The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-01-12
School Board Proceedings.

The Bossier Parish School Board
met in regular session in Benton on
this, the 5th day of January, 1922, with
all members present, tO-arit:
w. e. Connell. President, Ward One.
DIR. G. HI. Irion, Ward Two
N. w. Sentell, Ward Three.
r. l.. Burks, Ward Four.
L. r. Bumgardner, Ward Five.
l.. G. Biggs, Ward Six.
After roll call, the minutes of the
last meeting were read and adopted.
ORDINANCE No. i
Ordering a special election in School Dis
triet No. 13, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
for the purpose Of submitting to the quail
ined electors OF the said school district
the question of q bond issue OF $50, 900,
the proceeds Of said issue to be used to
erect and equip school building In said
school district.
Whereas, 1t Is necessary and desirable
that funds be raised for the purpose Of
erecting and eqnipping school building in
School District No. 10, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana: and,
Whereas, 1t Is the voluntary win OF this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vided for, and
Whereas, Article 2s1 Of THE constitutions
Of 1898 and 1913 and Act $50 OF the Legis-
lature of 1910, 40 amended by Act 218 OF
1912. and Article IA. Section IA, OF the
Constitution Of 1921, declare the School
Board Of the Parish Of Bossier to be the
governing 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 the said district, and
Whereas the assessed valuation OF the
said district amounts to 1922, 266. 90 and
the existing Indebtedness incurred under
Article 281 OF the constitutions OF 1893 md
1913 lis nothingJ added to the proposed In
debtedness does not exceed the constitu-
tional limit Of 10 per cent Of the assessed
valuation:
Whereas, the special tax necessary to be
annually levied to cxtinquish the proposed
Indebtedness win approximate mills,
which, added to the existing special taxes
(which Is nothing) will not exceed the con-
stitutional limit Of 10 mills per annum on
the dollar Of the 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 be and Is hereby called to be
held In the said School District No. Is, in
the Parish Of Bossier, Louisiana, on the
18th day Of February, 1922. at which elec-
lion the majority OF tine property taxpayers
OF the said district, In number and amount.
eligible to vote and voting shall determine
the
Proposition to incur debt and issue bonds
Of the said School District No. ID, Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, to the amount Of $780,
600, to run for period Of twenty years,
bearing interest at the rate Of per cent
per annum, payable semiannua1ly, the funds
thus derived to be used for the purpose of
erecting and equipping school building
in School District No. IS, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc.
That the ballot boxes. necessary blanks and
other necessary paraphcrnalia shall be pro-
vided by the Secretary Of the Parish Board
OF School Directors, and he shall cause to
be printed ballots for use in said election.
In the following form, to-wit:
Proposition to incur debt and Issue
bonds Of School District No. l3. In the
Parish OF Bosdc., Louisiana,
to the amount Of 100000, Yea RI
to run for twenty years, II
bearing interest at the rate
Of per cent per annum, No
payable semiannually, for the -
purpose Of erecting and equippinR
school building In school District No. Is.
Taxable valuation 49,