The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19

BILE Body to order an election according to law
to take the sense of the property tax payers of
said Ward on saidIprOpOsition, for or against
said proposed aid. The ballots to be used at
said election to be written or printed in the
following form, viz
"For special tax of FIVE mills in aid of the
Shreveport and Red River Valley Railway
Company for the time and on conditions set
forth in petition of property tax payers. -
Against special tax of five mills in aid of the
Shreveport and Red River Valley Railway
Company tor the time and on the conditions
set forth in petition of property tax payers
with the amount of the property assessed to
the voter written on his ballot, and for which
We will eyer pray.
w. F. TAYLOR.
EST. 0. C. HUNTER,
Per SAM HUNTER
s. B. MCCUTCHEN.
T. H. GATLIN
Section ?. Be it further Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, That said
election shall be held under the general cleo
ton laws of the State of louisiana and at the
polling places established in pursuance of law,
in the said Ward No |, of the Parish of Bossier,
and that the ballots to be used at said election
shall be written or printed in the form set
forth in the said annexed petition to this Police
Jury.
Section g. Be it further Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bosser, That the
Board of Supervisors of Election of the said
parish are hereby requested and directed to
appoint Commissioners of Election to serve at
said polling places, to give due notice of said
appointment and of the time and place of hold
ing said election. and to make returns of said
election to the Hon. f.. S. Dortch, President of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, said
State, who shall announce and promul gate the
result of said election according to law, on the
Goth day of September, 1897. and shall contract
| with said Railway Company, according to law
| and the terms of said petition.
Section A. BE it further Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, said State,
| that the Assessor of the parish shall furnish to
| tho Commissioners of Election, hereinbefore
authorized, complete list of the tax payers,
| with the amount of their assessments respec-
| lively, in said ward Only certified, and the
| Registering officer of said parish shall furnish
| a duly certified list of the electors of said ward
to the said Commissioners of Election.
Section 5. Be it further Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bosser, That the
| Commissioners of Election shall receive the
| ballots of all property tax payers of the said
| Ward entitled to vote at said election under
| the laws of the State OF louisiana and before
depositing same in the ballot box shall endorse
| thereon in presence of the electOr, unless the
same shall have been so endorsed, the name of
| the voter and the amount of the value of his
| assessed property, and said Commissioners
| shall make returns of the number of votes and
amounts of the assessed value of the property
| voted fer and against the levy of the said
special tax.
| Section 6. Be it further Ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, That
this Ordinance, and the annexed petition of
| tax payers be published in the official journal
of the parish for full thirty clear days previous
to the date of holding said election, and that
this Ordinance shall take effect from and after
| its passage.
| f. S DORTCH,
President Police Jury.
Attest: b. r. NASH, Clerk Police Jury.