The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-05-21
School Board Proceedings.


The Parish Board of School Directors
met in special session on this, the 18th
day of May, 1914, for the purpose of can
wasting and promulgating the returns OF
the special school election held at Mot
on May 9th, and to order special cleo
ton at Haughton, in district No. 7, and
to transact such other business as might
come before the board.
After roll call, and the object of the
meeting having been duly explained, the
board proceeded to open the box and
canvass the returns of the election held
at Mot, which resulted as follows:
In favor of disseminating the present
tax of 81 mills, 8.
Against disseminating the tax, 4.
In favor of 10 mill tax, as prayed
for, 8.
Against 10 mill tax, 4.
Property voted in favor of tax, $500.
Property voted against tax, $1410.
There being majority of votes and
property in favor of said tax, the election
was declared duly carried.
ORDINANCE No. /.
Whereas, in pursuance to an ordinance
of the School Board of Bossier Parish
ordering an election to be held in School
District No. Is for the purpose of taking
the sense of the qualified voters and tax
payers in said District No. Is on the
question of levying special tax of 10
mills on the dollar Of the assessed valua-
ton of all property situated in said Dis
trict No. Is, for the benefit of Red Land
School, said tax to be. first collected in
the year 1914 and continuing tor period
of six years, in said election the number
of votes cast for the tax was 8, the prop
erty voted was $500, the number of votes
against the tax was 4, the property was
$1410, therefore
Be it ordained by the School Board of
Bossier Parish, That special tax of 10
mills on the dollar be and is hereby as
sessed on the assessed valuation of the
property in Special School District No.
Is, said tax to be first collected in the
year 1914 and continue for period OF
six years.
OHDlNANCE NO.
Ordering special election to be held in
School District No. Z, in the Parish of
Bossier, for the purpose of submitting
| to the qualified voters of the said
school district the question of leyying
a special tax of mills on the dollar
for the purpose of providing addi-
tional funds in said district with which
to enlarge the Haughton High School
building, and to supplement teachers
! salaries and salaries of transportation
| drivers.
| Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Bossier, That a special cleo
ton be and is hereby ordered to be held
in School District No. Z, in the Parish
of Bossier, Louisiana, on Saturday,
June 20, 1914, for the purpose Of SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters Of said
school district the question of levying a
special tax of 3 mills on the dollar Of
all property in said district subject to
taxation for period Of two years, the
| proceeds of said tax to be used to en-
large the Haughton High School build
/ ing and to supplement teachers salaries
and those of transportation drivers.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, Thai
Esaid election shall be held under the
general election laws Of the State o.
Louisiana, except as hereinafter speci-
I fed.
/ Sec. 3. That said election be held al
Haughton, on Saturday, June 20, 1914.
j Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall be
printed and shall read: IA proposition
to levy a mill tax on the assessed valu-
alton Of all property subject to taxation
in School District No. 7, Parish of Bos-
sier for term Of two years.
Eyes J; no }. Amount OF prop
erty, S.. "
signature Of voter.)
Sec. 5. That the returns of said cleo
ton shall be made within three day.
after the election to the Parish Board o.
School Directors.
Sec. 6. That said election shall b.
held without expense to the parish.
i The following commissioners anC
clerks are hereby appointed to hold said
election: w. b. Hickman, O. P. Harris
and G. G. Nelson, commissioners, J. G
McDade, clerk.
There being no other business, thu
board adjourned to meet again in extr;
session on June 25, 1914.
N. w. SENTELL, President.
| w. A. FoRTsoN, Secretary.