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


IL accordance with an ordinance adopt.a
by the Police Jury OF Bossicr Parish. IN,
isiana. on July =. 1919. notice is herb
givn that an election will he held in Ro.s
District No. 4. Bossicr Parish, Louisia.s
the confines of which are the same AZ -
North Bossier Levee District, Bossier p,s
ish. Louisiana. on Friday. August 2ad
\. u. 1919, to take the sense of the ouaM
fled voters Of said district on the pronos,
ton, For Il :'-mill special road tax for !.
period of five years, or Against n 5-m,m
special road tax for period of five wears :
which ordinance is made a part OF th,s
proclamation, and is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering IN election in Road District Va
of BOssicr Parrish louisiana as previ
eusly created by the Police Jury Of s,,a
parish. to take the sense of the proncrtr
taxpayers of said road district on IN
question of levying special .-mjI tav
for period Of five years. beginning WITH
the year 1919 and ending with the ven,
1924 inclusive, for the purpose of build.
! ing. constructing and repairing. roads ana
| bridges in said district. Bossier Parish
Louisiana.
Section l. Be It ordained by the poi..
Jury of Bosser Parish. in legal session
convened. That under the authority OF the
Constitution and laws of the State Of Jnu.
| isiana, and pursuant thereto, a spccia,
| election is hereby ordered to be held N
Road District No. on the I'D day ~
August, \. ID. 1919. to take the sense Of
the property taxpayers qualified to vote Al
such election, as provided by law On thu
question of lcvying annually Il special road
tax of ) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation Of all asscssabr property in Road
| District No. !. BoSSier Parish Louisiana
| for the period of five years. beginning with
the year 1919 and ending with and incud.
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 tbe
building. construction and repairing Of
| roads and bridges and maintaining same I'm
said district, Bossicr Parish, Louisiana.
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 Bossicr 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 18th
day of August. \. ID. 1919. ut the Court
| fIOusc, in the town of Benton. Bosser Par
ish, Louisiana. and will then and there pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots. in number and amount
|
clare the result of the election. and levy
said tax. If the same should be voted, and
| such meeting of the Police Jury for such
purpose is hereby called.
Sec A. Be it further ordained etc. That
the ballots used may be printed or written,
and shall read: For o-mill special road
tax for period of five years or against
il 5mill special road tax for Il period Of
five years.
| Sec. s. Be it further ordained, etc. That
said election shall he held under the general
election laws of the State Of Louisiana cx.
cept as hereinafter modified; that all legal
voters who are property taxpayers in their
own right shall be entitled to VOTE either
in person or by proxy.
Sec 6. BE it further ordained, etc, That
the Club House Is hereby made special
polling place for the purpose of holding this
election in said district, and that the com
missiOncrs and clerks hereby appointed Il
hold and conduct same follows
$. u. Pittman, J. w. Gore and G. G. Brown
commissioners: Crit Petty, clerk.
Sec. Z. BE it further ordained. etc, That
the Clerk and er-0Gieio Registrar for BOs
sicr Parish. Louisiana, will furnish lis
showing the registered voters of said ROAD
District No. 4, together with the assessed
| valuation of the property of said voter,
located in said Road District No. 4. a.
shown on the assessment roll of Bossie
Parrish Louisiana, for the year 1913, ant
that the Sheriff and eI-OUci0 Tax Collector
| for Bossicr Parish, Louisiana, will furnish
Il poll list.
Sec. :. BE it further ordained, etc. Tha
the boundaries Of Road District No.
I;ossier Parish. Louisianas are hereby d.
clared to be- the same as fhe North Bossie
Lcvce District, Us is shown in the ordl
nance creating said road district.
Sec. .. BE 1t further ordained, etc, Tha
in the event said election shall carry AM
Is declared in effect 1t IL to repeal any an,
all ordinances in conflict herewith.
! Done and signed officially on this, th
! Sth day Of July, A. ID. 1919.
| j. &. LOGAN,
President Police Jury of Bossicr Parish
Louisiana.
IL II HILL l'lrrk nnlica Jury