The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-13

having been read, was adopted by
the following vote: Yeas-E. S.
Dortch, President; J. T. Many, F.
NJ. Barnett, I. NJ. Love, C. D. San
didge, J. W. Jeter aud J. 4. Sewall.
NayS-nOne.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election in &C
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
special tax at the rate of five mills
on the dollar per annum for a 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 x-paying electors
of parish ward No. l, in the parish
of Bossier aforesaid, hereto annexed
and made a part thereof, and subject
to 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 a special cleo
ton be held in parish ward No. /, 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-
ton 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 lst
| day of January, 1897, in aid of the
construction as hereinbefore describ-
ed, by the Kansas City, Watkins &
Gulf Railway Company, a 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 H.:
PETITION.
To 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 tax payers in the
parish ward No. 1, of Bossier parish,
said State, respectfully represent that
the construction of the Kansas City,
Watkins & Gulf railroad through the
| said parish ward will be of great ben.
eft to the people and property
thereof,
Wherefore, we respectfully petition
your Honorable Police Jury to levy
a special tax of five mills annually fol
the period Of ten years as provided
| by law, from the lst day of January
1897, payable on the order of sale
company according to law, in aid O.
the construction of the Kansas City
Watkins & Gulf railway, by The
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Rail
way Company, corporation organic
ed under the laws of the State o
Louisiana, from point of said parish
ward No l on the south boundar,
and running thence i'll a northwester
ly direction through the entire length
of said parish ward, passing within
three-fourths of mile of Knox Point
and passing out of the said parisI
ward on the north boundary owe
the most practicable route throug]
said parish ward No. l, and provlde'
that none of said tax is to be pai
said corporotion until after the com
pletion of said road through sal
| parish ward No. l; and will erec
depots at such points in said paris
ward No. l on said railway as th
commerce thereof may in the jude
h ment of the said company requir
and will construct said line throug
said parish ward No. l on the mos
practicable route from the said poir
Of entrance to the northern or uppe
boundary of said parish ward No.
completing the same ready for opera
: ing the trains thereon on or befol
: December 3lst, 1897.
! Petitioners further pray your Hol
orable body to order an election
take the sense of the taxpayers Q
4 granting the aid asked for or again
said proposition, the ballots to |
written or printed in the followin