The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

ELECTION PROCLAMATION
IN accordance with an ordinance adopted
by the Police Jury of Bossier Parish. Lou
isiana. on July s. 1919. notice is hereby
givn that an election will be held in Road
District No. 4. Bossier Parish. Louisiana,
the confines of which are the same as the
North Bosscr I.evee District, BOssier Par
ish. Louisiana, on Friday. August I'D.
A. II. 1919, to take the sense of the quail
fed voters of said district on the PROPOSE
ton. For Il i-mill special road tax for
period of five years, or against o-mill
special road tax for period of five years."
which ordinance is made part of this
proclamation, and is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election in Road District No.
Of Bossicr Parish. Louisiana, prcvi-
ously created by the Police Jury of said
parish, to take the sense of the property
taxpayers of said road district on the
question of levying special 3-mill tax
for a period OF five years beginning with
the year 1919 and ending with the year
1924, inclusive, for the purpose of build
ing. constructing and repairing roads and
bridges in said district. Bossier Parish.
Louisiana.
Section L. Be it 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, Il special
| election Is hereby ordered to be held in
Read District No. on the 22d day Of
| August, \. d. 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 assessable property in Road
| District No. 4. Bossier Parish. Louisiana.
| for the period of five years beginning with
| the wear 1919 and ending with and includ
| ing the year 1924 according to law.
| See . Be 1t further ordained etc. That
| the purpose of this said tax levied. or
voted. and the uses for which said proceeds
| are to be used arc declared to be for the
building. construction and repairing Of
| roads and bridges and maintaining same in
said district Bossier 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, A. j.. 1919, ut the Court
House in the town of Benton. Bossicr 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 be voted, and
. such meeting of the Police Jury for such
purpose Is hereby called.
See T. BE it further ordained etc. That
the ballots used may be printed or written,
and shall read: - For 3-mill special road
, tax for period of five years or Against
IA 5-mill special road tax for period OF
five years.
See. =. Be it further ordained, etc. That
said election shall be held under the general
| tbn of
cept as hereinafter modified: that all legal
voters who arc property taxpayers in their
,Own right shall be entitled to VOTE either
in person or by proxy.
Sec. q. 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 To
hold and conduct same are as follows
:; $. D. l'ittman, ]. W. Gore and &. q. Brown,
! commissioners; Crit Petty, clerk.
t Sec7. BE it further ordained. etc, That
i the Clerk and er-o1fcio Registrar for Bos
sier Parish. Louisiana, will furnish list
i showing the registered voters of said Road
| District No. 4. together with the assessed
: valuation Of the property OF said voters
: located in said Road District No. 4, as
shown on the assessment roll Of BOSsiel
b Parish, Louisiana. for the year 1913, and
r that the Sheriff and er-nDciO Tax Collector
for RoSsier Parish, Louisiana, will furnish
r Il poll list.
. See s. Be It further ordninet. etc. That
Itnc DUundarles or Kutsf District No. 4
: I;Ossier Parish. Louisiana, arr hereby d.
Z clarcd to b" the same the North BossicI
X Lcvce District, as Is shown in the ortli
# nance creating said road district.
Sec 9. BE II further ordained etc. THAI
In the event said election shall carry ana
Is declared In effect Il IL to repeal any ant
all ordinances in conflict herewith.
Done and signed officially on this til,
Sth day Of July, \. ID. 1919.
, J. e. LOGAN,
|. President Police Jury of Bossicr Parish
i Louisiana.
v H. II. HILL Clerk Police Jury