The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-09-23
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City Election!

dinance was adopted, viz:
An ordinance to provide for issu-
ing bonds of the city of Hopkinsvillc
for the benefit of the system of public
schools for white children in said
city:
Be II ordained by the board OF
conncilmen Of the city of Hopkins
vile:
SEC. l. That the chairman of the
board OF councilnen be, and he is here
by authorized and directed to cause
to be issued, bonds Of the city of
Hopkinsville for an amount not ex-
ceoding twenty thousand dollars, in
accordance with the provisions of an
Act of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth OF Kentucky, enti-
lied, 'tAn Act to organize and estab-
lish a system OF public schools Ia the
city OF Hopkinsville for white chill
dren in said city," Approved March
l3, 1879, for the purpose of providing
funds for purchasing suitable
grounds, and for building suitable
school-house or houses within the
city for the pubhc schools mentioned
in the said Act of Assembly.
SEC. 2. The said bonds 80 TO be
issuod shall have interest coupons at
tached to them; shall be OF the de-
nomination OF one hundred dollars
each; shall he redeemsble at any
time after the expiration of three
years from their date. and payable
thirty years af,er their date, and shall
bear interest at the rate of seven per
cenium per annunl, payable semi-nn-
nually on the presentation OF semi
annual interest coupons ut the treas
ury Of said city. aud they shall be
made payable to bearer. The said
bonds shall be of such form as may
be prescribed by the chairman of the
board Of councilmen, subject to the
approval of the board, bui shall show
upon their faco, the purpose for which
they are issued and they shall be
signed by the chairman Of the
board of councilnien, and counter
signed by the clerk thereof, who shall
afiix the seal of the city OF Hopkins.
ville to each of said bonds: each cou.
pom to each of said bonds shall be
sigued only by the clerk OF the board
Of conncilmen.
SEC. 8. The chairman of the board
OF councilmen shall sell tho said
bonds TO an amount not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars. (wilhout in.
Guiding in said amaunt the premium
that mny he paid for samo) ms the
funds may be needed for the purposes
for which they are 10 be Issued. liz
shall deposit the proceeds of the sale
Of said bonds, including the premium
that the same may command IN thu
nnme of the city, to he paid out b,
the Auditor and Treasurer. IN tht
! manner and for the purposes provided
Tor in the Act OF the Assembly rccitct
! in the first section Of this ordinance
Proritled, however, that none of sal,
/. bonds shall be sold for less than par
and Provided further, that shoull
any of said bonds be sold afle
their date. The purchaser shall be re
quired to pay oil interest which shal
lave accrued on such bonds nj thu
date OF his purchase, which shnll like
wise be deposited in the treasury o
the city, and used TO pay the interes
OH said bonds when the same shal
fall due.
SEC. 4. That said bonds shall no
( be issued until the question ofissuin,
) them be submitted 10 the qualified
resident white taxpayers of the cit
: Of Hopkinsville, who are required /
pay taxes by the said Act OF Assem-
bly, for said public schools, and 70
the purpose of taking the sense o
such taxpayers npOh the question o
issuing said bonds, there shall be aI
election held in the city Of Hopkins
, vile, ut place to be fixed by tn
board Of councilmen OH the lst da,
of November, 1873. between III
t hours of 6 A. NJ, and 7 p. NJ, at whicI
, election the officers of the election
shall PROFOUND to each Of said tax
payers offering to vote the question
, "Are you in favor of or against issu
. ing bonds Of tho city OF Hopkinsvill
to the amount Of twenty tboussn,
, dollars, to provide suitable ground
/ and schOol-house or houses for til
3 use of public schools for whit
+ children within said city?' and th
votes shall be recorded as th
same shall be given by such tax pay
ers, "for' or against" issuing sal,
bonds. At the close of the polls, tn
| votes shall be summed up by III
judges OF the election, and u certih
cate of the number of the votes Gus
Q "for" and "against" issuing sal
8 bonds shall DO written thereon, an
|, signed by the officers ofthe election
' when the poll-book shall be sealed II
!. by the judges and delivered to III
r sheriff of the election, and BY hiI
4 delivered to the clerk OH the next da,
a or Ms soon as practicable after III
+ election. Each Of the judges of Il
, election shall retain copy Of the Gel
!. tificaie showing the number OF Il
votes cast "for" and "against" issuiI
snid bonds.
SEC. 8. The board of councilmc
shall meet on the day after the sal
election at 3 O'Clock p. NJ, when Il
clerk OF The board shall i-open beroi
tho board in session the said poi
e book, and shall, under tho dircctic
v and supervision of the board, proceed
it to examine said poll-book; and Il
70 correct summing up Of said votes
IL returned shall be entered upon Il
T. journsl of the board, and a declar
'. ton of the result OF the election sla
10 be made by the board and recordt
% in its Journal. Whereupon, ifit shs
II be ascertained that q majority Oft
10 votes cast at said election are In fav,
m Of Issuing said bonds. then the clai
Or man of the board shall proceed
10 issue said bonds as provided in III
ordinance.
SEC. G. This ordinance, togeth
with notice of the time, place al
purpose of said elections shall be p,l
lished in the Hopkinsville New +
and SOUTH KENTucKIAN newspapc
each, tor two successive weeks befo
,o said election.
~ =, SEC. 7. This ordinance shall tai
y effect and be in force from and aft
,n its passage.
d. For the purpose Of holding sa
i'd election under said ordinance, and