The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-06-17

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The Mayor and Board of Aldermen :,
II the Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana,
net In regular session at Arcadia Louis
Jana, ul The LIST day OF June, 1921.
There were present Messrs. Lee
Daniel, Gan AiolI, and j. ). McConathy
There were absent Messrs. h. II.
Fisher and Fred w. Pentecost.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
III the Town vi Arcadia, Louisiana,
having been duly convened, the fol-
io"Ins ordinance was offered by Mr.
Carl tiuff, and secondede by Mr.. }. ).
McCOnuthy.
An ordinance ordering special
election to be held in the Town OF Ar
cadia, Louisiana, to authorize the In
curing Of debt and issuance Of bonds
vi the Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana, to
the amount Of Thirty Five Thousand
,$jJ,UOOOO) Dollars for the purpose
of constructing water and light system
extension within the Town OF Arcadia,
Louisiana.
BE n ORDAINED, BY the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen, OF the Town
of Arcadia, Louisiana, that a specla
election be and the same Is hereby
called and ordered to be held III the
Town of Arcadia, Louisiana, on Tues
day the 9TH, day Of July, 1920, be-
iNeen the hours of 100 o'clock A. NJ.
and 800 o'clock T.. NJ, and that at
said election, there shall be submitteu
TO the taxpaying resident citizens OF
said Town. qualified under the Con
stitution and Laws OF this State to
vote at said election, the following
proposition to::wit:
I Proposition l. TO authorize tn,
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF the
Town of Arcadia Louisiana to incur
debt on behalf Of and In the name OF
of the Town of Aracdia LOuisian to the
amount Of Thirty Five Thousand Dol
lars ($35OOO.0O) Dollars, and to Is
sue and sell serial negotiable semi
spuoQ uOdnOo Ju!IBaq lsaLallI! lBhuu
eyidencing said indebtedness; sai(
bonds to bear interest at the rate o
(j) Five per cent per annum, pay
able semiannually and to run for
period Of Twenty (2O) years from dat
thereof, and both the principal and III
terest Of said bonds to be secured b.
a sufficient tax to be levied and col
lected each year in accordance wit
Article PSI Of the Constitution al
Laws of the State Of Louisiana, tn
proceeds from the sale Of said bond
at not less than par, to be used col
structing water and light system e!
tensions within the Town OF Arcade
Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED Ell
That there shall be published In Il
official journal Of the Town OF A
cadia, Louisiana, for thirty days
notice of said special election, sd
notice to embrace substantially
things above set forth and also mott
that the Mayor and Board OF Aide
men of the Town Of Arcadia, LOU
lana, will meet in open session at A
cadia, Louisiana. on Wednesday, t
7th, day Of July, 1920, at Ten (loN
o'clock A. NJ. and then and there pl
coed to open the ballot boxes used
said election, examine and count t
ballots In number and amount,
anime and canvass the returns aud
clare the result Of said election.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED Ell
That the Mayor be- and he is here
authorized and directed to have
necessary ballots printed for the 81
special election, which, ballots SD
contain the foregoing proposition Q
be drawn up In accordance with l
and the provision of this ordinan
and he Is also authorized to arral
for the providing Of the ballot bo1
the necessary blanks for tally she
and compiled statements.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED G
That the Clerk Of Court and EXON
al Registratar Of Voters shall furnish
the election officers hereinafter mai
for the said special election a list
the taxpayers Of said Town enti'
to vote In person or by proxy at
said special election, together with
assessed valuation Of each taxpay
property as shown by the assessor
roll last made and filed prior to
special election.
BIN IT FURTHER ORDAINED
That the following polling place W
in the Town of Arcadia, Louisiana
hereby designated and determined
on as the polling place In which
hold the said special election, and
following named persons, all regls
cd voters, shall act as Commissio
and Clerk of said election, to-wlt
At Parish Engineers Office Tin I
mercial Bank building), Arcadia Ii
lana, (being the regular design
polling place for the holding OF
elections within the Town OF Arc
Iouisiana).
8 ], Mcclure, ]. B. Herring, an
!. Davis, Commissioners; Lawel
Daniel, Clerk.
That the officers Of election a
named shall hold the said electiC
eonforom with Act 256, OF the
eral Assembly Of the State Of L
lana for the year 1919 as anne
and shall make due returns OF the
election for the meeting OF the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen o
Town of Arcadia, Louisiana, e
held on the 9th day Of July, 1920
conform with Act 256. OF the
compensated in accordance witt
law by the said Mayor and Boa
Aldermen.
The ordinance having been 81
ted to a vote thereon was as lol
YEAS: Messrs. J. 8. McCol
Leo Daniel and Carl Gon.
NAYS: None.
And the ordinance was de-
adopted.
BERTRAM r. BARNETTE, \
II. the undersigned Clerk o.
Town Of Arcadia. State Of Lou
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