The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-01-11
School Board Proceedinfs.


School Board Proceedings.
The Bossier Parish School Board met
in regular session on this, the 4th day
of January, 1917. with all members pres
ent, to-wft:
w. E. Connel, Ward One.
J. w. Wallace, Ward Two.
N. w. Sentell, President, Ward Three.
A.. j. Demoss, Ward Four.
L. r. Bumgardner, Ward Five.
L.C. Biggs, Ward Six.
After roll call, the minutes Of the last
meeting were read and adopted.
This being the first meeting Of the
new board, the f flowing officers were
elected for the ensuing four years:
w. E. Cornell, Ward One, President.
L. C. Biggs, Ward Six, Vicepresident.
WA. Fortson, Parish Superintendent.
After the organization was perfected,
letter from District Attorney Hartman
C. Drew, relative to the law suit of Mrs.
Nettie Wilmington VS.. Bossier Parish
School Board, advising tie board pay
the judgment, together with interest and
cost, was read. On motion, duly Sec
onded, the treasurer was instructed to
draw warrant as directed in favor OF
Mrs. Wilmington for the full amount
sued for.
| Acting on petition from Ward Six,
School District No. 10 was enlarged to
metes and bounds as follows: Embrac-
| ing all the territory bounded on the east
by the Webster Parish line; on the
north by the southern boundary of Dis
trict No. Z; on the west by Red Chute;
and on the south by Swan Lake and
Lake Bisteneau. In further compliance
with the petition, motion was made
and duly seconded ordering an election
in said district to vote on the question
of raising the present special tax from
5 to 10 mills on the old district and 5
mills on the newly added territory.
AN ORDINANCE
| Ordering a special election in School
/ District No. 10, Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana, to take the sense of the quail
ihed voters and taxpayers in said dis
trict on the question of voting an adj
ditional tax of 5 mills on the dollar for
i've years for general school purposes,
beginning with the year 1917.
| Section 1. Be it ordained by the Bos-
sier- Parish School Board, That special
election be held in School District No.
10 On Saturday, February II, 1917, for
the purpose OF submitting to the quail
flied voters and taxpayers the question
of voting an additional tax of mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation OF
the property situated in said district;
said tax to be used to build and equip
school houses in said district and supple
ment teachers salaries.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
Il said election shall be held under the
general election laws of the State OF
Louisiana, except as hereinafter speci-
fed.
Sec. 8. That said election shall be
held in the town of Koran on Saturday
February III, 1917.
Sec.a4. That the ballots used shall be
} either written or printed and shall read
ga proposition to vote mill tax fol
five years to be used for general schoo
purposes.
J "For the tax [ j;
"Against the tax I;
"Amount of property voted S ..........-.
N anne,
Sec. 5. All qualified voters and tax.
I payers shall be entitled to vote, and pro.
vided also that ladies owning property
in their own names shall he entitled n
vote, either in person or by writer
, proxy.
Sec. 6. That the returns of said cleo
, ton shall be made to the Parish Schoo
Boards Office within three days afte
said election.
/ Sec. Z. The following commissioner
and clerk are hereby named to hold salt
election: P. N. Brown, ]. F. Love, ST.
and j. M. Huckaby, commissioners; w
B. Sapp, clerk.
i At the request of Mr.. Wallace, til,
+ member from Ward Two, colored schoo
| was located at Willow Chute, with tn
: same trustees as last year.
Arecapitulation OF the Sheriff's repor
. follows:
Honorable President and Members of the Bessie
+ Parish School Beard.
Gentlemen: Herewith report of col
!, lections for the quarter ending Decembe
81, 1916:
Criminal fines .............. 225 @
4-mlll tax IL, 49,
Poll taxes.----- ,-,,-.---.-. Log
Special taxes. ..---..-.,.....-.-,..--- 1888