The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-07-11
School Board Proceedings.

The Bossier Parish School Board
met in Benton in regular session on
Wednesday. July 3, 1918. with the fol
lowing members present, to-wit:
w. Il. Connell, President. Ward One
J. w. Wallace. Ward Two.
n. w. Sentell, Ward Three
A. ]. Demoss, Ward Four.
l.. r. Bumgardner, Ward Five.
l.. c. Biggs, Ward Six.
After roll call the minutes of the last
meeting We're read and adopted.
The following ordinances were then
read and adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering special election in School Dis
trict No. Is, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
to take the sense of the qualified voters
and taxpayers on the question of incre;ls-
ing the present special tax of Ik mills
to Sk mills.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the BOssier
Parish School Board, That special elec-
tiOn be held in School District No. Is, BOs-
sier Parish, on Friday, August 8, 1913, for
the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters and taxpayers the question of voting
Il special tax of ) mills on the dollar for
nine years, said tax to be used for general
school purposes.
Sec. , Be it further ordained, That
said election shall be held under the general
election laws of the State Of Louisiana,
except as hereinafter specified.
Sec. ). That said election shall be held
In BOssier City on Friday. August ., 1918.
Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall be
either written or printed, and shall read
"A proposition to vote Il 5-mill tax on the
dollar for nine years. said tax to be used
for general school purposes.
- For the tax, u:
Against the tax, Il:
Amount OF property. $------:
Name,
Sec. 5. That all qualified voters and tax
payers shall be entitled to vote. and pro.
vided also. that women owning property in
their own name shall be entitled to vote
either in person or by written proxy.
Sec. q. That the returns of said election
shall be made to the Parish School Boards
Office, in the town of Benton, La, within
three days after the holding of said election
See. T. That the names of commission
ers and clerks for holding said election are
as follows: W. II. Demoss, W. I. Ratclin
and IL. {. Nelson, commissioners; W. NJ
Mccall, clerk.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering special election in School Dis
trict No. 20, Bossier Parish. Louisiana
to take the sense of the qualified voters
and taxpayers on the question of votin.
a special tax of ) mills on the dollar fol
| ten years, said tax to be used for build
ing and cquipping Il school house in sale
School District No. 20.
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the Bosstel
| Parish School Board, That IL special elec
| tion be held in School District No. 20 OF
| Friday, August ., 1918, for the purpose o
submitting to the qualified voters and tax
| payers the question of voting a j-mill ta,
| on the dollar for ten years. said tax to b.
used for building and equipping n schoo
! house in said District No. 20.
| Sec. =. Be it further ordained, Tha
| said election shall be held under the genera
election laws of the State Of Louisiana
| exerpt as hereinafter specified.
| See. ). That said election shall be hel,
Fat Lake Port School House on Friday
August 8, 1913.
Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall b
either written or printed, and shall read
"A proposition to vote a j-mill tax for tel
| years, said tax to be used to build an,
equip a school house in School Distric
| No. 20.
e For the tax, II:
Against the tax, e.:
Amount of property, $------:
| Name, ------------