The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-20
Proclamation of Election

1he following ordinance was offer
ed by E. S. Dtorch, President, and
duly seconded by J. 7. Many, and
having been read, was adopted by
the following vote: Yeas-E. S.
Dortch, President; J. T. Many, T.
NJ. Barnett, T. NJ. Love, G. D. San
didge, J. W. Jeter and J. A. Sewall.
Nays-none.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election in ac-
cordance with Act No. 153 of the
Acts of 1894, of the Legislature of
the State of Louisiana, approved
July 18th, 1894, whereat shall be
submitted to the property tax payers
of parish ward No. l, of the Parish
of Bossier, in the State of Louisiana,
entitled to vote under the laws of the
said State, the question of levying a
special tax at the rate of five mills
on the dollar per annum for period
of ten years beginning with the 1st
day of January, 1897, in the aid Of
the construction of the Kansas City,
Watkins & Gulf railway, by the
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway
| Company: corporation organized
| under the laws of the State of Louis
lana, in conformity with the petition
of more than one third of the proper
| ty taxpayers and tax-paying electors
of parish ward No. /, in the parish
of Bossier aforesaid, hereto annexed
and made part thereof, and subject
10 the conditions and stipulations set
forth in the said petition and made a
! part hereof, providing for the mode
of holding said election, making re-
turns, etc.
Section l. Be it Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier,
in the State of Louisiana, in legal
session convened, That special elec.
ton be held in parish ward No. l, in
the parish aforesaid, on Thursday,
the Goth day of February 1896, at
which shall be submitted to the
property taxpayers of the said par
ish ward, of the parish aforesaid, who
are entitled to vote under the laws
of the State of Louisiana, the Ques
tion of levying a special tax of five
mills on the dollar of valuation on all
the taxable property Of said parish
ward No, l, annually for the period
of ten years, beginning with the LIST
day of January, 1897, in aid of the
construction as hereinbefore describ
ed, by the Kansas City, Watkins &
Gulf Railway Company, corpora
tion organized under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, said tax to be
levied and paid out according to law
upon the express terms and condi
tions as set forth in the following
petition of the property taxpayers
Of the parish ward as aforesaid, viz
PETITION.
To the Honorable Police Jury O.
the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana: We, the undersigned petition
ers constituting more than one-thirc
of the property taxpayers in the
parish ward No. l, of Bossier parish
said State, respectfully represent thai
the construction of the Kansas City
Watkins & Gulf railroad through thu
said parish ward will be of great ben
eft to the people and propert,
| thereof;
Wherefore, we respectfully petition
your Honorable Police Jury to lev.
a special tax of five mills annually fo
the period of ten years as provided
by law, from the lst day of January
1897, payable on the order of sai'
company according to law, in aid O
the construction of the Kansas City
Watkins & Gulf railway, by th
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Raj,
way Company, corporation organic
| ed under the laws of the State c
Louisiana, from point of said paris
ward No. l on the south boundar
and running thence in a northwestel
ly direction through the entire lengt
of said parish ward, passing With
three-fourths of a mile of Knox Poin
and passing out of the said paris
ward on the north boundary owe
) the most practicable route throug
said parish ward No. l, and. provide
that none of said tax is to be pal
said corporotion until after the con
e pletion of said road through sal
! parish ward No. l; and will ere
depots at such points in said paris
ward No. l on said railway as IL
commerce thereof may in the judi
h ment of the said company requi
and will construct said line throue
said parish ward No. l on the mo
q practicable route from the said poi
of entrance to the northern or upp
boundary of said parish ward No.
= completing the same ready for opera
: ing the trains thereon on OF befo
r December 3lst, 1897.
: Petitioners further pray your Ho
y orable body to order an election
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