The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-07-15
PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL
MEETING OF POLICE JURY
Arcadia La Inna 1R. 1Nc


The Police Jury of BienVille Parish
met in a special called meeting on this
date with all members present, the
body having been called to order and
the purpose Of the meeting having been
explained and after general discus
sion the following Resolution was
adopted:
!, WHEREAS there was no special tax
levied by this Police Jury for the year
1913 for the purpose of paying interest
on the One Million Dollars OF Road
Bonds of the Parish of Bienville, ma
turing on February l, 1920 and Angus:
4, 1920, and paying the bonds OF said
issue maturing on August |, 1920, and
lit is necessary that proper provision be
made for the payment OF said interest
and said bonds; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and proper
that a special tax be levied by this
Police Jury for the purpose of paying
interest on the outstanding bonds OF
said issue, maturing on February l,
1921, and August l, 1921, and the
bonds of said issue maturing on August
1, 1921; and
WHEREAS, the assessment OF all
property subject to parish taxation in
the Parish Of Bienville for the year
1920 will be not less than Fifteen Mil
lion Dollars, so that a special tax OF
five mills be sufficient to meet said pay
ments due for the year 1920 and a spec
Iial tax of FIVE mills be sufficient to
meet said payments due in the veal
I1921 now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE POL
ice JURY OF THE PARISH OF
BIENVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA
That for the purpose OF paying intereS
on the outstanding One Million Dollars
of Road Bonds Of the Parish Of Bien
vile maturing on February l, 1920, an(
August /, 1920, and the bonds of sai(
tissue maturing on August l, 1920, there
lis hereby levied on all property subjec
to parish taxation in the Parish OF
Bienville for the year 1920 special ia,
of Five Mills on the dollar, and the
Assessor is directed to extend said tal
, lon the assessment rolls and the Ia!
ICollectOr is instructed to collect ant
account for same as provided by law
and for the purpose Of paying interes
on the outstanding bonds of said issu
> of One Million Dollars of Road Bond
Of the Parish of Bienville, maturing OF
February /, 1921, and August. l, 1921
and the bonds of said issue maturing
ON August /, 1921, there is hereby lev
led on all property subject to paris
taxation in the Parish of Bienville TO
the year 1920 special tax of Fiv
Mills on the dollar, and the Assesso
is directed to extend said tax Oh tn
assessment rolls and the Tax Colle(
3 tor is instructed to collect and accoun
for same as provided by law.
On roll call the members OF tn
Police Jury voted as follows:
YEA-Bert Davis, r. L. Colon, D. N
e White, J. H. Corley, W. II. Began, A
: G. Whitlow and A. D. Smith.
NAES--N0ne
WHEREAS, the Parish Of Blenvill
Ipaid from its Road Bond Fund the il
terest on its One Million Dollars 0
Road Bonds, maturing On February
4 1920, and said sum Of $16666.67 shoul
be restored to said fund; and the Pa
lish Of Bienyille will not have availabl
cash with which to pay interest on sal
e bonds, maturing August /, 1920, an
1.-THE bonds Of said issue maturing o
k August l, 1920, amounting in the a,
i |gregate to $4S,000.00; and 1t is nece
n lsary and advisable that banks an
: bankers holding said bonds or any {
( said issue of One Million Dollars {
B, bonds be requested to take up and
e carry for the Parish Of Bienyille sue
h Interest coupons and bonds maturing {
, August /, 1920; and
IS WHEREAS, this Police Jury has
j. this the sixteenth day of June, 1872
e levied on the basis Of the assessmel
lie for the, year 1920 special tax of fV
If mills on the dollar on all property SUI
0, ject to Parish taxation in the Paris
lie Of Bienville, which tax will all be &C
d lected not later than February l, 1872
" and the proceeds of which will be su
10 ficient to pay said amount of $685.
# back into the Road Fund and to +
le tire the interest coupons and BON
ID, maturing on August l, 1920, amour
u ling to $4,000; now therefore,
III BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE Pc