The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-05-27
DUDNEY 4 TURNKEY BROTHERS
Plain Dealing, Louisiana
School Board Proceedings.

The Bossicr Parish School board met
in Hcnton In special session on this. the
9th day of AIily.S 1920. with the following
members present. to-wit !:
W. f.. Council. President, Ward One.
j. W. Wallace. Ward Two.
n. W. Sentell. Ward Three.
Il. L. Turks. Ward Four.
l.. Il. Bumeardncr. Ward Five.
Absent. L. Z. Biggs. Of Ward Six
The object of the meeting having been
explained by the Secretary, W. A. FortsOn.
the following ordinance was offered by Hon.
n. W. Sentell, who moved its adoption
ORDINANCE No.
Ordering a special election in School Dis
trict No. .. Bossicr Parish, Louisiana. for
the purpose Of sumitting to the qualified
electors OF the said school district the
question OF 4 bond issue Of enc hundred
thousand dollars tS1OO.WW. OOp, the pro-
cccds of said issue to be used to erect
and equip II school building in said school
district.
Whereas it IL necessary and desirable
that funds he raised for tho purpose of
erecting and equipping school builtlin.
In School District No. y Rossicr farish
Louisiana and.
Whereas, 1t il the voluntary will Of this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
yided for: and,
Whereas. Article PSI of the Constitution
Of 1888 and 1913. and Act .56 Of the
Legislature of 1910, as amended by Act
21X OF 1912, declares the parish School
| board of the Parish Of Bossicr to be the
governing authority through which the
said school district may incur debit and
issue negotiable bonds for such purposes,
/ when authorized at an election to b. held
| in the said district: and,
| Whereas. the assessed valuation Of said
Il
| the existing bonded indebtedness incurred
under Article Isl Of the Constitution Of
| 1853 and 1917; lis nothingp added to the
proposed Indebtedness does not exceed the
| constitutional limit Of 10 per cent Of the
assessed valuation and.
/ Whereas, the special tax necessary Il
be levied annually to cxtinguish the pro
i posed indebtedness will approximate =
| mills. which, added to the existing specia
| taxes (which is nothing, will not exceed
s. the constitutional limit Of ~ mills pei
annum ON the dollar Of the assessed valua
ton of the property of said district !: now
therefore.
Section L. BE il ordained by tho Parfsl
School Board OF the Parish OF B0ssier. II
lawful session convened, That an election
shall be- and IS hereby called to be held II
the said School District No. ., in the I'arisl
!. Of Rossicr. Louisiana. on. the 18th day q
June. 1920 ut which election the majorit
of the property taxpayers of said district
: in number and amount. eligible to vote, an
voting. shall determine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue bond
of the said School District No. .. Paris
of Rossier, Louisiana. to the amount 1
;, $10t,.OOn. to run for IL period of twcnt
years. bcarin. interest ut the rate Of pc
: cent per annun,. payable semiannually, til
. funds thus derived to bc used for the pm
+ pose Of erecting and cquipping II scllo'
building in School District No. y, IOssi,
Parish, Louisiana.
Z Seq. = Be il further ordained. etc, Th:
: the ballot boxes. blanks and ether ncccssaI
! par:lphcrnalia shall bc provided by the So
J, Rotary Of the Parish school board. and
;. shall cause to b. printed ballots for use
), said elet tion, in the following form tO-wi,
. FORM OF BALLOT.
i Spesiai Election in School Disfrat No.
Of the Parish ~ Bossicr, L0Hisidna,
to he held June IL. 1920, In accordanc,
with a resolution passed by the BOssic
. Parish school Board May q, 1920.
( BALLgr.--lroptHitisn to incur debt an,
/ issur bonds Of school District No. >, Bos
xier Parish. Louisiana, to the amount 0
$1O0.UpO.OO. to run for Il
] period of twenty years. yEs
hearing interest ut thu rate -
Of !. per cent. payable semi ~
annually, for the purpose Nj
Ia of erecting and cguinping
school building in School District No.
I:ossfcr Parish. Louisiana. the title 9
which shall vest In the district.
Notice n TDterx: To vote In favor 9
the proposition. plncc a cross N. .
| stamp opposite the word Yes:' to vot
] against the proposition. place a cross N
I or stamp, Opposite the word 70.
u Sec. 5. he II further ordained, ctr. III