The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-30
Proclamation of Election

duly seconded by ). L. Many, and
having been read, was adopted by
the following vote: Yeas-E. S.
Dortch, President; J. T. Many, F.
NJ. Barnett, T. NJ. Love, C. D. San
didge, J. w. Jeter and J. A. Sewall.
Nays-none.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election in ac-
cordance with Act No. 1853 of the
Acts of 1894, of the Legislature of
the State of Louisiana, approved
July 18th, 1894, whereat shall be
submitted to the property taxpayers
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 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. l, in the parish
of Bossier aforesaid, hereto annexed
and made 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 tho
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-
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, 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
| To the Honorable Police Jury O.
the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana: We, the undersigned petition
ers constituting more than one-thirt
of the property taxpayers IN the
parish ward No. l, of Bossier parish
said State, respectfully represent tha
the construction of the Kansas City
Watkins & Gulf railroad through th'
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 TO
the period of ten years as provide
by law, from the 1st day of January
1897, payable on the order of sal
company according to law, in aid c
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 {
: Louisiana, from point of said paris
ward No. l on, the south boundar
q q and running thence in a northweste
D 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 ovs
the most practicable route throug
said parish ward No. l, and provide
7 that none of said tax is to be pa
said corporotion until after the cor
pletion of said road through sa
5, parish ward No. l; and will ere
7 depots at such points in said pari;
e. ward No. l on said railway as Il
y commerce thereof may in the jud
IS s ment of the said company requi
Is and will construct said Enej throue
u ~ said parish ward No. l on the mo
y practicable route from the said poi
ie Of entrance to the northern or upp
g boundary of said parish ward No.
y completing the same ready for opers
st ing the trains thereon on or befo
r. December 3lst, 1897.
n, Petitioners further pray your He
ge orable body to order an election
rd take the sense of the taxpayers
h, granting the aid asked for or agair