The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-07-01

Of Aldermen of the IvN,I Of Area.
ola. Louisiana, Taken OF the Meet
Inc OF the Said Mayer and Beard Of
Aldermen Held at Arcadia, Louis. !
iaiia, on the LIST, day Of June, 1920
: me Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
VI the Town OF Arcadia, Louisiana,
met IN regular session at Arcadia Louis
'aiia, On the LIST day Of June, 1920.
ilere We're present: Messrs. Les
banel, Gar M'off, and ]. 8. McConathy
There We're absent: Messrs. Il. H.
Fisher and Fred W. Pentecost.
lhe Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
e. ! Town of Arcadia. Louisiana
haWnSfbeen duly convened, the fol-
lowing ordinance was offered by Mr.
Carl Goff. and seconde,ie by Mr.. J. )
Nationality.
All ordinance ordering a special
election to be held In the Town Of Ar.
cadla. Louisiana, to authorize the in
ehfrliig Of debt and issuance VI bonds
u the Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana. t,
J the amount Of Thirty Five Thousan,
tSao,NW.OO) Dollars for the purpose
~ constructing water and light system
extension within the Town Of Arcadia,
Louisiana.
BE II ORDAINED, BY the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, of the Town
OF Arcadia. Louisiana, that Il special
& election be and the same Is hereby
called and ordered to be held In the
Town OF Arcadia, Louisiana, on Tues
day the 9TH, day of July, 1920, be-
tween the hours Of 700 O'Clock A. N.
and 600 o'clock Z. NJ, aud that at
said election, there shall be submitted
to the taxpaying resident citizens o.
said Town, qualified under the Con.
stitntion and Laws of this State to
yote at said election, the following
proposition tO-wit:
q Proposition /. To authorize tht
Mayor aud Board Of Aldermen OF the
Town Of Arcadia Louisiana to incur
debt on behalf Of and In the name of
Of the Town Of Arcadia Louisian to the
8 amount Of Thirty Five Thousand Dol.
lars ($35,000.00) Dollars, and to is
sue and sell serial negotiable semi
annual interest bearing coupon bonds
. eyidencing said Indebtedness; said
bonds to bear interest at the rate OF
49, Five tper cent per annum, pay
#aBle semlannually and to ruA for a
period of Twenty (20) years from date
thereof, and both the principal and in
terest Of said bonds to be secured BY
sufficient tax to be levied and col.
tected each year In accordance with
Article 2S1 Of the Constitution and
Laws Of the State Of Louisiana. the
proceeds from the sale Of said bonds
ut not less than par. to be used con
structlng water and light system ex-
tensions within the Town Of Arcadia
Louisiana.
BE IN FURTHER ORDAINED ETC.,
That there shall be published In the
official journal Of the Town Of Ar
cadia, Louisiana, for thirty days
notice of said special election, said
notice to embrace substantially all
things above set forth and also notice
that the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men of the Town Of Arcadia, Louis
lana, viii meet In open session at Ar
cadia, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the
9TH, day Of July, 1920, at Ten 10000
o'clock A. NJ. and then and there pro-
I, coed to open the ballot boxes used In
said election, examine aud count the
ballots In number and amount, ex-
anime and canvass the returns aud de-
clare the result Of said election.
BE II FURTHER ORDAINED etc.
That the Mayor be and he Is hereby
authorized and directed to have thu
necessary ballots printed for the said
special election, which ballots shall
contain the foregoing proposition and
be drawn up In accordance with Law
and the provision Of this ordinance |;
and he il also authorized to arrange
for the providing Of the ballot boxes,
the necessary blanks for tally sheets
aid complied statements.
BE TT FURTHER ORDAINED ETC.,
That the Clerk Of Court and Elk. OficiO
Registratar Of Voters shall furnish I
tbd election offers hereinafter named
xuf he said special election list OF
tia taxpayers of said Town entitled
10 vote. In person or by proxy at the
said special election, together with the
assessed valuation Of each taxpayers
property as shown by the assessment
roll last made and filed prior to said
special election.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED etc,
That the following polling place with
In the Town of Arcadia, Louisiana, l.
hereby designated and determined up.
Oh as the polling place In which to
hold the said special election, and the
following named persons, all register
ed voters, shall act as Commissioners
and Clerk Of said election, to-wit:
AT Parish Engineers Office lin Com.
mercial Bank building), Arcadia Loui'
lana, (befng the regular designated
polling place for the holding Of all
elections within the Town Of Arcadia
louisiana.
8. ]. Mcclure. J. B. Herring, and 3.
j Davis, Commissioners; Lawrence
Daniel, Clerk.
THAT the officers Of election above
named shall hold the said election t.
conforom with Act 258, OF the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louis
: lana for the year 1910 as amended.
and shall make due returns of the said
election for the meeting Of the sale
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen OF thu
Town Of Arcadia, Louisiana, to be
held on the 9th day Of July, 1920, and
conform with Act 258, Of the Gen.
compensated in accordance with the
Inv by the said Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen.
The ordinance having been submit
tad to vote thereon was as follows
YEAS: Messrs. ]. 8. McCOnath!
Leo Daniel and Carl Gof.
NAYS; None.
And the ordinance was declared