The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-13
An Ordinance

Ordering an election in Road District No
of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as pre-
viously created by the Police Jury 0;
said parish, to take the sense of The
property taxpayers of said road distric,
on the question of levying special s.
mill tax for period of ten years, be
ginning with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1924, inclusive, for the
purpose Of building, constructing ano
repairing bridges and building, repair
ing and constructing permanent hard
roads and maintaining same in sale
district, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Bossier Parish in legal ses-
sion convened, That under the authority
of the Constitution and laws Of the Stats
of Louisiana, and pursuant thereto, a
special election is hereby ordered to be
held in Road District No. 1, on the list da.
of June, A. D. 1915, to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers qualified to vote
at such election, as provided by law, OF
the question of levying annually a special
road tax of mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all assessable prop
erty in Road District No. /, Bessie
Parish, Louisiana, for the period of tep
years, beginning with the year 1915 ano
ending with and including the year 1924.
and according to law.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc..
That the purpose of this said tax as Levied
or voted and the uses for which SAT-
proceeds are to be used are declared tf
be for the building, constructing and re-
pairing of bridges, and building, repair
ing and constructing of permanent har'
roads and maintaining same in said dis
trict, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That notice of election herein called shall
be given by proclamation by the Pres
ident of the Police Jury and published
for thirty days in the official journal Of
Bossier Parish, as required by law, ant
that said proclamation shall set forth
that this Police Jury will meet in oper
session on the 7th day of June, 1915, al
the Court House in the town of Benton
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and will ther
and there proceed to open the ballo
boxes, examine and count the ballots, il
number and amount, examine and can.
vass the returns and declare the result
of the election, and such meeting of Thu
| I AL ooSA PaAPooS 20 hSASos
called.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the ballots used may be printed o
written and shall read: "For 5-mil
special road tax for period of ten years
or "Against 5-mill special road tax TO
a period of ten years."
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc
That said election shall be held unde
the general election lays Of the State 9
Louisiana, except as hereinafter modifi
ed; that all legal voters who are prop
erty taxpayers in their own right, sha
be entitled to vote, either in person {
by proxy.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc
That said election shall be held is sal
Road District No. at the usual pollin
place for elections in said wards, wit
the additional polling place at Sligo
Ward Six, and that the polls shall
opened on the day of said election at
o'clock am. and closed at o'clock pm
and the following commissioners al
! clerks of election are hereby appoints
| to hold said election.
I WARD ONE.
| Precinct No. Atkins: II. N. Co
nell, r. E. McDade and DR.. D. j. M