The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-01-29
AN ORDINANCE

No. Q, IsOssicr Parish. Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors Of the said school district the
question of a bond issue of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars (S:OO, 100000. the pro-
crcds of said issue to be used to erect
and equip school building in said school
district.
Whereas, it Is necessary and desirable
that funds be- raised for the purpose Of
erecting and cquipping Il school building in
School District No. >, Bossicr Parish. Lou
iSiana: and.
Whereas. 1t Is the voluntary will of this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vidrd for: and.
Whereas, Article 2S1 of the Constitutions
Of 1898 and 1913 and Act .jG of the Leg
iSlaturc of 1910. as amended by Act us of
1912. declares the School Board Of the Par
ish Of HoSsier to be the governing authority
through which the said school district may
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds for
such purposes when so authorized at an
election to b. held in said district: and.
Whereas. the assessed valuation of the
Sid district amounts to ST .O:O. 10000. and
the existing bonded Indebtedness incurred
under Article PSI of the Constitutions of
1888 and 1919. amounting to $3O.OOO. added
to the proposed Indebtedness does not ex-
coed the constitutional limit of 10 per cent
of the assessed valuation: and.
Whereas. the special tax necessary to be
annually levied to extinsuish the proposed
Indebtedness will approximate 10 mills.
which. added to the existing special taxes
annually levied under Article 2S1 Of the
Constitutions Of 1898 and 1917: to extin-
guish indebtedness incurred under said
article. will not exceed the constitutional
limit Of 10 mills per anlum the dollar
| Of assessed valuation Of the property of
| said district: now. Therefore.
Section l. BE il ordained by the Board
| of School Directors Of the Parish of Bos
| sier. in lawful session convened. That an
election shall he and is hereby called to be-
held in the said School District No. .. in
| the Parish Of Bossier. louisiana on the
| 9Th day Of February 1920. ut which cleo
| ton the majority Of the property taxpayers
of said district, in number and amount.
| eligible to vote and voting. shall deter
| mine the proposition to incur debt and
| issue bonds of the said School District
No. .. Bossier Parish. Louisiana, to the
amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
| tS2OO.OtN.OO, to run for period Of
| twenty years. bearing interest ut the rate
| Of = per cent per annum. payable annually !:
| the funds thus derived to be used for the
purpose of erecting and equipping school
building in said District No. .. BosSier
Parish. Louisiana.
| Sec. >. Be it further ordained. That the
| ballot boxes. necessary blanks and other
necessary paraphernalia shall be provided
by the Secretary of the Parish School
| THrd, and he shall cause to be printed
| ballots for use in said election. in the fol-
| lowing form. to-wit:
| Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds Of School District No. ., Bossicr Par
! ish. Louisiana, to the amount
| of Two Hundred Thousand yES-
Dollars $500. 100000. to run -
for twenty years, bearing ) RI
| per cent interest per annum, NJ
payable annually. for the pur-
pose of building and cquippins school
| building in School District No. ..
| Taxable valuation. $H------.
| " Name
NOTICE To VOTERS To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted on this ballot
place Il cross mark (x'. or stamp. in the
square opposite the word Yes: to vote
against the proposition. place a similar
mark after the word No.
| Sec. :. That the commissioners and
! clerk Of said election shall serve without
| compensation. and that said election shall
he held in the town of Plain Dealing.
The following commissioners and clerk
are appointed to serve in the election: J. T.
Many. II. Z. Wychc and NJ. n. .Adair. com
missiOners, and J. +. Nuckolls, clerk.
Sec. !. That the notice of this election
containing the proposition herein submitted
to the voters shall be prepared and signed
by the President and Secretary Of the BOs-
| Sler l'ATlSn SCHOOL ibOiru. anu Sll;ill De pun
| lishcd In the official journal OF the School
Board by four weekly insertions. the date
of the first insertion to be thirty days be-
fore the date of the election.
PROCLAMATION.
Statc Of Louisiana, Parish ot B0ssicr.
Pursuant to authority contained in
Ordinance No. of the Parish Board Of
School Directors OF the Parish of BOs-
| sin nf data fhn IF Ian
1920, l. w. T.. Council. President Of said
body. hereby give notice that an election
will be- held in School District No. ,. in
the Parish Of Bossier. Louisiana, on the
18th day Of February. 1920, as set forth
in the following abstract Of said ordi-
nance:
Section I. Be it 0t,lained by the School
Board of the Parish Of Bossicr. Louis
lana. in lawful session convened. That IN
election shall be and is hereby called to
be held in School District No.. ., in the
Parish of BOssicr. Louisiana, on the 18th
day Of February. 1920. ut which election
majority Of the property taxpayers Of
said district in number and amount.
eligible to vote and voting. shall deter
mine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of the said School District No. y.
in the Parish Of Bosser, Louisiana. to
the amount Of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars tS2GO.OOO.OOp. to run for IL Pc
riOd Of twenty years. bearing interest mt
the rate of ) per cent q per cent? per
annum. payable annually. the funds thus
derived to bc used for the
Purpose of erecting and cquipping a
school building in School District No. y.
; Parish Of Bossicr. Louisiana.
The said election shall be held in tie
town of Plain Dealing, and the following
; commissioners and clerk Of election are
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