The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-12

That said election be held at Rocky
Mount, Linton and Ivan, the regular
polling places in said ward, as now es-
tablished by law, on Monday, July IA,
1918.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election be held under the gen.
eral election laws Of the State Of Louis
lana, except as hereinafter modified.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the ballots to be used may be print
ed or written and shall read: "For a
5-mill special road tax for the period of
five years." or against 5-mill special
road tax for the period of five years.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That ell legal voters who are property
taxpayers in said ward shall be entitled
to vote, provided women who are prop
erty taxpayers in their own right shall
be entitled to vote, either in person or
by proxy.
Sec. I. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That the returns of said election shall be
made to the Police Jury of Bossier Par
ish within the time prescribed by law
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the returns of said election be made
to the Police Jury at its meeting on the
18th of July, 1918, and they will then and
there open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots, in number and
amount, canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said election.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. etc.,
That the following commissioners and
clerks are hereby appointed to hold said
election:
Precinct No. 1, Rocky Mount j. j.
Mckinney, A. Hoffpauir and r. L.
Burks, commissioners; w. H. Martin,
clerk.
Precinct No. 2, Linton-L. r. Bum
gardner, L. T. Merritt and R. E. Pill
kinton, commissioners; w. V. Lay,
clerk.
Precinct No. 3, Ivan-J. F. Adair,
T. D. Young and James No, thcutt, COM
missioners; S. M. Mccall, clerk.
Done and signed officiall, this the Sd
day of June, 1918. &c LOGAN
President Police Jury.
R. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
The following ordinance, as presented
by Mr.. J. G.. McDade, was unanimously
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election in all of Ward Six,
except the alluvial portion of said
ward, which is included in Road Dis
trict No. /, OF the Parish of Bossier
State OF Louisiana, as established by
the Police Jury of said parish, to take
the sense of the property taxpayers on
the question of levying a special s.
mill tax for a period Of ten years, be-
ginning with the year 1913 and ending
with the year 1922, inclusive, for the
purpose OF building, constructing and
repairing bridges and building repair
ing and maintaining public roads in
said Ward Six, except that portion in
cluded in Road District No. /, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal and
special session convened, That, under
the authority of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, and pur-
suant thereto, special exection is here
by ordered to be held in Ward Six Tex
cept that portion included in Road Dis
| trict No. y Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
on the 14th day of July, 1918, to take the
sense OF the property taxpayers qualified
to vote at such election, as provided by
law, on the question Of levying annually
special road tax Of mills on the dol
lar of the assessed valuation of all as
sessable property in Ward Six, except
that portion included in Road District
No 1, for the period of ten years, begin
ming with 1918 and ending with and in
GLIDING 1922, and according to law.
| Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the purpose for which said tax is
levied and the use for which the said
proceeds are to be used is declared to be
For the purpose of building, construct
ing and repairing bridges and building,
repairing and maintaining public roads
in said Ward Six, except that portion in
cluded In Road District No /.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election be held at Bellevue,
Haughton and Koran, the regular poll
ing places in said portion of Ward Six
as now established by law, on Monday
July IA, 1918.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
That said election be held under the gen.
eral election laws of the State of Louis.
lana, except as hereinafter modified.
| Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the ballots to be used may be print.
ed or written and shall read: "For {
5-mill special road tax for the period O.
ten years." or "Against 5-mill specia
road tax for the period of ten years."
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
That all legal voters who are property
taxpayers in said Ward Six Except thu
alluvial portion, which is included il
Road District No. y shall be entitled t.
!, vote, provided women who are propert,
!, taxpayers in their own right shall be en-
titled to vote, either in person or b,
, proxy.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, etc.
, That the returns Of said election shall b
made to the Police Jury of Bossier Par
ish within the time prescribed by law.
Sec, 8. Be it further ordained, etc
! That the returns of said election b
made to the Police Jury at its meeting
: on July Is, 1918, and they will then an
there open the ballot boxes, examin
and count the ballots, in number an
!, amount, canvass the returns and declar
the result of said election.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc
7 That the following commissioners an
clerks are hereby appointed to hold sal
election:
Precinct No. 1, Bellevue-L. C. Biggs
DR.. ]. r. Snider and B. T. Snider, com
missioners; R. A. Gardner, clerk.
Precinct No. 2, Haughton ID. E. Al
Y ford, c. E. Beauchamp and D. A. Hol
ton, commissioners; R. M. Sandidg,
clerk.
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