Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-08
AUSTIN, MINNESOTA:
The COurt.HOuse Bonds,

The Court-House Bonds.
Friends, vote for them, if you wish to
do the right thing. Mower County mus
have safe county offices, and if the bond
proposition is voted down, the people
will demand direct tax for the building
ola courthouse. $4,000 in bonds, TO-
gether with the $4,000 already voted, will
build courthouse in the course Of 9
year, and the tax to pay the interest at 6
or per ccnE and to create Il sinking
fund to meet the principal when it be-
comes due, will hardly be felt. The
bonds will give ia a house Immediately,
danger OF destruction of the records by
fire will be avertcd, and all with but little
increase of taxes these hard times.
Whereas, if the bonds arc voted down, an
increase Of taxes and hazard will be the
result, at least for two or three years,
until the money is raised by direct tax.
Every citizen Of the county is alike inter
ested in this question, and has rcspon-
sibiliiy connected with it which he can
not shake of. If the sum asked for were
fifty, seventy-five or a hundred thousand
dollars, to build such courthouse as they
have in Furibault, Rochester and other
neishboring towns, then the people of the
county might have reason to oppose the
bonds on the grounds of extravaganza.
In this case no such reason is urged by
the opponents Of the bonds. They know
and admit that no less amount could
reasonably be asked for 10 build plain
substantial building answering the re-
quiremcnts Of the county. Furthermore,
there can be no "job'' on the county. The
bonds, by the law, cannot be negotiated
at less than par. and cannot draw more
than seven per cent. interest. 1t is thought
by many that the bonds can be readily
cashed in the eastern markets at per
cen, The County Commissioners let the
contacts for building to the lowest bid
der, aud the peop:e Of this county know
that there is no earthly chance for any
of them to make dollar out of the con
strict, and it would 60 very hard with
any one of them who should lie caught
violating it. Knowing the good charac-
ter Of the gentlemen comprising the
Board of County Commissioners, we re-
gard it an insult to them to publicly throw |
out any such insinuations. II there is
Board Of Commissioners in any county !
of Southern Minnesota who nave conduct
ed the financial affairs of their county
with more straightforward prudence and
economy than has our present Board, we
should like TO hear Of them.
We do cot expect very large vote on
Tuesday, but we do have right to expect
that every citizen having the interests Of
Mower county at heart viii! come forward
and vote for the bonds. The County
Commissioners have, for years, seen the
necessity of new buildings, and after de-
Gliding to build them, now give the people
an opportunity to say how they will fur
nish the means required. If they vote
down the bonds, Of course the Commits
sioners will feel warranted in levying
direct tax, and those who vote against the
bonds will have no right to complain of
high taxes.
Friends, read the special law under
which this special election is called, and
work and vote unc cerstandingly.
An Act to Authorize the County of Now.
n !
House.
Be it enatcd By the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota.
SECTION /. That the Board of County
Comm issioners of the County Of Mower,
art hereby authorized to issue the bonds
OF said county to an amount not exceed
ing the sum Of twenty thousand dollars
for the purpose of building courthouse
with suitable Offices and fire proof vaults
for preserving the county records. Pro- I
vided, That the issuance of such bonds
be first approved by majority of the {
legal voters OF said county in the manner
hereinafter provided. II
Sec. 2. Such bonds shall bear interest :
at 4 rate not exceeding per centum per 7
annum payable semiannually The
principal shall become due and payable
at such time or times not less than twenty 6
years nor more than thirty years after
the date of said bonds as said Board Of
County Commissioners shall determine.
SEC. 8. Said bonds and the interes,
coupons attached shall be signed by the
Chairman Of said Board Of County Com ,
m'ssioners and be attcsted by the Auditor
of said county and be sealed " ith his seal .
and be made payable at such place as the :
Board Of County Commissioners shall I
determine. The Auditor of said county s
shall keep a record Of all bonds issued,
which record shall show the date, mum.
Der and amount Of each bond, the rate Of 7
interest, the time when due, the place p
where payable, and the name OF the party
TO whom issued.
SEC 4. The proper authorities Of said
coun'y shall annually levy, IN addition :
to all other taxes an amount sufficient to ]
pay the interest on the bonds so lssued
and when any principal is about to be-
come due sufficient amount to pay such t
principal when due.
SEC. 5. The Board Of County Commits
sloners shall have authority 10 negotiate
said bonds as in their judgment shall he
for the best interest of said county, but
for not less than their par value. ;
SEC. 6. The question of issuing the
said bonds Tor the purpose aforesaid is =
ACACuy SuuWItlcu ~ VOtc VI INC legal q
voters OF SAID county al Il special election t
which shall be held ut tho usual polling d
places in said comfy, on the thirteenth J
dav OF May, A. d., one thousand eigh,
hundred and se:enty nine. Notice OF the
holding f such election shall be given
for the same length of time and In the &
same manner as is required by the gen. t
cral law of the State in reference TO q
notices for the election Of county officers. b
Such election shall he conducted ia the Q
same manner and by the same officers as b
elections for county officers under the
gener; laws of this State. At such cleo. ,
1ion those voting in favor of the issuance
of such bonds 81, all have written or print {
ed or partly written and partly pri i'ted
ppon their ballots The words ''In favor of !
issuing bonds for building a Court.
House" Those voting at such election
against the issuance OF such bonds shall Z
have written or printed or partly written .
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