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

Sec ). 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.
See. 6. That the returns Of said election
shall he made to the Parish School Boards
Office. in the town Of Benton, La, within
three days after the holding of said election.
See I. That the names Of commission
crs and clerks for holding said election are
as follows: q. q. Brown. j.. NJ. Perdue
and J. W. Gore, commissioners !: Crit Petty,
clerk.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a special election In Ward One,
same to be known rs School District No.
1. ROssier Parish. Louisiana to take the
sense of the qualified voters md taxpay
ers in said ward on the question of vot-
ing Il special tax Of 5 mills ON the dollar
for ten years. said tax to he used to
build and equip school house in Ward
One.
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Rossier
Parish School Board. That a special elec-
tion be held in Ward One on Friday. August
.. 1918. for the purpose OF submitting to
the qualified voters and taxpayers the ques-
tiOn of vOtingsa 5-mill tax for ten years,
beginning with the year 1918 and ending
with the year 1927. said tax to be used to
erect and equip school building In said
ward.
See. =. BE it further ordained, That
said election shall be held under the general
election laws Of the State Of louisiana
except as hereinafter specified.
See. :. That said election shall be held
ut Atkins, Taylortown and Curtis, on Au
gust ., 1913.
Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall be
either written or printed, and shall read ::
"A proposition to vote ii 5-mill tax for ten
years, said tax to he used for building and
equipping a school building in Ward One.
For the tax. Il:
Against the tag, IL:
Amount Of property, $----.-;
Name, -------------------
Sec. s. 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. 6. That the returns Of said election
shall be made to the Parish School Boards
office. in the town Of Benton, Ia, within
three days after the holding of said election.
Sec. T. That the names Of commission
ers and clerks for holding snid election are
| as follows:
Atkins-H. n. Cornell. X. Z. McDade
| and P. NJ. McClanahan. commissioners
Lake Connell, clerk. y
TayIortown-A f.. McDade. c. Jones
| and L. &. Gulley, commissioners; ]. II.
| Mercer. clerk.
| Curtis-A. Curtis, ]. l.. Stacey and ]. Il.
| Brandon, commissioners J. b. Hutchins,
clerk.
/ On motion, duly seconded, all OF
Ward One, Bossier Parish, louisiana
was created into special school dis
trict, to be known as School District
No. 1. The nletes and bounds of said
district are to he the same as now de
scribed and located on the map of the
Parish of BOssier.
On motion, with second, duly carri
ed, School District No. 70 wsis created
as follows: To contain all of section.
l, =. }, 10, H.. Il, 13, Il. Ii =, 23.24
-. ~26 and q. In township 2::,s north
range II. west, and fractional section.
4. 8, IL. p, 2S and %, in township %
range II.
:, At the meeting of the BOssier Parisl
School Board held July 5. 1918. thu
EOard went into committee of thu
whole to tabulate and prOmulgate til,
returns of the special school election
held at Rocky Mount Oh June II, 1918
which resulted as follows: