The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-12
Ordinance No. 20.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Booster
Village of Bossier City.

AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election by and of
the property taxpayers.
Whereas, it is desirable to establish
a system of waterworks, piping, tanks,
wells, engines, and all things neces-
sary, or appurtenant thereto, in the
vicinity of Bossier City, Louisiana;
and it is necessary to raise funds, to
accomplish the work, and,
Whereas, it is the voluntary will
of this body to call the election here
matter proposed for, and,
Whereas, Article 281 of the Con-
stitution of 1898 and 1918, and Act
256 of the Legislature of 1910, as
amended by 218 of 1913, declares the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
| Village of Bossier City to be the gov
erning authority through which said
Village of Bossier City may incur in
and issue negotiable bonds for such
purchase when so authorized at the
election held in the Village of Bos-
sier City, and,
Whereas. the assessed valuation of
the said Village Of Bossier City
amounts to Four Hundred and Forty
Thousand (s44O,00O.O0) Dollars; and
the existing indebtedness incurred
under Article 281 CT the Constipation
of 1898 and 1913, added to the pro-
posed Indebtedness, does not exceei
the Constitutional limit Of 10 PEI
cent of the assessed valuation, and,
Whereas, the special tax necessary
to be annually levied to extinguish
the proposed Indebtedness VIII ap-
proximate four (4) mills, which added
to the existing special taxes annually
levied under Article 2S1 of the Con-
stitution of 1898 and 1913 to ex-
tinguish the Indebtedness incurred
under said articles will not exceed the
Constitutional limit of 10 mills. per
annum on the dollar assessed valua-
ton of the property Of the Village OF
Bossier City,
Now, therefore, Section 1. Be il
ordained by the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of the Village of Bossiel
City, in lawful session convened, That
the election shall be, and is hereby
fcalled to be held in the said Village
of Bossier City on Tuesday the It'll
day of April, 1917, at which election
the majority of the taxpayers of the
Village of Bossier City, number ant
. amount eligible to vote, and voting
shall determine the proposition to in
} cur debt, and issue bonds of the Vii
lage of Bossier City to the amount Of
| Thirty Thousand (S30,O00.00) Dol
lars to run for period Of forty years
bearing interest at the rate of five
81 (5) per cent per annum, payable an
nually, the funds thus to be derive;
to be used for the purpose Of erect
! ing, operating, maintaining, repairi1s
or replacing system of waterworks
piping, tanks, wells, engines, and al
! things necessary. or appurtenan
: thereto in said village. fixing dat
! and amount, time and place of hold
i ing said election.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
, ETC., That the ballot boxes, necessar.
blanks, and other necessary para
phernalia shall be furnished by tn
7 Clerk of this body; and he shal
cause to be printed ballots for use il
, said election in the following form
to-wit:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Proposition to incur debt, and issue bonds
n the amount CT Thirty Thousand Dollars, to ru
), for forty years. bearing interest at tho rate of
: per cent per annum, payable annu-
= ally, for the purpose CT erecting, OPP yES
I Grating, maintaining, repairing, or
: replacing G. system Of WaterwOrkS,
/, piping, tanks, wells, engines, ind all No
- things necessary, or al purtenant
e thereto, in the Village of Bossier City.
!. Taxable valuation, siso,OcO.
,, (Sipnaurn Of vOter1