The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-24
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TT TEREiS. the undersigned County yut, -
W Of Tama County. ia tie State OF Iowa
has heen re.itonei by move than a majority
of the legal voters ut the County OF rar,la, TO
submit to the qualified electors OF said County
the question whether The board Of c1nalizaii i'm
in aud for said County. sh II be authorized to
levy upon the taxable property Of said
County annually a tax Of two and half
mills npon the taxable properly of i e valla-
ton thereof until the sum Of thirty thousand
dollars, with interest At six per cent. per an
num be raised, the first levy Of such tax 10 be
made at the regular session of said hoard for
levying the ordinary taxes in the year 4. b.
1859, and the County Judge shall issue on the
part Of said County, County bonds torthe pay
mcnt Of the same; Alto be done on the cx-
press condition that "Ihc Iowa State Agricul-
,ural College and Model Farm shall be Local
ted in said County; And whereas also after
the above mentioned petition had been put in
circulation, large number Of the legatvoters
Of said County, fearing that the amount mcn-
toned in said petition would be insufficient to
make this County successful competitor, for
the location of said College and farm, Will,
o'her Counties which are making cxtraosdi,ia-
~ exertions to procure the location Of the
same lmvc pctitioned tho said undersigned to
submit the question, whether the said beard Of
equalization shall be authorized to levy upon
the taxable property OF SAID County, two and
a half mills upon the dollar a. nually until
the sum of forty thousand dollars with inter-
est ut six per cent. shall be raised lie first levy
to be made at the usual meeting Of said board
in the year \. b. 1859, and lhe County Judge
Of said County shall issue County boade
to secure the payment of said amount: ali TO
be upon the express condition Of locating the
Agricultural College and Model Farm OF the
r., "a ~ m,
Therefore, |, Leandcr Clark, County Judge
Of Tama County, IN the State Of Iowa, in p,lr-
surnce Of law. do order that there be poll
opened OH Monday, tho 4tl day IF April A. D.
1859, ut the usual places OF holding elections
in the several Townships in said County for
the purpose Of voting on the following prope-
sition, to-wit:-
SkaH the County Judge, in behalf Of said
county issue county bonds to tho amount of
forty thousand dollars, to draw interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum, rs donation
to The Iowa State Agricultural College and
Model Farm" and the board Of equalization
Of 7amn county be authorized tc levy upon
the taxable property Of said county two and
ono half mills upon the dollar Of the valua-
ton thereof annually until IN amount SUN
cient to Liquidafe said bonds and interest
shall be raised the first levy to be made at tho
meeting of said board for the levy of tho Or
binary taxes in the year \. D. 1859? All to
be done only upon the express condition that
tho said |" Iowa State Agricultural College
and Model Farm shall be located in said
county. Those voting in favor Of said prop
ositioA shall have written or printed upon
their ballots tho words For tho Agricultural
College" And those voting against snid
proposition shall have written or printed up
OH their hal!o the words against the Ag-
ricniturai College The ballots to be cam
vasscd and Returned according to law.
Given under hand and the
- seal Of said county Of Tana i;
(rs Toledo the Sd, day OF March 4.
.. 1859
~. ~ LEANpER CLARK,
r!osw County Judge.