The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-10-18
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDNANCE

fore taken by the Police Jury of Bossier |
Parish, Louisiana, and the Board Of Su- |
pervisors of Road District No. Of
said parish relating to the issuance of
$4,000 Of road bonds of Nsaid district.
pursuant to the election c:lNed in said
district by the Police Jury Vt Bossier
Parish on the 3Oth day Of Maya1916, di-
rccting the issuance of said bOuds and
prescribing the folm thereof and direct
ing the sale Of said bonds.
Whereas. on the 18th day Of April. 1916,
the Police Jury of Bossier Parish Louis
iana ordered and directed the holding OF q
special election in Road District No. 3 Of
said parish on the 3Oth day of May, 1916,
for the purpose of submitting to the prop
erty taxpayers qualified to vote mt such
election Il proposition to issue $4,000 of
bonds of said district. for the purpose of
constructing, improving and maintaining
the roads and highways in said district,
and,
Whereas, said election was duly held on
the 3Oti day Of May, 1916, pursuant to
notice duly published in the Bossier Ban
ncr, the Official journal of Bossier Parish.
Of the dates, April 10th. April 9th. May
4th. May 18th, May 18th and May %,
1870 between the hours of Z am. and
pm. and,
Whereas Mt a meeting of the Police Jury
held on the 9TH day of June, 1915, said
Polite Jury did prepare and keep process
verbal of the manner In which the ballot
boxes had been opened, returns canyassed
and the result Of the election ascertained,
and forwarded 81 copy OF said process yerbat
to the Secretary of State, who filed the
same in his Office on the 9th day of June,
1916. and recorded the same in the book,
Records Of Special Elections No. 4, and
another copy to the Clerk Of the Second
Judicial District Court Of the Parish Of
Bossier, which said process verbal was re-
corded by said Clerk of the said District
Court in the Mortgage Records OF said
parish. and did make and file a copy Of said
process verbal in the archives of said par
ish the authority ordering said election,
and,
Whereas. said process verbal of the result
Of the special election was published in the
Bossicr Eanner the official journal of said
| parish, On the 18th day of June, 1916, and,
Whereas. in and by the said canvass and
count of said ballots, it was ascertained
| and found that said proposition was duly
| carried and adopted, and indebtedness of
said road district to the amount of
| $4,000 and the issuance Of bonds of the
| said road district to evidence the same was
| at said special election authorized by the
| vote of Il majority in number and amount
| of the property taxpayers Of said district
| qualified to vote under the Constitution
| ana laws OF the State OF Louisiana VINO
| voted at said election. and,
| Whereas, at meeting held on the 30th
day of June, 1917. said Police Jury, under
the authority Of Act No. 1919 Of 1916 did
| establish and create Board Of Supcryi-
/ sors for Road District No. >, and,
! Whereas, under the provisions OF Act No
| 80 of the laws passed at the special SEES
| sion of the Legislature of Louisiana OF
| 1917, which act took effect on the 23d day
L - Alp<
several parishes of the State of Louisiana
arc constituted the governing body of all
road districts, and said police juries in the
1 parishes of the state are required immedi
| ately to assume their duties as the govern
| ing authorities of said districts, and.
Whereas. under the provisions of said
act the Police Jury of Bossier Parish il
accordingly constituted the governing au
| thority of Road District No. !, and is ap
thorizcd and directed to assume ali thu
duties and powers Of the Board Of supcryi
| sors of said district and to fulfill the dutie,
of the governing body of said district with
| out interruption Of the business or duties
| thereof; nor, therefore,
Section /. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury Of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Tha,
the Police Jury of said parish, as required
| by Act No. 80 of the laws of Louisiana
| 1917, hereby assumes control and jurisdic
ton Ct the affairs Of Road District No.
of said parish.
Sec. =. Be 1t further ordained. etc.
That it is hereby found and determilcf
that all acts and proceedings heretofore
taken by the Police Jury Of Bossicr Parish
| Louisiana, and the Board Of Supervisors 81
Road District No. , of said parish rclatin:
to the issuance Of $4,000 of bonds Of
said district. for the purpose Of construct
i ing, improving and maintaining public
roads and highways In said district, wcr,
duly and regularly taken, in full complianc,
with the provisions of the Constitution ant
statutes of the State Of Louisiana.
Sec. 3; Be it further ordained, etc.
That there be- issued by Road District No
3 of the Parish OF B0ssier, Louisiana, pur
suant to the authority conferred by sAif
special election Of May 80, 1916. $4,000
of bonds Of said district. of the deHomina
tion of $500 each, numbering ! to loo
both inclusive bearing interest at the pat'
of ) per centum per annum, payable semi
annually, March LIST and September LIST
Said bonds shall be dated September
1916, and shall be payable as follows:
No. ], due Sept. I, 1917.
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