The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-02-05
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Or'cring Il Spccia election in School District |
No. ., Rossier Parish. Louisiana, for the |
purpose of submitting to the qualified
electors Of the said school district the |
question of n bond issue Of Two Hundred |
Thousand Dollars t$:OO. OOO.O W. the pro- !
ccrds 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
iSana: and.
Whereas. 1t is the voluntary will of this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vidcd for: and.
Whereas, Article 2S1 of the Constitutions
of 1898 and 1917: and Act :.5G of the Leg
islaturc Of 1910. as amended by Act 21S of
1917. declares the School Board of the Par
iSh Of BOSsirr to b. the governing authority
through which the said school district may
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds for
such purposes when authorized ut an
election to bc held in said district: and.
Whereas. the assessed valuation of the
said district amounts to 81 .O3o. 10000. and
the existing bonded indebtedness incurred
under Article PSI of the Constitutions ef
1898 and 1917" amounting. to $iO.oO0. added
to the proposed indebtedness does not rx-
Of the assessed valuation: and,
Whereas. the special tax necessary to be
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 lS!,S and 1913. to cxtin-
.ush indebtedness incurred under said
article. will not exceed til" constitutional
! limit Of 10 mills per annum on the dollar
| of assessed valuation of the property OF
said district now. therefore.
Section l. BE it ordained by the Board
of School Directors of the Parish Of Bos-
| sier. in lawful session convened. That an
election shall bc and is hereby called to be
held in the said School District No. >, in
| the Parish of BOSsicr. Louisiana. on the
| 18th 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. .. Bossicr Parish. Louisiana, to the
amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
| $500. OOO.OO), to run for period of
| twenty years. hearing interest at the rate
of : per cent per annum payable annually:
the funds thus derived to be used for the
purpose of erecting and equipping a school
! building in said District No. .. Bossier
| Parish. Louisiana.
Sec. >. BE it further ordained That the
ballot boxes. necessary blanks and other
necessary paraphcrnalia shall be provided
by the Secretary OF tn" 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. =, Bossicr Par
ish. Louisiana, to the amount
of Two Hundred Thousand yEST
Dollars $500, OOO.Wl. to run -
for twenty years, bearin. ) r.
per cent interest per annum, NJ
payable annually. for the pur
pose of building and eIuippins i school
building in School District No. O."
taxable valuation. S--------.
| - 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: 10 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
be held in the town of Plain Dealing.
The following commissioners and clerk
: are appointed to serve in the election: ]. 7.
Many, II. e. Wychc and NJ. n. Adair. com
missioners. and J. +. Nuckolls, clerk.
See. 4. 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 he pub
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.
5 PROCLAMATION.
, state nt Louisidna, Parish of B0ssicr.
Pursuant to authority contained in
. Ordinance No. 1 Of the Parish Board Of
School directors of the Parish Of BOs-
/ Sicr. Of date the 18th day of January.
1920, |. W. T.. Council, President Of said
+ body hereby give notice that IN election
will be held in School District No. D. 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 o,haincd by the School
Board of the Parish of BOssier. Louis
iana.in lawful session convened, That an
/ cleo ton shall be and is hereby called to
he held in School District No. y, in the
Parish of I;Ossicr. Louisiana. on the 18th
+ day Of February. 1920. ut which election
. Il majority Of the property taxpayers Of
said district in number and amount.
!, eligible to vote and voting, shall deter
4 | mine the .a".' @.
!, Proposition to incur debt and issue
: bonds of the said School District No. y.
). in the Parish of Bossier Louisiana, to
;. the amount Of Two Hundred Thousand
!. Dollars (S2OO,OOO.O0l, to run for II pc
Rod Of twenty years. bearing interest Mt
p the rate of per cent 81 per cent? per
: annum. payable annually. the funds thus
, derived to be used for the
=, :" Purpose OF erecting and equipping Il
school building in School District No. ..
, Parish of Bossier. Louisiana.
- - The said election shall be held in the
town Of Plain Dealing. and the following
>" commissioners and clerk Of election are
appointed to serve in the election: J. +.
Many. II. {. Wyche and NJ. \. Adair,
- commissioners. and J. +. Nuckolls. clerk.
each being a 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. at L. o'clock
: H.. the Parish Board of School Directors
g 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 promulgate the same.
Given on this, the 18th day of jan
uary. 1920. Mt Benton. La. in said parish
W. L. .CoNNELI.
:, President School Board Of Bossirr
- Parish. Louisiana.
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