The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-05-27
Election Proclamation.

IN accordance with an ordinance
/ adopted by the Police Jury on the
20;h 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. /, being the alluvial
portion of said ward, in the Bossier
Levee District, Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, on Tuesday, the 1st day OF June,
1915, at which time there shall be sub
mittcd to the property taxpayers, quail
fed electors in said district, a PROPOSE
ton to incur debt of $4,000 and to
.ssue negotiable serial bonds therefor,
running for period of from one to
thirty years, bearing 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 a 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
Guided in Road District No. /, being
the alluvial portion of said ward, in
the Bossier Levee District, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, qualified electors,
under the Constitution and laws of the
State, proposition to incur a debt of
$4,000 and to issue negotiable bonds
therefor, running for period of from
one to thirty years, bearing 8 per cent
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 5 mills,
voted in said district for road pur-
poses July IA, 1918, and levied by
ordinance of the Police Jury July 10,
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
in Road District No. 2, comprised OF
Ward Six, except that portion of Ward
Six included ia Road District No. 1,
being the alluvial portion OF said ward
i'll the Bossier Levee District, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers qualified to vote
at such elections, as provided by law, on
the proposition herewith submitted-to
Incur debt of $4,000 and to issue ne
gotiahle serial bonds therefor, to bear 5
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 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the purpose for which said debt is
authorized to bn 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, and
building, constructing and repairing
permanent hard roads in Road District
No. 2, comprising Ward Six, except thai
portion of said Ward Six included in
Road District No. /, being the alluvia
portion OF said ward, in the Bossiel
Lcvec District, Bossier Parish, louisa
IA, as defined and created by ordinance
Of the Police Jury, passed at its meeting
OF April 10, 1915.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That said bonds shall be known as the
"Bridgc and Road Bonds Of Road Dis.
trict No. 2, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
for the year 1916" and the same shall
be issued for the purposes set fourth il
Section of this ordinance. The bono
issue herein provided for shall be TO
the sum of $4,000, represented by ont
hundred bonds of the denomination O
$500 each, to which shall be attached
coupons covering the semiannual pay
ment of interest at per cent, and shall
be dated September |, 1915.
Sec. l.. Also, for the cancellation o
the tax of mills, voted in said distric
for road purposes July IA, 1918, ant
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: