The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

its members being presently to grant the
request of said petition, and to create
Road District No. 8, as stated above.
The following ordinance was present.
ed to the Police Jury and, upon vote,
was unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
OF the Police Jury of the Parish of
Bossier, Louisiana, establishing and
creating Road District No. 8 of the
Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, COM
prising the present confines and limits
OF Ward Three, for the purpose of
voting, levying and collecting road
taxes in said Road District No. 8 OF
the Barish of Bossier, with which to
build and construct good roads in said
Road District No. 3.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Po-
| lice Jury of the Parish of Bossier, La,
! That, whereas, more than one-fourth of
the duly qualified property voting tax
payers have presented petition to this
| body, which petition has been duly GER
titled by the Clerk of the Court and ex-
| officio Registrar, and the Tax Assessor
of the Parish of Bossier, as required by
| law, that there is hereby established and
created Road District No. 8 of the Par
ish of Bossier, Louisiana, which said
Road District No. 5, as hereby estab-
| lished, shall comprise and embrace the
same part of Bossier Parish, La, as is
comprised and embraced in Ward Three
of Bossier Parish, La.
| Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the said Road District No. herein
created is declared to be created under
the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana for the purpose of building,
repairing and constructing bridges and
| buildings, repairing and constructing
good roads in said District No. 8, and
for all other purposes as authorized by
law, and for the purpose Of permitting
the taxpayers of the said District No. 3
to vote to maintain, build and construct
said bridges and said roads, and to vote
taxes to issue negotiable bonds, and for
all other purposes of road taxation as
authorized by the laws of the State Of
Louisiana.
Thus done, passed and signed at Ben
ton, La, in legal session, on this, the
18th day of October, 1915.
J. C. LOGAN,
President Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
Attest:
R. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
It was moved by Mr.. J. T. McDade,
seconded, and carried, that all school
children now residing in Bossier City
and attending school in the city OF
Shreveport, be allowed to cross the new
bridge at rate of one-half fare, or 80
cents each per month, while attending
school, when they have been certified to
by the teacher or principal of the school
which they are attending as being en-
rolled and an attendant of said school.
/ Upon motion and second, duly carried,
the following ordinance was unanimous
ly adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
OF the Police Jury of the Parish of Bos-
sier, louisiana, calling an election in
Ward Three of the Parish of Bossier,
Louisiana, to take the sense of the
qualified voters of said ward as to
whether or not an ordinance should be
| passed by the Police Jury of Bossie1
Parish, Louisiana, fixing fence OF
four strings of wire and posts and pro-
hibiting the running at large of hogs
in said ward, fixing the date of cleo
ton, polling places and manner Of
conducting same.
| Section l.. Be it ordained by the Po-
| lice Jury of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in
, legal session convened, That an election
be and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in Ward Three of Bossier Parish
Louisiana, for the purpose of taking the
: sense of the qualified voters of said ware
as to whether or not the Police Jury Of
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, shall declare
| a four-wire fence to be legal fence il
{ said ward, said four wires to be stretched
on posts, which posts shall not be more
) than ten feet apart, and for or agains
hogs running at large in said ward.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That said election shall be held through.
out said ward, and the same is hereby
called and ordered for Tuesday, Januar!
|, %, 1916, and the same commissioners
!. clerks and deputy sheriffs who serve il
the primary election to be held that day
are hereby designated and ordered tt
(. serve as commissioners, clerks, ETC., a
!, the election herein called.
!. Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
/, That said election shall be held unde
/. the general election laws of the State o
, Louisiana, with ballot boxes, tickets ant
!. paraphernalia to be furnished by tn,
J, Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, to be Sc
!, cured by the Clerk of this body and tn
!. same shall he held at the following pre-
j, cints: Alden Bridge and Plain Dealing
i, Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
!. That the ballots for said election shall
!. have written or printed thereon tn
words, ssFor a four wire fence (agains
4 hogs running at large1" and "Agains
: a four-wire fence (for hogs runnin,
q at large" with space opposite eac
= clause in which the voter may indicat
: his preference by the words ''yes" 9
: ftno.'
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc
: That the clerks and commissioner
!, OF. the aforesaid election shall max
due and legal return of the same to th
Police Jury of Bossier Parish, La, 0
the 26th day Of January, 1916, whic
. returns, ballot boxes and tally sheet
shall be received by the Clerk of th
d Police Jury and by him safely and sc
b curely held until the first regular meet
# ing Of the Police Jury thereafter, whe
s said returns shall be opened, canvasse
r and tahulated, and the result OF the sal
y election declared in accordance with tt
i true vote and the law.
K Sec. s. Be it further ordained, etc
!, That in event said election should carr,
3, it is declared in effect to repeal any an
all ordinances in conflict Herewith.
le Thus done and passed, officially,
1t Benton, La, or this, the 18th day !
4, October, 1915. j. c. LOGAN, .
20 President Police Jury, Bossier Parisl