The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-09-06

Election Notice.

ryNO THE ELECTORS OF CLAYTON, STATE OF
l. IOWA Whereas, At the June Session, 1865 of
the Board of Supervisors of said county the following
Preamble and Resolutions were adopted by said Board
to-wit: - ~ - ~
Whereas, Clayton County, the fourth county in the
State of Iowa in wealth and population is without
County Buildings and has been for many years. and
Whereas most of the counties in the State provided
with suitable and commodous buildings, and, Whereas
said Clay County entirely dependant upon renting
rooms for holding Court and for County Offices, and
Whereas, all the records of said County, including
County Court and district Court Records, and Records
OF Conyeyances OF Real Estate in said county, in
exposed condition. and liable to be destroyed at any
time thus causing irreparabe loss to the citizens of
said county: Therefore be it
Resolved BY the Board of Supervisors of said Coun-
ty, that proposition shall be sumited to the legal
voters OF said County to be voted upon at the next
October, A. d. 1865, whether not suitable Court
House and Jail shall be erected at Elkader, in said
County and whether not the of Fifty Thousand
Dollars shall DO raised by Tax upon the taxable
property of said County, in the years 1866 and 1867
not to exceed one per cent per each OF those
years. and of sufficient rate in each year to raise the
sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars in each year,
for the purpose OF erecting such buildings the
be completed within two years from Jan list, 1865. 10"
And be Resolved That the said proposition and pro-
vision shall be voted for in the following FORM Those
electors who in favor of such proposition and pro-
vision shall vote the following ballot:
"For the erection of Court House and JAIL and for
the levy and collection of in the years 1866 and
1867 sufficient to raise the of Fifty Thousand Dol
lars to pay for the erection of such buldngsucE tax
Not 10 eNcccu ONO per CENT per III year
And those electors who are opposed to such PROPOSE
ton and provision shall vote the following ballot:
against the erection of Court House and JAIL and
against the levy and collection of tax in the years
1866 and 1867 sufficient raise the of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars pay for the erection of such buildings
such tax not to exceed per cent annum in each
year." .ra. .sa.
And be it further Resolced, That the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors be and he is hereby authorized
mad directed to publish in each of the newspapers OF
said county, sufficient legal notice of the submission
of such proposition and provision and the whole ques
ton and everything necessary connected Herewith at
least thirty days prior to the time OF holding such
election.
Notice is, therefore, hereby given to the qualified
electors of said county, that vote will be taken upon
the proposition and provision herenbeiore set forth in
the preamble and resolutions OF said Board above
stated at the general election to be held in saidcouny
the Sd Tuesday of October A, D. 1865 to-day: That
the of Fifty Thousand Dollars shall be levied and
collected upon the taxable property OF said Clayton
County, for the purpose Of erecting Court House and
Jail at Elkader the County Seat Of said county said
building to ecompleted in two years from the first OF
January 1885, and the said sum to be levied and col
lected as other county taxes. Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars to be raised in the year 1866 and Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars to be raisep in the year 1867, at
rate per cent sufficient in each year to raise said
amount and not exceed per cent per annum in
each year. upon the taxable property of said county,
and that the said question shall be voted for in the fol-
lowing form:
For the erection of Court House and Jail and for
the levy and collection Of tax in the years 1886 and
1867, sufficient to the of Fifty Thousand Dol
lars to pay for the erection Of such buidDgssuch tax
not to exceed one per cent per annun in each year,
Those electors who are opposed to such proposition
shall vote the following ballot g-5fc! q a. I'D ,yy
against the erection of Court House and JAIL and
against the levy and collection of tax in the years
1865 and sufficient to raise the sum Of Fifty Thou
sand Dollars to pay for the erection OF such buildings
such tax not to exceed per cent per annum III each
year. ere
,17, By order of the Board of Supervisors Of
4 SEAL Clayton County, Iowa.
'o0' ~Frf@ r rr IL. s. GRANGER,
4w464 Clerk of said Board.
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