North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-02
ELECTION NOTICE.
To the Electors Of Clayton County,
State Of Iowa.

WHEREAS, At the June Session, 1865, of the Board
of Supervisors OF said county. the following preamble
and resolutions were adopted 10y said Board, to-wit:
WHEREAS, The County OF Clayton has been for IL
number of years without a suitable Jail, and, in fact,
never had a suitable building for that purpose; and
Whereas, The building now occupied for that purpose
has been repeatedly indicted by the Grand Jury Of
said county as a nuisance; and, Whereas, The same il
a disgrace aud a roproach to the people of said county
and believing that the people OF said county are nov
ready to make II suitable appropriation for the pun
pose OF erecting a suitable building. therefore be it
Resolved, By the Board of Supervisors OF Clayt
County, Iowa. that q p,opositon shall be submit
to the legal voters of said county, to be voted npo,
the next General Election to be held on the Tues
next after the first Monday in November, in the
1868, whether or not The sum OF Fifteen Thou
Dollars shall be raised by a tax upon the ia
property OF said county, in the years 1869 anC
Of not to exceed one and one half mills on the
ton in each OF those years for the purpose OF er
a suitable Jail building. the same to BE- CON-
within two years from the first day of January .G
And he it Resoced, That said proposition y nd pro-
vision shall be voted for in the follow ing foinF Those
electors who are in favor OF such propositiOnt and pro-
vision shall vote the following ballot:
For the erection of "a Jail and for the levy and col.
lection al a tax in the years OF 1869 and 1870, not to
exceed one and one halt mills on The dollar in each
year to pay fx the erection Of such building"
And the electors who are opposed to sqth PROPOSE
against the erection of a Jail and against the levy
and collection OF "a tax in the years OF 1859 and 1870,
OF not to exceed ono and one-half mills Up thu dollar
in each year to pay for the erection OF such building"
Aud be it further Resotped, That the Clerk OF The
Board of Supervisors of said county. be and he Is
hereby authorized and directed +" publish in each OF
the newspapers of said county, a sufficient legal notice
OF the submission Of such proposition and the whole
question and everything necessary connect.d there
with at least so days previous to the time OF holding
said election.
NOTICE is therefore hereby given to the qualified
electors OF said county, that a vote willAbe taken up
on the proposition and provision herelnbefore set
forth in the preamble aud resolutions n said Board,
as above stated, Mt the General Electioe TO be held III
said county on the first Tuesday afteN the first Mon
day of November A. u. 1858. tO-wit:
That the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars shall 9
levied aud collected upon til: taxable property OF said
Clayton County for the purpose Of erecting u Jail Mt
Eikpder, in said county: said building to be cOmpiet.
ed in two years from the first day Of January, 1859.
and the said sum to be. levied and collected as other
county taxes, and the rate per cent. to be not over
one and One-haif mills for each year OF 1869 ana 1870
upon the taxable property OF said county, ana That
the said question shall be voted for in the tlIowing
forl1 Those electors in favor of the above PROPOSE
ton shall vote the follow ing ballot:
"For the erection of a Jail and for the levy and COT,
lection OF d tax iG the years 1863 and 1917 Of . sum
not 10 exceed one and oDe-half mills on the dollar In
each year for that purpose"
Those elector who are oTpof I'll to such ! tposltion
shall vote the following ] ailot
.Apninst the erection of a Jail and agafnet the levy
and collection of a tax in the years 1869 and 1870 ofa
sum not TO exceed one and one half mills on the dollar
in each year far that purpose.
Ey iG,i OF tho Board,
aw5l9 us GRANGER. Clerk.