The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-09-28

Aldermen held at Gibsland, Louisiana
on the 9Th day of Sept. 1922.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of :he town of Gibsland Louisiana, met
in regular session at Gibsland. Louis
lana on the 9Th day of Sept, 1922.
There were present, Messrs. }. II.
Houck. J. G. Knighton. Il. b. Morgan,
II. A. Sherman.
There were absent, Messrs r. L.
Colon.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the town of Gibsland. LOUISIANA
having been duly convened. the follow
inc ordinance was offered by Mr.. T.
B. Morgan, seconded by Mr.. II. A..
Sherman.
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
,, An ordinance ordering special cleo
ton to be held in the town OF Glbsland'
Louisiana, to authorize the mourning
of debts and issuance of bonds of the
town of Gibsland, Louisiana, to the
amount of Forty-Nine Thousand Five
Hundred (S49,5O0OO) Dollars for the
purpose of constructing waterworkS
purchasing or constructing light and
,, water plants within the town of GIBBS
land, Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the town OF
GibSland. Louisiana, that special
election be and the same is hereby call
| ed and ordered to be held in the town
of Gibsland, Louisiana, on Tuesday
the 18th, day of October, 1922, between
the hours of seven 1000 o'clock a
NJ. and six 5000 o'clock ?. NJ, and
that at said election, there shall be
submitted to the taxpaying resident
citizens of said town, qualified under
the Constitution and Laws of this
State to vote at said election, the fol
lowing proposition. to-wit:
Proposition No. Ito authorize TIT
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of th'
town of Gibsland, Louisiana, to incu
debt on behalf of and in the name O
the town Of Gibsland, Louisiana, It
the amount Of Forty-Nine Thousan'
Five Hundred ($49,5OOW) Dollars
and to issue and sell serial negotiable
semi-annual interest bearing cOupo
bonds evidencing said Indebtedness
said bonds to bear interest at the rat
of six (6) per cent per annum, payabl
semi-annually and to run for perio
of Thirty 500 years from date there
of. and both the principal and intereS
of said bonds to be secured by a SUIT
cient tax to be levied and cOllecte
each year in accordance with the COZ
stitution and laws of the State of 1t
! uisiana, the proceeds from the sale {
! said bonds, at not less than par, to |
used in constructing waterworks an
purchasing or constructing light an
water plants within the town Of Glib
land, Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, etc., TIL
e there shall be published in the Oftici
journal of the Town CT Gibsland, Lo
+ isiana, for thirty days notice of sa
), special election, said notice to embra'
e substantially all things above set fort
!. and also notice that the Mayor al
: Board of Aldermen of the town
}. Gibsland, Louisiana, will meet in OPP
session at Gibsland, Louisiana.
Wednesday, the 18th, day of Octobc
e 1922, at ten 10000 o'clock A. NJ al
J. then and there proceed to open the h'
lot boxes used in said election. eXal
inc and count the ballots in namh
y and amount, examine and canvass &
y return and declare the result of So
, election.
e Be it further ordered, etc, that t.
Il Mayor be and he is hereby authoriZ
\ and u,rected to have the re pssary b'
lots rinited for the said special el&
4 tin. which ballots shall contain t
N foregoing proposition and BE- drawn
in accordance with law anu the prov
!, i.c Of this ordinance, and he is al
d authorized to arrange for the prov
II ing of the ballot boxes, the necessa
T. blanks for tally sheets and compli
Of statement.