The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-08-05
An Ordinance

Ordering an election within School Dls-
fr..-t 10. IL of Bossier Parish, La, as
established by the School Board OF
said parish, to take the sense OF the
t3zDavers on the question OF y. mil!
rax for five years for the purpose OF
aaaulamenting salaries Of teachers IN
az au;,lic schools of said district, ana
far lie purpose OF creating fund LOT
fu.l.Iino and repairing school houses
n aid district and supplying SAID
s..o0Es with furniture and appliances.
y. areas, the petition, signed by more
t.a7. orc-thrd OF the property taxpayers
OF School District No. Il, as estaol1Shec
Tx resolution OF the School Boafa OF
= ser Parish, La, Of date July z, 1919,
il regular session convened, mas peen
presented to this body, asking that
E,.afia} election be ordered in SAID DIS
tiict No. Y to take the sense OF the
taxpayers upon the question OF levying
annually a special school tax OF re
nails on all property within said district
t0r period Of five years for the purpose
II sanDlementing salaries OF teachers IN
the r,1blic schools of said district, and
for he purpose of creating fund TOR
birding and repairing school houses IN
said district and supplying said schools
vI.h furniture and appliances; and, 40
Whereas, said School District NO. IL
ia, hnan duly created and its boundaries
d fined by the School Board OF Bossier
parish at a regular meeting held July
?, 1903, :.
he il ordained, That there be, and it
is hereby ordered, a special election to
be held in and for School District No:
u. as created by the School Board OF
I5ossier Parish July 2, 1909, for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining the sense OF the
taxpavers OF said district on the ques-.
ton Of levying a special school tax OF
q, mills on the dollar of the assessed
pronerty of said district for period OF
i've wears, beginning with the year 1911,
ard according to law, for the purpose OF
sanoienenting the salaries OF teachers
IT. the public schools of said district, and
Tor the purpose Of creating fund for
building and repairing school houses IN
said district and supplying SAID scnoois
with furniture and appliances, whlch
said district is defined as follows:
Beginning at 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
cast corner Of section II, township Il
north, range Is west; thence south hve
nt'es to the southeast corner Of section
g, township q north, range IL west;
filance west on township line between
townships 90 and 81 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
sail district, as now established by law,
ON Saturday, August %, 1909.
,. 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: "t'or
a % mill tax for the period OF 1--WE
years" or Against a 21a mill tax for
the period Of five years."
l. That all legal voters who are prop
erty taxpayers in said district shall be
emitted to vote, provided women who
ire taxpayers in their own right shall be
entitled TO vote, either in person or by
proxy.
8. That the returns of said election
sh.4! 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,
81. Sa.xdGE -Sssrayhay. and Il. G. Sgruill,
Thus done and Signed ofhcially on
this, the i3 day Of July, A. D. 1909.
J.W. ELSTON,
22-6 President Police Jury.