The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-24
JURY PROCEEDINGS.
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bridgesand building, repairing and main
tanning public roads in said Ward Three
OF the Parish OF Bossier, and
Whereas, at the said election, duly and
legally held and the returns legally made,
the property taxpayers of said ward
voted favorably in number and amount
and authorized this Police Jury to levy
said special tax,
l, James C. Logan, President of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Bossier, La,
by virtue Of the authority vested in me
by law, do hereby publicly announce and
proclaim that the result OF the said cleo
ton is favorable to the proposition sub
mitted to the property taxpayers of said
Ward Three Of the Parish of Bossier,
La, at said special election and that the
Police Jury has, by virtue Of their au-
thority, levied a special tax Of 6 mills per
annum for the seven consecutive years
OF 1918, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and
1919 upon all property subject to taxation
in said Ward Three of the Parish of
Bossier, La.
Thus done and signed officially at
Benton, La, on this, the 18th day OF
July, A. D. 1918. J.C.JoGaN.
President Police Jury.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, on July Ii, 1913, at an cleo
ton held throughout Ward Six of the
Parish of Bossier, La. excepting that
portion Of the said ward included in
Road District No. l., OF the Parish Of
Bossier, La after thirty days adver-
tisement, to take the sense of the property
taxpayers Of said ward not included in
said district aforesaid on the question OF
voting a special tax of mills per annum
on all taxable property in the said ward
for a period Of ten years-1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921
and 1922, inclusive-for the purpose of
building, constructing and repairing
bridges and building, repairing and
maintaining public roads in said Ward
Six as described aforesaid, and
Whereas, at the said election, duly and
legally held and the returns legally made,
the property taxpayers Of said ward voted
in number and amount and authorized
this Police Jury to levy said special tax,
|, James c. Logan, President of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier, La,
by virtue OF the authority vested in me
by law, do hereby publicly announce and
proclaim that the result OF said election
is favorable to the proposition submitted
to the property taxpayers Of the said
ward as aforesaid at said special election
and that the Police Jury has by virtue OF
their authority levied special tax of 5
mills per annum for the ten consecutive
years of 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918,
1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922 upon all prop
erty subject to taxation in said Ward Six
Of the Parish OF Bossier, La, with that
part excepted which is embraced in Road
District No. OF the Parish of Bossier,
La
Thus done and signed officially at
Benton, La, on this, the 10Th day OF
July, 1918. J. c. LOGAN,
President Police Jury.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, at the several road tax cleo.
tons held throughout the Parish of Bos-
sier on Monday, July IA, 1918, there was
voted by the taxpayers Of Bossier Parish
La, taxes aggregating s216, 900 available
as follows:
Wards One and Two and the alluvia
lands of Ward Six, composing Roat
District No. l. have voted bond issue
to secure a fund of $4,000 for roat
purposes,
Ward Three has voted mill tax fo
seven years, which will yield total rev.
enue of s2t 900 for road purposes,
Ward Six has voted mill tax TO
ten years, which will yield revenue o
$4,000 for road purposes;
The yearly revenue yield for Roat
District No. will be $50, 900; for Ware
Six, $4,000, and for Ward Three, $4,000
Now, therefore, be it resolved by tn,
Police Jury of Bossier Parish, in lega
session convened, That application i
hereby made to the Louisiana Stat
Highway Department, whereof w. E
Atkinson is Chief State Highway En-
gineer, for pro rata part of the Stat'
fund, now available for public roads un
der the acts Of the Louisiana Legisla
| ture.
Thus done, passed and signed in regu
lar session, at Benton, La, this the 15t]
day of July, 1918. JIG. LOGAN,
Attest: ieSiao'i' I o'ioe o's
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
AN ORDINANCE.
| Section /. Be it ordained by the Pc
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, La, Tha
from and after the passage of this act tn
| following annual vehicle tax is hereb
levied on all automobiles or motor-draW
vehicles, or motorcycles, owned in tn
Parish of Bossier, La:
On all motorcycles an annual tax c
81 shall be collected, and the followin
taxes shall be collected on Automobile
and other motor-drawn vehicles:
On vehicles carrying two and not owe
three persons d tax OF 81.
On vehicles carrying not less than fou
and not over five persons, tax OF 81.
On vehicles carrying over five person
a tax of $3.50.
! Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, Ths
at the time of paying said tax for tn
first time the said vehicle shall be regis
tered and number given same; tag
displaying said number to be placed Q
machine by owner thereof at his expens'
Thus done, signed and passed at Ber
ton, La, on this, July Is, 1918.
]. c.. LOGAN,
President Police Jury.