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


created by the Police Jury of said
parish April IS, 1915, to take the sense
of the property taxpayers of said dis
trict on the question of levying a
special 4-mill tax for a perion of five
years, beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1920, inclu-
sive, for the purpose OF building, con-
structing and repairing bridges and
building, repairing and maintaining
public roads in said road district, ex-
cept the gravel roads, constructed or
to be constructed in said district.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal and
special session convened, That under
the authority of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, and pur-
suant thereto, a special election is here
by ordered to be held in Road District
No. 2 of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as
now created, on Saturday, the oath day
OF June, 1915, to take the sense of the
property taxpayers qualified to vote at
such election, as provided by law, on the
question of levying annually a special
road tax of 4 mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all assessable prop
erty in Road District No. 2 for the pc
Rod Of five years, beginning with the
year 1916 and ending with and including
the year 1920, and according to law.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the purpose for which this said tax
is to be voted and levied and the use for
which said proceeds are to be used are
declared to be: For the purpose of
building, constructing and repairing
bridges and building, repairing and
maintaining public roads in Road Dis
trict No. 2 of Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
except the gravel roads, constructed or
to be constructed in said road district.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election be held at Bellevue,
Haughton, Koran and Adner, the reg
now established by law, on Saturday,
June "a, 1916.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That said election be held under the
general election laws of the 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 a 4-mill special road
tax for a period of five years." or
against 4-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 district shall be en-
titled to vote, provided women who are
property taxpayers in their own right
shall be entitled to vote, either in per-
son or by proxy.
Sec. 7. 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 18th day of July,
1916, at the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and
will then and there proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the bal
lots, in number 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. s. Be it further ordained, etc..
That the returns OF said election shall
be made to the Police Jury of Bossiel
Parish, at its meeting to be held July II
1916, on which date the canvass of sale
returns will be had, as aforesaid.
| Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the following named commissioners
and clerks shall conduct said election:
Precinct 1-Bellevue: L. G.. Biggs
W. M. McVea and H. C. Deputy, com.
missioners; J. R. Snider, clerk.
Precinct 2-Haughton: A.G. Nelson
c. n. Jones and A. E. Nelson, commits
sioners; T. H. Lawrence, clerk.
Precince 3-Koran: J. A. Cawthon
Phillip Brown and J. C. Palmer, COM
missioners; E. R. Cornell, clerk.
| Precinct 4-Adner: S. S. Rounsavall
Alex Shaw and R. O. Busby, commits
sioners; M. W. Finuf, clerk.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, etc.
That returns of said election are to bt
made as hereinabove set forth, and the
Secretary of the Police Jury is hereby
| instructed to have prepared for use a
said election all necessary ballots, tall!
sheets, etc., and other officers are re.
quested to furnish lists, as required b,
law; and that to carry said proposition
must receive a majority in number ant
amount of the assessments of those
voting.
Done and signed officially on this, thu