The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-07-08
An ORDINANCE
Relating to Bonds for Building
Boarding EFOuSeS.


WHEREAS, By the provisions of an act of
the Legislature of the State of Kansas, entitled
'tAn act to authorize the citizens of Emporia
to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting
boarding houses for the use of the students of
the State Normal School" approved March Ist
1870, it is required that before said bonds shall
be issued, the proposition to issue the same
shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
said city, at special election TO be called by
the City Council; and
Whereas, The proposition having been once
before the people, and having failed of such
vote IS expressed the true sense of the people
on account eff insufficient guarantees in the
ordinance; and
Whereas, The people of the city having
largely petitioned for the resubmission of said
proposition. embracing the following guaran-
tees; therefore
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen
Of the City Of Enporid:
SECTION /. That in pursuance of the act
referred to in the above preamble, special
election shall be held in the several wards of
the city OF Emporia on the 18th day OF July 1870,
at which the qualified voters of said city voting
ut said election shall determine the question as
to whether the bonds of said city shall be issued
by the City Council I'm the sum of six thousand
dollars, for the purpose OF erecting and COM
pleting boarding houses for the use of stu
dents of the State Normal School. Said bonds
shall be issued in sums of not less than one
t hundred dollars each PaKa 6 ten y years from
Mayor and countersigned by the Clerk of the
Council, and shall draw interest at the rate of
ten per cent. per annunl, payable Senil-anllu-
ally, in New York City; and the corporate
authorities of said city of Emporia shall make
provision for the payment of the interest as the
same shall become due, and for the payment
Of the principal thereof. This proposition is
submitted upon the following conditions en-
braced in the petition referred to in theforegoing
preamble, to-wit: First, the boarding houses
shall be and remain the property Of the city.
and shall be under the control of the State
Normal School authorities only so long as they
shall be used as such boarding houses; Second,
Third, there shall be paid into the city treasury
annually rents from said buildings sufficient to
meet the interest on the bonds; Fourth, there
shall be at least two boarding houses, one for
leach sex exclusively.
SEC. 2. The ballots to be used at SAID cleo
ton shall have written or printed thereon,
sFor the bonds to build boarding houses"
or Against the bonds to build boarding
houses.''
SEC. 8. Said election shall be conducted
under the general election laws of the State,
except that the returns shall be made to the
City Council the day after said election.
SEC. 4. The Mayor shall issue his procla-
nation appointing the judges, clerks, and
places In the several wards for conducting said
election.
SEC. s. That this ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication
in both city papers, IS required by the act OF
the Legislature aforesaid.
Approved July 9Th, 1870.
H. C. CROSS, Mayor.
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct copy OF the original ordi-
nance on file in my Office. In estimony where
Of do hereunto set my hand this 9th day OF
July, A. d. 1870. II. W. McCCNE,
City Clerk.