The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-01-15
AN ORDINANCE


Ordering Il sprcia election in School District
No. .. Hosser Parish. Louisiana. for the
purpose Of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said school district the
question of Il bond issue of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars $500. NHI. OO). the pro-
crcds of said issue to be- used to erect
and equip Il school building in said school
district.
Whereas. ii Is necessary and desirable
that funds be raised for the purpose of
erecting and equipping Il 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-
vitlrd for: and,
Whereas, Article .S1 of the Constitutions
of 1S:S and 1917; and Act oIi of the Leg
iSlaturc of 1914. us amended by Act .1S of
1912. declares the School Board Of the Far
iSh of HosSicr to he the :.ovcrnin. authority
through which the said school district may
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds for
such purposes when so authorized at an
election to BE- held in said district: and.
Whereas. the assessed valuation of the
said district amounts to 81 900. 10000. and
the existing bonded Indebtedness incurred
under Article Isl of the Constitutions Of
1898 and 1913. amounting to $780, 900. added
to the proposed Indebtedness does not rx-
.. of the assessed valuation: and,
Whereas. the special tax necessary to be-
annually levied to cXtinguish the proposed
| Indebtedness will approximate 10 mills.
which, added to the existing special taxes
annually levied under Article .S1 of the
Constitutions of 1S3S and 1913. to cxtin-
guish Indebtedness incurred under said
article. will not exceed the constitutional
limit of 10 mills per annum on the dollar
a 81 inn nf hn nf
| said district: now therefore.
Section l. BE it ordaincd by the Board
| Of School Directors OF the Parish of Ros-
sirr. in lawful session convened. That an
| election shall be and Is hereby called to he
held in the said School District No. ., in
| the Parish of Bossirr. Louisiana. on the
| 18th day of February. 1920. at which clec-
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. .. 1:ossicr Parish. Louisiana. to the
amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
| tSoW. OOO.oi. to run for period of
| twenty years. bearing interest ut the rate
Of > per cent per annum, payable annually !:
the funds thus derived to h used for the
purpose of crcctin. and cIuipping school
| building in said District No. y. Tossicr
| Parish. Louisiana.
| Sec. >. BE it further ordained. That the
| ballot boxes. necessary blanks and other
necessary parabhcrnalia shall be provided
by the Secretary of the Parish School
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. >, Fossicr Par
| iSh. Louisiana. TO tn" amount
| of Two Hundred Thousand VEST
Dollars l<2M', OOO.OO,. to run u
| for twenty years. hearing ) ~
per cent interest per nnnum. NJ
! payable annually. for the pur-
pose of building and cguipping 81 school
building in School District No. ..
| Taxable valuation. S--------
| Name
NOTICE 7" fprErs: To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted on this ballot
place II cross mark txl, or stamp. in the
square opposite the word Yes: to vote
against the proposition. place similar
mark after the word No.
| Sec. :. That the commissioners and
clerk of said election shall serve without
| compensation. and that said election shall
| H held In the town Of Plain Dealing.
The following. commissioners and clerk
are appointed to serve in the election: J. r
Nanny. II. {. Wyche and NJ. n. .\dair. com.
missionrrs. and J. +. NuckoIls. clerk.
Sec. I. 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
sicr Parish School Board. and shall be pub
lishcd in the official journal Of the School
Board by four weekly Insertions the date
of tine first insertion to h. thirty days be-
fore tn" date of the election.
PROCLAMATION.
Sfdtc NJ LoHisiana. Parish 0f H0ssier.
Pursuant to authority contained in
Ordinance No. / of the Parish Board Of
School Directors of the Parish of Bos-
sier. of date the 18th day Of January.
| 1920. |. W. Il. Council. President of said
| body. hereby give notice that I'm election
will br 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 Ordi-
| nance:
section l. BE it ordained by the School
Board of the Parish of Bossicr. Louis
iana.in lawful session convened, That IN
election shall be- and is hereby called to
be held in School District Ne. .. 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 tS2OO.NtN,.OOb. to run for Il Pc
Rod Of twenty years. bearing interest Mt
the rate of : per cent Is per cent? per
annum. payable annually. the funds thus
derived to bc used for the
" Purpose Of erecting and eguipping Il
school building in School District No. >.
Parish of ROssicr. Louisiana.
| The said election shall be held in the
. town Of Plain Dealing. and the following
commissioners and clerk of election ART.
appointed to serve in the election: j. r.
Many. II. G.. Wychc and NJ y. Atlair,
commissioners, and !. +. NuckoIls. clerk.
each being II registered voter. and to
serve without compensation.
. Notice Is hereby further given that on
, the 18th day of February. 1920. the first
. day following the election. mt j. o'clock
M. the Parish Board Of School Directors
will meet ut 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 pronulgatr the same.
+: Given on this. the 18th day Of Jan
! uiry. 1920. ut Benton. La. in said parish
W. 4. toNNELL
+: President School Board Of Russicr
d; Parish. Louisiana.
:. \ true copy
W. \. FoETs0N. Secretary
The Board then adjourned to meet u:.;,i