Delta chief., 1884-10-08
ELECTION NOTICE.

WHEREAS, on July %, 1884, petition signed by
more than fifty qualified electors, who had paid
taxes on property assessed against them in the
county of Delta for the year 1883, praying that a
notice be published for period of thirty days in
a newspaper published within said county, re-
questing the holders Of the warrants OF said
county to submit in writing to this Board, wilnln
thirty days from the date of the tirst pmbiication
warrants which they will exchange at par ana
accrued interest for bonds of Delta county, bear
ing eight per cent interest and payable at the
pleasure of the county after ten years, and abso-
lutely due in twenty years from the date OF thfir
issue in accordance WIN ~ ne S c
entitled An act 10 enable the several counties OF
the State to fund their floating Indebtedness mp,
approved February 2lst ISL was presented anu
read; and whereas. on said July I'D, 1881, an or
der was made and entered on page ~ OF the rec
orls of the proceedings of the Board directing the
Clerk to publish notice as prayed for in said pc
titon; and, whereas. in compliance WIN said or
der. notice in words and figures as follows, To-
.Whereas the floating Indebtedness of the
county of Delta exceeds the sum of ten thousand
than fifty of the electors of the county OF Delta
who have paid taxes on property assessed TO them
in said county, in the preceding year mas been
presented to the Board of County Commissioners
of said county, Praying said Commissioners To
publish notice requesting the holders of county
warrants of said county 10 submit in writing TO
said Commissioners within thirty days from the
dnte of the first publication of such notice, a
statement of the amount OF warrants oi siid
county with accrued interest thereon, which
they will exchange at par for the bonds of said
county to be issued under the provisions OF the
act of the General Assembly of the state of Colo
RADIO entitled AN act To enable the several cuun-
ties of the state 10 fund their floating indebted.
ness," approved February 2lst, A. d., 1881, said
bonds to bear eight per cent interest. Now, there
fore, public notice is hereby given to the holders
of said warrants of the county of Delta 10 submit
in writing to the Board of Commissioners of said
county within thirty days from the date hereof
II statement of the amount Of warrants, with nc-
crued interest thereon, which they Will exchange
far .i,,hf snu Al ssh
issued under the above mentioned act, provided
the same shall hereafter be ordered issued by u
vote of the taxpayers of said county.
L. L. KELLOGG, County Clerk
First publication July 81, iSSi"
was published in the Delta Chief, newspaper
published in the town Of Delta in said county Of
bclta for "A period Of thirty days the irst publ
cation thereof being in the issue OF said newspa-
per dated July :Dth, 1881 and the last publication
thereof being in the issue Of said newspaper bear
ing date september Sd, 1854; and, whereas IN
holders of warrants Of the county have been re
ceved by this Board, offering 10 exchange ut par
and accrued interest $40, Isl % of such warrints
for bonds of Delta county. bearing eight per cent
interest, provided the same were Issued under
Of the State of Colorado; and, whereas, n petition
signed by more than fifty qualified electors who
have paid taxes of property Assessed to them tor
the year lss-' has this day been presented and
read. paying that the question be submitted 10
the voters Of said county whether this Board shall
issue the bonds OF Della county. bearing eight
the county afer ten years from the date Of their
issue. and absolutely due in twenty years there
aiter, in exchange for the outstanding warrants
of sad county; and. whereas, 1t is the opinion of
this Board that 1t Is forsthe best interest Of Della
county and all parties concerned that mid indcbt-
edness be funded Us provided for by said act
Therefore. IL Is hereby ordered that at the Gen
cral Election to be held In sad Delta county.
State of Colorado, on Tuesday, the Fourth lithl
day of November next, there shall be submitted
To The qualified electors who shall have paid tax
es on property assessed To them In said county In
thp prar rpIi inpy y,.ur the ltipstiau whether
the Board OF County Commissioners shall issue
bonds of said county OF Delta, bearing interest nj
the rate of eight per cent per annuin, ns nforc.
said, in exchange at par for the warrants OF said
county issued prior 10 the date Of the Inst publ
cation Of the aforesaid notice, to Wit July 18th,
| 1851
All those voting In favor of issuing bonds ns
aforesaid, shall deposit ballot with the words,
"Fon Funding County Debt. printed or written
thereon and all those voting against issuing
bonds aforesaid. shall deposit ballot with the
words, Against Funding County Debt" printed
or written thereon.
By order Of the Board OF County Commissioners
| Of Delta county. l.. KELLOGG.
tsEAL County Clerk.