The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
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. 1, of the Parish of Bossier
State of Louisiana, as established bv
the Police Jury of said parish, to taxa
the sense of the property taxpayers on
the question of levying special s.
mill tax for period of ten years, be- I
ginning with the year 1918 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 (ex-
cept that portion included in Road Dis.
trict No. y Bossier Parish, Louisiana
on the i4th day of July, 1918, to take the
sense of the property taxpayers qualified
| to vote at such election, as provided hv
law, on the question of levying annually
special road tax of mills on the dol
| lar of the assessed valuation OF all a.
sessable property in Ward Six, except
that portion included in Road District
No l, for the period OF ten years, begin
ming with 1913 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 ID
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. 1.
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. i. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That said election be held under the gem
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 i
5-mill special road tax for the period 81
ten years." or against 5-mill special
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 Tho
alluvial portion, which is included ID
Road District No. y shall be entitled Il
vote, provided women who are propertJ
taxpayers in their own right shall be en-.
titled to vote, either in person or b.
proxy.
Sec. I. 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 it's meeting
on July Is, 1913, and they viii then an
there open the ballot boxes, exarnin
and count the ballots, in number al
amount, canvass the returns and declar
|. the result of said election.
! Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc
= That the following commissioners an
!, clerks are hereby appointed to hold sal
q election:
e Precinct No. 1, Bellevue. C. Biggl
DR.. j. r. Snider and B. T. Snider, com
u missioners; r. A. Gardner, clerk.
Precinct No. 2, Haughton d. E. Al
i ford, G. E. Beauchamp and D. A. Hol
n ton, commissioners; r. M. Saadidg
:, clerk.
t Precinct No. 8, Koran-H. j. Took
q ]. A. Cawthorn and J.. r. Sapp, con
q missioners; c.. K. McClanahan, clerk.
= Done and signed officially, this the
!, day of June, 1918. &c. LOGAN.
: President Police Jury.
R. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.