The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-21
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS

The Police Jury of the Parish of b,
Bienville, Louisiana, met at HOO d
o'clock a. IN. on this the 10th day Of t.
August, 1910, in pursuance Of all ordi- z
nance adopted by it Oh July 7, 1919 a
and Of the notice of its President duly o.
published in conformity to said ordi q
nance. q
Present: ". D. Golf, r. L. Colon.
d. NJ. White, j. Fl. Corley. J. B. Loe,
and A. D. Smith. jc
Absent: 7. j. Wood. 1
In conformity to said ordinance Of :
July I, 1910, and said published notice ,
of Its President, tn Police Jury pro
ceeded in open session to open the
ballot boxes used at the special cleo
ton held in and throughout the par
lsh OF Bienyille, in pursuance OF sale
ordinance and said published notice,
at which election was submitted to the
property taxpayers qualified and en-
titled to vote thereon the following pro
position:
| Proposition to authorize the Police
Jury of the Parish Of Bienville, State
f Louisiana, to incur debt and ISSUE
bonds therefor, in behalf of the Par
'sh of Bienville, in the sum Of One
Million Dollars, to run Thirty l5N)
years and to bear interest at the rate
# Five per cent, per annum, payable
annually or scmi-annually, for the pur.
pose of constructing and maintaining
reads in the Parish Of Bienville, title
thereto to vest in said parish.
And, having opened said ballot box
IS, the Police Jury proceeded to count
! the ballots therein in number and
amount, to examine and canvass the
returns and to compile the results OF
aid election, after which, upon motion
II W. D. Golf and seconded by D. NJ
White the following preamble and reso-
luton were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, in pursuance Of an ordi-
lance adopted by the Police Jury OF the
Parish of Bienville on July Z, 1919.
md the notice of the President Of said
. Police Jury duly published, there was
held in and throughout the Parish OF
Bienville, State of Louisiana, on Aug
lSt 16, 1919, a special election at which
was submitted to the property tax.
! layers qualified and entitled to vote
thereon the proposition hereinafter set
forth; and,
WHEREAS, said Police Jury has
d opened the ballot boxes used at SAID
/ special election, counted the ballots
u contained therein in number ant
amount, examined and canvassed TIL
!, returns and complied the results o
! said election; now, therefore,
ID BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Pc
e LICE JURY OF BIENy1LLE PAR
az isH, STATE OF LOUISIANA, Tha
yt the results of said special election $
d held in and throughout the Parish Q
~ Bienyille, on August Is, 1913, a
q which was submitted to the propert
VI .axpayers qualified and entitled to vot
nc thereon the following proposition:
o. Proposition to authorize the Polio
=, Jury Of the Parish Of Bienyille, Stat
/ y y -
n. If Louisiana, to incur debt and issu
OF bonds therefor, in behalf Of the Paris
Cd If Bienville, in the sum OF One Mi
lion Dollars, to run Thirty 500 yea
land to bear interest at the rate
Five per cent. per ann'lm, payable a
nually or semi-annually, for the pu
-, pose Of constructing and maintainiI
Alto roads in the Parish Of Bienyille, tit
IR thereto to vest in said Parish.
rs Are declared to be as follows:
-, y IN FAVOR OF said propositio
ma Eight Hundred Seventy.One (S7
al votes, representing assessed yalutl'
Ing Of Two Million One Hundred Fort
~, ~, Seven Thousand -Four Hundred a
Fourteen Dollars ($2,147,4l4), a
!. AGAINST .said proposition Two Hu
lred Thirty (23o) votes, representa-
assessed valuation Of Three Hundr
Nv. Nv, lssixty.Five Thousand Seven Hundr
&C md Twenty-Five Dollars (s36S,O22.o
RE md III favor Of said proposition a D
ana lority Of GAL votes, representing asse
't ~, ID valuation Of $1,779,39o.O0, and s.
ill election is declared to lie favorable
an said proposition.
-. - On roll call the members OF the
, ,clu ice Jury voted as follows:
sew Ayes: W. D. Goff, r. L. Colon,
Of ". White, ]. II. Corley, ]. B, Loe
lee 4. D. Smith.
adi, Nays: None.
tas Absent: 7. y. Wood.
7 t. Mr.. ". D. Golf offered the foil
A 10, ing ordinance aud moved Its adopt
isca WHEREAS, in pursuance OF
same ,rdinance adopted by the Police J
It 0 4 the Parish Of Bieneille on Jul!
~. 1919, there was held in and throl
an 1ut said Parish on August 10, l9l
an special election at which was sub
ut Of ted to the property taxpayers emit