The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-20


Notice for Special Election for
Court House.
STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF PErTE.
In the county court OF said county, On
the S'h day OF Move mber, 1889, 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 special election for
the purpose Of submitting to the qualified
voters Of this, (Pettis) county, . PROPOSE
ton for said county to incur an indebted
ness of Zone hundred thousand dollars"
for the purpose of building . court house
at Sedalis, the county seat Of said county,
and to issue its Five Twenty" six per cent.
bonds to that amount for said iDdel 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 o! s1i1 county, Who
are tax payers the rein; and that il is nee
essary for the purpose OF building . court
house, for said county TO incu! An indebt-
edness in excess of the total income of said
county rs limited by Law for any one year;
and that the total taxable property in the
county, according to the last assessment,
was % .O26, $50 %. and that allowing for
uncoilect able taxes, aud the cost Of col
lection. il will require an increase Of the
annual tax levy at the rate Of thirteen (13)
cents on every one hundred {100) dollars
valuation 10 raise the amount Of money
which will be required annually to pay the
interest on said Indebtedness. and constitute
sinking fund for the payment Of such
a portion of the principal each year, ~
will extinguish the entire debt within
twenty COY years from the date of cor
tracing the same.
Ii is therefore ordered By the court that
a special election be held in This
county at the several voting places throus-
out the same, on Tuesday, The lith day of
December, 1883, and that At said election
the following proposition be submitted to
the qualified voters Of said county, to Wit:
Shall Pettis county, in the state of Mis-.
sOrri, Incur an indebtedness OF one hum
dred tloussnd $500 600 dollars for the OBJ
ect u: u purpose OF building court house
at Sedalia. the county seat Of said county,
and issue its bonds in that sum, for said
indebtedness. payable in twenty COZ years.
and redeemable at the option Of the county
at any time after five years from the date
Of said bonds, and bearing interest at
the rate of SIX per cent. per annum
payable semi anr ually and increase it,
annual tax levy az the rate Of lhirteea
(l3) cents on every one hundred (lOO) dol
lars valuation, for the purpose of paying
the ,terpst on said Indebtedness and con-
stitu'iug sinking fund to extinguish 49,
same within twenty (2O) years after it il
.ntracud
AT said election those vi the qualihd
voters. who favor said proposition, may
deposit ticket written or printed in the
T. lowing form appropriation OF $780,
OO0 90 for The purpose of building . courr
h.n,e. YES" And those opposed to said
Proposition may deposit a ticket written or
printed in the following form: "Appro-
Iriaiion of 500, 900 40 for the purpose of
building court house. No." And With
the view OF giving the widest publicity to
I is ord.r, and at the ssr,e time giving
slch l.esl notice III said election a the
statute requires, it is further ordered that
the clerk Of this court cause . certified
copy Of this order to be published for at
least twenty COZ days Immediately pre-
ceding the day Of said election in the fol-
lowing newspapers, published In this coun-
ty: Sedalia Democrat daily and weekly.
Sedalfa BAzoO daily and weekly, La
monte Record and Green Ridge Enterprise.
1, H. Y. Field, clerk of the county court,
in and for said county, hereby certify the
above and foregoing TO be a true copy of
the said order as the same appears of
record in my Office.
- In testimony whereof, / have
hereunto set my hand and at
fixed the seal Of said court at
~ Office in Sedalis, this the 18th
day OF November, 1883.
Fl. Y. FIELD.