The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-10-24
]. w. Davis.
A. G. Edwards.
Thomas Wilson.
H. B. Edwards.
John Williams.
Hance Williams.
j. p. Huckabay.
w. A. Owens.
]. w. Wesley.
Joe Chairman.
Bill Rhodes.
N. r. Edwards.
Anf3row Monr0o

The following ordinance was duly
adopted in open session:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election within School Dis
trict No. II of Bossier Parish, La, as
established by the School Board of
said parish, to take the sense of the
voting taxpayers on the question Of
5 mill tax for ten years for the pur-
pose OF supplementing the salaries OF
teachers and building and repairing
school houses in said district.
Whereas, the petition, signed by more
than one-third of the property taxpayers
of School District No. II, as established
by resolution of the School Board of
Bossier Parish, La, of date Oct. 3, 1907,
in regular session convened, has been
presented to this body, asking that
special election be ordered in said dis
trict No. II to take the sense of the tax
payers on the question of levying an
nually special school tax of 5 mills on
all property within said district for
period of ten years, for the purpose of
experimenting the salaries Of teachers
and building and repairing school
houses 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 Oct. 3, 1907,
Be it Ordained, That there be, and it
is hereby ordered, that special election
be held in and for said School District
No. II, as created by the School Board
of Bossier Parish Oct. 3, 1907, for the
purpose of ascertaining 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 a period of ten years,
beginning at the earliest date possible
after said election, and according to law,
for the purpose of supplementing the
salaries of teachers, and building and
repairing school houses in and for said
district, which is defined as follows:
Beginning at point where the range
line between ranges 10 and IL crosses
the township line between townships II
and Is, thence south on range line to the
township line between townships is and
II; thence west on said township line to
the range line between ranges II and IL;
thence north on the said range line to
the township line between townships II
and Is; thence east on said township
line to the point of beginning. Said dis
trict being the whole of township II
north, range ii west.
The Board of Election Commissioners
is hereby ordered to issue proclama-
ton calling said election according to
law, and appoint commissioners and
name polling places.
That said special election in said
school district be held without expense
to the parish.
On motion and second, the following
ordinance was duly adopted in open
session:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, in pursuance to an ordi-
nance OF the Police Jury of Bossier Par
ish, La, an election held in School Dis
trict No. 8, created by the School Board
OF Bossier Parish April 81, 1905, for the
purpose OF ascertaining the sense of the
taxpayers of said district on the question
OF reducing a special tax of 5 mills, pre-
viously levied in the year 1905 on the
assessed value of taxable property in the
said district, to 2l1s mills on each dollars
worth of said property for the remainder
OF the ten years, the period of time set
forth in the levy Of 5 mills made in 1908,
said q. mills levy to begin with the year
1907 and end with the year 1914, inclu-
sive, for the purpose Of experimenting
salaries OF teachers, the building and
repairing of school houses and furnish
ing school supplies in said district, in
which said election the property tax
payers of said district voted in number
and amount for the said reduction from
to 21s mills for period of eight years
by vote of 81 in number and property
valuation of $4,000, with no votes
against said special tax, therefore,
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury, in
regular session convened, That the
special school tax of 5 mills in School
District No. be reduced to one-half
that amount, and in lieu thereof a spec
ial tax of 21a mills on the dollar on all
assessed property OF School District No.
8 is hereby levied for period OF eight
years, beginning with the year 1907 and
ending with the year 1914. The boun-
DIARIES OF said District No. 9, as estab-
lished by law March 81, 1905, are as
follows: Bounded on the west by Red
River, on the north by township line be-
tween townships 20 and q and Cypress
Bayou, on the east by Cypress Bayou,
and on the south by the township line
between townships Is and 10.
On motion and second, the following
ordinance was duly adopted in open
session:
AN ORDINANCE.
| Whereas, in pursuance to an ordinance
of the Police Jury of Bossier Parish, La,
an election held in School District No.
! IA, created by the School Board of Bos-
sier Parish July 2, 1907, for the purpose
of ascertaining the sense of the tax
payers of said school district on the
question of levying a special tax of 5
mills on the dollar Of the assessed prop
erty of said district for a period Of ten
years, beginning with the year 1907, or
as soon thereafter as possible, and ac-
cording to law, for the purpose of sup
/ plementing salaries of teachers and
building and repairing school houses
and providing appliances for same in
/ said distr ct, in which said election the
| property taxpayers of said district voted
1 for said school tax of ) mills for ten
| years by a vote of s in number and
/ property valuation OF $3.50, with no
/ votes against said special tax, therefore,
/ Be it Ordained by the Police Jury, in
regular session convened, That special
| tax OF mills on the dollar on all the
property assessed in said District No. IA
is hereby levied for period of ten years,
beginning with the year 1907, or as soon
thereafter as possible, and ending not
later than the year 1918.
| The following warrants were drawn:
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