The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-04-08
Number Is.
School Board PROCEEDINGS.

The ROssier Parish School Roard
met in regular session Oh this. the 1st
day Of April. 1920. with the followin.
members present. to wit: W. f. Con-
nell. President. Ward One; J. w.
Wallace. Ward Two: y. W. SentelI
Ward Three: l.. X. Bumgardner. Ward
Five.
Members absent: Il. l.. Burks. Ward
-Four. and l.. e. Riggs. Ward six.
At the request Of the President. the
minutes Of the last meeting were not
read.
\ petition was then presented. askin.
the School Board to create School
District No. -. and tu order an elec-
tion in said district to vote on the
question of levying :,-miI building
tax In said district
On motion and second the request
Of the petition was granted, and the
district was created with the following
meteS and hounds:
Beginning ut the southeast corner ,f
section Is. township -. range II, west
where. Martins Creek enters Rod.au.
and 90 In Il nortllweSterly direction up
Martins Creek to the west boundary
line of section II. township ~. range
II. west: thence south to the south
| west corner Of section 26, township o3.
| range -. west: thence east of Lake
Rodcau: thence north up the west bank
Of Botlcau to point of beginning. This
district to be known as School District
No. -
ORDINANCE No. l
Ordering Il special election in School Dis
trict No. -, ROssicr Parish. Louisiana.
| to take the SENSE of the qualified electors
and taxpayers In said district on the
| question Of voting Il special tax of !
mills on the dollar for ten years tsaid
| tax to b. used to erect and equip Il school
building in the said districtD beginning
with the year 1920 and ending with the
year 1929.
Section 1. BE it ordaincd by the Bossicr
Parish School Board. That Il special election
| be held in School District No. -, Bossicr
Parish. Louisiana. on Saturday. May 1,
1870. for the purpose Of submitting to the
| qualified electors and taxpayers the ar,es-
| tton Of voting Il special tax of ) mills on
| the dollar of the assessed valuation Of all
taxable property situated in said district:
said tax to bc used to erect and equip Il
|
| Sec. =. Re it further ordained. That said
election shall he held under the general
| election laws Of the State of Louisiana.
except us hereinafter specified.
Sec. 3. That said election shall be held
mt the residence of \. {. Covington, on
Saturday. May 1, 1920.
Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall he
| either written or printed. and shall read
"A proposition to vote ,-mill tax for
ten years in School District No. -. to In
| used to erect and equip school building In
District No. -.
/" For the tax, ].
Against the tax. ].
| Amount of property voted. s..
| Name,
IN0TE To VoTERs.-To vote for the tax
| stamp In square opposite /" For the tax"
1 To vote against the tax stamp in sqharc
| opposite Against the taxi
i Ste. - AL qualified vfiters and Taxpayers
shall be- entitled to vote aud provided also
that Indies owning property in their own
name shall BE- entitled to vote, either In
person or by written proxy.
| Nee. q. That the returns of said election
| shall bc made to the Bossicr Parish School
boards office within three days after the
holding Of said election.
| Sec. Z. That the following commissioners
and clerk are hereby appointed to hold said
| election, who shall serve in said capacity
without expense to the parish: j. G. Cow
ington. Andrew Dccs and !. W. Shelton.
commissioners: J. l.. Holman, clerk.
| W. T.. CONNELL President.
W. \. FonTsoS. Secretary
At this point the Board resolved
itself into Il committee of the whole to
open and receive bids on the sale Of
%1W.NW worth of school bonds issued
against School District No. .. Rossier
Parish. Louisiana.
Only one hid having been received.
the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, Caldwell 4 Company. of Nash
vile. Tenn. are the highest bidders for the
Bossier Parish. Louisiana. School District
| No. y, bonds to bc issued by the Bossicr
Parish. Louisiana. Board. dated February
!, 1920. bearing interest ut ) per cent.
| payable scmiannually. to mature spcci-
fled in their bid bearing date of April ].
1920, now. therefore.
he it resoIrcd That said bonds be and
the same are hereby awarded to said
Caldwell Il Company. and the said Caldwell
4 Company are hereby authorized and
| directed to execute said bonds, and when
executed to deliver same to said Caldwell
4 Company. on compliance with the terms
Of their bid on file in the office of the Bos-
sier Parish School Board.
On motion Of Mr.. Sentell. seconded
hy Mr.. Bumgartlmer. the above resolu-
ton was adopted by the affirmative
vote Of the following members to-wit:
Yea-MessrS. Connell. Wallace. Sen
tell and Runlgartlner.
Number voting yea i; unmher
voting may" none.
WhereulDn. the resolution was de-
clared adopted.
| I. ". \. FOrtson. the duly elected. quail.
fled ind acting Secretary of the liossier
Parish. Louisiana. School Board. do hereby
certify that the above IL II true and correct
copy Of a resolution passed by the Bossier
Parish School Board mt Il regular meeting
held under the date of April I. 1920.
| In festimoay whcreof l have hrrcunto
| attached my official signature and the
corporate seal Of said School Board on this.
the 1st day Of April. 1920.
| W. 4. FOETsoS.
! Secretary Of School Board.
After this the Board adjourned to
meet at the call Of its President.
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