The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-08-28
Pronunciation of Election.

Pursuant to the provisions OF an or
dinance of the Police Jury Of the Parish /
OF Bossier, adopted June 3, 1918, calling |
an election to take the sense OF the prop /
erty taxpayers qualified to vote at said
election as provided by law on the prop |
osition to incur a debt of S115,OOO and to |
issue negotiable serial bonds therefor, to
bear per cent interest, payable semlan-
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. l., 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. I. Nc
Dade, ]. G. McDade, NJ. C. Wright,
N. w. Stewart and r. D. Wilmington,
constituting the Police Jury OF Bossier
Parish.
All of said boxes were opened, one at
a 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 SIZE, 600 and issuing nego-
J table bonds therefor, running for from
one to forty years, bearing 5 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:
s sont ssao ..
Against the proposition in favor Of
incurring debt of s175, 600 and issuing
negotiable bonds therefor, running for q
period of from one to forty years, bear
ing per cent interest, payable semian-
t nually, for the purpose of building, con.
, structing and repairing bridges anc
, building, repairing and constructing
> permanent hard roads in Road Distric'
No. / of Bossier Parish, La:
Votes .-.--.....---........-. 2
, ASSe SSmeEt .--...... s-lrioo
!, Majority of votes for said proposition. 10
Majority in amount for -S2ll IL
:. We therefore announce and declare
l that said proposition to incur debt o
a S175, 600 and to issue negotiable seria
r bonds therefor, running for period O
, from one to forty years, bearing 3 pc
! cent interest, payable semiannually, TO
the purpose of building, constructing
I. aud repairing bridges and building, re
8 pairing and constructing permanent
q hard roads in Road District No. o
:. Bossier Parish, La, was duly carries
y and the bond issue for same authorized
: The ballots from each box, with al
e other papers taken therefrom, were pu
= back in the boxes, locked, and the key
and boxes delivered to the Clerk of tn
Il Police Jury.
e We therefore announce and declare
r that said proposition to incur debt O
. SIZE, 900 and to issue negotiable bond
. therefor, running for period of fror
I one to forty years, bearing . per cen
Q interest, payable semiannually, for tn
It purpose of building, constructing an
repairing bridges and building, repair
ing and constructing permanent har
u roads in Road District No. of Bessie
Parish, La, as specially provided in tn
ordinance of the Police Jury, adopte
=, June 3, 1918, to have been duly adopte
J by majority in number and amount Q
n the ballots cast at the election held Jul
: IA, 1918. J. c. LOGAN,
a j. G. MCDADE,
]. T. MCDADE,
y N. w. STEWART,
IL M. G. WRIGHT,
n r. D. WHITTINGToN,
# Members Police Jury
- Benton, La, July 10, 1918.