The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-10-03
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
of the Police Jury of BOssier Parish, Louis
lana. calling IN election, and instructing
the President Of the Police Jury to issue
proclamation calling same, in the North
Bossicr Levee District ca portion Of Ward
Three, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, to take
the sense of the qualified voters of said
district, in said ward. as to whether or
not an ordinance should be passed by the
Police Jury Of BOssfcr Parish, Louisiana,
fixing and designating as legal fence Of
four strings of barbed wire stretched on
posts not more than eight feet apart.
which posts are to be not less than six
feet long and to be planted not less than
eighteen inches in the ground and pro-
hibiting the running at large Of hogs in
said district: fixing the date of election,
and establishing special polling place
in said district for this special election.
and stating the manner of conducting
same.
Section /. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of Bossicr Parish, Louisiana, in legal
session convened. That an election be. and
the same is hereby ordered, held in the
North Bossier Leyee District lin Ward
Three, Bossicr Parish, louisiana on Tues
day, October 30. 1918. for the purpose Of
taking the sense Of the qualified electors, or
voters. of said district as to whether or not
the Police Jury of said Parish of Bossier
Louisiana. shall declare as legal fence Of
four strings of barbed wire stretched on
posts not more than eight feet apart, which
posts are to be not less than six feet long
and to be planted not less than eighteen
inches in the ground and prohibiting the
running of hogs at large in said district,
and providing penalty for same.
Sex. >. Re it further ordained, etc. That
said election shall be held under the general
Gle, ton laws Of the State Of Louisiana, with
ballot boxes. tickets and paraphernalia to
be furnished by the Parish Of Bossier, Lou
isiana, to be secured by the Clerk of this
body that poll tax list shall be furnished
by the Sheriff and er-oDfci0 Tax Collector,
and list of registered voters shall be fur
nished by the Clerk and cr-o1fcio Registrar
of Voters.
Sec. 3. BE it further ordained. etc. That
Lake Port. the residence OF Mr.. G. G.
Brown, is hereby made special polling
place for the purpose Of holding this elec-
ton. in said district. and that the commits
sioners and clerk hereby appointed to hold
and conduct said election are as follows
G. G. Brown, c. G. Gore and NJ. NJ. Holland,
commissioners Crit Petty, clerk.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the ballots for said election shall have
printed or written thereon the words, " Fol-
a four-wire fence against hogs running nj
large)' and Against a fourwire fence (for
hogs running ut large" with space op
| posite each proposition in which the voter
may Indicate his preference by the words
Yes or No
See. s. BE it further ordained, etc, That
| the commissioners of the aforesaid election
| shall make due returns of same to the Pc
| lice Jury of Rossier Parish, Louisiana. not
! later than Friday. November ]. 1913, which
| returns. ballot box and tally sheet shall bt
received by the Clerk for this body and BY
| him safely kept until the first regular meet
| ing of the Police Jury thereafter. when sait
returns shall be opened and canvassed ant
| tabulated, and the result thereof declared
| and that the President of the Police Jur!
shall issue il proclamation calling sale
| election.
| Sec g. Be it further ordained. etc, Tha
| in the event said election shall carry, ant
is declared in effect, it is to repeal any ant
| all ordinances in conflict herewith.
Done and signed officially on this, tn
| 18th day Of September. A. d. 1913.
]. G. LOGAN, President
H. 3. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.