The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-08
|PAR|SH.W|DE SCHOOL TAX ELECTION
TO Be HELD SATURDAY, NAY II
IL carried Will Eliminate The As Special School Dis.
trlcts'''tive Every Educable Child An Opportunity
10 Share Equally In The Benefits TO Be
Derived From School Taxes

he behVA Parish Board OF School Directors called pasw
o TAX election OF mills to replace the As special district taxes now
~ IN the parish The ordinance and resolutions proclamation voting place
and clerks election appear elsewhere in this Issue Of tho
per- The election will be beh Saturday. May H. 1910
The proposition submitted very simple one If carried means tho
men, without regard to COLOR financial standing physical location vii
pay the rate Of taxation support the public schools
the parish >A''' '
The man Arcadia Gbsnd will have to nav the Same roo m ~
man IN the Lee District the Friendship District
carried means that all the high rates taxation will be a
e except the building taxes which will reduced to point sufficient ou
to pay out the buildings ~ WY
Inc last legislature reduced all the special taxes now existing to five mills
w rlsh"le plan adopted this five district tax will b abolished
anu in Its stead will be parishwide tax In short thera Will, univ
Ut I'VE mills assessed and collected whether districts remain as at pres
eht or whether the pawe method adopted If the district
system remains some of the poorer districts will have very short
Terms Oh SCHOOL, because five mill of these districts will no
very sh amount OF money Whereas the district made pashw
e poorer schools will get money paid by the richer districts and
at the same time both will pay the rate of tax
~ Instance here one district in the parish five mill tax will
e So this school has two teachers about 50 pupils There ,s
one SCHOOL no lar away where five mill will bring otou
h school needs two and sometimes teachers They have about 9,
Eau readily seen that the latter school never properly educate the
M psnw'e proposition to equaze this money between all dis
w and give all children equal educational opportunities
Inc larger towns and richer will Of course ,oao soo ,
yet since the towns have built up largely BY the
S we lee hat only just and right some of the finds ~ to
~ communities Should 60 to them for education of their children
U INSTANCE al the people OF Benre Parish have for years been n,v;nc
AN' P"''o""nS ~, rcrnivod
Al w way taxes Tor their money? people who live IN tho districts
s when the railroad runs get the benefit The method ~
give division OF these funds all the people "o0'u
we ues TO say that we have given this matter careful and
m Tue pest movement for the berment Of the schools tha
we have seen ~ ~ VI 'no parish tnat
Ihs tax together with the other sources Of revenuo m
ps capable and experienced reasonable salary f h,
ahu otherwSe provide sufficient means to conduct al bs s,
sn LII Tar more satisfactory manner than has been done IN h
n pan the nigh schools will be open without tuition to i. tho h
children Of the parish ' !" al Tue "nle
therefore OF the election be held May 17 is
afn INTO one school district the revenue from ue.ev 10000
ueleu may De 50 distributed give all children more eou.l
nan at present This is right and proper and tho on,v
against Is one Of pure selishness Wv ' o'sume'9
m luz interest the people Of Bnve in the proper edu,
e uen as heretofore indicated by the special toxes voa ~
o inc support OF the schools your representatives ont.r+,
w VI INC outcome OF this election The tax will not nova hurdon
s Eases much lighter than heretofore and the total amount ~ %
% W .e Board will only be sufficient to maintain orr SCHOOLS, ~
@ WIN TIE oher progressive parishes Of the state and csr ~.
leop Of Benve Parish will no he s...,. w env the good
NV " - a, "a win anything less than this /
+. r: White, member from Ward Z
t3 y. H. Fisher Secretary. Il
). NSuton, member from Ward l. II
- r. ltoden member from Ward g. L
,.a# H. NJ nays member from Ward g.
- o. T. T. tOhl! Dr. member from Ward f.
w. H. Boone member Vard II