The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-12

BRAxToN WISE,
Trustees.
Police Jury Proceedings. |
BENTON, La, AUG. IL, 1897.
Police Jury met 10 call session.
Roll call showed the following men,
bers present: E. 8. Dortcb, Presi-
dent; w. NJ. Abney, j. W. Jeter,
J. r. Cavett, j. T. Many, g. d.
Absent-M. w. Cason.
The following petition Of more
than one third Of property tax pay
ers Of ward l, Bossier parish, La,
was presented:
The following Ordinance was offered by J.
T. Many, and duly seconded by W. NJ. Abney,
and having been read, was adopted by the
following vote: Yeas-E. 8. Dortch, J. Z.
Csvett. c. D. Sandidge. J. w. Jeter, w. N.
Abney and J. T. Many. Nays-none.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering Special Election in accordance With
Act No. IS, approved June 18th, 1896, -
amended and re enacted by Act No. 1853, up
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, entitled 10 vote under the laws
Of the State, the question ofievying special
tax, ut the rate Of five mills ON the dollar per
annum for period Of ten years, beginning
with the lat day of January A. u. 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 to the petition of more than one.
third Of the property Taxpayers and tax
the parish Of BOssier, said State Aforesaid,
hereto annexed and made part hereof, and
subject to the conditions and stipulstiOns set
forth IN the said petition, and made part
hereof providing for the mode of holding
said election, making returns, etc.
Section |. BE il Ordained BY the Police Jury
Of the Parish of Bossier, in the State of Loui-
siana, In legal session convened, that o special
election be held in ward number ono of the
parish of Booster. State aforesaid. on Thursday,
the 10th day Of September A. D. 1897, at which
shall be submitted to the property taxpayers
Of said ward number one, Of the Parish Of Bos-
sier, said State, who are entitled to vote under
the laws Of the State of Louisiana, the question
Of levying . special tax of five mills on the
dollar Of valuation on all taxable property in
the said ward number one, Of the said Parish
Of Boseier annually for the period of ten years,
beginning with the LIST day of January A. D.
1883, and said tax to be levied for the years
1893, 1899, 1900 1901, 1902, 1903 1904, 1906 1906
and 1907 in aid ~ hereinbefore described, of
the Shreveport & Red River Valley Railway
Company. corporation duly 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 conditions set forth in
the following petition of the property tax pay
ers Of the ward and parish addressed, 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 OfOO0Ffv nav0Sa Ward M
in and tor the Purish of Booster, said State,
with respect represent that the construction
of the Shreveport and Red River Valley Rail-
road, by the Shreveport aud 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
Vioksburg. Shreveport & Pacific Railroad,
near the easterly end of the bridge of said
Railroad across Red River. at the City of
Shreveport, running thence in q southerly
direction along down the east side of Red River
through the entire leDgth Of said Parish Ward,
passing within three fOurths of q mile of Knox
Point, and passing out Of said Parish Ward
across the south boundary liue of said Parish
- near ~ practicable to DesArc. With suitable
depots and stations in said Parish Ward Ono
a. the commerce thereof may, in the judgment
eft to the people and property Of said Ward
| Of the Parish Of Boesier, State of Louisiana.
We. therefore, petition your honorable body
to levy special tax of five mills annually for
| the period OF ten years on the taxable property
Of said Ward Of the Parish Of Bossier, said
State, in aid Of the said shreveport and Red
River Valley Railway Company, according to
law, commencing January J, 1888, said tax to
be levied and collected for the years 1893, 1899
1900 1901, 1902. 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907,
aud payable on the order Of said Company
Provided. that this tax 10 only to be voted and
levied tS Ssdss the following conditions, to VT:
Railway Company shall connect the tracks Of
their said road with the track of the Vicksburp,
shreveport and Pacific Railway, near said
bridge across Red River, and run trains into
and out OF tho city of Shreveport, In accord
ance with agreement with citizens committee
of said city, and shall also commence active
work in the construction of tho said Shreve-
port and Red River Valley Railroad within
thirty days from the PRONUNCIATION of . favora-
BILE vote on this proposition and shall also CON-
plete the construction Of said road throue b said
Parish Ward No. l, from said point Of begin
ming to the said south boundary limo thereof,
ready for operating traius thereon within six
months after commencing work thereon as
aforesaid, unless prevented BY war, labor
strikes, overbOws, or other unforseen fortuit.
Gus events.
And provided also, that should tho Kanssa
City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Company
construct and complete their railroad through
| said Parish Ward in complete running order
from the south to northern boundary line
thereof BY December 31st, 1897, in accordance
with the contract Of said Company, dated the
l4th day Of April, 1886. then and in that case
the tax hereby prayed to be levied, shall not
be levied, and any and all contracts that NAV
have boon entered into between the Honorable
Police Jury Of the Parish Of Bossier, or any
member thereof by their authority, and the
said Shreveport and Red River Valley Railway
Company in relation thereto, shall become null
aud void snc DO Of NO effect. Other wise said
tax shall be lowed, collected and paid in ac.
cordance with the law and terms and oondi.
tions of such contract - may bo entered into
BY tho Honorable Police Jury of said Parish
With the said Shreveport aud Red River Valley
Railway Company.
Your petitioners further pray your Honora-
bio Body to order an election according to Law
to take the sense of the property tax pay crs Of
said Ward on said.proposition, for or against
said proposed aid. The ballots to be used II
said election to be written or printed in the
following form, viz:
"For special tax of five mills in aid of thu
Shreveport and Red River Valley Railway
Company for the time and on conditions eel
forth in petition Of property tax psyers."-
Against special tax of I've mills in aid of the
Shreveport and Rcd River Valley Railva,
Company for the time and on the Condition.
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