The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-22
Ordinance No. 20.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Bossier-
Village Of BOssier City.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Booster
Village Of Booster City.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering 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 PSI of the Con-
stituticn of 1898 and 1918, and Act
1856 of the Legislature Of 1910, as
amended by 218 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 (S440, 000.OO) Dollars; and
| the existing Indebtedness incurred
under Article 28I 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
to be annually levied to extinguish
the proposed indebtsdn viii APP
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 CT the Village Of
Bossier City,
Now, therefore, Section l. Be it
ordained by the Mayer and Board Of
ALDERMEN of the Village of Bossiel
City, in lawful session convened, That
the election shall be, and is hereby
called to be held in the said VILLAGE
lof Bossier City on Tuesday, the 1Ftt
day of April, 1917, at which election
the majority OF the taxpayers of the
Village of Bossier City, number anc
amount eligible to vote, and votin:
shall determine the proposition to in
cur debt, and issue bonds of the VII
lage of Bossier City to the amount Of
Thirty Thousand (s30.000.00) Dol
lars to 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 derive.
to be used for the purpose Of erect
ling, operating, maintaining, repairi1'
or replacing system of waterworsls
piping, tanks, wells, engines, and al
things Necessary. or anpurtena-
thereto in said VILLAGE, fixing dat:
and amount, time and place Of hold
ing said election.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the ballot boxes, necessar.
blanks, and other necessary para
Iphernalia shall be furnished by tn,
Clerk Of this bodv: and he shall
cause to be printed ballots for use i,
said. election in the following form
to-wit:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Proposition to incur debt, ard issue bends t
the amount Of Thirty Thousand Dollars, to ru
for forty years, hearing interest at tho rate of
per cent per annur, payable abnu-
ally, for The purpose CT erecting, op- vEc
Grating, mainta nIrg, repairing, o:
replacing q system Of waterw orks,
piping, tanks, wells, engines, md ell No [
I things necessary, OF II purtenant
, thereto. the Vil,ageof Bossier City.
Taxable valuation, $4,000.