The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-04-13
School Board Proceedings

The Bossier Parish School Board met in
Benton in regular session, on this, the 6tn
day of April, 1922, with the following mem
bers present, to-arit.
w. e. Connel, President, Ward One.
N. w. Sentell, Ward Three.
r. l., Burks, Ward Four.
L. R. Bumgardner, Ward Five.
l., C. Biggs, Ward Six.
Absent: c. Fl. Irion, Ward Two.
After roll call, the minutes of January Q,
1922 and February 81, 1922, were read ana
adopted.
II was moved and seconded that sealed
bids be received for the old school building
at Plain Dealing, as it now stands, at the
next meeting of the Beard-May 9th. The
Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
The Board then prepared the following
ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION
Providing for the issuance and sale OF
school bonds of School District No. 13,
of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana. to
the amount of $15O,O00, and the levying
Of special tax on all property subject
to taxation within the limits of said
school district sufficient to pay the prin-
cipaI and interest Of the said bonds as
the same shall mature.
Whereas, by ordinance duly adopted and
passed by the Parish School Board of the
Parish Of Bossier, Louisiana, entitled IAN
ordinance ordering special election for the
purpose of submitting to the property tax
payers of School District No. 13, Of the Par
ish of Bossier, Louisiana, proposition to
incur debt and issue bonds of School Dis
trict No. 13, in the Parish of Bossier, Lou
isiana to the amount of S150,O0O, to run
~ hoo, sSr iY1tn
est at the rate of per cent per annum,
payable semiannally. the funds thus de-
rived to be used for the purpose OF building
and euuipping school building in School
District No. Is. Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
of date January 5, 1922, 1t was ordered and
directed that special election be held in
said School District No. IS on the 18th day
Of February. 1922, between the hours OF
seven o'clock am. and six o'clock p.m., as
authorized by law, at which election the
properly taxpayers of the said school dis
trict legally qualified to vote at such cleo
tion should have submitted to them the
proposition to incur debt and issue bonds
OF said School District No. ID. Of the Par
ish Of Bossier, Louisiana, to the amount OF
$150,000 bearing interest at the rate of 6
per cent per annum, payable semiannually,
for the purpose Of erecting and equipping a
school building in School District No. IS
Bossier Parish. Louisiana; and,
Whereas, notice of said election was
printed and published in the form and man
ner prescribed by law, for thirty days, In
the official journal Of the Parish of Bossier
Louisiana, OF the Parish School Board Of
the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana. and Of
said School District No. 13, Parish Of Bos
sier Louisiana; and,
Whereas, In pursuance OF said ordinance
and notice, the said special election was
duly and regularly held In said School Dis
trict No. IS of the Parish of Bossier, Lou
isiana. on February Is, 1922. between the
aforesaid hours, and after said election hat
been held the Bossier Parish School Board
In open session, In the city of Benton, La.
on the Dist day OF February, 1922, proceed
ed to open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns, and de
clare the result Of said examination and
Whereas, at the said meeting Of the sait
Parish School Board Of the Parish of Bos
sier, Louisiana, held on the aforesaid 21s
day Of February, 1922, the said board dix
declare, make and keep a process verbal o
the manner in which said ballot boxes hal
been opened, returns canvassed, and the re
suit of the election ascertained and for
warded copy of said process verbal to tn
Secretary of State, who filed the same il
his Office on the---day of----------, 1922
and recorded the same In Book Specia
Elections" No. -, folio---, and anothe
copy thereof to the Clerk OF the Secon,
judicial District Court, Parish Of Bossier
Louisiana in which parish the said Schoo
District No. Il Is situated, which said pro