The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-02-19

he public. or constructing a public b
ehool building and purchasing a site II
herefOr, title to which shall vest il
he public
The undersigned petitioners respect.
July submit the above.
W. l.. Coleman, Jesse Duty. ]. H.
+. Z. Smith, f. j. Bowman, {
Jap Bowman, u. r. Smith, B. n. Con- t
vile, Mrs. L. c. Coleman, A. J. BatSon,
J. s, Pyles, B, F. Ji.nmerson, l.. 5.
Cathey, S. +. Smith, W. 7. Boman
G. r. Driskill, L. l., Cathey. Mrs. r. &.
Golf. J. d. Murphy, and W, c. Driskill.
Arcadia, La, Jan. E, 1920.
ORDINANCE NO. Motion by j.
W. Sutton, seconded by II, n. Hayes.
AN ORDNANCE.
Ordering a special election in School
District No. s, Bienyille Parish,
Louisiana for the purpose of submit
Ting to the qualified electors of the
said school district the question OF a
bond issue of Four Thousand
(S4.00O.O0) Dollars, the proceeds OF
said issue to be used to erect and equip
school building in said school dist
| nict. Whereas, it is necessary and
desirable that funds be raised for the
purpose of erecting and equipplng a
school building in School District No.
s, Bienyille Parish. Louisiana and
Whereas, it is the voluntary will Of
this body to call the election hereinat-
Ter provided for: and
Whereas. Article 2S1 of the ConSll-
tuition of 1898 and 1913 and Act 236
Of the Legislature of 1910, as amended
bv Act 21S of 1912, declares the Par
ish Board of School Directors OF the
Parish of Bienville, Louisiana, be the
governing body through which the SAT-
school district may incur debt and is
she negotiable bonds for such purpose
when so authorized at an election II
he held in the said district; aho
III Whereas, the assessed valuation OF tn
said district amounts to Seventy flv
III Thousand ($75,0OOOO) dollar
te and the existing bonded indeb
81 cdness incurred under Article 2Sl
of the Constitution of 1898 and III
on amounting to 500, added to the pr
'ol posed Indebtedness does not eXcet
~ tbe constitutional limit of ten per ce
TX Of the assessed valuation; and,
20 Whereas the special tax necessa
70 be annually levied to eXtinguish
uronosed indebtedness will appr'
ich innate ) mills which added to the
let listing special taxes annually lev
mr. under Article 2S1 Of the Constltut
itch of 1898 and 1913, to extingulsh lnde
elness incurred under said Article '
10 NOT exceed the Constitutional limit
9, ten mills per annum on the dollar
,ao, assessed valuation of the property
,oa, said district now, Therefore
nor SECTION 1. Be it ordained by
omi. Parish Board of School Directors OF
has. Parish of Bienville, La, in lawful
bool sion convened, That an election $
+ IN he, and is hereby, called to be hel
in said school District No. 5, i'll
Parish of Bienville, La, on the
~ day of April, 1920, at which ele'
I the majority of the taxpayers OF
III said district, in number and am
eligible to vote and voting shall
termine the
n PrOposition to incur debt an
sue bonds of the said School l)l
No. 8. Bienyille Parish, LOuisian
the amount of -Four ThOl
HI (S4OOO,O0) Dollars to run for a 1
of II years, bearing interest a
rate of five per cent per annum,
able semiannually, the funds thu
rived to be used for the purpo
h erecting and equipping school
G ing in School District No. s, Bic
Parish, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be 1t further ord
etc, that the ballot boxes, nee
blanks and Othernecessary parap
A liza shall be provided by the Sec
of the Parish Board Of School
.M Ors. and he shall cause to be