The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-05
Ordinance No. 70.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Booster
Village Of BOssier City.


Village of Bossier City.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election by and Of
the property taxpayers.
Whereas, it is desirable to establish
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 213 of 1918, 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,O00.OO) Dollars; and
the existing indebtedness incurred
under Article 2S1 Of the Constipation
of 1898 and 1913, added to the pro-
posed Indebtedness, does not exceed
the Constitutional limit of 10 per
cent of the assessed valuation, and,
Whereas, the special tax necessary
- l, - ~,
the proposed indebtedness viii ap-
proximate four "a mills, which added
to the existing special taxes annually
levied under Article 281 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 l. Be il
ordained by the Mayer and Board OF
Aldermen of the Village of Bossier
City, in lawful session convened, That
the election shall be, and is hereby
called to be held in the said Village
of Bossicr City on Tuesday. the nth
day of April, 1917. at which election
the majority of the taxpayers Of the
Village of Bossier City, number and
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,O0O.OO) Dol.
lars tc run for period Of forty years
bearing interest at the rate of five
(5) per cent per annum, payable an.
nually, the funds thus to be derived
to be used for the purpose of erect.
ing, operating, maintaining, repairing
or replacing system of waterworks
piping, tanks, wells, engines, and al
things necessary, or appurten2nt
thereto in said VILLAGE, fixing date
and amount, time and place of hold
,, ing said election.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained
ETC.. That the ballot boxes, necessary
blanks, and other necessary para
phernalia shall be furnished by the
! Clerk Of this BODY: and he shall
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 t,
l the amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars, to rul
for forty years, bearing interest at tho rate Of
per cent per annum, payable anpu-
, ally, for he purpose OF erecting, OPP yEc
Grating, mania nrg, repairing, or
replacing system Ct waierworks,
, piping, tanks, wells, engines, end all No
things e ,ss CT IF
!. Taxable valuation $4,000.
> signature of voter)