The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-26
Police Jury Proceedings.

BENTON, La. AUGUST %, 1897.
Police Jury met in call session with President |
E. 8. Dortch in the chair. Roll call showed
the following members present. ;. Dortc9'
R. Cavett, NJ. w. Cason, J. T. Many and c. d.
Absent-none.
And it appearing that tie Ordinance here
tofore adopted by the Police Jury on the 18th
day of August, 1897, ordering special election
in Ward One, of the Parish of Bossier, in said
Act No. IS. approved June %, 1886, as amended
and re enacted by Act No. 153, approved July
y, 1894, was not published as required by law;
Therefore, the following Ordinance to amend
and re- enact said Ordinance, was offered BY j.
L. Many and duly seconded by W. NJ. Abney,
lowing votes Yeas-E. s. Dortch, w. NJ.
Abney, j. w. Jeter, J. R. Cavett, NJ. w Caeon,
J. T. Many and c. D. Sandidge. Nays-none.
ORDINANCE.
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury of the
session assembled, That the Ordinance adopt
ed at the special meeting of the Police Jury
on the llth day of August, 1897, be, and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Ordering Special Election in accordance with
Act No. IS, approved June 2Sth, 1886, IS
amended and re enacted by Act No l53, ap-
proved July the 18th. 1894 whereat shall be
submitted to the property taxpayers of ward
number one. of the Parish of Bossier, State
OF louisiana, entitlea 10 Vo.e uuuer tne JAWS
OF the otate' the 4uestiol ol leVyIng d spec'al
tax at tne rate OF hve nillis on tne uoI!ar per
with the LIST day of January A. D. 1893, in aid
of the Shreveport & Red River Valley Rail-
way Company corporation duly organized
under the laws of the State of Louisiana, in
conformity totho pettion Vi nioro Iuan ono'
thira OF the property IaAPayeIs anu YAK
paying eiectcrs III salu wary nun nunnoe. one, u
the parish OF Bossler, sald state AFORESAID,
hereto annexed anu lhaae par! h1reoI, anu
subject to the condltions ana stipulatiohs SET
forth IN the SAID Peution' ana maze part
hereoi proViolng Ior Tue nous VI hoioins
SAID electlon, MAKING returns, eve:
Section |: be ordained by the romeo jury
OF the Parish OF bossler, IN the otate OF Looi
siana, IN legal session convened that speciai
election De held IN ward numoer one OF tne
parish OF boss'er, state AFORESAID; on Iuesaay,
the 18th day OF september A. d. 1921 At winch
shall be submitted to the property taxpayers
OF said ward number one, OF the Parish OF bos.
sier, said State. VINO are entitied 70 vote onoer
the laws OF the State OF LOUISIANA, the question
of !evying q special tax OF hVe mills on the
dollar OF valuation on all TAXABLE property IN
the said ward number one, OF the SAID farish
of Bossler annually 1or the period OF ten years.
beginning with tue ISL Gay OF January A.. D,
1879, and said tax to De Levied i0r the years
1873, 1879, l9OU, l9Ol i9o2 isoo, i9v4, 1soo isoo
and l9O7, in aid as herelnbefore described, OF
the Shreveport u Red River valley RAILWAY
Company, corporation duly 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 conditions set forth IN
! ers of the ward and parish aforesaid, viz:
To the Honorable Police Jury OF the Parish
of Bossier, State OF Louisiana: We the under
signed petitioners, constituting more than one
third of the property tax payers Ward No
in and tor the Purish OF Bossier, said State
of the Shreveport and Red River Valley Rail
road, by the Shreveport and Red River Valley
Railway Company, corporation duly organ
lied under the laws OF the State OF Louisiana
from point in ssid Parish on the line OF the
Vicksburg. Shreveport q Pacific Railroad
Railroad across Red River at the City o.
Shreveport, running thence in southerly
direction along down the east side of Red Rivel
through the entire length of said Parish Ward
passing within three fourths OF mile OF kno,
Point and passing out of said Parish Ware
as near as practicable to DesArc. with suitable
depots and stations in said Parish Ward Ont
as the commerce thereof may In the judgmen
of said Company require, will be OF great ben
eft to the people and property Of said Ward
of the Parish of Bossler, State of Louisiana
We, therefore, petition your honorable bod,
to levy special tax of five mills annually TO
the period OF ten years on the taxable propert,
of said Ward Of the Parish of Bossier, sail
State, in aid of the said Shreveport and Re-
River Valley Railway Company, according t.
law, commencing January !, 1893, said tax t.
be levied and collected for the years 1898, 1893
1900, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907
and payable on the order of said Company
Provided, that this tax is only to be voted an
levied under the following conditions, to. wit
That the Shreveport and Red River Vale
Railway Company shall connect the tracks Q
their said road with the track of the Vicksbure
Shreveport and Pacific Railway, near sal
bridge across Red River, and run trains int
and out of the city of Shreveport, in accord
ance with agreement with citizens committe
of said city, and shall also commence activ
work in the construction of the said Shrevt
port and Red River Valley Railroad With
thirty days from the PRONUNCIATION of a favors
bic vote on this proposition and shall also con
pete the construction of said road through sal
Parish Ward No. |, from said point of begir
ming to the said south boundary line thcreO
!, ready for operating traius thereon within 81
, months after commencing work thereon 8
aforesaid, unless prevented by war, labo