The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-05-12
BENTON ",
An Ordinance.
To the Honorable Police Jury of Bossier
Parish, La:


To the Honorable Police Jury of Bossier
Parrish, La:
We, the undersigned voters and tax
payers of School District No. I, in said
parish, desire to levy a special tax of 5
mills on the dollar on all taxable prop
erty situated in said school district for
term OF ten years, beginning with the
year 1904, for the purpose OF suppli-
menting salaries of teachers in the pub
lie tchools of said district and for the
purpose of creating fund for the build
ing or repair of school houses in said
district. To this end we respectfully
petition your honorable body to adopt
an ordinance ordering special election
in the said district to take the sense of
the voting taxpayers within said district
and to do all things legally necessary to
be done in the premises, pursuant to the
provisions of Act No. 214, of 1902.
w. M. Burch, J. w. Elston,
J. M. McClanahan, r. L. McAnn,
H. H. Barnacastle, Loye McDade,
w. M. Duty, A. B. Murff,
G.. G. Owen, James Odom,
J. E. Hitler, T. H. Lawrence,
P. Lawrence, NJ. D. J. M. Hollingsworth,
j. N. Platt, S. T. Hobbs,
P. P. Cook, A. H. Ratcliff,
r. NJ. sandidge, J. B. Hall,
E. Hitler, J. w. Hays,
G. w. Britt, j. w. Oneal,
P. A. Lawrence, F. M. Britt,
j. G. Barnett, A. j. Hayes,
F. M. Brown, G. w. Smith.
Plain Dealing, La, March 10, 1904
I hereby certify that more than one
third of the voting taxpayers of School
District No. 7, of Bossier parish, have
signed the within petition.-H. H.
Montgomery, Assessor and Registrar,
Bossier parish, La.
Whereas, one-third of the legal voters
and property taxpayers of School Dis
trict No. of the Parish of Bossier,
State of Louisiana, have petitioned this
body to levy special tax of mills on
the dollar on all taxable property in said
school district for period of ten years,
commencing with the year 1904, for the
purpose of assisting the public schools
and building and repairing public school
houses, the title to which shall be IN the
name of the public,
Police Jury of Bossier parish, in legal
oCoo1OA COllVCuCu, 1Idt d opOClei1 clcC-
ton be held in the 7th School District
of Bossier parish, La, for the purposes
as set forth in said petition, which is
hereto annexed and made part of this
ordinance.
Said election shall be held on Satur-
day, the 18th day of May. 1904, under
the general election laws of the State,
and all taxpayers voting at said election
shall be registered voters, except women
taxpayers, who shall vote without regis
tration.
The ballot to be used in said special
election shall be worded "For special
school tax of 5 mills on the dollar for ten
years on all taxable property within the
7th School District, beginning with the
year 1904" and against a special
school tax of mills on the dollar for ten
years on all taxable property within the
7th School District, beginning with the
year 1904"
The following named commissioners
and clerk are hereby appointed to hold
said election, and make returns to this
body at its next regular meeting: G. w.
Smith, ]. M. Hollingsworth and H.
Barnacastle, commissioners, and J. w.
Elston, clerk.
CD. SANDIDGE, President.
B. R. NASH, Clerk.
Benton, La, April 12, 1904.