The Bossier banner., 1915-05-20
An Ordinance

Ordering an election in Road District No.
OF Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as pre-
viously created by the Police Jury of
said parish, to take the sense OF the
property taxpayers of said road district
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 and
repairing bridges and building, repair
ing and constructing permanent hard
roads and maintaining same in said
district, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Section l. 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 State
Of Louisiana, and pursuant thereto, a
special election is hereby ordered to be
held in Road District No. 1, on the ist day
of June, A. D. 1915, 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 dollar OF the
assessed valuation of all assessable prop
erty in Road District No. 1, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, for the period of ten
years, beginning with the year 1915 and
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 said
proceeds are to be used are declared to
be for the building, constructing and re-
pairing of bridges, and building, repair
ing and constructing of permanent hard
roads and maintaining same in said dis
trict, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That notice of election herein called shall
be given by a 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, and
that said proclamation shall set forth,
that this Police Jury will meet in open
session on the 7th day of June, 1916, at
the Court House in the town of Benton,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and will then
and there proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots, in
number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the results
OF the election, and such meeting OF the
Police Jury for such purpose is hereby
called.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the ballots used may be printed or
written and shall read: "For a 5-milI
special road tax for period of ten years"
or against 5-mill special road tax for
period of ten years."
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained etc..
That said election shall be held under
the general election laws of the State of
Louisiana, except as hereinafter modifi-
ed; that all legal voters who are prop
erty taxpayers in their own right, shall
be entitled to vote, either in person or
by proxy.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election shall be held is said
Road District No. | at the usual polling
place for elections in said wards, with
the additional polling place at Sligo in
Ward Six, and that the polls shall be
opened on the day of said election at 7
O'Clock am. and closed at o'clock p.m.,
and the following commissioners and
clerks OF election are hereby appointed
to hold said election.
WARD ONE.
Precinct No. Atkins: H. N. Cor
nell, r. E. McDade and DR.. D. J. Nc
Ann, commissioners; w. E. Connell,
clerk.
Precinct No. 2-Curtis: T. w. Bled-
soc, A. Curtis and M. A. McDade, COM
missioners; Floyd Prince, Clerk.
Precinct No. 3-Taylortown: J. II.
Mercer, A. F. McDade and Thomas
Caplis, commissioners; w. H. Hodges,
jr., clerk.
WARD TWO.
Precinct No. t-Benton: J. H. Mont
gomery, Gray stinson and r. E. Wyche,
commissioners; c.. o. Gayle, clerk.
Precinct No. 2-Vanceville: j. P.
Mccain, w. S. Tidwell and Albert Kirch,
commissioners; J. C. Logan, clerk.
Precinct No. 3-Bossier City: w. r..
Young, w. T. Colquitt and J. B. Oneal,
commissioners; A. n. Cox, clerk.
WARD SIX.
Precinct, Sligo: D. c. Elstcn, w. C.
Horton and 7. P. Moore, commissioners;
H. L. Skannal, clerk.
The returns of said election to be made
as herein above set forth.
Done and signed officially on this, the
10th day of April, A. D. 1915.
j. &C. LOGAN, President P.J.
r. B. HILL, Clerk.