The Bossier banner., 1922-09-14
ORDINANCE No. 1.

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ORDINANCE No. 1.
An ordinance ordering a special election in
School District No 8, Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana. for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified electors OF said school dis
trict the question of Il bond issue OF
x15,0oO, the proceeds of said issue to be
used to purchase site. erect and equip
school building in said school district.
Whereas. it is necessary and desirable
that funds be raised for the purpose OF pur-
chasing site, erecting and cquippins
school building in School District No. :,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana; and,
Whereas, 1t is the voluntary will Of this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vided for tScction :; Of Act 46 of 1921 gives
authority TO the School Board to order the
election also on petition OF one-fourth OF
the property taxpayers eligible to vote In
the elcetionD: and
Whereas, Section 14'a,' Article IA of the
Constitution OF 1921. declares the Parish
School Board OF the Parish Of Bossicr 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 said district: and
Whereas. the assessed valuation of the
said district amounts to 81 .131 O34 and the
existing beaded Indebtedness Incurred under
Article .Si Of the Constitutions Of 1893 and
191:, amounts to nothing, added to the pro-
poss.d indebtedness does not exceed the con-
stitutional limit and.
Whereas the special tax necessary to be
annually levied to extinguish the proposed
Indebtedness will approximate mills,
which, added to the existing special taxes
annually levied under the Constitution and
laws Of the State of Louisiana, to extin-
guish Indebtedness incurred under said arti-
Clc, will not exceed the constitutional limit
Ct 10 mills per annum the dollar of as
scsscd valuation Of the property Of said dis
trist: now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the Parish
School Eonrh of the Parish of Hossier. in
lawful session convened. That an election
shall be. and IL hereby called to be held IN
the said ScheOl District No. 8. in the Par
ixh of Hossier,- Louisiana, on the Ith day OF
November. 1922, mt which election the ma
jority Of the property taxpayers of said dis
trict, 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. &, Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana. to the amount OF
$4,000. tn run for Il period of twenty
years. bearing interest Mt the rate of 8 per
cent per annum. payable scmiannually. the
funds thus derived to be used for the pur-
pose Of purchasing stir. erecting and equip
ping a school building in School District
No. 3. Eossier Parish. Louisiana.
Section .. BE it further ordained. etc.
That thr ballot boxes. necessary blanks and
other paraphernaifa shall be provided by
the Secretary Of the Parish School Beard.
and he shall cause to b. printed ballots for
use in said election, in the following form,
to-Fit:
FORM OF BALLOT.
Special Election In School District yo.8
nj the Parish NJ Bossier, Louisiana.
To be held November Z. 1929. in accord
ance with a resolution passed by the Boss
sier Parish School board. of Bossler Par
ish, Louisiana.
BALLOT.
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds Of School District No. 2. in the Par
ish af Eossicr. Louisiana, to the amount
OF &15000. tOSrun for a
period af twenty years. RI
hearing interest Mt the rate Yea -
Of per cent per annum,
payable semiannually, for
the purpose OF purchasing No----1
site. erecting and eluipping
schccl building in School District No. s,
Parish Of BOssier. Louisiana.
Taxable valuation, $------.
Signature Of
Nsti,c to T0fefa: To vote in favor Of
the proposition submitted on this ballot.
place cross XXI In the square after the
word :. Yes and to vote against It. place
similar mark after the word :" No."
fBack Of BaHof.t
School District No. s--Parish Of Bossier.
Ward
Precinct ------
Taxable valuation, $------.
Signature of voter: ---------------
Note: Commissioners may fill blanks on
face Of ticket, hut voter must sign on
back of ticket.
section 3. BE 1t further ordained. ETC..
That the commissioners and clerks Of elcc-
tian mt said clet tion shall serve without
cep,pcnsation. and the said election shall be
held at the following polling places, or pre-
cincts: Benton and Vanccville. The fol-
lowing three commissioners and clerks Of
election arr appointed to each respective
polling place: Mrs. q. =. Wyche, Mrs. Sid
Adgcr and Mrs, II. Y. Kerr. commissioners ::
W. l. Gayle. clcrk--for Benton. ]. $. Ali
son. r. 4. Tidwell and Mrs. ]. G.. Logan
commissioners: J. Z. Logan. clerk - for
vanccville.
Section 4. BE It further ordained, etc.,
That notice Of this election, containing the
proposition herein submitted to the voters,
htali III pItltitEtti anu sifHeu ny tue l-FeSi-
dent and Secretary of the Parish School
Board and shall be- published by the Secre-
t.iry in the official journal by four weekly
insertions, the date of the first Insertion to
bs ils many as thirty days before the date
Of the election.
The said notice shall further recite that
on Wednesday, the Sth day Of November,
1922. the first day following such election.
at twelve o'clock m, the Parish School
Board will meet mt the oticc OF the said
board. In said parish, and there, In public
session. open the ballot boxes. examine and
canvass the returns and declare the result
OF said election, and promulgate the same.
PROCLAMATION.
Etafe " Aosisidna, Pesish of Bossier.
I'nrsuaaf to authority contained In ortli-
nanoe Ne. 1 af fhe Parish school Beard of
thc Parish of lsoesier. Louisiana, Of date
the 9TH day ut SsepGeeaiser. 1922. |, w. f..
sconnell, President of ssAd kedy, hereby give
notice that an election wiil be MID In school
District No. 3. In the Parish OF HoxxieT, Lou
fssana, On Tuesday. the Tth day uf Sovem-
ber. iUa3, ~ set forth in the following ab-
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