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

IN accordance with an ordinance
l. adopted by the Police Jury on the
Doth day of April, 1915. notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in
Ward Six, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
on Tuesday, the 1st day of June, 1915,
at which time there shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of said ward
proposition for or against hogs run
ming at large in said ward, or for or
against the repeating of an ordinance
passed by the Police Jury on July 2,
1905, declaring four wire fence to be a
legal fence in said ward; fixing the date
of election, the manner of conducting
same, etc.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election held in Ward Six
of the Parish of Bossier, State of
Louisiana, for the purpose OF obtain
ing the sense of the qualified electors
of said ward as to the adyisability of
the Police Jury declaring fence con-
structed with wire and posts to be a
legal fence in said ward, or for or
against hogs running at large in said
ward; fixing the date of election, poll
ing places; and the manner of con-
Quoting same, and qualification of the
voters.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
in legal session convened, on this, the
Goth day of April, A. D. 1915, That an
election be and is hereby ordered to be
| held in ward six of Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana, for the purpose of obtaining the
sense of the qualified electors of said
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Jury of said Parish shall declare fence
constructed of wire and posts (four wires
stretched on posts) which posts shall be
placed not more than 10 feet apart, to
be legal fence in said Ward Six, OF
"for or against hogs running at large in
said ward.''
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election shall be and is hereby
ordered to be held in said Ward Six on
Tuesday, the 1st day of June, A. D.,
1915, and that the polling places now
fixed by law are hereby declared to be
the polling places to be used in this
election.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc,
That said election shall be held under
the general election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, in so far as same shall be
governed in management and conduct
as to time of opening and closing polls
and in all other matters in so far as the
general election laws of the State oil
Louisiana are applicable to elections OF
this class and kind.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the ballots for said election shall
have written or printed upon them, Fol
a four-wire fence against hogs run
ming at large)' and Against four
wire fence (for hogs running at large).'
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the commissioners shall make due
return of said election, together with
the ballots, ETC., according to law, to the
Clerk of the Police Jury at Benton, La.
on the 7th of June, 1915, or at time moi
later than ten days from the date oil
holding said election; and the commits
sioners and clerks of said election fol
the three polling places are as follows:
Bellevue-L. c. Biggs, DR.. J. R. Sni-
der and r. A. Gardner, commissioners
F. E. Biggs, clerk.
Haughton T. r. Tomlinson, F. M
Britt and P. M. Elston, commissioners
r. M. Sandidge, clerk.
Koran-D. E. Afford, j. A. Cawthon
and E. R. Connell, commissioners; JEFF
Brown, clerk.
i Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the result of the election afore-
mentioned is declared to be for Oh
against the repeating of an ordinance
| passed by the Police Jury of date, July
/ 2, 1906, declaring a four-wire fence tc
be legal fence in said ward.
Done and signed officially on this, the
10th day of April, 1915.
J. G. LOGAN, President
l6-6 Police Jury of Bossier Parish, Louisiana