The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-11

Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That notice OF election herein called
shall be given by proclamation by the
President of the Police Jury, and pub
lished for thirty days in the official Jour-
nal 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 9Th day of June,
1916, at the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, at 10 o'clock am, and will
then and there proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and count the bal
lots, in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns and declare the re-
suit CT the election, and such meeting of
the Police Jury for said purpose is hereby
called.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election shall be held in said
Road District No. at the usual polling
places for elections in said ward, and
| that the polls shall be open on the date
of the election at I O'Clock am, and
| closed at 5 O'Clock pm, and the poll
clerks of election shall be as follows:
Precinct No. 1-Plain Dealing: F.
R. Garrett, L. A. King and J. Perry,
| COiliulSSiOuclS, y. I . htcGu, Clcth.
Precinct No. 2--Alden Bridge: A.
B. Winham, J. B. Campbell and J. F.
Strayhan, commissioners; l. F. Elder,
clerk.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the proposition shall be:
| To incur a debt of $50, 900 and to issue
negotiable serial bonds therefor of Road
District No. 3, to bear 5 per cent inter-
est, payable semiannually, and to run
for period of from one to thirty years,
for the purpose of building, construct
ing and repairing bridges, and building,
constructing and repairing permanent
hard roads in said district, as per reso-
luton of the Police Jury of date October
IL, 1915.
The form of ballot to be used at sale
election shall be as follows:
Proposition to incur debt and issue bonds Of
Road District No 3, to the amount of $4,000, Il
run from one to thirty years, bearing -
interest at the rate of per centum YES
per annum, payable semiannually, for L.
the purpose of building, constructing -
and repairing bridges and permanent NO
hard roads. -
Proposition I'd cancel the tax of 6 r.
mills, voted in said district for road YES
purposes July IA, 1913, and levied by L.
ordinance Of the Police Jury July Is, r
1918. NO
Taxable valuation, s........ l.
| signature of voter.)
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote in favor of tn,
proposition submitted upon this ballot plac.
cross mark (x) in the square after the wore
yves" To vote against it place a similar mari
after the word mo-
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That in the event said proposed bont
issue is approved by the qualified cleo.
tors as required by law, this Police Jur!
shall thereafter pass such ordinances ane
resolutions as may be necessary for thu
issuance of said bonds, signatures, nego.
tiations, ct cetera; and each year while
any of the bonds are outstanding, j
shall, in addition to all other taxes, levy
special tax sufficient to pay the inter.
est on said bonds, and to pay the bonds
becoming due the ensuing year.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the Secretary of the Police Jury b.
and is hereby instructed to have pre-
pared for use at said special election al
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets, lis
Of voters, assessed valuation of all prop
erty, and such other additional means a
are necessary to carry out the provisions
Of the law in relation to such elections.
Given under our hand and seal of offic,
on this, the 18th day of April, 1915.
J. G. LOGAN, Pres. Police Jury.
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.