The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-16

ipedrS taal d large majority IN NUMBER
and amount of the property taxpayers
of said school district voting at said cleo
ton did vote in favor of the levy of said
special tax,
Now, therefore, pursuant to the au-
thority of said Act No. I3I of 1893 and
| Acts amendatory thereof an of the said
vote and decision of the property tax
payers of said school district No. 1,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, in regular session con-
vened, majority being present and vot-
ing for this ordinance, that a special tax
of one Cd mill on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation of all property subject
to taxation within the limits of said
school district be and the same is hereby
levied for the years 1907, 1908, 1909,
1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913 for the purpose
of the erection of a high school building
and other school buildings in said school
district,
Provided that when the sum of sixty
thousand dollars ($ooooooo) shall have
been realized from the said special tax,
the same shall be deemed and taken as
full satisfaction of this ordinance and
the said special tax shall cease and de-
termine even though the full term there
of of seven Cd years shall not have
been completed.
Ayes: Douglas, Wynn, Jolly, Miller,
Agurs, Crawford, Dreyfuss, Harkey,
Alexander, Johnson, Henderson, Moss
and Furman.
Nays: None
Office of Police Jury, Caddo Parish,
State of Observation-Disclosures, on June
II, 1907, at an election held throughout
School District No. One CD of the
Parish of Caddo, after more than thirty
days advertisement, to take the sense
of the property taxpayers of said School
District No One (I) of said parish on
the question of said School District No.
One (I) of said parish of Caddo voting
a special tax of one (I) mill for period
of seven % years, or until the amount
of 100000 has been realized for build
ing school houses in said School Dis
trict No. One (D.
Whereas, at said election duly and le-
gally held and returns legally made, the
property taxpayers of said School Dis
trict No. One (I) of said parish voted
favorably in number and amount and
authorized said Police Jury to levy
said special tax.
|. Richard Furman, president of the
Police Jury of Caddo Parish, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by law,
and by the direction of the Honorable
Police Jury of said parish, do hereby
publicly announce and proclaim that the
result of said election is favorable to
the proposition submitted to the prop
erty taxpayers of said School District
No. One CD of said parish at said spe-
cial election, and that the Police Jury
hereby levies a special tax of one (I)
mill ON the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton upon the property subject to taxa
ton in said School District No One (H)
Of said parish, for seven 70 years, or
until the sum of 100000 has been
realized.
Ayes: Douglas, Wynn, Jolly, Miller,
Agurs, Crawford, Dreyfuss, Harkey,
Johnson, Henderson, Moss
and Furnlan.
Nays: None.
Mr. Crawford, chairman of finance
committee, submitted the following es-
imated budget of the parish's expenses
for the year 1907:
BUDGET FOR 1907.
RESOURCES.
7 mill tax assessment ON SI5,75o,oo 90 |
less 5 per cent $3.50 go
3 mill school tax on SI5,75o,ooo.oo,
s47,25o.oo: less S per cent, S2.362. go
4,Ss7. so.
l mill tax interest and sinking fund on
'I5.75o,ooo.oo, SI5,75o.oo: less $787. so
Total sI64,587.5o.
EXPENDITURES.
schools 3 mills Qess S per.
cent .......S 41,SoI 50
salaries ..-... ......... 10000 90