The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-02-19
EXTRACTS FROM
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD

Louisiana.
! The Petition Of the undersigne
property taxpayers Of School Distric
No 10 Of the Parish of Bienvile a
created and defined by Il resolution o
the Board of School Directors of sait
Parish, passed on the 6, day of Jan
1920, and being and constituting one
fourth of the property taxpayers eli
gible to vote at such election respect
fully pray that your Honorable Body
| acting within and under the authority
OF the Constitution and Laws of Louis
iana,, do order that a special election
be held, in the manner required by
(, law, for the purpose of determining
whether or not: ID Il special tax
shall be levied and collected in said
District, and (2) debt incurred and
bonds issued therefor as hereinafter
set forth.
Petitioners pray tl'at at said election
your Honorable Body do submit to a
vote OF the property taxpayers Of said
School District No. 10, entitled to vote
at said election, the following PROPOSE
tions, t0-wit.:
3 |. To levy a special tax of ) mills or
the dollar on all property in School
District No. 10, of the Parish Of Ben
sic. Louisiana, subject to State tax
alton, annually, for a period of 20
years, for the purpose OF:
(b) Purchasing Cor constructing a
public school building, title to which
shall vest In the public, or, construct
Ing public school building and pur-
chasing site therefor, title to which
shall vest in the public.
2. 10 incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of Thirty Four Thousand
t4,000,00) Dollars to run not longer
Z than 20 years, from date and to bear
interest not exceeding five per cent per
i annum, payable annually or semi
annually, for the purpose of purshas-
ing Tor constructing public school
building, title to which shall vest in
the public; or, constructing !. public |
school building and purchasing a site |
therefor, title to which shall vest in |
the public.
The undersigned petitioners respect.
fully submit the above.
DIR, J. n. Jones, |. E. Sutton, G. G. |
Gloer, ID. II. White, 0. i. Boddie, II. J. |
Brewer, $. NJ. Emmerson, j. @. Bryan,
". i. Gloer, II. s. Lam, B. Nettles,
G. G. Gilbert, w. A. Bryan, A. Brice,
Il. w. Wright, J. II. Durbin, ]. P.
Head j. B. Hanson, w. H. Gray, f. P.
Mccoy, W. G. PulIig, o. J, Cummings,
". B. Hanson, l.. Rueker, Horace
Salter, W. P. Perfitt, Il. B. Snead R.
q. Cummings.
ORDINANCE NO. 9.
Arcadia, La, JAN, 9Th 1920
Motion made by G. r. Boone, sec
ended by ]. W. Sutton.
AN ORDNANCE.
Ordering a special election in School
District No. 10, Bienyille Parish,
Louisiana for the purpose of submit.
ting to the qualified electors of the
said school district the question of a
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bond issue Of Thirty Four Thousand h
l%fOOoO0) Dollars, the proceeds of
said issue to be used to erect and eoujp
school building in said school dist
trict Whereas, it is necessary and
desirable that funds be raised for the
purpose Of erecting and equipping a
school building in School District No Il
10 Bienyille Parish, Louisiana, and
whereas, it is the voluntary will of
this body to call the election hereinaf- ID
ter provided for: and
Whereas, Article PSI Of the Consti.
tuition Of 1898 and 1913 and Act 256
q the Legislature of 1910, as amended
BY Act us of 1872, declares the Par.
lsll Board OF School Directors of the
Parish Of Bienyille, Louisiana, be the
governing body through which the said
school district may incur debt and is.
slle negotiable bonds for such purposes
Wneh 80 authorized at an election to
pe neld in the said district; and,
Whereas the assessed valuation Of fbe I
said district amounts to Three Hun. (
dred Fifty thousand (s35O,OO0oO) I
Dollars and the existing bonded indebt.Il
e'iness incurred under Article PSI of
q the Constitution Of 1898 and 1918. h
amounting to 500. added to the pro.
posed Indebtedness does not exceed h
sae constitutional limit Of ten per cent
@ fhe assessed valuation; and,
Whereas the special tax necessary
e BE- annually levied to extinguisb tbe
proposed Indebtedness will approx. |,
innate 2 mills which added to the OK. Il
's'lhs special taxes annually levied Is
a,'a " Article Isl Of the Constitution /
g aS's and 1919 to extlnguish indaht. !
''''ess incurred under said Article will L
N.Y. eSeeei the Constitutional limit Of #
'eu NUS per annum on the dollar Of
assessed valuation q the property of !
So 4
sala dlstrici, now, Therefore, !