The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-10-05
Ord;nance No. Is OF 1922


Ordering a special election IN Scnov'
District No. II, Bienville parish
Louisiana for the purpose OF SUD,
hitting to the qualified electors OF
the said school district the qestloh
If q bond issue of Sixty-Five Thou'
sand ($65,OOOOO) Dollars, the pro
crcds of said issue to be used TO
erect and equip school building IN
said School District No. IL.
Whereas. it is necessary and de'
, drable that funds be raised for the
! n,,rpose of erecting and equipplng
! school building in School District NO.
T. Bienville Parish, Louisiana, and'
Whereas, it is the voluntary Will OF
this body to call the election mere,
irafter provided for (Section 3 OF Act
4G of 1921 gives authority to the
School Board to order the electlo'
also on petition of one-fourth of the
property taxpayers eligible to vote III
electiOn) ; and,
Whereas, Section a. Article XIV
Of the Constitution of 1921, and ACT
4sj of the Special Session OF the Leg
stature of 1921, declares the Parish
School Board of the Parish OF ben
vile to be the governing authorlt!
through which the said school district
nav incur debt and issue bonds for
such purposes when so authorized al
an election to be held in the said dis
trict; and,
Whereas, the assessed valuation OF
the said district amounts to Eight
Hundred Thousand ($SOO,OOO.W) DOL
lars and the existing bonded indebted
ness incurred under Article PSI of tn
Constitution of 1898 and 1913, amount
inc to no dollars $500 added to the
proposed indebtedness does not exceed
the Constitutional limit: and,
Whereas, the special tax necessary
TO be annually levied to extingulsh
( the proposed Indebtedness will ap'
| proximate 5 mills, which added to the
, existing special taxes annually levied
, under the Constitution and Laws OF
the State of Louisiana, to extinguisl
. Indebtedness incurred under said Artl
Y Gle will not exceed the CONSTITUTIONS
t limit of ten mills per annum on tht
. dollar of assessed valuation OF tn
k property of said district; now, there
fore,
G Section |. Be it ordained by tn
u Parish School Board of the Parish O
Il Bienvillp, in lawful session convened
That an election shall be, and is here
by called to be held in the said Schoo
District No. II, in the Parish OF Bien
vile, Louisiana. on the 14th day 0
l. November, 1929, at which election tn
t. majority of the property taxpayers q
i. the said district in number an
y amount eligible to vote and yotln
81 shall determine the
~ Proposition to incur debt and lssll
-, bonds of the said School District N
- II, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, to tn
~ ~ amount of Sixty-Five Thousand DO
. lars ($65,OOOOO), to run for perio
., of 20 years, bearing interest at tn
=, rate of six per cent per annum, pa,
.e able semi-annually, the funds thus d
~ rived to be used for the purpose
10 erecting and equipping school bull
ns ~, ing in School District No. II, Bic
W., W. vile parish Louisiana.
'e Section 9. Be it further ordaine
etc. That the ballot boxes, necessal
nc blanks and other necessal
rs paraphernalia shall be provided by Il
Secretary of the Parish School Boar
and he shall cause to be printed +
use in said election, in the followil
form, to-wit:
FORM OF BALLOT
Special Election in District No. IL
the Parish of Bienville.
Louisiana
';S. TO be held November 14th, 1922 in
ii cordance with a resolution passed
" the Bienville Parish School Boa
tho October 3rd, 1922.
.bo BALLOT
nat Proposition to incur
let debt and issue bonds
lie, of School District No. Yes
'ist II, Parish of Bienville,
on Ia, to the amount Of
sh, $65OQO.00 to run for a
as period of 20 years,
de- bearing interest at the No
rate of six per cent