The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-10-19

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Against the Special 5-Mll Tax
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We therefore announce and declare
the said proposition to levy and collect
and vote special road tax of mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of all assessable property in Ward Five
for the period of five years, beginning
with the year 1917 and ending with and
including the year 1921, for the purpose
of building, constructing and repairing
bridges and building, repairing and
public roads in said Ward
Five, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, to have
been carried in both number and amount
of property.
The ballots from each box, with all
other papers taken therefrom, were re-
placed in said boxes, locked, and the
keys and boxes placed in the custody
and care of the Clerk of the Police Jury.
&C. LOGAN, President,
j. T. MCDADE,
J. T. MANRY,
N. w. STEWART,
L. M. BURKS,
J. G. MCDADE,
Members Police Jury of Bosser Parish.
Attest:
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Burks, q copy of
this process verbal of the counting of the
ballots and ascertaining the results Of
the election held in Ward Five, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, on September IL,
1916, for the purpose of voting a special
road tax of mills for the period of five
years, was ordered mailed to the Secre-
tary of State for louisiana, at Baton
Rouge, and another copy to Jas. NJ.
Henderson, Clerk of District Court fol
Bossier Parish, to be recorded in the
mortgage records Of this parish, and
the remaining copy is to become part
of the records of the Police Jury, which
motion, being duly seconded, was upon
vote unanimously adopted.
Moved by Mr.. Burks, seconded by Mr.
Stewart, that the following ordinance be
adopted. Said motion being then anc
there put to vote, the roll being called
the ordinance was unanimously adopted
all members of the Police Jury voting
for same.
AN ORDINANCE
Carrying into effect the will of the prop
erty taxpayers OF Ward Five, Bessie
Parish, Louisiana, as expressed at al
election held on September II, 1916
and leyying special road tax of
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of all assessable property il
Ward Five, for the period OF fiv
years, beginning with the year 1911
and ending with and including tn
year 1921, for the purpose of building
constructing and repairing bridges an
building, repairing and maintaining
public roads in said Ward Five, Bos
sier Parish, Louisiana.
Section t.. Belt ordained by the Polio
Jury of Bos5ier Parish, Louisiana, tina
pursuant to an election held in War
/ Five Of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, o
September IL, 1916, at which election
special road tax of mills On the dolla
OF the assessed valuation of all assessa
bic property in Ward Five was voted b
; the property tax-paying voters, the sal
, special road tax of 5 mills is hereb
levied for the year 1917 and for eac
subsequent year to and including 1921.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained, etc
That the Tax Assessor of Booster Parish
: Louisiana, be and he is hereby author
, lied, ordered and instructed to exten
said special road tax of mills for til
year 1917 and each subsequent year unit
and Including the year 1921, and tn
, Sheriff and ex- officio Tax Collector fl
;, Bossier Parish will collect said tax.
Adopted at Benton, La, October II
. 1916. j. C. LOGAN,
E President Police Jury Of Bossicr Parish.
/ Attest:
RIB. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
The following ordinance was offere
by Police Juror Stewart, who move
thatit be adopted after being read, whie
motion was seconded by Police Jur'
McDade:
AN ORDlNANCE
By the Police Jury of the Parish of Be
sier, Louisiana, organizing and estal
fishing a Board of Supervisors f
Road District No. 3 Of the Parish
Bossier, Louisiana, as provided by A
= 1879 of 1916 of the General Assemb
2 of Louisiana.
Il Be it ordained by the Police Jury
" the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, in leg
and regular session convened, That A
1919 of 1916 be complied with by tt
g establishing and naming of a Board
K Supervisors for Road District No.
" which said Board of Supervisors sha
) be composed of j. T. Many, member
. the Police Jury from Ward Three,
g said district, and resident tax-payir
n voter of said ward, and N. w. Sente
member of the School Board of Bossi
Parish, and resident tax-paying vot
t Of said Road District No. 3, and OF
n additional member living and being
Il taxpayer and voter in said Road Distri
q No. 3, which said Board of Supervise
shall have all the power and authori
Is vested in them by Act 1919 of 1916, al
they shall have charge of all road col
|, struction, handling and expenditure
4 funds and letting of road contracts, al
g generally to do and to perform any al
. . all duties placed upon them by said lie,
u islative act.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ct,
That said Board of Supervisors shall
~ styled as the Board of Road Supervise
- for Road District No g of the Pari