The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-04-29
Election Proclamation.

I'm accordance with an ordinance
adopted by the Police Jury on the
2O,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. j., being the alluvial
portion of said ward, in the Bossier
I.evee District, Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, on Tuesday, the 1st day OF June,
1918, at which time there shall be sub
mit;ed to the property taxpayers, quail
fed electors in said district, PROPOSE
ton to incur debt of $4,000 and to
issue negotiable serial bonds therefor,
running for period of from one to
thirty years, bearing per cent inteaest,
PAYABLE scmiannualy, for the purpose
of bailding, 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. l, being
the aluval portion of said ward, in
the Bossier Levee 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
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 il, 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, a 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 o.
Ward Six, except that portion of Ware
Six included in Road District No. l
being the alluvial portion of said ward
in the Bossier Levee District, Bossiel
Parish, Louisiana, to take the sense O
the property taxpayers qualified to vot'
at such elections, as provided by law, OF
the proposition herewith submitted-t'
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 il
gold coin at the Seaboard Nationa
Bank, in the City of New York.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the purpose for which said debt
authorized to be- incurred, and the use
to which the proceeds from the sale Q
said bonds herein provided for are to
used, are declared to be:
For the purpose of building, con
structing and repairing bridges, an
building, constructing and repairin
permanent hard roads in Road Distric
No. 2, comprising Ward Six, except tina
portion OF said Ward Six included j
Road District No. l, being the alluvia
portion of said ward, in the Bessie
Lcvee District, Bossier Parish, louisa
ma, as defined and created by ordinanc
of the Police Jury, passed at its meetin
of April Is, 1915.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, etc
That said bonds shall be known as tn
"Bridge and Road Bonds of Road Dis
trict No. 2, Bossier Parish, Louisian;
for the year 1915" and the same sha
be issued for the purposes set fourth
Section of this ordinance. The bon
issue herein provided for shall be IL
the sum OF $4,000, represented by or
hundred bonds. OF the denomination (
$500 each, to which shall be attache
coupons covering the semiannual pay
ment of interest at per cent, and sha
be dated September /, 1915.
Sec. 1. Also, for the cancellation
the tax of mills, voted in said distri
for road purposes July IA, 1918, ar
levied by ordinance of the Police Jul
July Is, 1913.
Said bonds shall bear serial numbe
from to 100 and shall be due and pa,
able as follows: