The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-08-14
PRONUNCIATION Of Electicn.

PrOlnUfSatsOH Oi EitttN'N.
Pursuant 10 the provisions Of an OF
dinance OF the Police Jury OF the Parish
OF Bossier, adopted June 3, 1919, calling
an election to take the sense Of the prop
erty taxpayers qualified 10 vote at said
election as provided 10y law On the prop
osition to incur a debt CT SITE, 600 and to
issue negotiable serial bonds therefor, to
bear per cent interest, payable semian-
nually, said bonds and interest to be
payable in gold coin at the Seaboard
National Bank in the City OF New York,
and running for a period of forty years,
for the purpose OF building, construct
ing and repairing bridges, and building,
repairing and constructing permanent
roads in Road District No. of Bossier
Parish, La, comprising Wards One and
Two and all the alluvial portion OF Ward
Six of said parish, as fully set forth in
the ordinance adopted by said Police
Jury, and said bond issue to be known
as the Bridge and Road Bonds OF Dis
trict No. /, Bossier Parish, La, for the
year 1918.
And, pursuant to the provisions of
said ordinance calling this special meet
ing of the Police Jury for the purpose OF
opening the ballot boxes, counting the
ballots, canvassing the returns and de-
claring the result of such election, the
| Police Jury met this date at the Court
House in the town of Benton, Bossier
Parish, La, at 10 o'clock am, there
being present J. G. Logan, j.. 7. Nc
Dade, j. G. McDade, Nj. c. Wright,
IN. w. Stewart and r. D. Wilmington,
constituting the Police Jury of Bossier
Parish.
| All of said boxes were opened, one at
time, and the ballots in each box, with
the assessments thereon, were counted
in number and amount, with the follow
ing result:
For the proposition in favor Of incur
ring debt OF SITS, 600 and issuing nego-
table bonds therefor, running for from
one to forty years, bearing per cent
interest, payable semiannually, for the
purpose of building, constructing and
repairing bridges and building, repair
ing and constructing permanent hard
roads in Road District No. l of Bossier
Parish, La:
Votes s,s, ~
Against the proposition in favor Of
mourning a debt of $175 900 and issuing
negotiable bonds therefor, running for q
period of from one to forty years, bear
ing per cent interest, payable semian-
nually, for the purpose of building, con-
structing and repairing bridges anc
building. repairing and constructing
permanent hard roads in Road Distric1
No. of Bossier Parish, La:
Asse ssment SCI ,405
Majority of votes for said proposition. 10
Majority in amount for same -s2l1 ~
We therefore announce and declare
that said proposition to incur debt O.
S175, 600 and to issue negotiable seria
bonds therefor, running for period O
from one to forty years, bearing 5 Pc
J cent interest, payable semiannually, fo1
the purpose of building, constructing
aud repairing bridges and building, re
pairing and constructing permanen
hard roads in Road District No. / O
Bossier Parish, La, was duly carried
and the bond issue for same authorized
The ballots from each box, with al
other papers taken therefrom, were pu
back in the boxes, locked, and the key
and boxes delivered to the Clerk of ths
Police Jury.
| We therefore announce and declare
that said proposition to incur a debt O
S175, 900 and to issue negotiable bond
therefor, running for a period of from
one to forty years, bearing 5 per cen
interest, payable semiannually, for thu
purpose of building, constructing ant
repairing bridges and building, repair
ing and constructing permanent hare
roads in Road District No. of Bessie
Parish, La, as specially provided in tn
, ordinance of the Police Jury, adopted
June 3, 1918, to have been duly adopted
by a majority in number and amount 0
the ballots cast at the election held Jul,
, IA, 1918. j. G. LOGAN,
J. G. McDADE,
J. T. MCDADE,
n. w. STEWART,
M. c. WRIGHT,
R. D. WELLINGTON,
Members Police Jury
Benton, La, July Is, 1918.