The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-02-12
AX ORnINANl'E


Ordering Il spccia election in School District
No. .. Bossier Parish. Louisiana. for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors Of the said school district the
question of bond issue of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars $500, 300. 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 cquippins school building in
School district No. >, Bossicr Parish. Lou
iSiana: and.
Whereas. it is the voluntary will of this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vidrd for: and
Whereas, Article 2s1 of the Constitutions
! of 1888 and 1917; and Act :..6 of the Leg
| iSaturc Of 1910, as amended by Act 21S of
1912. declares the School Board Of the Par
| ish of Rossirr to b. the governing authority
| through which the said school district may
! incur debt and issue negotiable" bonds for
| such purposes when authorized ut IN
| election to be held in said district: and,
Whereas. the assessed valuation Of the
| said district amounts to 81 $50. 10000. and
the existing bonded Indebtedness incurred
| under Article 2S1 of the Constitutions Of
| 1898 and 13l: amounting to S:iOtMO. added
| to the proposed indebtedness does not cx-
coed the constitutional limit of 10 per cent
| Of the assessed valuation and,
Whereas. the special tax necessary to bc
| annually levied to extinguish the proposed
| indebtedness will approximate 10 mills.
which. added to the existing special taxes
annually levied under Article PSI Of the
| Constitutions of 1S9S and 1913. to rxtin-
guish indebtedness incurred under said
article. will not exceed the constitutional
limit of 10 mills per annum on the dollar
of assessed valuation Of the property of
said district: now. therefore.
| Section ]. BE it orddined by the Board
of School Directors Of the Parish of Bos-
sicr. in lawful session convened. That IN
| election shall be and Is hereby called to he
| held in the said School District No. y. in
| the Parish Of BOssier. Louisiana. on the
18th day Of February. 1920. ut which cleo
| ton the majority of the property taxpayers
| 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
$500 WNOOI, to run for a 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 IL 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
Board. 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. ,, B;,ssicr Par
iSh. Louisiana, to the amount =
of Two Hundred Thousand YES-[
Dollars tx.O0, 100000. to run -
for twenty years. bearing , r.
per cent interest per annum, NJ
payable annually. for the pur
pos, of buildin: and equipping schOo
building in School District No. o.
| - Taxable valuation, S--------.
| NOTICE To VOTERS: To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted on this ballot
place a cross mark tx). or stamp, in thu
square opposite the word Yes: to vote
against the proposition. place sfmilal
mark after the word No.
Sec. :. That the commissioners an(
i clerk of said election shall serve without
compensation. and that said election shall
be held in the town Of Plain Dealing.
The following commissioners and clerI
are appointed to serve in the election: J. T
Many. ii. {. Wyche and NJ. n. .adair, com
missioners. and !. +. Nuekolls. clerk.
Sec. 4. That the notice Of this election
containing the proposition herein submitted
| 10 the VOTERS Suau De pTepaTtu anu SiEnft
by the President and Secretary Of the BOs
sier Parish School Board. and shall he pub
lishcil in the official journal Of the SchOO
Board by four weekly insertions, the dat'
Of the first insertion to be- thirty days b'
fore the date Of the election.
rHoCLAMArIoH
Stdtc II Louisiana. Parish Df B0ssicr.
Pursuant to authority contained in
| Ar1S Nn I nf thn pu ri ssNnr IA slf
School Directors of the Parish Of Bos
sicr. Of date the 18th day Of January.
1920, l. W. +. Council, President Of said
body. hereby give notice that an election
will be held in School District No. y, in
the Parish Of Bossicr. Louisiana, on the
18th day of February. 1920. as set forth
in the following abstract Of said Ortli-
nance:
Section 1. BE it ordained by the School
Board Of the Parish of Bossicr. Louis
iana.in lawful session convened, That an
election shall be and Is hereby called to
l~ held In School District No.. .. in the
Parish of Bossicr. Louisiana. on the 18th
day Of February. 1920. at which election
Il 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. ..
| In the Parish of BOSSicr, Louisiana. to
the amount of Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars (S2OO.OOO.OOl, to run for Il pc
Rod Of twenty years. earin. interest ut
the rate of : per cent e. per cent per
annum, payable annually. the funds thus
derived to bc used for the
Purpose Of erecting and equipping II
school building in School District No. y.
Parish of HOssier. Louisiana.
? - The said election shall be held in the
r town OF Plain Dealing. and the following
! commissioners and clerk Of election are
appointed to serve in the election: J. T..
Many. II. {. Wyche and NJ. y. Adair,
commissioners, and J. +. EuckOlls. clerk.
each being IL registered voter. and to
| serve without compensation.
!, Notice Is hereby further given that on
the 18th day of February. 1870. the first
day following the election. at L.. o'clock
M. the Parish Board of School Directors
will meet at the Office Of said body in
said parish. and there. in public session.
open the ballot box. examine and count
the votes. both in number and amount
. | and examine and canvass the returns.
and declare the result Of the election
. and promul.atc the same.
Given on this, the 18th day of Jan
nary. 1920. ut Benton. La. in said parish.
. W. f. cONNELI.
President School Board Of Bossier
Parish. Louisiana.
4 true cOny.