The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-04-25

ing and repairing school houses in said district.
Whereas, the petition, signed by more than one
No. ii, as established BY resolution Of the Parish
School Board of Bosser Parish, La, of date April
z, 1907 in regular session convened, has been pre-
sented to this body, asking that special election
Of the taxpayers upon the question Of levying an
nually special school tax of mills upon all prop
erty Within said district for period of ten years
for the purpose OF supplementing the salaries of
in said district, and whereas said School District
No. II has been duly created and its boundaries
defined by the School Board Of Bossier Parish at
a regular meeting held on April 8, 1907,
Be it Ordained, That there be, and it is hereby
School District No. ii, as created by the School
Board of Bossier Parish April g. 1907, for the pur-
pose Of aseertaining the sense Of the taxpayers of
said district on the question OF levying special
school tax of mills on the dollar Of the assessed
property of said district for period of ten years.
beginning at the earliest date possible after the
said election, and according to law, for the purpose
Of supplementing the salaries Of teachers and
said district, which IS Defined as follows: A'' -
Beginning at point. where the Louisiana state
line crosses the Bodcau Bayou, thence south on the
west bank of Bodcau Bayou to the intersection with
the section line between sections II and 20, town
ship u north, range II west; thence west on the
section line to the southwest corner Of section 49,
township ~, range IL westi thence north on west
boundary of sections is, 8 and to the state line
between Louisiana and Arkansas; thence east on
said state line to point of beginning.
2. Be it further Ordained, That for the purpose
OF holding this special election, Tyler shall be
made regular polling place.
3. That said election be held at Tyler, the reg
ular polling place as fixed herein in and for said
district, on Friday May "a, 1907, and held in ac-
cordance with and under the general election laws OF
the State of Louisiana, except as herein modified.
T.; That the ballots TO BE used may be printed or
written and shall read; "For a mill tax for ten
5. That all legal voters who are property tax
payers shall be entitled to vote, provided women
who are taxpayers in their own rights shall be
entitled to vote, either in person or by written
6. That the following commissioners and clerks
shall hold said election, to-wit: ]. r. Arnold,
E. M. Coyle and Houston Wallace, commissioners,
and l.: S: Arnold, clerk, whose duty it shall be to
regular session after said election,
Z. That thirty clear days advertisement in the
Bossier Banner be made OF this ordinance before
said election.
The following petition was presented, received
To the Honorable President and Members Police Jury
of Bossier Parish, La:
We, the undersigned legal voters and taxpayers
OF School District No. 49, in said parish desire to
levy special tax of 4 mills on the dollar of all
taxable property situated in said School District
NO. l5 TOT perloq CT ten years, beginning with
the year A. D. 1907, for the purpose of supple
menting salaries Of teachers in the public schools
OF said school district and for the purpose of
creating fund for the building, and repairs of
school houses in said district.
To this end we respectfully petition your honor
able body to adopt an ordinance ordering special
election in said district to take to sense of the vot
ing taxpayers within said district, and to do all
things legally necessary to be done in the premises
pursuant to the provisions Of Act No. PA Of 1902.
The boundary of said School District No. 13 is as
follows. Beginning at the east bank of Red River
near Mrs. Arnold's, just north Of her residence,
thence east to the foot OF the hills; thence south
along the foot OF the hills to the line Of Ward 1;
thence west to Red River; thence up the east bank
OF Red River to the point Of beginning.
J. B. Ards. Williamine Mccormick
Hunter Brothers. E. Lee McClintock
5. s. Hunter. M H. Roach.
G. B. Mccormick. Bryant Coffee.
w. T. Colquitt. G. g. Howse.
w. E. Coleman. F. M. Grow.
Jas. N. Fulliber. j. R. Brandon.
T. M. YarbrOurh r. M Hover