The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-06-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL

Aldermen Held at Arcadia, LOUIS
lana, on the LIST, day OF June, l9SV
The Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
Of the Town Of Arcadia, LOUISIANA
met in regular session at Arcadia LOUIS
ANA, on the LIST day OF June, l9zo' /
There were present Messrs' Leo
l,au,pl, Cal Aaoff, and J. 5. McConatny.
There were absent: Messrs. II. H.I
Fisher and Fred W. Pentecost'
The Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
# tbe Town OF Arcadia, Louisiana
having been duly convened, the Iol'
own. ordinance was offered Dy Mr
Carl Golf, and secondede by Mr.. D. >.
McCOnathy.
An ordinance ordering special
election to be held in the Town Oh Ar
cadia. Louisiana, to authorize the III
curing of debt and issuance OF Dohds
If rhp Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana to
me amount Of Thirty Five Thousand
s3J, 100000 Dollars for the purpose
II constructing water and hght system
extension within the Town ot arcauia'
Louisiana. = e.,
BIZ Ir ORDAINED, BY the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, OF the Town
u Arcadia, Louisiana, that d special
election be and the same is hereby
,alled and ordered to be held IN the
Town of Arcadia, Louisiana, on Tues
day The 9TH, day of July, l92o' De-
tween the hours Of 7 900 o'clock A. NJ
and 900 O'Clock z. NJ, and that at
said election, there shall be submitted
10 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:
Proposition /. To authorize the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF the
Town Of Arcadia Louisiana to lncul
debt on behalf Of and in the name OF
Of the Town of Aracdia Louisian to the
amount of Thirty Five Thousand Dol
lars ($35,0O0.OO) Dollars, and to Is
sue and sell serial negotiable semi
spuOQ uOdnOO 5uuB5q lsaLolu! lBlluu
eyidencing said Indebtedness; sale
bonds to bear interest at the rate OF
IjD 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 in
terest of said bonds to be secured b!
sufficient tax to be levied and col
lected each year in accordance witt
Article 2Sl of the Constitution ant
Laws of the State Of Louisiana, tn
proceeds from the sale of said bonds
ut not less than par, to be used con
strncting water and light system ex
tensions within the Town Of Arcadia
Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED etc
That there shall be published in tn
official journal of the Town OF Al
cadia, Louisiana, for thirty days
notice of said special election, sal
notice to embrace substantially a.
things above set forth and also motto
that the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men of the Town Of Arcadia, Louis
lana, will meet in open session at Al
cadia, Louisiana, on Wednesday, th
7th, day Of July, 1920, at Ten (1O:OO
O'Clock A. NJ. and then and there pr
coed to open the ballot boxes used /
said election, examine and count II
ballots In number and amount, e,
anime and canvass the returns aud d
clare the result Of said election.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED Ell
That the Mayor be and he is herel
authorized and directed to have Il
necessary ballots printed for the sa
special election, which ballots sha
contain the foregoing proposition al
be drawn up In accordance with la
and the provision Of this ordinanc
and he is also authorized to arran
for the providing Of the ballot boxt
the necessary blanks for tally shee
and compiled statements.
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED ct
That the Clerk of Court and Elk Offic
Registratar Of Voters shall furnish
the election officers hereinafter nam
for the said special election a list
the taxpayers Of said Town entltl
to vote in person or by proxy at t
said special election, together with t
assessed valuation Of each taxpaye
property as shown by the assessme
roll last made and filed prior to 50
special election.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED Ell
That the following polling place vii
In the Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana,
hereby designated and determined l
on as the polling place in which
hold the said special election, and t
following named persons, all regist
ed voters shall act as Commissions
and Clerk Of said election, to-wit:
AT Parish Engineers Office Gin Go
mercial Bank building), Arcadia Lou
lana, (being the regular designal
polling place for the holding Of
elections within the Town Of Area,
LOuisiana).
s. ]. Mcclure, ]. B. Herring, and
J, Davis, Commissioners; Lawerel
Daniel, Clerk.
That the officers Of election abe
named shall hold the said election
conforom with Act 256, Of the G.
eral Assembly of the State Of Lot
lana for the year 1910 as amend
and shall make due returns Of the 81
election for the meeting Of the s.
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of
Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana, to
held on the 9th day Of July, 1920, a
conform with Act 256, of the G
compensated In accordance with
law by the said Mayor and Board
Aldermen.
The ordinance having been subj
ted to a vote thereon was as folio,
YEAS: Messrs. J. s. McCOnat
Leo Daniel and Carl Golf.
NAYS: None.
And the ordinance was decla
adopted.
LEO DANIEL, Clerk.
BERTRAM +. BARNETTE, Ma,
|, the undersigned Clerk. of
&, Town Of Arcadia, State Of Lousiia
do hereby certify that the above