The Bienville Democrat., 1922-05-25

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Majority in favor Of
said Proposition ................ S24. ZOO &
i Ordinance No. Is, Of 1872:
Arcadia, La, May IS. 1922.
Providing for the issuance Of schot
bonds Of School District Numbe
16, Of the Parish of Bienville, Lot
isiana, to the amount Of Twent
| Thousand Dollars, and the levyin
| Of a special tax on all property sui
| ject to taxation within the limit
| of said School District sufficient t
| pay the principal and interest Q
| the said bonds as the same shall ma
! ture.
| Whereas, by ordinance duy adopte
| and passed by the Parish SchOO
Board Of the Parish of Bienville, Lou
isiana. entitled "An ordinance order
ing special election for the purpos
of submitting to the property taXpay
ers Of School District No. Is, OF tn
Parish of Bienville, Louisiana, a pre-
| position to incur debt and issue bond
| of School District No. 16, in the Par
ish of Bienville, Louisiana, TO the
amount of Twenty Thousand Dollar
to run for a period Of ten years. bear
ing interest at the rate Of six PEI
cent per annum, payable semi-annual
| ly, the funds thus derived to be useC
| for the purpose Of building and equip
ping a school building in School Dis
| trict Number 16, Parish Of Bienville
| louisiana" Of date April 4. 1922, i
was ordered and directed that spec
ial election be held in School District
Number IS on the 18th day Of May
1929. between the hours of seven q
~. and six o'clock p. m. as authOriz
ed by law, at which election the prop
erty taxpayers Of the said School Dis.
trict legally qualified to vote at such
election should have submitted t,
them the proposition to incur debt anG
issue bonds Of said School Distric'
Number 16 Of the Parish of B:enville
Louisiana, to the amount of Twenty
Thousand dollars, bearing interest a
the rate of six per cent per annum
payable semi-annually. for the pur-
pose Of erecting and equipping p
school building in School District
Number 16 Parish Of Bienville, Lou
Siana; and,
Whereas, notice Of said election was
printed and published in the form
and manner prescribed by law, fol
hirty days, in the official journal of
the Parish Of Bienville, Louisiana, and
Of the Parish School Board, of tht
Parish Of Bienville, Louisiana, and
of said School District Number 16
Parish Of Bienyille, Louisiana: and.
Whereas, in pursuance of said ordi
1ance and notice, that said special
election was duly and regularly held
in said School District Number Is
Parish Of Bienyille, Louisiana, on
May II, 1922, between the aforesaid
hours, and after said election had been
held the Bienville Parish School Board
in open session, in the city of Arcadia,
Louisiana, on the 18th day of May.
1922, proceeded to open the ballot box
es, examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the re-
suit of said examination; and,
Whereas, at the said meeting of
the said Parish School Board of the
Parish Of Bienyille, Louisiana, held
on the aforesaid 18th day of May
1922, the said Board did declare. make
and keep a Process verbal Of the man
ner in which said ballot boxes had
been opened. returns canvassed, and
the result Of the election ascertained,
and forwarded a copy Of said process
verbal to the Secretary Of State, who
filed the same in his Office on the:
day Of................19 1872 and recorded
the same in Book Special Elections" "
Number. Folio..... and another
copy thereof to the Clerk Of the Third
Judicial District Court. Parish Of Bien-
vile, Louisiana. in which Parish the
said School District Number 16 is sit.
mated which said process verbal was re-
corded by the said Clerk Of said Dis,
trict Court in the mortgage records OF
If said parish. and did make and file
, cnnv of said process verbal in the
archives of the said Parish School
Board Of the Parish Of Bienville. Lou
isiana. the authority ordering the said
election and,
Whereas, the said process verbal OF
the result of the said special election
was DnbIished. as required by law. In
tie Bienville Democrat, the official
journal of the said Board, on the 25tb
day of May, 1922; and,
Whereas. in and by the said can
vass and count, it was ascertained and
found that the proposition to incur
debt and issue bonds Of School Dis
trict Number 16, in the Parish OF
Bienville. L0uisina. to the amount OF
Twenty Thousand Dollars, bearing in
terest at the rate Of six per cent per
annum. payable semi-annually. for the
purpose of erecting and equipping a
school building in School District No
10. Parish of Bienville. Louisiana, was
duly carried and the issuance Of said
bonds of said School District Number
16 to evidence said debt, was. at the
special election, authorized by the vote
Of a majority in number and amount
Of the property taxpayers of said
School District Number 16 qualified to
vote under the Constitution and laws Of
the State Of Louisiana. who voted at
the said election held for the purpose
hereinbefore stated; and,
Whereas. Section 80 Of Act 46 Of
the Special Session Of the Legislature
Of the year 1921 requires that the
governing authority Of the sub-divis.
ion issuing bonds shall investigate and
determine the regularity Of the pro-
eeedings.
Therefore. the Bienville Parish
School Board Of the Parish Of Bien-
rilln hac inrastipatad and dafarminpd