The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-08-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

election is hereby ordered to be held in
Road District No. on the I'D day Of
August, a. ID. 1919 to take the sense of
the property taxpayers qualified to vote at
such election. as provided by law, on the
question of lcvying annually Il special road
tax Of mills on the dollar Of the assessed
valuation Of all assessablc property in Road
District No. 4, Bossier Parish. Louisiana,
for the period of five years. beginning with
the year 1919 and ending with and includ-
ing the year 1924,and according to law.
Sec. ,. Be 1t further ordained, etc. That
the purpose of this said tax rs levied. or
voted. and the uses for which said proceeds
are to be used are declared to be for the
building. construction and repairing Of
roads and bridges ana maintaining same in
said district, Bossicr Parish, Louisiana.
Sec. ;. BE it further ordained, etc, That
notice of election herein called shall b.
given by proclamation by the President Of
the Police Jury, and published for thirty
days in the official Journal Of BOssier Par
ish, as required by law, and that said proc
lamation shall set forth, that this Police
Jury shall meet in open session on the 10Th
day of August, \. ID. 1919, mt the Court
House. in the town Of Benton. Bossier Par
ish. Louisiana, and will then and there pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes. examine and
count the ballots, in number and amount.
examine and canvass the returns and de-
Clare the result Of the election. and levy
said tax, If the same should he voted, and
such meeting Of the Police Jury for such
purpose is hereby called.
Sec L. BE it further ordained, etc, That
the ballots used may be printed or written.
and shall read: For a 5-mill special road
tax for period Of five years. or against
Il o-mill special road tax for a period of
five years."
Sec 3. Be II further ordained, etc, That
s,la in, hal hn hnl thsss erul
election laws Of the State of Louisiana, ex-
cept as hereinafter modified: that all legal
voters who are property taxpayers In their
own right shall be entitled to VOTE either
! in person CT by proxy.
Sec. i. BE it further ordained. ETC., That
the Club House IL hereby made a special
polling place for the purpose of holding this
election in said district, and that the com
missioners and clerks hereby appointed to
hold and conduct same are AS follows
s. ID. Pittman, ]. W. Gore and G. &. Brown.
commissioners Crit Petty. clerk.
See I. Be it further ordained. etc, That
the Clerk and eL-oDfeio Registrar for BOs-
sicr Parish. Louisiana. will furnish II list
showing the registered voters Of said Road
District No. i. together with the assessed
saluation of the property Of said voters
located in said Road District No. 4, as
shown on the assessment roll OF BOsster
Parish, Louisiana. for the year 1918, and
that the Sheriff and ex-O1ici0 Tax Collector
for Eossicr Parish. Louisiana, will furnish
Il poll list.
Sec. s. BE 1t further ordained. etc. That
t he boundaries of Road District No. 4.
Hossier Parish, louisiana are hereby de-
| clarcd to be the same the North Bossier
Lcvec District, is shown in the ordi-
nance creating said road district.
Sec. .. BE 1t further ordained, etc.. That
in the evcrt said election shall carry and
is declared in effect 1t Is to repeal any and
all ordinances in conflict herewith.
Done and signed officially on this. the
sth day Of July, \, y. 1919.
j. &, I.MAN, President
Police Jury Of nossicr Parish.