The Bossier banner., 1919-08-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE


Ordering an election in Road District No.
4 of Bossier Parish. Louisiana, as previ-
ously created by the Police Jury Of said
parish to take the sense Of the property |
taxpaycrs of said road district on the |
question of lcvying special !-mill tax
for period of five years. beginning with
the year 1919 and ending with the year
1924, inclusive, for the purpose OF build
Ing construt ting and repairing roads ana
bridges in said district. Bossier Parish.
Louisiana.
So, tion 1. Be 1t ordained by the Police
Jury of Bossicr Parish, in legal session
convened, That under the authority OF the
Constitution and laws of the state OF Lou
iSiana, and pursuant thereto. SIecii
election is hereby ordered to be heid IN
Road District No. on the I'D day OF
August, 4. y. 1919, to take the sense OF
the property taxpayers qualified to vote at
such election, as provided by law, on the
question Of levying annually special ROAD
| tax OF : mills on the dollar OF the assessed
| valuation Of all asscssable property IN ROAD
| District No 4, Bossier Parish. Louisiana,
| for the period of five years. beginning with
the year 1919 and ending with and inciud-
| ing the year 1924,and according to law.
| Sec. >. BE it further ordained, etc, That
the purpose of this said tax as levied or
| voted and the uses for which said proceeds
are to be used are declared to be for the
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| roads and bridges and maintaining same IN
said district, Bossicr Parish, Louisiana.
1 Sec. :. Be it further ordained. etc.. That
! notice of election herein called shall be
| given by proclamation by the President OF
the Police Jury, and published for thirty
days in the official journal OF Bossier FAR
ish, as required by law. and that said proc
lamation shall set forth, that this Police
! Jury shall meet in open session on the 26th
day of August. \. u. 1919. ut the Court
House, in the town of Benton. Bossicr far-
ish. Louisiana and will then and there pro
iced to open the ballot boxes, examine ana
count the ballots in number and amount.
examine and canvass the returns ana de-
clare the result Of the election. and levy
said tax If the same should be voted, ana
such meeting of the Police Jury for such
purpose Is hereby called.
Sec. 4. Ee it further ordained, etc, That
the ballcts used may be printed or written
ard shall read For IL 5-mill special road
tax for a period Of five years or against
!, 5-mill special road tax for period OF
five years
See. ;. Be it further ordained, etc. Thai
said election shall be held under the genera
election laws Of the State Of Louisiana. cx
ccpt as hereinafter modified: that all lcga
voters who are property taxpayers In thei
own right shall be entitled to vote. cithe
in person or by proxy.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained. etc. Tha
the Club House Is hereby made u specii
polling place for the purpose OF holding thl
election in said district, and that the com
missioncrs and clerks hereby appointed Z
hold and conduct same are as follows
s. d. Pittman, J. W. Gore and q. u. Brown
commissioners: Crit Petty. clerk.
Sect. Be it further ordained. ETC., Tha
the Clerk and cr-O1fci0 Registrar for bos
sier Parish. Louisiana, will furnish lis
:. showing the registered voters of said Koa'
District No. 4. together with the asscssc'
valuation of the property of said voter
located in said Road District No. 4. Il
shown on the assessment roll OF Bessie
Parish, Louisiana. for the year 1918, an
that the Sheriff and er-o1icio Tax collecto
for BossiA Parish, Louisiana. will furnis
poll list.
See S. Be it further ordained. ETC.. Tha
the boundaries of Road District NO.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, arc hereby d
clarcd to be the same the North Bessie
I.cvec District, Is shown In the ord
nance creating said road district.
Sec. o. Be it further ordained. etc. Tha
in the event said election shall carry an
is declared in effect it is to repeal any an
all ordinances in conflict herewith.
Done and signed officially on this. tn
sth day of July. 4. ID. 1919.
]. Z. LOGAN, President
Police Jury Of Bossier Parish.
r. Il. HILL. Clerk Police Jury.