIN,
Assistunt Secretary of State.
Be it further Ordained, That at
said election each elector shall ex-
press his approval or dsapproval oil
above recited Act 33, by depositine
his ballot, which shall have written
or printed on it the words "for re
moval,r or against removal.D
Be it further Ordained, That The
President of this body shall make
proclamation of said election, ant
do and perform all lawful acts t
: hold the same, and the commission
ers appointed by this body are here
by ordered to make return of sale
{ election to this body on Tuesday
: September 18th, 1885,.
The following commissioners ant
clerks were appointed to hold salt
election:
Ward 1T. D. Cornell, G. B
;. Hodges aud S. M. Furniss commits
s sioners, and w. Ell. Hodges, clerk.
Ward q. G. Ogden, r. l.. Stin
o son and w. B. Simpson commission
ers, and J. M. Arnold, clerk.
Ward 3-W. G. Campbell, L. N
!; Winston, and Il. S. DoIes, commits
sioners, and N. W. Sentell. clerk.
o Ward Al ID. Rodgers, r. E
Allen and }. j. Swindle, commi'
O sioners, and t. q. Barnett, clerk.
Ward %. M. Mccall, DAM.
Smith and r. B. Martin, commi
sioners, and DIR. g. ii. Irion, elerl
= Ward 6, Precinct DIR. w. ,
u Mobley, L. G. Biggs aud G. w. Lii,
commissioners, and j. Il. CabeeI
e clerk. Precinct FL. E. McDad
e j. P. Ivy and W. T. Nuckolls, con
missioners, and G. B. Abercrombi
u clerk.