The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-10-26
ORDINANCE No. i.

o,
isiana, for the purpose OF submitting to
the qualified electors of said school dis
trict the question of a bond issue OF
$75OOO the proceeds of said issue to be
used to purchase site, erect and equip a
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 eGuipping
school building in School District No. 8,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana; and,
Whereas, 1t is the voluntary win OF this
body to call the election hereinafter pro-
vided for (Scction 3 of Act 40 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 electfon} and,
Whereas, Section 14"a," Article II OF the
Constitution of 1921, declares the Parish
School Beard OF the Parish Of Rossier 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 nm election to be held
in said district; and, -
Whereas, the assessed valuation Of the
said district amounts to $1,731 ,034 and the
existing bonded Indebtedness incurred under
Article Isl of the Constitutions of 1903 and
1913 amounts to nothing, added to the pro-
posed 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
1 laws Of the State of Louisiana. to extin-
| guish Indebtedness Incurred under said arti
| Gle, will not exceed the constitutional limit
Of 10 mills per annum on the dollar Of as
sessed valuation Of the property Of said dis
/ trist; now, therefore,
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the Parish
School noard Of the Parish Of Bossier, in
/ lawful session convened, That an election
| shall be, and Is hereby called to be held in
the said School District No g. In the Par
| ish of Bossier. Louisiana, on the 7th day Of
| November, 1922, at which election the ma
jority OF the property taxpayers OF said dis
| triet, In number and amount, eligible to
! vote and voting, shall determine the
Proposition to incur dent and issue bonds
of the said School District No. 8, Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana, TO the amount of
4 $4,000. to run for a period Of twenty
i years. bearing interest at the rate of 5 per
| cent Per annum. payable semiannual1y, the
funds thus derived to be used for the pur-
pose Of purchasing site. erecting and equip
4 ping a school building In School District
No. 8. Bossier Parish. Louisiana.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained, etc,
That the ballot boxes, necessary blanks and
other paraphernalia shall be provided by
|,
and he shall cause to be printed ballots for
use in said election, in the following form,
to-arSt:
4 FORM OF BALLOT.
Special Election in School District No. s
OF the Parish OF Bossier, LoMisiand.
To be held November Z, 1929. in accord
ance with resolution passed by the Bos-
sicr Parish School Board, of Bessier Par
ish, Louisiana,
BALLOT,
/ Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of School District No. 8, in the Par
ish OF Eossier, Louisiana, to the amount
Of $4,000, to run for
period of twenty years, RI
| bearing interest at the rate Yes -
OF per cent per annum,
payable semiannually, for n
the purpose OF purchasing ao----lJ
site, erecting and eqnipping
school building In School District No. 8,
Parish Of Bossier. Louisiana,
Taxable valuation. $780,
signature OF voterl---------------
Notice to Voters. To vote in favor of
the proposition submitted on this ballot,
place cross tx) In the square after the
word Yes, and to vote against IT. place
q similar mark after the word No.
Back Of BaHot.l
School District No. s Parish Of Bossier.
ward $500.
Precinct
Taxable valuation, So
Signature of voter: ---------------.
Note, Commissioners may fill blanks ON
face Of ticket, but voter must sign on
! back OF ticket
Section 5. BE 1t further ordained. etc.
That the commissioners and clerks OF clec
| 0f and oil &forao hal xv{fI,
compensation, and the said election shall bs
held at the following polling places or pre-
cincts: Benton and VanceyilIe The fol
lowing three commissioners and clerks 81
election are appointed to each RESPECTIVE,
polling place: Mrs. G. s. wyche, Mrs Sic
Adger and Mrs. r. Y. Kerr, commissioners
W. I, Gayle, clcrk-for Benton. j. s. Ali
son. +. A. Ttdwell and Mrs j. G. Logan
commissioners =. G. Lagag, clerk To-
Fancevflle
Section 4. Be it further ordained. etc.
That notice Of this election, containing til,
, / proposition herein submitted to the voters
shall be prepared and signed by the Presi
dent and Secretary Of tho Parish Schoo
, Board and shall be published by the Secre
tsry In the official Journal by four weekly
insertions, the date Of the lrst insertion t,
be as many as thirty days before the dat
/ OF the election,
The said notice shall further recife tina
. on Wednesday, the stb day Of November
1922, the first day following such election
at twelve O'Clock M the Parish sehoo
Board will meet ut the Office OF the sal,
/ board, In said parish, and there, in publ
session, open the ballot boxes, examine an,
canvass the returns aud declare the result
of said election. and p,omulgate the same
PROCLAMATION.
: State OF LoutsianG, Perish Df Bossicr.
Pursuant to authority contained in Ordi
Z nance No. Of the Parish School Board D
the Parish Of Bossier. Louisiana OF dat
the It'll day of September, 1922. |, W, \
, connell. President Of said body, hereby Civ
notice that an election will be held in Sch0o
!, District No. 8, in the Parish Of Bossier, Lou
isiaea, on Tuesday. the Ith day Of Novem
Der. 1922. NJ set forth In the following NIB
stract Of said ordinaHca;
Section I. Be II ordained Of the pnrisl
School Board Of the Parish Of Bossief, Ion
. isiana, in lawful session convened. That al
election shall be. and Is hereby called to b
held in School District No 8, in the Parisl
of Bossier. Louisiana, On Tuesday tho I'll
day Of November 1922, at which s!ection til
majority Of the property taxpayers Of fA
said district, in number and amount, eligtsl
to vote and voting, shall determine the
. Proposition to fut ur debt and iagu