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

The Police Jury of Bossier Parish
met in Benton in regular session this
day, Monday, June 5, 1916, with the fol-
lowing members present at roll call, viz:
J. T. McDade, J. T. Many, N. w.
Stewart and L. M. Burks. ABSENT.
C. Logan aud J. G. McDade.
Reading of the minutes Of the previ-
Gus meeting was dispensed with.
On motion and second, duly carried,
Mr.. J. T. McDadc was elected president
pro tenn.
This being the regular meeting day
fixed by law for reviewing assessments,
the Police Jury proceeded to and did
review assessments, and, after discus
sion of the valuations of the different
classes and kinds of property located in
Bossier Parish, it was ordered that the
assessed valuation on all lands as now
classified by the State Board OF Equali-
cation be raised Is per cent, and the
| Assessor for Bossier Parish is hereby
ordered to raise all lands as above stated,
% per cent, and to make the extensions
on his roll accordingly. With the fore
going raise, or change, the rolls as pre-
sented were accepted.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the following notice was ordered incor-
porated in the minutes, to-wit:
| To por.orc Aceoeco,l with andc in Pocsiar Do r.
| ish on the Assessment Roll of Bossicr Parish
| for the Year 1916:
This is to admonish you that the
Police Jury of Bossier Parish, in legal
session convened, on this day, ordered
that the assessed valuation OF all lands
in this parish be increased Is per cent,
and that any taxpayer on lands in this
parish desiring to make complaint or
protest against said raise of % per cent
is ordered and instructed to appear be-
fore the Police Jury at its regular meet
ing, to be held Tuesday, the 18th day OF
July, 1916, at which meeting such COM
plants or protests will be heard.
On motion and second, duly carried,
it was ordered that Mr.. l.. G. Smith,
Assessor, be advanced $500 on the
assessment roll for the year 1916 and a
warrant ordered drawn for same.
Whereupon the Police Jury adjourned
as a Board Of Equalization or Review.
J. T. MCDADE,
President pro tenn.
R. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
The Police Jury of Bossier Parish met
in Benton in special session this day
Monday, June 5, 1916, with the fol-
lowing members present at roll call, viz
J. T. McDade, J. T. Many, N. w
! Stewart and L. NJ. Burks.
Messrs. J. c. Logan and J. G. Nc
f Dade were absent, but we're duly anc
legally notified that said meeting would
be convened on this day, for the purpose
> of canvassing, promulgating and declar
: ing the results of the election held il
, Road District No. 3, Bossier Parish
] Louisiana, on Tuesday, the Both day o
y May, 1916, on the proposition to incur ;
E debt OF $4,000 and issue negotiable
. bonds therefor, and for or against A.;
, special 6-mill tax, previously voted il
. A quorum being present, Mr.. J. T
t McDade was elected president pro tenn
The hour having arrived, the Polio
Jury then resolved itself into commit
. tee OF the whole for the purpose o
j opening the ballot boxes, counting tn
: ballots, canvassing and tabulating tn
returns and declaring the result of tn
# election held in Road District No. 3
Il Bossicr Parish, Louisiana, as previousl
S created by the Police Jury, on Tuesday
al May 80, 1915, submitting to the prop
erty taxpayets of said district the prop
st osition to incur debt of $4,000 an
% issue negotiaHe bonds therefor, and TO
= the cancellation of the tax of 6 mills
g. voted in said district for road purpose
al July IA, 1913, and subsequently levie
by ordinance # the Police Jury, and t.
pass such ordnance or ordinances as ar
81 necessary to Curry into effect the result
sG of said election
as The Police Iry, acting as such com
le mittee, receivd from the proper an
" legal custodias the sealed ballot boxes
~ tally sheets aid voting lists, prepare
In by the comm ssioners who held tn
4 aforesaid eledion, and proceeded t.
lg open said bo$s, verify and count tn
j. ballots therein and check and tabulat
st. the returns of sid election held on Tues
I'd day, May 80, 116, ia Road District No
of 3 Of Bossier Pfish, louisiana, as show
as by said ballots and the aforesaid tall
If sheets and list called pursuant to ordi
We nance and reclamation, passed an
to adopted April ii, 1916, by the Polio
re Jury of Bessie Parish, which said cleo
ed ton was he'll n accordance with law
n and with said fdinance and proclama
re. ton, for the rpose of taking the sens
Ms of the propeE taxpayers qualified t
ms vote at said lection as to whether O
OF not a debt dS50,0 represented b
rs negotiable bois, to bear interest at
he per cent per ahum, to run for perio
n of thirty veal which said $4,000 is t
er- be used for he purpose of building
ere constructing hd repairing bridges, an
9 building, c9tructing and repairin
he permanent I'D roads in said district
as created | ordinance of the Polio
Jury of DAT October 10, 1915, and ais
Mr. for the cancAtiOn of the tax of G mi