The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-26
BENTON, La, JAN. Is, 1896.

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ed by E. S. Dortcb, President, and
duly seconded by J. T. 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. Sandidge, J. ".
Jeter and J. A. Sewall. Nays-none.
An Ordinance ordering Special Election in
accordance with Act No. 153. of the Acts of
1891, the Legislature of the State of Lou
isiana, approved July 70, 1894, whcreat shall
be submitted to the property tax payers of
parish ward No. Of the Parish of Bossier
i'll 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 a period of
ten years, beginning with the first day of
January 1897 in the aid of the construction
of the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Rail
way, by the Kansas City. Watkins and Gulf
Railway Company, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of louisiana in
conformity with the petition of more than
one-thlru OF the property tax payers and
aXpaying electors of parish ward No. l, in
the parish of Bossier, aforesaid, hereto an
neXed and made part thereof, and subject
to the conditions and stipuations set forth
in the sHid petition and made a part hereof
providing for the mode of holding said cleo
ton. making returns, 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 cleo
tion be held in parish ward No. l, in
the parish aforesaid, on Thursday,
the 9th day of April, 1896, at
which shall be submitted to the
property tax payers 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 1st
day of January, 1897, in aid of the
conscruction as herein nbefore describ-
ed, by the Kansas City, Watkins and
Gulf Railway Company, a corpora
ton organised 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:
To the Honorable Police Jury oi
the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana: We, the undersigned petition
ers constituting more than cne-third
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 and Gulf railroad through
the said parish ward will be of grea
benefit to the people and property
thereof;
Wherefore, we respectfully petition
your Honorable Police Jury to levy {
special tax of S mills annually fol
the period of ten years, as provided
by law, from the first day of January
1897, payable on the order of saie
Company, according to law, in aid o
the construction of the Kansas City
Watkins and Gulf Railway, by th
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Rail
way Company, corporation organ
lied under the laws of the State G
Louisiana, from point of said paris
ward No. l on the south boundar
and running thence in 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
E said parish ward No. l, and provide
! that none of the said tax is to be pal
said corporation until after the con
pletion of said road through sal
parish ward No. l; and will ere
depots at snch points in said paris
ward No. l, on said railway, as tt
commerce thereof may in the jud
. ment of the said Company requir
! and will construct said line throue
t said parish ward No. l on the mo
- practicable route from the said poi
4 of entrance to the northern or upp
Q boundary of said parish ward No.
IL completing the same ready for opers
ing the trains thereon on or befo
December 81, 1897.
Petitioners further pray your He
h orable body to order an election
take the sense of the tax payers
granting the aid asked for or agai1
u aid proposition, the ballots to
written or printed in the followi
form, viz:
"For the special tax of five mi
r in aid of the Kansas City, Walk
r and Gulf Railway Company for t
! time and on the conditions set fol
~ in the petition of the property
payers"
u "Against the special tax of S m
~ in aid of the Kanaas City, Walk
and Gulf Railway Company for
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