The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-16
Police Jury Proceedings.

Police Jury met in regular session,
Roll call showed the following men,
bers present: E. S. Dortch, Presi-
dent; j. W. Jeter, T. NJ. Love, F. M.
; Barnett, J. A. Sewall, J. I. Many
and G. d. Sandidge.
On motion and second, the Police
Jury proceeded to canvass the re-
turns of the special election for or
against the special 5 mill tax for a
period of ten years in favor of the
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf
Railway, and after tabulating the
same, declared that there were cast
against said tax S91 1862 so, and for
said tax S142,7S5 90. That there
being a majority Of S51,222 so in
value for said special tax, and that
there were 35 votes cast against
said tax, and that there were so
votes cast for taid tax, and there
was majority of 45 voting for said
tax. Now, therefore, declare that
said special tax was carried in said
ward /.
| State of Louisiana Before me- the under
| Parish of Bossier. signed and Clerk of the
| District Court, and ex -otficiO Notary Public.
| in and for the Parish of Bossier, State of Lou
isianr, on this 10Th day of April, A. d. 1885, and
| in the presence of the undersigned competent
witnesses personally came and appeared +.
| s. Dortch, a resident of the Parish OF Bossier,
| State OF Louisiana, who appears herein as
President OF the Police Jury of said Parish OF
Bossier, acting under section three, of the ordi-
nance of the Police Jury, adopted i'll pursuance
of the petition of the property tax payers OF
parish ward No. l, of said parish OF Bossier.
and the vote of the property tax payers taken
Hereunder on the 9th eday of April, 1896, and
| the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway
| Company, corporation duly signed under the
laws of the State of Louisiana, whereof Jabez
B. Watkine is President, and having its legal
domicile in Calcasieu parish in said State.
herein, represented by its attorney in fact, w.
II. Cline, a resident of the Parish of Calcasieu;
and the President of The Police Jury, by virtue
of and in obedience to the authority as afore
said, acting for the said parish ward number l,
and the said attorney in fact for the said Kan
sas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Company,
declared tome, the District Clerk of said par
ish, and ex-oticio Notary Public, in the pres
ence of the two undersigned competent wit
| nesses, that:
Whereas, on the 18th day of January, 1896, a
petition signed by more than one-third i'll
number of the property tax payers OF parish
| ward number /, of the Parish of Bossier, in
said State praying that special election be
held according to law, to authorize the levying
and collection of five mill tax for the period
of ten years from January |, 1897, to aid the
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Co.,
a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, in the construction of its
line of railway as hereinafter set forth, was
presented to the Police Jury of the parish then
in session, which said special election was, by
the aid of said Police Jury and President, at a
legal meeting duly held, as required by the
statute. in the said Parish of Bossier, at the
place where the sessions of the said Police Jury
are always held on the 9th day of April, 1896,
duly held in accordance with said ordinance,
the statutes of Louisiana, in such case made
and provided, and with the prayer OF said
petitioners, and ma jority in number of said
property tax payers, and in value of the prop
erty, according to law, having voted in favor
of the levying of the said special tax of mills,
property taxpayers of the eaid parish ward No.
l, as evidenced by the official canvass and pro-
mitigation of the result of said election, duly
made according to law, and officially published
in the Bossier Banner, weekly newspaper
published, and OF general circulation in said
parish:
And whereas, this written contract has been
prepared by the parties hereinbefore named,
and has been submitted to the Police Jury of
the said parish, duly convened in lawful meet
ing, acting for the said parish ward No. !, and
has by the Police Jury been duly ratified and
approved, and the said E. S. Dortch as Presi-
dent thereof, having been duly authorized and
empowered by section of said ordinance, to
contract with the said Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf Railway, according to the law and
the terms of said petition:
Now, therefore, the said President of the
Police Jury of Bossier Parish, La, for and on
behalf OF ward No. l, of the Parish of Bossier
aforesaid, and the said Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company, through w. H.
Cline, its said attorney in fact, did declare to
me, the said District Clerk in the presence of
the subscribing witnesses, that they have COW
enanted and agreed to and with each other. as
hereinbetore set forth: and each of said parties,
for and on behalf of his said principal, does
make and establish the following covenant,
agreement and reciprocal obligations, the
same having been set forth in the petition of
the said property taxpayers to the said Police
Jury, and by the said Police Jury submitted to
the said property tax payers of said parish
ward, and voted upon as aforesaid, with the
result aforesaid, and does hereby establish and
adopt the exact terms thereof, as and for the
contract between the said parties, to-wit:
10 the Honorable Police Jury of
the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana: We, the undersigned petition
ers constituting more than one-third
of the property taxpayers in the
parish ward No. l, of Bossier parish,
said State, respectfully represent that
the construction of the Kansas City,
Watkins and Gulf railroad through
the said parish ward will be of great
benefit to the people and property
thereof;
Wherefore, we respectfully petition
your Honorable Police Jury to levy a
special tax of S mills annually for
the period of ten years, as provided
by law, from the first day of January,
1897, payable on the order of said
Company, according to law, in aid of
the construction of the Kansas City,
Watkins and Gulf Railway, by the
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Rail-
way Company, corporation organ
lied under the laws of the State of
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