The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-06
Proclamation of Election.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, BE IL remembered,
Parish of Bossier. that we, the I'M
derslgned Board Of Supervisors Of Elec-
ton of the Parish of Bossier, did this
day repair to the Court House in said
parish, for the purpose of compiling the
returns sent in by the commissioners OF
election at the polling places in Special
School Districts Nos. Is and II, in
said parish, of an election held therein
on the 25th day Of January, A. D. 1908,
for the purpose of taking the sense of
the property taxpayers OF said Special
School Districts as to whether there
will be levied a special school tax in
each district for a term of ten years on
the assessed valuation of all property
therein, as follows: In Special School
Districts Nos. Is and II mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation on all
taxable property in said districts, agree
ably to the laws of this State, and in
pursuance of an ordinance adopted by the
Police Jury, in open session convened,
ordering said election, and the proclama-
ton of this Board making like order,
all Of which proceedings were published
in the Bossier Banner, weekly newspa-
per published in the Parish of Bossier.
The said Board of Supervisors of
Election did proceed in the presence of
R. E. Wyche, J. A. Edwards and R. E.
Young, witnesses we'll known and here
unto required, and qualified electors of
this parish, and as many others as have
chosen to attend, to compile said returns,
and have obtained from said compilation,
that the votes cast and the amount of
property voted in the several polling
places in the Special School Districts
Nos. Is and II are as follows, to-wit:
That in Special School District No. 16
there were Is votes cast and SS273 worth
of property voted against the mill tax
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of all taxable property in said special
district for the period of ten years, for
the building and repairing OF school
houses and supplementing the salaries
of teachers, and none for said mill tax !;
That in Special School District No. II
there was vote cast and 1881 worth OF
property voted for special tax of mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation OF
all taxable property in said special dis
trict, for the period of ten years, for the
purpose of building and repairing school
houses and supplementing salaries OF
teachers, and II votes and 1896 worth OF
property voted against special tax of 5
mills on the dollar of the assessed valu-
alton of all taxable property in said
special district, for the period of ten
years, for the building and repairing Of
school houses and supplementing the
salaries Of teachers.
The above results showing the election
to be lost in both of said districts, we
hereby proclaim and declare same to be
lost.
And having made public proclamation
of the above results, we have closed this
process verbal Of compilation of votes
cast and the amount Of property voted
which is made in triplicate, as required
by law.
Done and signed on this, the 18th day
of January, A. D. 1908, in the presence
} of the undersigned witnesses.
w. j. JOHNSTON,
E. r. MADING,
r. B. HILL,
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Witnesses:
r. E. WYCHE.
J. A. EDWARDS.
r. E. YOUNG.
Sworn to and subscribed before M
the undersigned authority on this, tn
10Th day of January, A. D. 1908.
B. A. KELLY,
Clerk District Court.
Benton, La, Feb. 6, 1908. Ct