The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-03
An Ordinance


Ordering an election in all of Ward O..
except the alluvial portion of ~;
ward, which is included in Road ~. nv
trict No. |, of the Parish Of Boss;s.
State OF Louisiana, as established n
the Police Jury OF said parish, to t,S!
the sense of the property taxpayers g
the question of levying a special :
mill tax for a period Of ten wears ~
ginning with the year 1913 and end;rs
with the year 1929, inclusive, for n:
purpose of building, constructing NJ
repairing bridges and building rena;s s
ing and maintaining public roads !.
said Ward Six, except that portion II
cluded in Road District No. |. Bosa;..
Parish, Louisiana.
Section l.. Be it ordained BY the D.
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal AZ !,
special session convened, That, unde,
the authority of the Constitution ars
laws of the State of Louisiana, and mr.
suant thereto, a special exection is her.
by ordered to be held in Ward Sir a.,
cept that portion included in Road HI.
trict No. y Bossier Parish, Louisians
on the 14th day of July, 1918, to take a.
sense of the property taxpayers oualissS
to vote at such election, as provided II
law, on the question of levying annual,
a special road tax of mills on the All
lar of the assessed valuation of all 81
sessable property in Ward Six. exee,.
that portion included in Road Distr;ct
No 1, for the period of ten years, bepin.
ming with 1913 and ending with and Il.
GLIDING 1922, and according to law.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc
That the purpose for which said tar i
levied and the use for which the SAL
proceeds are to be used is declared to n.
For the purpose OF building, construct.
ing and repairing bridges and buildinp
repairing and maintaining public roa$
in said Ward Six, except that portion a.
cluded in Road District No. 1.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc
That said election be held at Bellows
Haughton and Koran, the regular poT.
ing places in said portion OF Ward Sjr
as now established by law, on Monda7
July IA, 1918.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. ete
That said election be held under the cen.
eral election laws of the State of Louia.
lana, except as hereinafter modified.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. ete
That the ballots to be used may be print.
ed or written and shall read: "For ,
5-mill special road tax for the period 4
ten years." or "Against 5-mill speci,l
road tax for the period of ten years.
| Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etcs
That all legal voters who are proper,
taxpayers in said Ward Six (except IN
alluvial portion, which is included il
Road District No. - shall be entitled 4
vote, provided women who are propertv
taxpayers in their own right shall be ID.
titled to vote, either in person or n
proxy.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained. etc.
That the returns of said election shall b
made to the Police Jury of Bossier PM.
ish within the time prescribed by law.
! Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the returns of said election d
made to the Police Jury at its meetinl
on July Is, 1918, and they will then All
there open the ballot boxes, examin
and count the ballots, in number n
amount, canvass the returns and declau
the result of said election.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, ete
That the following commissioners 81
clerks are hereby appointed to hold 81
election:
Precinct No. 1, Bellevue. C. Bigal
DR.. J. r. Snider and B. T. Snider, con
missioners; r. A. Gardner, clerk.
Precinct No. 2, Haughton D. E. Al
ford, c. E. Beauchamp and D. A. HoI
ton, commissioners; r. M. Sandidg,
clerk.
Precinct No. 3, Koran-H. ]. Took,
j. A. Cawthorn and l.. r. Sapp, con
missioners; G.. X. McClanahan, clerk.
Done and signed officially, this the
day of June, 1918. LOGAN
| President Police Jury.
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.