The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-27
Notice for Special Election for
Court House.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF PErrIs.
In the county .ourt Of said county, on
the 9Th day of November, 1883, the follow
ing among other proceedings were had.
A petition and application in writing was
this day duly presented to the court, pray
ing the court to order q special election for
the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters Of this, (Pettis) county, q PROPOSE
ton for said county tn incur an indebted
ness OF lone hundred thousand dollars, ("
for the purpose of building court house
at Sedalia, the county seat of said county,
and to issue Its Five Twenty" six per cent
bonds to that amount for said Indebtedness,
and it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court, that said petition and application 10
duly siRoed by more than one hundred
OF the qualified voters of said county, who
are tax payers therein; and that il is nee
esssry for the purpose of building q court
house, for said county to 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 taxable property in the
county, according to the last assessment,
was 80 O26, $50 90, and that allowing for
uncollect able taxes, aud the cost of col
lection, 1t will require an increase of the
annual tax levy at the rate of thirteen (l3)
cents on every one hundred (lOO) dollars
valuation to raise the amount of money
which will be required annually to paw the
interest on said Indebtedness, and constitute
a sinking fund for the payment of such
a portion OF the principal each year, as
will extinguish the entire debt within
twenty COZ years from The date of con-
tracing the same.
1t is therefore ordered by the court that
county at the several voting places throug-
out the same, on Tuesday, the 11th 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-
souri,, incur an Indebtedness OF one hun
dred thousand $500 O00) dollars for the OBJ
ject and 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 aunum
payable semi-annually? and increase its
annual tax levy at the rate of thirteen
(l3) cents on every one hundred (1OO) dol
lars valuation, for the purpose OF paying
the interest on said Indebtedness and con-
stituting sinking fund to extinguish the
same within twenty (2O) years after it lie
contracted.
At said election those of the qualified
voters. who favor said proposition, may
deposit ticket written or printed in the
following form appropriation of $780,
10000 for the purpose OF building a court
house. Yes" And those opposed to said
proposition may deposit ticket written or
printed in the following form: "Appro-
priation 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 at the same time giving
such legal notice of said election Is 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 COY days Immediately pre-.
ceding the day of said election in the fol-
lowing newspapers, published in this coun-
ty: Sedalia Democrat daily and weekly,
Sedalia BAzOo (daily and weekly, La
monte Record and Green Ridge Enterprise
/, II. Y. Field, clerk of the county court,
in and for said county, hereby certify the
above and foregoing to be true copy OF
the said order as the same appears OF
record in my Office.
~ In testimony whereof, have
(rr) hereunto set my hand and at
| fixed the seal OF said court at
~ Office in Sedslia, this the 14th
day of November, 1883.
II. Y. FIELD,
County Clerk.
BY T. F. AITcHUM,
Deputy 6lsrf.