The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-15


duly carried.
Moved by Mr.. Many, seconded by
Mr.. Stewart, that the bond issue in
Road District No. 3 be declared duly
carried. Said motion being then and
there put to vote, the roll being called,
the same was unanimously adopted, all
members of the police jury present vot-
ing for said motion.
Whereupon, the following process ver-
bal, having been duly prepared and
signed by all members of the Police
Jury of Bossier Parish, was unanimously
adopted and ordered spread upon the
minutes.
Benton, La, June 5, 1916.
Pursuant to the provisions Of an ordi-
nance of the Police Jury Of the Parish
OF Bossier, louisiana, adopted in regu-
lar session at Benton, La, April IL,
1916, and proclamation calling an
election to take the sense OF the property
taxpayers qualified to vote in such cleo
ton in Road District No. 3 of Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, as to whether or not
debt of $50, 900, and to issue negotiable
serial bonds therefor, to bear per cent
interest per annum, payable semiannu-
ally, said bonds and interest to be pay
able in gold coin at the Seaboard Ma
tional Bank, in the City of New York,
and to run for a period of thirty years,
for the purpose of building, construct
ing and repairing bridges, and building,
| constructing and repairing permanent
hard roads in said District No. 3, as Gre
ated by ordinance of the Police Jury of
date October IL, 1915, comprising all of
| Ward Three of Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, and said bond issue to be known
as the "Bridge and Road Bonds of Dis
trict No. 3, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
for the year 1916"
And, pursuant to the provisions of
said ordinance calling this special and
regular meeting of the Bossier Parish
Police Jury for the purpose of opening
the ballot boxes, counting the ballots,
canvassing the returns and declaring
the result of said election, the Police
Jury met this day at the Court House,
in the town of Benton, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, at ten o'clock am, June 5,
1916, there being present the following
members of the said Police Jury, and
r. B. Hill, clerk of said body: J. T.
McDade, Ward One, president pro TEN;
J. T. Many, Ward Three; N. W. Stew
art, Ward Four; L. M. Burks, Ward
Five; Messrs. J. c. Logan, Ward Two,
and j. G. McDade, Ward Six, being
absent, but having been duly and legally
notified.
The said Police Jury, acting as COM
mittee of the whole, received from the
proper legal custodians the sealed bal
lot boxes, tally sheets and voting lists
prepared by the commissioners who, on
May 80, 1916, held the said election, for
the purpose of taking the sense of the
legally qualified property taxpayers as
to whether or not a debt of 10000
should be incurred for the purpose as
herein stated, found the following result:
For the proposition of mourning, debt of
$4,000 and issuing negotiable bonds
! therefor, running from one TO thirty
years, bearing per cent interest est per per
purpose OF tuilding, constructing and re-
pairing bridges, and building, construct
ing and repairing permanent hard roads
in said District No. 3 Of Bossier Parish,
Louisiana
Votes ....:.......................::::c..o:;;57
Against the proposition
fOlSS 90
, | Assessment. $4,000
Majority of votes for mourning said debt, 10.
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We, the aforesaid Police Jury, there
fore announce and declare that said
, proposition to incur said debt of $780, COG
and to issue negotiable serial bonds
8 therefor, running for period of from
one to thirty years, bearing 5 per cent
interest per annum, payable semiannu-
3 ally at the Seaboard National Bank,
, New York City, for the purpose OF
building, constructing and repairing
bridges, and building, constructing and
repairing permanent hard roads in said
District No. 3, Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, was duly carried, and the bond
issue for the same authorized, and the
aforesaid tax duly ordered levied and
collected, as provided by law.
r The ballots from each box with all
other papers taken therefrom were
replaced in said boxes, duly locked, and
the keys and boxes placed in the care
l and custody of the clerk of the Police
} Jury.
, We therefore announce and declare
that the said proposition to incur debt
Of 900 and to issue negotiable bonds
therefor, running for period of from
= one to thirty years, bearing 5 per cent
| interest per annum, payable semiannu-
ally, as herein directed, for the purpose
d, OF building, constructing and repairing
l bridges, and building, constructing and
. repairing permanent hard roads in said
District No. 8 of Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, as specifically provided in the
ordinance OF the Police Jury adopted
9 April II, 1916, to have been duly adopted
by a majority in number and amount OF
the ballots cast at the election held May
~, 1915. J. T. MCDADE,
l President pro tenn,
7 J. T. MANRY.
N. w. STEWART,
, L. NJ. BURKS.
= Members Police Jury of Bossier Parish
3 Attest:
= r. B. HILL, Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Many, copy Of
this process verbal of the counting Of
the ballots and ascertaining the result
of the election was ordered mailed tc
the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge
Louisiana, and another copy of the same
to James M. Henderson, Clerk of the
District Court for Bossier Parish, to be
recorded in the Mortgage Records o.
!, this parish, and the remaining copy is
= to be retained by this Police Jury a:
; part of its record, which motion, being
> duly seconded, upon vote, was unani,
mously adopted.
After having completed the canvass