The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-09
School Board PROCEEDINGS.


Pursuant to a call, the School Board
Directors of Bossier Parish met in
special session on this, the I'd day of
March, 1915, with the following mem
bers present, to-wit: j. w. Wallace,
Ward Two; N. W, Sentell, President,
Ward Three; A. J. Demoss, Ward Four;
L. R. Bumgardner, Ward Five; L. c.
Biggs, Ward Six.
The object of the meeting, as stated
in the call, was to order an election
throughout the parish to take the sense
Of the qualified voters On the question of
voting a special school tax of mill on
the dollar for general school purposes.
Mr.. Sentell being absent at the OPEN
ing of the meeting, Mr.. Demoss was
elected Chairman pro tenn, after which
the following ordinances were adopted:
ORDINANCE No. 1.
Whereas, the Police Jury has reduced
the school appropriation from to 3
mills on the dollar, causing deficit
of some $4,000 in the school fund, and
Whereas, it will be necessary to reduce
the school term, to be paid for out of
the general funds, in the future from
six to five months, unless some special
revenue is supplied, therefore
Be it resolved, That an election be
ordered held throughout Bossier Parish
to take the sense OF the qualified voters
and taxpayers on the question of voting
a special tax of mill on the dollar for
| five years, to be used for general school
| purposes.
ORDINANCE No. 2
Ordering an election to be peterborough
out Bossier Parish to take the sense of
the qualified voters and taxpayers on
the question of voting special tax Of
mill on the dollar, to be used for
general school purposes.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Par
ish Board of School Directors of Bos-
sier Parish, That special elebtion be
and is hereby ordered held throughout
Bossier Parish on Tuesday, April IS,
1916, for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified voters and taxpayers of the
parish the question of voting special
school tax of mill on the dollar for five
years, said tax to be used for general
school purposes.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
said election shall be held under the
general election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, except as hereinafter speci-
fed.
Sec. 3. That said election shall be
held at all polling places throughout the
parish where regular elections are held
on April Is, 1915.
Sec. 1. That the ballots used shall be
written or printed and shall read: GA
proposition to levy tax of mill on the
dollar for five years in Bossier Parish
said tax to be used for general school
purposes:
"For the tax !;
"Against the tax !;
"Amount of property, S,-.~~.;
"Name,
l. Sec. g. All qualified voters and tax
payers IN the parish shall be entitled tt
vote, and provided that ladies owning
property in their own name shall be en-
titled to vote, either in person or by
, written proxy.
Sec 6. That the returns of said elec.
ton shall be made to the School Boart
office, in the town of Benton, within
r three days after the election.
Sec. 7. That the commissioners ant
clerks serving in the general election
shall serve in this election also.
On motion, duly seconded, Superin
tendent Fortson was instructed to hav
tickets printed and distributed, witt
, boxes, at the various polling places.
There being no further business, tn
= board adjourned to meet in regular ses
sion on Thursday, April 20, 1916.
N. W. SENTELL, President.
w. A. FoRTsoN, Secretary.