The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-10
School Board PROCEEDINGS.


The RoSsier Parish School Board
met in Benton in regular session on
Thursday, January 3. 1918, with the
following members present. tO-wit:
J w. Wallace. Ward Two.
y. w. Sentell. Ward Three.
\. ]. DemOss. Ward Four
l.. r. Bunlgardner. Ward Five.
l.. {. BiggS. Ward Six.
President w. +. Cornell being alb
sent. Nicenresident Riggs served as
President.
After roll call. the minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved.
Mr.. J. l.. Northcott. of Phillips Hill.
appeared before the hoard and asked
for TRANSFORMATION to Ivan. stating that
he now had an average of more than
ten pupils on his wagon. On motion.
duly seconded. this transportation was
allowed.
The following petition from Rocky
Mount was presented and read:
70 The UoHoydbIe School Board of B0ssier
Parish. LoHi&iGHa.
and taxpayers of the Rocky Mount commu
nifty. do hereby petition your honorable body
to create anew School District No. IL, and
order an election in same to take the sense
of the qualified voters and taxpayers on the
question Of voting y special tax of 10 mills
on the collar for ten years, beginning with
the year 1918 and ending with the year
1927. said tax to be used for erecting and
eQuippng Il new school building ut Rocky
Mount
The boundary lines Of said district to be-
as follows: Begin at the northwest corner
of section 9 and run south to the southwest
corner OF section 81. thence east to the
southwest corner of section 81. thence north
to the southeast corner of section II, thence
west to the center of section 16. thence
north through the center of sections 10, .
and 1 to the north boundary line Of Ward
Five, thence west to the point of beginning !:
all in township 81, range l., west.
4. +. House l.. NJ. Burks, w. II.
Rcamcs, +. Il. Jockey, W. \. Zciglcr
Il. i. O~leshy. DR.. J. Il. Hall, NJ. b.
House.
On motion. duly seconded, the re
quest of the above petition was grant
ed. ana the following ordinance was
then adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering IN election in School District No.
Is, Bossier Parish. Louisiana, to take
the sense Of the qualified voters and tax
payer; in said district en- the question of
voting Il special tax of 10 mills on the
dollar fer tan years. said tax to be used
for building and cquiDping new school
house 1T Rocky Mount.
Section !. Il" it ordained by the Rossier
Parish Schoo. Board. That Il special cleo
ton be held in School District No. Is liOs-
sier Parish. cn March >. 1918. to take the
sense of tn" qualified voters and taxpayers
on the question of voting special tax of
10 mills on the dollar fer ten years, he
ginning with the year 1913 and ending with
the year 1927 said tax to be used for
cree ting and eGuipping Il school building at
Rocky Mount
Sec. =. That said election shall be held
under the general election laws of the State
OF Louisiana. except us hereinafter specified.
Sec. ). That said election shall be held
at Rocky Mount on Saturday. March ,, 1918
See :. That the ballots used shall be
either written, o. printed. and shall read !:
"A proposition to vote Il 1O-mill tax for ten
years, said tax to be used for building and
cquipptnc Il scho0i house ut Rocky Mount.
. For I'll" tax | !:
Against the tax I J.:
amount of property, s..
= Nainr.
Sec. >, All qualified voters and taxpayers
shall be entitled to vote, and provided also,
that Womcn owning property in their own
names shall he entitled TO vote either in
person az hy written proxy.
Sec q. That the returns of said election
shall br made to the office of the Hosser
Parish School Board within three days after
said cleo ton.
See. q. TIL" following named commission
ei's and clerk are hereby appointed to con
duct the election: Commissioncrs-A, T..
House. w. II. Rcames and y. l.. Mckinney ::
Clcrk--r. H. Ford
l.. &. BIGGS, Nieepresident
HGssicr Parish School Board