The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-10-19


cash drawn from Treasurer, being S94.S4,
as per his report and warrant ordered
drawn for same.
The report of Mr.. Burch shows him to
be due the parish the sum of S2f.SO, and
the report of Mr.. Strayhan shows him
to be due the parish the sum of S1.62.
On motion and second, the following
claims and per diem and mileage were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn for
same:
j. C. Logan, per diem, mileage
and committee work ...... .....S 44 81
T. j. Tidwell, per diem mileage
and committee work. .................. 16 40
DR.. R. B. Martin, per diem, mile
age and committee work ........ 9 20
j. T. McDade, per diem, mileage
and committee work 80 90
S. R. Strayhan, per diem, mileage
and committee work .................. n %
w. M. Burch, per diem mileage
and committee work. 81 ~
G. T. Mays, per diem, St; mileage,
$500; committee work, $33. 75,.. A IS
Whereas, the tax payers and voters of
Wards 8, 5 and have presented petit
tons to this body asking that an election
be ordered to be held throughout each
of said,wards for the purpose of taking
the sense of the qualified electors for or
against four strand wire being and
constituting legal fence (known as
four-wire fence),
Therefore, upon motion and second,
the following resolution was duly adopt
ed, to-wit:
Be it Resolved, That an election is
hereby ordered held throughout Wards
3, 5 and 6, at which election the qualified
electors of their respective wards shall
vote for or against a four-wire fence be-
ing declared legal fence, which cleo
ton shall be taken by wards, and held
under the general election laws of the
State of Louisiana governing such cleo
tons, on the 9Th day of December, 1905,
at such polling places as are now estab-
lished by law in the said wards, without
expense to the parish, to take effect on
and after Jan. 1, 1906.
On motion and second, the Police
Jury, in open session, adopted the fol-
lowing ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election held in Wards 8,
and of the Parish of Bossier, State
of Louisiana, for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning the sense of the qualified
electors of said wards as to the advis-
ability of the Police Jury declaring a
fence constructed with wire and posts
to be legal fence in said wards; fix
ing the date of elections, polling
places, manner of conducting same
and qualifications of voters.
| Section /. Be it Ordained by the
Police Jury of Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
in regular session convened on this, the
18th day Of October, A. D. 1905, That
an election be and is hereby ordered tc
be held in Wards 3, 5 and 6 of Bossiel
Parish, Louisiana, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the sense or the qualified electors
of said wards as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the
Police Jury declaring fence constructed
of wire and post-four wires stretched on
post, which post shall be placed not more
than eight feet apart-to be legal fence
in the respective wards.
I Sec. 2. Be it further Ordained, etc.
That said elections shall be and are here.
by ordered to be held in the said respec.
tive wards (three, five and six) on TIT
first Tuesday, the 9Th day of December
1905, and that the places now fixed b!
law shall be and are hereby declared t.
be the polling places for the said re-
| spective wards:
Ward 3-Plain Dealing and Alder
Bridge.
Ward 5-Rocky Mount and Linton.
Ward 6-Bellevue and Haughton.
And that the persons hereinafte
: named shall be and are hereby appoint
ed as Commissioners and Clerks of sail
respective polling places, to-wit:
WARD THREE.
Plain Dealing-N. w. Sentell, j. r
Honeycutt and J. A. Mitchell, commits
sioners; T. z. Barnett, clerk.
, Alden Bridge-H. G. Spruill, 7. M
: Ford and S. P. Dubois, commissioners
D. M. Clowney, clerk.
WARD FIVE.
Rocky Mount. M. Henderson, r. [
Burks and w. A. Bounds, commission
, ers; Sam Mccall, clerk.
Linton-G. w. Dalrymple, w. w. La
and L. R. Bumgardner, commissioners
r. E. Pilkington, clerk.
1 WARD SIX.
Bellevue-L. C. Biggs, Walter Whit
. and j. w. Onley, commissioners; B. I
Snider, clerk.
: Haughton-W. M. Duty, R. L. Mean
and R. M. Sandidge, commissioners; H
: Barnacastle, clerk.
] And that said commissioners shall b
: governed in the management and con
q duct of said elections as relates to tn
n time Of opening and closing polls and a
d to manner of casting ballots by the gen
eral election laws of the State of Louis
u lana.
: Sec. 8. Be it further Ordained, etc
: That the ballots for said election sha
have written or printer upon then
g "for a wire fence" and against a wiz
n fence"
Sec. 4. Be it further Ordained, etc
O That the Sheriff and ex-O ficio Tax Col
n Late, So <ho Dcr;,b of Doec;or cbo