The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-31
LEGAL ADVERTlSEMEN7'
ELECTION PROCLAMATION


IN accordance with an ordinance ada.
by the Police Jury of Bossier Parish 81
isiana. on July $. 1919 notice u lAs
givn that an election will be beld :, asies
District No. /. Bossicr Parish. Ion,-aoa
the confines of which are the samn ~
North Bossicr Levee District. Boss,.s 10 y y
ish. Louisiana, on Friday. Aupns. -
\. ID. 1919. to take the sense of I'M ~
fed voters of said district on the nv, qas
tion " For a '-mill special road tar -
period of five years., or against 4 Ut
special road tax for a period of five pa ~
which ordinance is made part - =
proclamation, and is us follows. W
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election in Road pistr,..
of Bossier Parish. Louisiana. AZ -.
ously created by the Police jury 81 wv w
parish. to take the sense Of the pra, ~
taxpayers of said road district ~
question OF lcvying special 5-mill =,
Tor a period OF five years, beginning mi
the year 1913 and ending with the ra.s
1924, inclusive, for the purpose nj ~ ssal
ing. constructing and repairing roaas y,
bridges in said district. Bossier pasa
Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it ordained by tho Pan
convened. That under the AUTHORITY ~ ~
Constitution and laws of the State Of ~
iSiana, and pursuant thereto. snas
election is hereby ordered to be heps !
Read District No. on the I'D day
August, \. ID. 1919, to take the sensa
the property taxpayers qualified to Vote y
such election, as provided by law. ON -
question OF levying annually a sprcial -.
tax of ; mills on the dollar of the ,s,a,.
valuation of all aSScSsable property in h..
District No. 4. BoSsicr Parish. Iouixi,,s
for the period of five years, beginning NIL.
the year 1919 and ending with and insh.
ing the year 19.4,and according To lav
Sec. BE 1t further ordained ctc.. m.
the purpose of this said tax as levied
voted. and the uses for which said proc,,%
are to be used are declared to be for \.
building, construction and Repairing nj
roads and bridges and maintaining same \
said district. Bossicr Parish, Louisiana.
See. BE it further ordained. etc. n,,l
notice of election herein called shall M
given by proclamation by the president NJ
the Police Jury, and published for ths.|
days in the Official iourna! of Bossicr D.,
ish, as required by law, and that said ur0
lamatiOn shall set forth, that this I;oli.
Jury shall meet in open session on the aen]
day of August, \. ID. 1919, ut the cmr
House. in the town of Benton. Bossier p.,l
ish, Louisiana. and will then and there ura
coed to open the ballot boxes, examine m,
count the ballots, in number and amoun
examine and canvass the r, turns and A.
clare the result of the election, and lew
said tax, If the same should be voted ana
such meeting of the Police Jury for xmt
purpose is hereby called.
Sec. !. Be 1t further ordained. ETC. Thai
the ballots used may be printed or written
and shall read: For il 5-mill special rmd
tax for a period OF Ave years or .Agajns
5-mill special road tax for II period Il
five years"
See. ). Be it further ordained, etc. Tha
said election shall he held under the general
election laws OF the State Of Louisiana. "
ccpt as hereinafter modified: that al b.,l
voters who are property taxpayers In their
own right shall BIZ entitled to vote, either
in person or by proxy.
See. q. BE it further ordained, etc, Ths
the Club House is hereby made speeis
polling place for the purpose of holding thi
cleo tion in said district and that the con
missioncrs and clerks hereby appointed i
hold and conduct same are as follows
:. ID. Pittman, J. W. Gore and g. g. Brow
commissioners; Crit Petty. clerk.
Sec. Z. BE it further ordained. etc, Tha
the Clerk and er-OD:tio Registrar for 10
sicr Parish, louisiana will furnish III
showing the registered voters Of said Doa
District No. 4, together with the ASSESS
valuation Of tho property of said vote
located in said Road District No. 4,
shown on the assessment roll of Bossis
Parish, Louisiana, for the year 1913, IN
that the Sheriff and eL-p1fcio Tax Collect
for Eossier Parish. Louisiana. will furnis
4 poll list.
Sec. s. BE it, further ordained, etc. Ths
the boundaries of Read District No.
Hossier Parish. Louisiana. are hereby q
clarcd to be the same as the North Bosst
Levee District. us is shown in the ord
nance creating said road district.
Sec.9. BE 1t further ordained. etc, TIL
in the event said election shall curry IN
Is declared in effect II is to repeal any IN
all ordinances in conflict herewith
Done and signed officially on this. Ii
Sth day of July, n. -. 1919.
u. {. LOGAN. x
President Police Jury of Bossier Paris
Louisiana.
II. Il. Hill, Clerk Police Jury.