The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-07-07
School Board of the Parish Of Bien

No. | of the Parish or blen'llle'
Louisiana. as created and defined by
q resolution of the Bienville Parish
School Board, passed on the
9Th day of July, 1921, and being and
constituting one-fourth of the proper
ty taxpayers eligible to vote at such
election, respectfully pray that your
Honorable Body, acting within ana
under the authority of the Constltu'
ton and Laws of Louisiana, do order
that a special election be held, IN the
manner required by law, for the pur'
pose of determining whether or not
| ~ a special tax shall be levied and
collected in said District, and (2)
debt incurred and bonds issued there
for as hereinafter set forth.
Petitioners pray that at said cleo.
ton your Honorable Body DO submit
to a vote of the property taxpayers
of said School District, No. 1, entitled
TO vote at said election, the follow
ing propositions, to-Wit:
! |. TO incur debt and issue bonds
to the amount Of Sixty Thousand
($6O,OOOOO) Dollars, to run not long
err than twenty (20) years from date
and to bear interest not exceeding five
| % per cent per annum, payable an
nually or semi-amually, for the pur'
pose Of purchasing Cor constrnctins'
la public school building, title to
which shall vest in the public; or,
constructing a public school building
and purchasing site therefor, title
to which shall vest in the public.
The undersigned petitioners respect
fully submit the above.
P. A. Mcclure, Leo Daniel, S. j.
Mcclure, B. c. Aycock, W. j. Nc
CURE, B. 2. Theus, J. e. Reynolds,
Joseph Dawidoff, Fred w. PentecOst,
Miss Fannie Pentecost, H. s. Johnson,
J. A. Bryan, W. J. Murphy, J. s. Viii
I liams, s. A. Cook, G. c. Travis, c. s.
Griffin, DR.. J. N. Jones W. D. Golf,
J. N. Smelley, J. E. Currie, F. r. Tay'
lor. Lorris NJ. Wimberly, Ben Dance,
p. E. Brown, Y. NJ. Lyons, H. D. Jones,
J. s. McConathy, J. B. McConathy,
H. E. Williams, Len T. Langston, G.
H. Goldman, W. J. Fuller, Il. J. Oak
ley, L. A. Hightower, J. F. Shull, Ella
Mcclure, H. D. Shehee, w. G. Thomas,
J. Il. Barnette, A. Anderson, 7. NJ.
Byrd, W. NJ. Deas, Joe B. Dreyer, r.
H. Madden, NJ. P. White, W. T. Han
cock, Z. T. Oliver, ]. A. Caskey, D..
II. Rogers, G. 0. Rogers, H. L. Rich.
B. A. Brewer, F. l. Caskey, c. Il.
Busey, W. H. Daniel, E. Fl. Fisher,
Il. X. Crosby, Clarence Daniel, J. A.
Durrett, p. w. Dance, L. d. Edwards
Ira J. McConathy, W. L. Yarbrough,
II. D. Butler, ]. R. Butler, ]. w.
Nikelson, W. l.. Atkins, W. H. Will
liams, b. e. Lowery, O. D. Aud, Dave
Hoffman. s. 2. Sutton, E. J. Rich,
W. $. Adcock, J. 2. Harrell, R. G.
Ferguson, W. U. Richardson, J. l.
Deas, H. L. Jones, T. D. Stewart,
Sam Ware, B. +. Barnette, W. c. Mey-
ers, J. s. Andrews, Fl. L. Runge, Mrs.
Lila Woodman, ]. W. Sherard, J. c.
Andrews, Mrs. f. X. Andrews, Philip
Brantley, J. G. Brice, A. Hightower,
Joe Watson B. W. White, f. High
tower, R. D. Sims, s. B. Sutton, r.
w. OZley. Elton Barnette, J. L. Nc
D0wcll, e. E. Smith, H. L. Mitchell,
J. A. Stuart, Lawrence Daniel, J. r.
Jordan, J. V. Wise, F. r. Wilkerson,
r. L. Williams, J. G. Roberts, D. A.
Woodland, r. L. Taylor.
Arcadia, La, July 5. 1921.
Ordinance No. IS.
Motion made by J. W. Sutton and
seconded by H. N. Hays.
An Ordinance.
Ordering a special election IN School
District, No. 1, Bienville Parish, Louis
lana, for the purpose Of submitting to
the qualified electors of the said school
district the question Of bond issue,
of Sixty Thousand ($60,OOO.OO) Dol.
lars, the proceeds Of said issue to be
used to erect and equip a school build
ing in said school district.
Whereas it is necessary and desir
able that funds be raised for the pur-
pose Of erecting and eQuipping school
building in School District, No. /,
Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and,
Whereas 1t is the voluntary will of
this body to call the election herein.
after provided for; and.
Whereas, Article Psi Of the Consti-
tuition Of 1898 and 1913, and Act 256,
of the legislature Of 1910, as amended
by Act 21S Of 1912, declares the Par
ish Board of School Directors Of the
Parish Of Bienville, Louisiana, to be
the governing authority through which
the said school district may incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds for
such purposs when so authorized at an
election to be held in the said school
district; and,
Whereas the assessed valuation of
the said district amounts to One Mil
lion ($1,OOO,0O0.0O) Dollars and the
existing bonded Indebtedness incurred
under Article 281, Of the Constitution
Of 1898 and 1913 amounting to............
added to the proposed Indebtedness
does not exceed the constitutional limit
OF ten per cent Of the assessed valua.
ti0n; and,
Whereas, the special tax necessary
to be annually levied to extinguish
the proposed Indebtedness will ap-
proximate mills which added to the
existing special taxes annually levied
under Article PSI Of the Constitution
OF 1898 and 1913, to extinguish in
debtedness incurred under said article
Will not exceed the constitutional limit
OF ten mills per annum on the dol
lar OF assessed valuation Of the prop.
erty OF said district; now, therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors Of
the Parish Of Bienville, Louisiana, in
lawful session convened, that an cleo
tlon Shall be, and is hereby called to
be held in the said School District
NO. l, In the Parish Of Bienville, Louis.
lana IN