The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-04-03
PAR|SA!WDE SCHOOL
: '''''' - TAX ELECTION ORDERED
An Open Letter firm the Parish Board Of School
Directors that Every Citizen should Read

The Bienve Parish Board School Directors have called pashwde
school tax election Of mills replace the 45 special district taxes now
force in the parish The ordinance resolutions proclamation voting places
commissioners election elsewhere THIS issue OF the pa
per- The election will be held Saturday, May H. 1919
The proposition submitted simple one II carried means ha
nil men, without regard financial standing physical location Will
hereafter pay the taxation support the public schools OF
the parish
The man Arcadia will have the same rate as the
man In the Lee District or the Friendship District
carried means that all present high Of taxation will be abo
he except the building taxes will be reduced point sufficient only
pay out the buildings 600
The last legislature the special taxes existing to hve mills
the district system poorer districts will have very short
terms Of school, because five mill tax of these districts will produce
very small amount money whereas the district made parhwle
poorer schools will get of the money paid b the rhe ds anu
the time both will pay the same rate OF tax .
For instance there district in the parish where five mill tax Will
prou 2o this teachers and about 50 pupils There
another school not far away mill will bring about $4,000
This sometimes three teachers They have about 20 pupils
can readily that the latter school never properly educate their
children The paw proposition to eqahe this money between all as
trs and give equal educational opportunities
The larger towns districts will Of lose revenue by
the parswde method yet the have been built up largely by the
country feel that only Just and right that some OF the FUNDS OF the
richer should them for the education Of their children
For people Be Parish have for years been paying
out their money paton Ry have they received any
turns way for their money? Only people who live In the districts
through the benefit The paswde method would
give division Of these funds to all the people.
think the best beermnt Of the schools Of the parish that
we have
This tax together with the other Of will afford ample
funds pay capable experienced teachers reasonable salary for their
otherwise provide sufficient means to conduct all the schools OF
the parish in far satisfactory than has been done in the past
Under plan schools will without tuition all the white
children Of the parish.
therefore the election to be held May 17h is to convert the
whole parish that the from whatever source
derived may distributed all children equal educational
opportunities present This right and and the only argument
against is Of pure selfishneR
Knowing deep interest the Of Bene feel in the proper euca
m Of their children indicated the special taxes voted
themselves support Of the schools representatives entertain no
this election The tax will not prove burdensome and
many lighter than heretofore and the total amount Of funds
handled by the Board will only lie sufficient to maintain our schools on
parity progressive parishes Of the state and certainly the good
people Benve Parish will not be satisfied with anything less thai this
/ p T. White, member from Ward
| H. Fisher, Secretary
! W. Sutton, member from Ward l.
J. E. Roden member from Ward g.
H. N. Hays member from Ward
| j F Comfy, Jr, member from Ward 4.
G. r. Boone member from Ward g.
| G. /. Wren member from Ward