The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Official.

BENTON, La, JAN. Is, 1896.
The following Ordinance was offer
ed br E. S. Dortch, 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, F. M. Barnett,
T. M. Love, G. D. Sandidge, ]. W.
Jeter and ] A. Sewall. Nays-none.
An Ordinance ordering a Special Election in
1894 of tho Legislature of the State of Lou
isiana, approved July l2, 1894, whereat shall
be submitted to the property tax payers of
parish ward No. |, of the Parish of Bossier.
in the State of Louisiana, entitled to vote
under the laws of the said State, the question
of levyiRg a special tax at the rate of five
mills on the dollar per annum for 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, corporation organized
conformity with the petition of more than
one third of the property tax payers and
tax paying electors of parish ward No. /, in
the parish of Bossier, aforesaid, hereto an
nexed and made part thereof, and subject
to the conditions and stipulations set forth
in the seid petition and made 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
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 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 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 Isl
day of January, 1897, in aid of the
conservation as hereinbefore 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
F tons as set forth in the following
, petition of the property taxpayer
of the parish ward as aforesaid, viz
, To the Honorable Police Jury o
, the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana: We, the undersigned petition
| ers constituting more than one-thir'
| of the property taxpayers in tn
parish ward No. l, of Bossier parish
! said State, respectfully represent tina
3 the construction of the Kansas City
! Watkins and Gulf railroad throug
r the said parish ward will be of grea
benefit to the people and propert
f thereof;
t Wherefore, we respectfully petitio
8 your Honorable Police Jury to levy
special tax of S mills annually 70
= the period OF ten years, as provide
= by law, from the first day of Januar,
j. 1897, payable on the order of sal
# Company, according to law, in aid {
Q the construction of the Kansas Cit,
g Watkins and Gulf Railway, by th
n Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Raj
}, way Company, a corporation organ
b lied under the laws of the State {
t Louisiana, from a point of said paris