The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-05
ELECTION NOTICE.
To the qualified Voters OF the City
of Wheeling.


Wheeling did, on the l7th day OF March
1870, adopt an ordinance In words aud ~.
urCS as follows, that is 10 say:
ANORDINANCE for the issuing OF Bonds bS
the city OF wheeling, for the erection OF
"A Public Building.
SEXTON |. Be h Ordained by The Council
OJths Ctiy of Wheeling. That the May0rand
Clerk of the City ofWhceling be, and they
are hereby authorized ana directed 10
make and deliver, uS is hereinafter pToNId-
ed. bonds of the City 10 an amount sufii-
Client to pay for the erection and compile
ton of a Public Building witBln lhv clly Oi
Wheeling, not exceeding one hundred
Thousand Dollars; the said bonds 20 be Is
sued i'm sums of tiVe hundred dollars each,
payable on or before the first day ol
July, 1881. N the Commercial Bank OF
Wheeling, with interest M the rate OF ~
per cent per annum, the interest To De pay
able on the first day OF January ANA July
In each and every year AT the Salu COM
mcrciul Bank, for which interest coupons
in proper form shall br attached 10 each
bond, with the signature ut the Clerk nI
the city engraved thereon; the said bonds
to be- signed by tn" Mayor, count"rSlgntd
by the Clerk. and sealed with the common
seal of the city.
SIC. ,. BE IL nuthcr OrddRed Jyne Council
OCthc City Of WheeiiHg:
That Morgan l.. Ott. j. y. Vance and A.
j. Panncll, be and they are hereby ap.
pointed Commissioners, and are hereby
authorized and empowered 10 sell Ia"
bonds Of the city authorized by thlh ord!-
nance, at not less than their par value.
provided, however, no one OF said COnlmls
SionerS shall act under this ordinance un-
Ill he shall have given bond with security
To be approved by Council in the penalty
Oi ten thousand dollars.
SIC. 8. That the proceeds arising rom
the sale of said bonds shall be paid out by
said Commissioners, To such person or
persons as the Council of said city shall
from time 10 time order or direct. Prpyid-
ed, however. that no part thereof shall DC
expended for any other purpose than Ia
the erection and completion Of "A public
building within the city.
SIC. (. BE IL Ftrther Orddined. That 10
secure the payment OF said bonds, ANA the
puuctual payment of the interest thereon
according To their tenor and effect, the
Receiver OF the city of Wheeling shall paw
To the said Commissioners on the 5ih day
OF December. 1873, aud Dth day OF Dccrm
hcr in each and every year thereafter, out
OF any monies of the city OF Wheeling IN
his hands. the sum oi S3,,jO, and on In"
10Th day of June, 1876 and on the 2Uth day
OF June in each and every year Thereafter,
the sum of I'll 30 until the Who'll" amount
of the said bonds ana coupons shall hay"
been fully paid. The receipt of tn" chair
man OF the said Comm iSSiOn"rS Ia he fil"d
by the said Receiver with III" Clerk oi IN"
city.
SEc.j ;. Be IL Ftuther ordained, That the
said Commit iSSiOnrrS shall, out of the mon
les BY them received from the Receiver
under thi> ordinance. pay the S,nl-ahhua
interest accrulug upon said bonds, ANA
after the payment OF said interest rs II be
comes due, shall, on the first day of July,
1876, and on the tia" first day OF July IN
each ana every year thereafter, apply me
residue of the monies then remaining ~
their hands. To the redemption Of The ont
standing bonds issued under this ordl-
nance, at a rate not greater than their pU
value II said bonds cannot be- redeemed
with the consent Of the holders AT thclr par
value, or less, then in such cas-" the bonds
10 he redeemed shall br determined 10y
said Commissioners by lot, who shall
thrrrupun giVrnotic" 10 the holder" th"r'-
of, 10y advertisement published Tor TWO
weeks in som" newspaper printed IN The
city of Wheeling, OF the huinbrT OI thr
bonds Ia De redeemed; ana such bonds
shall cease To bear interest from TIA" first
day of July ot the same year.
