The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-12-04
Notice for Special Election for
Court House.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE Or MISSOURl,
COUNTY OF PErTIs.
10 the county .ourt OF said county, on
the Srh day of November, 1883, the follow
ing among other proceedings we're had.
A petition and application in writing was
this day duly presented TO the court, pray
ing the court to order a special election for
the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters Of this, (Pettis) county, a PROPOSE
ton for said county to incur an indebted
ness Of zone hundred thousand dollars"
for the purpose of building court house
at s dalia, the county seat of said county,
and TO issue its Five Twenty" six per cent.
bonds TO that amount for said indel tedness,
and il appearing to the satisfaction of the
court, that said petition and application il
duly signed by more than one hundred
of the qualified voters oil said county, who
are tax payers therein; and that il is nee
essary for the purpose of building a court
house, for said county 10 incur an indeb,-
edness in excess of the total income of said
county as limited BY law for any one year
and that the total tsxsbls property in the
county, according to the last assessment,
was 80 026,7 90. and that allowing for
uncOIlect able taxes, and the cost of COL
lection, il will require an increase of the
annual tax levy at the rate of thirteen (l3l
cents on every one hundred QOO) dollars
valuation to raise the amount of money
which will be required annually to psy the
interest on said Indebtedness, and constitute
a sinking fund for the payment OF such
q portion of the principal each year, as
will exinguish the entire debt within
twenty coy years from the date of con-
tracing the same.
Ii is therefore ordered by the court that
special election be held IL this
county at the several voting places throug-
Oh; the same, on Tuesday, the llrh day of
December, 1882, snd that at said election
the following proposition be submitted 10
The qualified voters OF saio county, 10 wit :
Shall Peitis county, in the state OF Mis-
souri,, incur an Indebtedness Of one hun
drei Thousand (Slo0 Oc0l dollars for the OBJ
ice; and purpose OF buiiiiny q court house
az SedslIs, the county seat OF said county,
and iSsye Sc isS.J@ 80 .L-s $685., e. Iii
indebtedness, payable in twenty COZ years,
and redeemsble at the option Of the county
a; any time after ave years froLi The date
of said bonds, and bearing interest at
the rate of SIX per eent- per annum
payable semi-snGusliy and increase its
annual tax levy st the rate Of thirteen
(l3) cents on every one hundred (l0O) dol
lars valuation, for the purpose Of paying
the interest on said Indebtedness and con-
stituring sinking fund to eI;ingrish the
same within twenty 10Y years after il Is
contracted.
AT said election those Of the qualified
voters. who favor said proposition, may
deposit 8 ticket written or printed in the
following form: Appropriation of $780,
10000 for the purpose of building q court
honse. Yes" And those opposed to said
PROPOSITION may deposit ticket written or
printed in the following form: "Appro-
pris,ion of 500, 900 90 for the purpose OF
building q court house. No." And with
the view Of giving the widest publicity to
this order, and al the same time giving
such legal notice Of said election as the
statute requires, il is further ordered that
the clerk OF this court cause a certified
copy of this order to be published for at
least twenty (20l DAYS Immediately pre-
ceding the day of said election In the fol-
lowing newspapers, published in this coun-
ty: Sedzlis Democrat daily and weekly,
Sedalis BAzoo (dsily and weekly, La
monte Record and Green Ridge Enterprise.
/, FL. Y. Field, clerk Of the county court,
in and for said county, hereby certify the
above and foregoing to be 3 true copy of
the said order as the same appears Of
record in my oGce.
> In testimony whereof, have
( hereunto set my hand and at
fixed the seal of said court at
~ Office in Sedslis, this the 18th
day OF November, 1888.
III. Y. FIELD,
County Clerk.