The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-08-12
An Ordinance


trict No. 12 of Bossier Parish, La, as
established by the School Board OF
said parish, to take the sense OF the
taxpayers on the question Of Pc mil!
tax for five years for the purpose OF
supplementing salaries of teachers in
the public schools of said district, ana
for the purpose OF creating tund Tor
building and repairing school houses
in said district and supplying sald
schools with furniture and appliances.
Whereas, the petition, signed by more
than one-third of the property taxpayers
of School District No. IL, as established
by resolution of the School Board OF
Bossier Parish, La, of date July 2, 1909,
in regular session convened, has been
presented to this body, asking that
special election be ordered in said Dis
trict No. IL to take the sense OF the
taxpayers upon the question of levying
annually a special school tax OF 27a
mills on all property within said district
for period of five years for the purpose
of supplementing salaries of teachers in
the public schools OF said district, and
for the purpose of creating fund for
building and repairing school houses in
said district and supplying said schools
with furniture and appliances; and, -
Whereas. said School District No. II
has been duly created and its boundaries
defined by the School Board OF Bossier
Parish at regular meeting held July
2, 1909,
Be it ordained, That there be, and 1t
is hereby ordered, special election to
be held in and for School District No:
12. as created by the School Board OF
Bossier Parish July 2, 1909, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the sense OF the
taxpayers of said district on the ques-.
ton of lowing a special school tax OF
q. mills on the dollar of the assessed
property of said district for period OF
five wears, beginning with the year l9lO,
and according to law, for the purpose OF
supplementing the salaries of teachers
in the public schools of said district, and
for the purpose of creating fund for
building and repairing school houses in
said district and supplying said schools
with furniture and appliances, which
said district is defined as follows:
Beginning at a point on Red River at
the southwest corner OF fractional Sec
ton 2, township 81 north, range IL west,
thence east on section line to the north
east corner of section Il, township Il
north, range Is west; thence south five
miles to the southeast corner OF section
So, township 81 north, range - west;
thence west on township line between
townships 20 and q to Red River;
thence up the east bank of Red River to
the point of beginning.
That said election be held at Alden
Bridge, the regular polling place in the
said district, as now established by law,
on Saturday, August %, 1909.
2. That said election be held under
the general election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, except as hereinafter mod
flied.
3. That the ballots to be used may be
printed or written, and shall read: "For
21s mill tax for the period of five
years." or "Againnst q, mill tax for
the period of five years.
4. That all legal voters who are prop
erty taxpayers in said district shall be
entitled to vote, provided women who
are taxpayers in their own right shall be
entitled to vote, either in person or by
proxy.
). That the returns OF said election
shall be made to the Police Jury OF Bos-
sier Parish, within the time prescribed
by law.
6. The following named Commission
ers and Clerks are hereby appointed to
hold said election: S. r. Strayhan,
J. Snyder Strayhay and H. c. Spruill,
Commissioners; l. F. Elder, Clerk.
Thus done and signed officially on
this, the 13 day of July, A. D. 1909.
J.W. ELSTON,
2a-e President Police Jury.