The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-03
School Board Proceedings.

The Bossier Parish School Board met
in Benton In special session on this. tho
9th day of May. 1920. with the following
members present, to-wit:
W. +. Connell. President, Ward One.
J. w. Wallace. Ward Two.
n. w. ScntelI, Ward Three.
Il. l.. Durks, Ward -Four.
l.. Il. Bumgartiner. Ward Five.
Absent. l.. G. Biggs. of Ward Six.
The Object of the meeting having been
explained BIZ the Secretary. w. a. Fcrtson.
the following ordinance was offered by Hon.
n. W. Sentell. who moved its adoption:
ORDINANCE No.
Ordering u special election in School Dis
trict No. ., Bossicr Parish. Louisiana. for
the purpose of sumitting to the qualified
electors Of tho said school district the
question OF a bond issilc of one hundred
thousand dollars t$lOO,OGD.0OD. the pro-
cectls of said issue tn be used to erc,t
and equip 4 school ,uildng In said school
district
Whereas, ii IS necessary and desirable.
that funds b.. raised for the purpose of
erecting and cauippinE !, school building:
In School district No. >, Rossier Parish,
Louisiana and.
Whereas, 1t Is the voluntary will Ut this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vided for: and
Whereas Article PSI Of the Constitution
of 1895 and 1919. and Act .Iti of the
Legislature of 1910. as amended by Act
Us of 1912. declares the Parish School
l;oard Of the Parish of Bossicr to he the
governing authority through which the
said school district may incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds for such purposes.
when authorized Mt an election to be held
In the said district: and.
Whereas. the assessed valuation Of said
=
| the existing bonded Indebtedness incurred
| under Article Isl OF the Constitution Of
| 1858 and 1913 lis nothingl added to the
| proposed indebtedness does not exceed the
| constitutional limit Of 10 per cent Of the
assessed valuation: and, 5s.
| Whereas. the special tax necessary to
| be levied annually to extinguish the pro-
posed Indebtedness viii approximate 10
| mills, which, added to the existing special
| taxes (which is nothing) will not exceed
| the constitutional limit of 10 mills per
annum on the dollar of the assessed valua-
tton Of the property of said district: now.
/ therefore,
Section l. BE il ordained by the Parish
4 School Board Of the Parish of Bossicr. in
/ lawful session convened, That nm election
shall be and Is hereby called to be held In
the said School District No. q, in the Parish
i of Eossier. Louisiana, on the 18th day o.
June. 1920. ut which election the major.t,
/ of the property taxpayers of said district
In number and amount. eligible to vote, ant
| voting. shall determine the
i Proposition to incur debt and issue bond.
of the said School District No. D, Parish
of Bossier, Louisiana. to the amount d
| $10O.O0O. to run for period OF twcnt,
years. bearing interest at the rate Of : PEI
cent per annum, payable scmiannually, th,
funds thus derived to be used for the prlr
i pose of erecting and cquipping a sc.i0o
building In School District No. 8, Bessie
i Parish. Louisiana.
See. =. BE it further ordained, ETC., Tha
the ballot boxes. blanks and other ncccssar.
paraphcrnalia shall be provided by the SEQ
rotary OF the Parish School BOARD. and h
shall cause to be printed ballots for usc II
said election, in the following form to-wit
& FORM or BALLOT
Special Election In school District No. 0
81 the Parish Of Bossier, Louisiana,
to be held June Is. 1920, in accordance
/ with a resolution passed by the Eossicr
Parish school Board May q, I92U
BALIloT.--l'ropos!tion TO incur debt and
Issue bonds Of school District No. .. Bos-
sicr Parish, Louisiana, to the amount OF
q 1OO.O00.0O. to run for
period of twenty years. YES
bearing interest Mt the rate -
; of ; per cent. payable semi -
Il
of erecting and cguipping
a school building In School District No. Q.
Bossicr Parish. Louisiana. the title Of
q with shall vest In the district.
Notice to Voters. To vote in favor Of
the proposition, place a cross (XJ. or
stamp. opposite the word :. Yes to vote
! against the proposition. place Il cross ",
/ or stamp. opposite the word No.
e See. =; BE II further ordained, etc, Til
, | the commissioners and clerk Of said elcctiG
!, shall serve without compensation. and Il
said election shall be held in the twon
Plain Dealing.
. election arr appointed to hold said election
!. T.. Adair. r. &. Purcell, ". ~ Oglcst
: commissioners ]. f. Walker. clerk.
I. Sec. 4. he II further ordained. etc. Th,
: the notice Of this election containing II
E proposition herein submitted to the vote
q shall be prepared and signed by the Pres
4 dent and Secretary of the Parish Seh0
= Board and shall he published by the So
i rrtary IN the efliciaI Journal Of the Scho
Z Board by four weekly Insertions. the da
Z OF the first Insertion to be as many
4 thirty days before the date OF the rlectio
7 rRocLAMATIox.
= state II LoMisiGnG, Parish ~ B0xsier.
: Pursuant to authority contained In Or
E dinancc No. Of the Parish school BOars
T OF the Parish Of Bbssfcr. Louisiana. b
date the 9th day Of May. 1920, l, w. +
4 conncll. President OF said body. berrb,
s give nctice that IN elcttion will be HEX