Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
A BILL FOR BISMARCK.
The Court Heuse and Jail Provided
For at Last.

The following bill was introduced by
Mr.. Gray, in the House, and passed:
I IA bill for an act authorizing the County
of building a court house and Jail. @
BE 1t enacted By the Legislative assembly Of
the Territory Of ,Da1tot1:
SECTION 1. That the county commits
Isioners of the county Of Burleigh, in the
Territory of Dakota, be empowered and
are hereby authorized to issue bonds of one
thousand dollars each, to the amount of
twenty thousand dollars payable in not
exceeding ten years, for the purpose Of
building court house and jail; which
bonds Shall draw interest frem the date
thereof, payable annually, at a rate not ex-
ceeding ten per cent. per annun. The
bonds shall specify on their face the date,
amount, for what purpose issued, the time
and place of payment, and rate of interest;
shall be printed on good paper, with cou
pons attached tor each years interest, and
the amount of each years interest shall be
placed in corresponding coupons until
such bonds shall become due, in a man
ner 80 as to have the last coupon fall due
the same time as the bond. Said bonds
and coupons thereto attached shall be sew
orally signed by the chairman OF the board
of county commissioners and attested by
the county clerk Of said county. Said
bonds and interest to be made payable at
such place or places as said county COM
mssioners may designate in said bonds.
SEC. Said bonds may be issued in salts
factio IN of the building Of said court house
and Jail, or may be sold at not less. than
ninety cents on the dollrr, and the avails
Of such sales shall be used in payment of
the Indebtedness incurred by the building
of said court house and jail
Sec. 3. The county commissioners OF
said county are hereby granted all the
needful authority to levy taxes from time
to time, not to exceed one per cent on the
taxable property in said county, in addi-
ton to the tax already allowed by law.
Said tax to be for the purpose of paying
the interest on said bonds promptly when
due and for creating a sinking fund for
paying the principal of said bonds when
due. u ,Ga stt as 4ssalat sf
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the treas
urer of said county of Burleigh to collect
the tax herein provided for in the same
manner, and to sell property wien the tax
thereon is delinquent as in .other cases as
provided by law. .,.
SEC. .. NOthlnS neTeln cOHIalHcu Shall
be considered to authorize the issuing OF
such bonds nn]ess majority of all 4he le-
gal voters of said county as hereinbefore
provided.
SEC s. The county commissioners of
said county are hereby authorizz "a, and
have all the needful power to call special
election of the legal voters Of said Bur.
leigh county, to be held in the several
election precincts in said county, at any
time after the taking effect OF this law,
but shall first give notice Of such election
in the same manner as now required by
law for general election, for the purpose
Of voting upon the question of issuing
such bonds; the voting at such election
shall be by printed or written ballot, with
words: s'For issuing court house and Jail
bonds-yes.;" or For issuing court house
and iail bonds-no' Said election shall
be governed in the same manner, SO far
IS applicable, as provided by law for con-
ducting general elections in this Territory,
and the vote of said election shall be can
vassed in the same manner as provided by
law for canvassing votes for county Off
GERS, and if a majority Of all the votes
cast be found to be for issuing the bonds,
such bonds may issue as herein provided.
SEC.7. This act shall take effect ana De
in force from and after its passage and ap-
prevail