The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-07-20
Election Proclamation.

Sler ParlSh, LOUISIANA, on the 18th day
of July, 1916, notice is hereby given that
an election will be held in Ward Five,
Bossier Parish, on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1916, at which time there shall
be submitted to the property taxpayers,
qualified electors in said ward, propo-
sition for or against special road tax
of mills for period of five years, be-
ginning with the year 1917 and ending
with the year 1921, inclusive, for the
purpose of building, constructing and
repairing bridges and building, repair
ing and maintaining public roads in
Ward Five of Bossier Parish, as fully
set forth IN an ordinance passed by said
Police Jury, which is made a part of
this proclamation and is as follows,
to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election in Ward Five of
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, to take the
sense of the property taxpayers of said
ward on hequestion oflevying special
5-mill tax for a period of five years, be-
ginning with the year 1917 and ending
with the year 1921, inclusive, for the
purpose OF building, constructing and
repairing bridges and building, repair
said Ward Five OF Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, in legaLses-
sion convened, That under the authority
of the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, and pursuant thereto,
special election is hereby ordered to
be held in Ward Five of Bossier Parish,
on Tuesday, September IL, 1916, to take
the sense of the property taxpayers quail
| flied to vote at such election, as provided
by law, on the question of levying an
nually a 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 in
Guiding the year 1921, and according to
law.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the purpose for which this said tax
| is voted and levied and the use for which
said proceeds are to be used is declared
to be: For the purpose of building, con-
| structing and repairing bridges and
building, repairing and maintaining pub
lie roads in Ward Five of Bossier
Parish.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
| That said election be held at Rocky
Mount, Linton and Ivan, the regular
| polling places in said ward, as now
established by law, on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER IL, 1916.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election be held under the
general election laws OF tie State of
Louisiana, except as hereinafter mod
flied.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the ballots to be used in said cleo
ton may be printed or written and shall
read, "For 5-mill special road tax for
period of five years." or "Against a
5-mill special road tax for a period of
five years."
Sec. 6. BE it further ordained, etc.,
That all legal voters who are property
taxpayers in said ward shall be entitled
to vote, provided women who are prop
erty taxpayers in their own right shall
be entitled to vote, either in person or
by proxy.
Sec. I. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That notice of election herein called
shall be given by proclamation of the
President of the Police Jury, and pub
lished for thirty clear days in the official
journal of Bossier Parish, as required
by law, and that said proclamation shall
set forth that this Police Jury will meet
in open session on the 10th day of Octo-
Der, 1915, at the Court House, in the
town of Benton, La, and will then and
there proceed to open the ballot boxes,
examine and count the ballots, in num-
Der and amount. examine and canvass
the returns, and declare the result of the
election, and such meeting of the Police
Jury for said purpose is hereby called.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the returns of said election shall be
made to the Police Jury of Bossier Par
ish at its meeting on October 10, 1916,
on which date the canvass of said re-
turns will be had as aforementioned.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That the same commissioners and clerks
OF election who are appointed by the
Democratic Executive Committee to con-
duct the Congressional primary election,
to be held September IL, 1916, are hereby
appointed to hold and conduct this cleo
ton.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That returns of said election are to be
made as hereinabove set forth and the
Clerk of the Police Jury is hereby
instructed to have prepared for use a,
said election all necessary ballots
tally sheets, etc., and other officers are
requested to furnish lists, as required
by law, and that to carry said PROPOSE
ton must receive majority in number
and amount of the assessment of those
voting.
Done and signed officially on this, the
18th day Of July, A. D. 1916.