The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-09
An Ordinance

Ordering an election within the additional portion
OF the Seventh Special School District of Bossier
Parish, La, as established by the School Board
OF said parish, to take the sense of the taxpayers
of said additional portion on the question Of
voting special mill tax for period to expire
with the ten-year mill tax already voted in the
said Seventh School District, and beginning with
the year l9os on all the property not included in
School Board of Bossier Parish, La, January 4,
1904; this tax to be used for the purpose of
building and repairing school houses and supple
menting teachers salaries
Whereas, the petition, signed by more than one
third OF the property Taxpayers OF the additional
portion of School District No. as established by
resolution Of the Parish School Board of date June
8, 1908, in extra session convened, has been pre-
sented to this body, asking that special election
be held in said additional portion of School District
No. to take the sense of the taxpayers upon the
question OF levying special school tax of mills
upon all property within said additional portion of
with the ten-year 5 mill tax already voted in the
said Seventh School District, and beginning with
the year 1905, on all property not included in the
Seventh School District as established by the
School Board OF Bossier Parish January 4 1904:
this tax to be used for the purpose of building and
repairing school houses and supplementng teach
ers' salaries in said district, which, as enlarged,
embraces all the lands described as follows: Be-
ginning at the southeast corner Of section &c. town.
ship Is north, range II west, Louisiana Meridian.
and running north to the northeast corner of Sec
ton IS, township 19 north, range II west, Louis
lana Meridian; thence west to the east bank of
Red Chute Bayou; thence south, following the
meanderings OF the east bank of said bayou to the
south boundary line Of township Is north; thence
east to the point of beginning;
Be it ordained, That there be, and it is hereby
ordered, special election to be held in the addi-
tional portion Of School District No. as created
by the School Board June 8, 1905 for the purpose
OF ascertaining the sense of the taxpayers OF said
additional portion Of School District No. on the
question OF levyng special mill tax on the dollar
OF the assessed property in said additional portion
of said district for period of time to expire with
the ten-year mill tax already voted in said Sew
enth District, being six years including the year
lSo, on all property not included in the Seventh
School District as established by the School Board
of Bossier Parish January 4, 1904: this tax to he
used for the purpose of building and repairing
school houses and suppementing teachers salaries
The enlarged district to embrace all the lands
described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the
southeast corner OF section So, township Is north
range II west, Louisiana Meridian, and running
north to the northeast corner Of section &c. town.
ship IS north, range II west, Louisiana Meridian:
thence west to the east bank OF Red Chute Bayou:
thence south, following the meanderings of the
east bank of said bayou to the south boundary line
OF township Is north; thence east to the point of
beginning.
2: Be it further ordained, That for the purpose
OF holdlng tins special election, Fillmore shall be
made regular polling place.
s. BE 1t further ordained, That said election be
held at Fillmore, the regular polling place as fixed
herein, in and for said district, on Monday, July
Is l9o, and held in accordance with and under the
general election laws of the State OF Louisiana
cept as hereinafter modified.
4. That the ballots to be used in said election
may De printed or written and shall read: "For a
mill tax for six years, beginning with the assess
ment roll for the year 19OS,' or against mill
tax for six years, beginning with the assessment
roll for the year 19OS.''
8. That all legal voters who are property tax
payers shall be entitled to vote, provided women,
who are taxpayers in their own right, shall be en-
titled to vote either in person by written proxy
g.: That the following commissioners and clerks
shall hold said election, to-wit: c. D. Sandidee,
e. p Beauchamp and D. A. Horton, commissioners,
ana Y. =. Norman clerk, whose duty it shall be to
regular session after said election.
2. That thirty clear days advertisement in the
Bossier Banner be made of this ordinance before
said election.
&C. LOGAN, President Police Jury.
r. B. HILL, Clerk.