The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-04
Election Proclamation.

TN accordance with an ordinance
i adopted by the Police Jury on the
nth day of April, 1916, notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in
Road District No. 8, comprising all OF
Ward Three, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
on Tuesday, the 30th day of May, 1916,
at which time there shall be submitted
to the property taxpayers, qualified cleo
tors in said district, a proposition to in
cur debt of $50, 900 and to issue nego-
table serial bonds therefor, running for
a period of from one to thirty years,
bearing 5 per cent interest, payable semi
annually, for the purpose of building,
repairing and constructing bridges and
building, repairing and constructing per-
manent hard roads in said district, as
fully set forth in said ordinance, made a
part of this proclamation, and which is
as follows, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting to the property taxpayers OF
Road District No. 3 of Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, comprising Ward Three
of Bossier Parish, qualified electors
under the Constitution and laws Of
the state, 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 interest, payable semiannually,
for the purpose of building, construct
ing and repairing bridges, and build
ing, repairing and constructing per-
manent hard roads in said district;
also for the cancellation of the tax of
mills, voted in said district for road
purposes, July IA, 1918, and levied by
ordinance of the Police Jury July Is,
1918.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal and reg
ular session convened, That under the
authority of the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, and pursuant
thereto, a special election is hereby
ordered to be held on Tuesday the 3Oth
day of May, 1916, and the same shall be
held in Road District No. 8, compris-
ing Ward Three, Bossier Parish, to take
the sense of the property taxpayers quail
flied to vote at such elections, as pro-
vided by law, on the proposition here
with submitted, to incur debt of $780,
600 and to issue negotiable serial bonds
therefor, to bear per cent interest, pay
able semiannually, said bonds and in
terest to be payable in gold coin at the
Seaboard National Bank, in the City OF
New York.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that the purpose for which said debt is
authorized to be incurred and the use to
which the proceeds from the sale of said
bonds herein provided for, are to be
used, is declared to be:
For the purpose of building, construct
ing, and repairing bridges, and build
ing, constructing and repairing perma-
nent hard roads in Road District No. 8
comprising Ward Three, Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, as defined and created
by ordinance of the Police Jury, passed
at it's meeting of October IL, 1915.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC..
That said bonds shall be known as the
"Bridge and Road Bonds of Road Dis
trict No. 8, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
for the year 1916" and the same shall
be issued for the purposes set forth ir
section of this ordinance. The bono
issue herein provided for shall be for the
sum of $50, 900, represented by 100 bonds
of the denomination of $500 each, te
which shall be attached coupons cover.
ing the semiannual payment of interes
at per cent, and shall be dated Sep
TENDER /, 1916.
Sec. 4. Also, for the cancellation o.
the tax of mills, voted in said district
for road purposes July IA, 1918, anG
levied by ordinance of the Police Jury
July Is, 1918. Said bonds shall beal
serial numbers from 1 to 100, and shall
be due and payable as follows: