The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-07-20
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proc eGings of the Meeting Held
i'm This Place Last Week.

The Police Jury Of Bossier Parish met
in regular session this day, Tuesday,
July ii, 1916, at the Court House, IN
Benton, La, with all members present
at roll call, to-Wit:
IT. McDade, Ward One.
J. c.. Logan (President) Ward Two.
J.T. Many, Ward Three.
n. W. Stewart, Ward Four.
L. NJ. Burks, Ward Five.
J. G. McDade, Ward Six.
The minutes OF the meeting of April
nth and 25th and June 9Th were adopt
cd as read.
The Police Jury then proceeded to
organization, by electing officers tor the
ensuing term. 1t was then moved ana
seconded and duly carried that all OIL
GERS be elected for term OF four years,
when the following officers were duly
elected, viz: J. C. Logan, President;
r. B. Hill, Clerk; r. 7. Stinson, Treas
urer; w. II. Scanland, Printer.
The following physicians were placed
in nomination for President of the Par
ish Board OF Health, viz: DIR. L. N.
Keoun and DR.. r. Butler.
Each nomination having received
second, the Police Jury then proceeded
to ballot for election, when DR.. Keoun
received five votes and DR.. Butler re-
ceived one vote. Dr.. Kcoun having
received a majority Of the votes cast was
declared duly elected for term OF four
years.
The President of the Police Jury then
appointed the following named jurors as
members of the Board of Health, viz:
Messrs. Burks and J.. G. McDade.
The President of the Police Jury then
proceeded to appoint the following
standing committees, to-wit:
Auditing Committee - Messrs. J. G.
McDade, Nanny and Burks.
Bridge Committee - Messrs. Logan
and J. T. McDade.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the salary OF the Parish Printer is hereby
fixed at $3.50 per year for period OF
four years, and the intention is that
this salary shall cover any and all print
ing for the parish done by order of the
Police Jury or its authority.
Moved by Mr.. j. I. McDade, that the
salary of the Clerk Of the Police Jury
and the Parish Treasurer be increased
or raised SlO0 each per year for the
period Of four years. This motion was
duly seconded by Mr.. Stewart, the ques-
ton then being put by the President
the Police Jury being polled, voted as
follows, tO-Wit:
Yes-Logan, ]. T. McDade, Stewart
Burks aud J. G. McDade.
No-Manry.
The vote standing five to one the mo-
ton was declared duly carried.
The Clerk Of the Police Jury wa!
oS tn iccna To Nj r
Leon Wilmington, as duly authorized
agent for the Parish of Bossier, to at
tend and see to the dipping of all cattle
to be dipped in the vat at Bossier Cit,
which are to be moved out of this parish
into the Parish of Caddo, in compliance
with quarantine regulations of Cadd'
Parish, and issue the necessary certif
Gates therefor, all of which shall be don
without expense to the Parish of Bosser
The time having arrived as fixed by
the ordinance of date April 25, 1915, TO
the canvass and tabulation of the return
of the special road tax election, held i
Road District No. 2 on June "a, 1915
the Police Jury resolved itself into
committee Of the whole for the purpos
of opening the ballot boxes, countin
the ballots, canvassing the returns an
declaring the result of the aforesai
.
election.
Whereas, pursuant to an ordinanc
and proclamation passed by the Polio
Jury Of Bossier Parish on April 70, 1911
ordering an election to take the sense {
the property taxpayers qualified to vol
at said election in said Road District N
9, as to whether or not a special tax {
mills, to run for a period of five year
beginning with the year 1916 and enc
ing with the year 1920, inclusive, sha
be levied on all the taxable property
said Road District No. 2, for the pul
pose of building, constructing and re
pairing bridges and building and repair
ing public roads in said Road Distri
No. 2, Bossier Parish, except the gray
roads constructed Or to be constructe
in said district.
Having received the ballot boxes, tai
sheets and voting lists from the prop
legal custodians, the Police Jury pr
ceeded to open same and to canvass ar
tabulAte and promulgat" the returns
said election of June "a, 1916, and four
the following results:
For the Special 4-Mill Tax
6e'icyue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6-S $500 w