The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-09-20

At the same time and in the same manner
as other taxes are levied in said parish.
and in addition to all other taxes author
lied by the Constitution and laws of the
State of louisiana and in addition to amy
special tax that may be levied pursuant to
IN election called and held for that pur-
pose. there shall be and there is hereby di-
rccted to be imposed, levied and collected.
while said bonds are outstanding and un-
paid. IA tax upon all the property in said
district sufficient to pay the interest and
of said bonds becoming due in
any year Said tax shall annually be as
sessed. levied and collected in the same
manner as other parish taxes are assessed
levied and collected. without further action
or proceeding by the Police Jury of said
parish. and shall be set aside and apprO-
printed to the prompt and punctual pay
ment OF the principal and interest Of said
bonds as the slime become due and shall
not be devoted or appropriated to any
other purpose. provided that said special
tax, together with all other special taxes
heretofore authorized to be levied for the
payment of the principal and interest of
any indebtedness incurred. pursuant to the
provisions of Article 2S1 of the Constitu-
tion of Louisiana, shall not in any year ex-
coed 10 mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the property of said district.
sec. y. lie IL IuFtueT oFuitiueu, eiS.s
That the Clerk of the Police Jury is hereby
authorized and directed to cause TO be pub
Iishcd Il notice of sale of said bonds once !,
week for six consecutive weeks in the ROs-
sier Tanner, the official Journal of said
parish, the first publication to be at least
thirty days prior to the date fixed for the
sale. and to cause Il similar notice OF sale
of said bonds to be published in the Com
mercial and Financial Chrenicle, published
in the City of New York. n. Y, once Il week
for six consecutive weeks, said notice to be
in words and figures rs follows:
$4,000
Road District No. 3. Bossier. Parish, Lou
isidaa, Public improvement Bonds.
Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned, in Benton, La, until noon
Saturday, November 10, 1917, for
$4,000 Public Improvement Bonds of
Road District No. :, of BOssier Parish,
Louisiana, dated September 1, 1916. of
the denomination of $500 each, with
interest payable semiannually March
LIST and September LIST of each year.
both principal and interest payable In
lawful money of the United States, mt
the Scaboari National Bank. in the
City of New York. These bonds are
issued under Alt No. 256 of the laws
payable as follows:
500 due Sept. 1. 1917. to 1919.
$1,000 due Sept. l, 1920 to 1925.
$500 due Sept. 1, 1926 to 1881.
S2O,W due Sept. l. 19S: to 1941.
$500 due Sept. l, 1912 to 1914.
$4,000 due Sept. /, 1915 to 1916.
\ certified check on some national
| bank doing business in the State of
,,;ui,v l,nn chnr
tered under the laws of said state for
ut least 2h per tentum of the par
value of said bonds must accompany
all bids. same to be made payable to
the Treasurer of Bossicr Parish. Louis
lana. The approving legal opinion of
John {. Thompson. ESQ.,, of New York
City. will be furnished to the pur-
| chaser without charge.
| The right to reject any and all bids
| Is hereby reserved.
| r. Il. HILL. Clerk
| Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
| Be it further ordained, etc. That I'll
| Iolice Jury of Eossicr Parish will meet Q
| the 18th day of November, 1917. for IL
| purpose of receiving bids for said bono
and awarding said bonds to the successfl
| bidder
Done and signed officially on this, ii
nth day of September. \. u. 1917.
| J. &. LOGAN. President
| Police Jury of BOsSier Parish, Louisian
Il. Il. HILL, Clerk
Police Jury of Bossier Parish
The foregoing ordinance was, upc
roll call. adopted by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. J. 7. McDade. Loga
Many. Stewart. Burks aud J. g. NJ
I1ade. Nays-none.
On motion and second. duly carrie
the Clerk of the Police Jury was a
thorized and instructed to order Il
following chemicals. to-wit: Four tol
of arsenic. four tons Of sal soda. OF
ton Of cauStic soda and 400 gallons
zine tar lin cans of five gallons each
But before ordering he will commul
cate with concerns handling said chez
icals and obtain the best prices ava
able, especially communicating wi
Culver 4 Kidd of Texas, Inc, of NJ
ledgeville. ga.
On motion and second. duly carrie
the account of the Texas Grading Coz
pany. of Houston, Texas. dated Ju
81. 1917. for the sum of $::5J7.91. bel
; cents per yard OH .93S.2 yards
gravel of 1900 pounds per cubic ya1
sand-clay-gravel railroad weights,
referred to the State Highway Depa
nlent for their action on same.
On motion and second, duly carri,
the Parish Treasurer was authoriz
and instructed to Pay the Jail cert
Gates due this year out of the miscel
neous item mentioned in the IS
budget.
The following resolution was una
nlously adopted:
BE 1t resolved by the Police Jury of Is
sicr Parish, Louisiana, in open and rcgu
session convened, That JAS. NJ. LENDERS
Clerk and cJ-otfcio Recorded for Boss
Parish. be and be is hereby ordered and
strut ted to cancel and erase from the ms
gage records of his office the follow
"jitney'' bonds. viz
Parish, Louisiana, as recorded in Nc
gage Book y. page 266.
+. X. Garrett to Police Jury of Bossier L
ish. Louisiana. as recorded in Mortg
Book Il. page 2JG.
Z. 4. Harrison to Police Jury of Boss
Parish, Louisiana. as recorded in Nj
gage Book u. page 257.
{. J.. Demess to Police Jury of Boss
Parish, Louisiana, MS recorded in NJ,
gage Book ". page 2al.
+. n. Franklin to Police Jury of Dos.
Parish, Louisiana, as recorded in NJ,
gage Book u. page 2:,7.
J. W. Davis to Police Jury of Bessier
ish. Louisiana. us recorded in Mortg
Book y, page 80.
BE it further resolved. That said Ct
and er-ODscio Recorder is authorized and
structed to refund to the above meptio
| nerSOnS Sllch feeS rs they have maid