The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-24
AN ORDINANCE

Of the Police Jury of the Parish of Ro>sfcr.
Louisiana. ordering an election in Road
District No. I of IsOssier Parish. Louis
iana as previously created by the Police
Jury of said parish. to take the sense Ut
the property taxpayers of said road Ills
trict ON thc question of lesying special
aH mill tax for period of five years,
beginning with The year TRIO and ending
with the year 1924. inclusive. for the
purpose of building constructing and re-
pairin. reads and bridges In siad district.
Bossicr Parish. Louisiana.
Section l. &c 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 Louis
lana. and pursuant thereto. spec ial elce-
ton is hereby ordered to be held In Road
District No. !. on the 10Th day of June.
\. ID. 1920 to take the sense OF the prop
erty taxpayers qualified to vote ut such
election. as provided by law. on the question
Of levying annually IA special road tax OF
.H mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation of all assessahie property in Road
District No. l. Rcssier Parish Louisiana. for
Il period of five years, bcginntn. With the
year 1920 and ending with and including
the year 1924. and according to law.
Sec . BE it further ordained. ETC.. That
the purpose of this sud tax as levied or voted
and the uses for which said proceeds are to
be used are declared to be for building. con-
| structing and repairing roads and bridges
and maintaining same in said district, lsos-
sirr Parish. Louisiana.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further ordained etc. That
notice of election herein called shall BIZ
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 b. law. and that said pro-
clamatiOn shall set forth. that this Police
| Jury will meet in open session on the 18th
day of July. A. u. 1920. Mt the Court House.
| in the town of Benton. ROSsier Parish.
Louisiana. and will then and there proceed
| to open the ballot boxes examine and count
| the ballots. in number and amount. examine
| and canvass tho returns and declare tho
| results of the election. and levy said tax If
| the same should be voted. and such meeting
of the Police Jury for said purpose Is here
| by called.
/ See. T. BE it further ordained. etc. That
the ballots uscd. may be printed or written
and shall read: For a ~ mill special
| road tax for IL period of five years.. or
against 3A mill special road tax for Il
| period of five years.
Sec. ). BE 1t further ordained, ETC.. That
| said election shall be held under the general
| election laws of the State of Louisiana
except as hereinafter modified: that MI legal
voters who are property taxpayers in thciI
own right shall be cntitld to vote, either
| in person by proxy.
Sec. q. BE it further ordained, etc. That
said election shall he held ut the usua
polling places as fixed by law in said district
and the commissioners and clerks hcrcb!
appointed to hold and conduct same are Il.
follows. viz:
4 Atkins-D. e. Elston. r. NJ Gatlin ant
q. s. Brown. commissioners +. L. conncll
clerk.
curtis-A W. Prince. NJ. \. McDade AM
\. i. childcrs. commissioners DIR. Il. {
Carter, clerk.
Taylortown-A. +. McDadc. ]. II. Mcrcc
and T.. :. Dorteh. commissioners: w. II
Hodges. jr. clerk.
r. W. Stinson. commissioners \. NJ. Wychc
clerk.
. yanccvillc-T. A.. Tidwcll. Gray Stinsol
T and s. W. Vance commissioners: W. $
Tidwcll. clerk.
Bossier city-rom Hickman. T. Il. colsi
and X. C.. Nelson. commissioners: Is. ]
Coffee. clerk.
Sec & Re it further ordained. etc. Tli:,
| the Clerk and cr-O1fci0 Registrar of Bessie
Parish. Louisiana. will furnish list show
| in. the registered voters of said Road hi.
trict No. I. together with the assessed Vi
!. luation of the roprrty of said voters locate
In said Road District No. 1. as shown o
!. the assessment roll Of Bossirr Parish. LOui.
J iana for the year 1919. and that the Shcri
= and rf-oDicio Tax Collector Of BOssicr Pal
: | ish. Louisiana. will furnish IL poll list
!, Sec. s. BE 1t further ordained, etc. TIL:
!. 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 the lit
day Of May. A. d. 1920 j. {. LOGAN,
President Police Jury, Bossier Paris
Louisiana.
4 r r Hill. clerk Police Jury