The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-06
Election Proclamation.

IN accordance with an ordinance
| adopted by the Police Jury on the
2JIh day of April, 1915, notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in
Road District No. 2, comprising all OF
Ward Six, except that part included in
Road District No. 1, being the alluvial
portion of said ward, in the Bossier
Levee District, Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, on Tuesday, the LIST day OF June,
1915, at which time there shall be SUBJ
mittcd to the property taxpayers, quail
fed electors in said district, a PROPOSE
ton to incur a debt of $4,000 and to
.ssue negotiable serial bonds therefor,
running for a period Of from one to
thirty years, bearing 5 per cent inteaest,
payable semiannually, for the purpose
of building, constructing and repairing
bridges, and building, repairing and
constructing permanent hard roads in
said district, as fully set forth in said
ordinance, made part of this proclaim
alton, and which is as follows, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting to the property taxpayers
of Road District No. 2 of Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, comprising Ward Six,
except that portion of Ward Six in-
cluded in Road District No. 1, being
the alluvial portion of said ward, in
the Bossier Leyee District, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, qualified electors,
under the Constitution and laws of the
State, a proposition to incur debt OF
$4,000 and to issue negotiable bonds
therefor, running for period OF from
one to thirty years, bearing per cent
interest, payable semiannually, for
the purpose of building, constructing
and repairing bridges, and building,
repairing and constructing permanent
hard roads in said district; also, for
the cancellation of the tax of mills,
voted in said district for road pur-
poses July II, 1918, and levied by
ordinance of the Police Jury July Is,
1913.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal
session convened, That, under the au-
thority of the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Louisiana, and pursuant
thereto, special election is hereby
ordered to be held on the 1st day OF
June, 1915, and the same shall be held
il Road District No. 2, comprised OF
Ward Six, except that portion of Ward
Six included in Road District No. l.
being the alluvial portion of said ward
in the Bossier Levee District, BossieI
Parish, Louisiana, to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers qualified to vote
at such elections, as provided by law, Oh
the proposition herewith submitted-to
incur debt of $4,000 and to issue ne
gotiahle serial bonds therefor, to bear
per cent interest, payable semiannually
said bonds and interest to be payable in
gold coin at the Seaboard National
Bank, in the City of New York.
Sec. 9. BE it further ordained, ETC..
That the purpose for which said debt is
authorized to be incurred, and the uses
to which the proceeds from the sale Of
said bonds herein provided for are to be
used, are declared to be:
For the purpose of building, con-
structing and repairing bridges, an6
building, constructing and repairing
permanent hard roads in Road Distric
No. 2, comprising Ward Six, except tina
portion of said Ward Six included il
Road District No. /, being the alluvia
portion of said ward, in the Bossie
Levce District, Bossier Parish, louisa.
na, as defined and created by ordinance
of the Police Jury, passed at its meeting
of April 10, 1915.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
That said bonds shall be known as thu
"Bridgc and Road Bonds of Road Dis
trict No. 2, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
for the year 1915" and the same shall
be issued for the purposes set fourth il
Section 2 of this ordinance. The bont
issue herein provided for shall be TO
the sum Of $4,000, represented by on
hundred bonds of the denomination 0
500 each, to which shall be attache'
coupons covering the semiannual pay
ment of interest at per cent, and sha]
be dated September 1, 1915.
Sec. 4. Also, for the cancellation Q
the tax of 5 mills, voted in said distric
for road purposes July Il, 1913, an
levied by ordinance of the Police Jur
July Is, 1913.
Said bonds shall bear serial number
from to 100 and shall be due and pay
able as follows:
No. q bond) due Sept. I, 1916.
No. q bond) due Sept. 1, 1917.
No. 3 q bond) due Sept. ], 1915
NnS inc 70 bnndS due Sent l. 1919