The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-07-01
PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL
MEETING OF POLICE JURY
Arcadia La Time Is, 1920

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The Police Jury of BienVille Parish
met in special called meeting Oh TINS
date with all members present, the
BODY having been called to order ana
the purpose of the meeting having been
explained. and after a general discus
sion the following Resolution was
adopted:
WHEREAS, there was no special tax
levied by this Police Jury for the year
ll9l9 for the purpose of paying interest
an fine One Million Dollars OF Road
Bonds of the Parish of Bienville ma
turing on February l, 1920 and Angus;
j. 1920, and paying the bonds OF SAID
issue maturing on August !, 1920, ana
lit is necessary that proper provision De
made for the payment Of said interest
and said bonds: and
WHEREAS, it is necessary ana proper
that a special tax be levied by TINS
Police Jury for the purpose or paying
interest on the outstanding bonds OF
said issue, maturing on February l,
1921, and August |, 1921, ana the
bonds of said issue maturing on August
! /, 1921; and
! WHEREAS, the assessment OF an
,nropertv subject to parish taxation III
/ he Parish of Bienville for the year
1920 will be not less than Fifteen Mil
lion Dollars, so that special tax OF
five mills be sufficient to meet SAID pay
ments due for the year 1920 and spec
,ial fax of five mills be sufficient to
meet said payments due IN the year
1921; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE POL,
ICE JURY OF THE PARISH OF
BIENVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA
That for the purpose of paying interest
Oh the outstanding One Million Dollars
Of Road Bonds of the Parish OF Bien-
vile maturing on February |, 1920, ana
August /. 1920, and the bonds OF SAID
issue maturing on August l, 1920, there
is hereby levied Oh all property subject
TO parish taxation in the Parish OF
Bienville for the year 1920 special tax
Of Five Mills on the dollar, and the
Assessor is directed to extend said tax
on the assessment rolls and the Tax
Collector is instructed to collect anu
account for same as provided by law
and for the purpose Of paying interest
fon the outstanding bonds of said issue
of One Million Dollars of Road Bonds
of the Parish of Bienville, maturing on
February l, 1921, and August l, l9Zl'
and the bonds Of said issue maturing
lon August /, 1921, there is hereby lev
led on all property subject to parish
taxation in the Parish of Bienvllle Tor
the year 1920 special tax OF Five
Mills on the dollar, and the Assessor
is directed to extend said tax on the
assessment rolls and the Tax Collec-
for is instructed to collect and account
for same as provided by law.
On roll call the members OF the
Police Jury voted as follows:
| YEA-Bert Davis, R. l.. Colon, u. M
White, J. H. Corley, w. H. Began, A.
|G. Whitlow and A. D. Smith.
| NAES-NOne
WHEREAS, the Parish Of Bienyille
Maid from it's Road Bond Fund the in
terest on it's One Million Dollars OF
Road Bonds, maturing on February |
1920, and said sum of $16666.67 should
be restored to said fund; and the Par,
fish of Bienville will not have available
cash with which to pay interest on said
bonds, maturing August l, 1920, and
the bonds of said issue maturing on
August l, 1920, amounting in the az
gregate to $4S,0OO.0O; and it is neces
sary and advisable that banks and
bankers holding said bonds or any OF
said issue of One Million Dollars OF
bonds be requested to take up and to
carry for the Parish of Bienville such
Interest coupons and bonds maturing on
August l, l9gO; ana
WHEREAS, this Police Jury has on
this the sixteenth day Of June, 1920
levied on the basis Of the assessment
for the year 1920 special tax Of five
mills on the dollar on all property sub
ject to Parish taxation in the Parish
of Bienville, which tax will all be col
lected not later than February /, 1921
and the proceeds Of which will be suf,