SEC. q. II shall b" tn" duty oi tn" Com
misSiOurrS To cancel as they are redeemed,
and tu deliver To the Clerk OF the city the
bonds and coupons redeemed 10y them, at
least once in every year, or oli"nrr II r,-
uuir.d by Council; aud tn" said Clerk
shall pTr>rrN" ia" sam" IN book iu b" pro-
Vidrd for that pupOSr.
SIC. :. II shall br lh" duty of said Com
miSSiuncrS to keep - tr,l" account ui th">''
receipts and disbursements, and shall T"-
mort ihr same To Council annually, and at
such other times aS council may direct.
SIC : That the bonds issued under IN
ordinauc, shall b" exempt rom munlri-
pal taxation by the city of Wheeling.
SIC =. That upon ia" petition ol ih"
owners of one halt or more oi TIA" outstand-
ing bonds issued under this ordinance,
the Council OF said city shall have ihr
power To rrmON" any one or NOR" 81 ,hlh
commissioners Orthcir successors. ana ap-
point other Commi i>SIOnrr> To carry INTO
effect the provisions ofthi> ordinance, ana
tn" Council shall have authority at any
Time Ia r"mOy" any one or more Of SAID
Commissioners OF their successors; pro
vIdrd. twu-thirdS oi the members "i sad
Council agree on such removal.
SIC IN. I'm ease uf death, resignation ct
removal oi any ON" or more of said com
miS>iOurrS, the Council OF said cIiN shall
MI the vacancy.
SFC. II. Thai before the said Commits
>iumrr> Shall max" any sal" oi TIA" bonds
authorized by This ordinance, th"rSiiaII
advertise in TIA" daily Lt'hg"hc.r ana
Register newspapers of the city pl W heel
ing, for four weeks, that they VIII r""riN"
bids for the same. should said >ubs"Tip-
lion exceed the amount Oi bonds To- br Is
sued, the said Commissioners shall HppuI-
tiun them Jro rdfH among ~" subscribers
bidding the greatest prir".
So, r. The said Commissioners anl
their successor, shall rcc-iy" rs a cOmpru-
Sntiuu tor their services, Our-iOurlH ui ub"
per cent. ON hc amount discussed by them,
iut no compensation shall b" allowed
them for the sale of or tor ia" dl~bur>"-
mrut OF the proceeds of said bonds.
SEC H. This Ordiuanc" shall talk" effect
from and after lis ratification by ia"
qualified voters of TIA" city OF Wheeling,
at AN election to Dr held UH Ia" first Mon
day of April, lSI5.
AND NHEREAs, II is provided by th"
third section of AN act of The IcBl>laiui"
of the state Of West Virginia, entitled. AN
Act authorizing Municipal Corporal ."ns
10 issue bonds approved December mi,
IS7.ia that when thr council "i amy ciiN
should deem IL cNp"dicut 10 issue IN!
bonds of such city that an ordinance" Np'cl.
rying the purpose and amount iOr which
such bonds are to boz issued, shall hc adopt
eli by such council, II shall then be- tn"
duty OF the Mayor 10 issue II Proclamation
appointing the day at which AN election
Shall be- held by the qualiticd voters Of such
city whether thcy " III ratiiy or REJECT such
ordinance. Ihcs" are, Therefore, TO notify
yOu, the uuuliiicd voters ui TIA" city 81
Wheeling. that an election viii be- n"id
ON Monday the 9TH day Of ftprii. 1879,
in sale city.
on that day polls will b" up"n"d al ihr
following places in tho =, specify" wnrde
lSt Ward, at the NigilaHt Eugin" llou-'.
~ North Hail Market House
~ Court HOusr.
nh Atlantic Engine llUus".
jrh Guards Hos" House.