Delta chief., 1884-10-22
ELECTION NOTICE.

WHEREAS on July - lssi a petition signed by
more than ffty qualified elections, who had paid
taxes on property assessed against them in the
county of Delta for the year lSSS. praying that a
notice be published for period of thirty days in
a newspaper published within said county, ne
questing the holders of the warrants of said
county to submit in writing 10 this Board. within
thirty days from the date of the frst publication
of such notice a statement of the amount of such
warrants which they will exchange at par and
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 ab>o-
lutely due in twenty years from the date OF their
issue. in accordance with the provisions OF act
of the General Assembly OF the State OF Colorado.
entitled An act to enable the several counties of
the state To fund their floating Indebtedness APP
approved February elst, ISL, was presented aid
read; and whereas, on said July 2Ii. lssi. an or
der was made and entered on page SS of the rec
oris of the proceedings of the Boar directing the
Clerk TO publish notice as prayed for in said pc
titiun; and, whereas in compliance with said or
Wit:
Whereas, the floating Indebtedness of the
county of Delta exceeds the sum of ten thousand
dollars: and. whereas, a petition signed by more
than ffty of the electors of the county OF Delta
who have paid taxes on property assessed to them
i'm said coanty in the preced n, year has been
presented to the Board of Cot M Commissioners
of said county. praying said commissioners to
publish notice requesting the holders of county
warrants of said county To submit in writing TO
said Commissioners, within thirty days from the
date of the first publication of such notice, a
statement of the amount of warrants of said
county, with accrued iutcrcSt thereon, which
county. to be issued under the provisions of the
act OF the General Assembly of the STATE of Colo
rdo. entitled, AN act To enable the several cuun-
ties of the state fund their floating indebted
ness" approved February 2lst. A. H. lS>t, said
bonds 10 hear eight per cent interest Now, there
fore, public notice is hereby given TO the holders
of sad warrants of the county of Delta To submit
in writing TO the Board OF Commissioners of said
county. within thirty days from the date hereof,
statement of the amount of warrants. with
cried interest thereon. which they will exchange
par for the eight per bonds of said county.
under AhlNe mentioned
the same shall hcreaf(er be onicrcd issued by
vote of the taxpayers OF said county.
E. L. Kellogg. County Clerk
First publication July -, lSSi."
was published in the Delta Chief. e newspaper
published in the town OF Delta, in said county of
Delta, for period of thirty days, the inst publi
cation thereof being iu the issue of said newspa-
per dated July S1th lSSi and the last publication
thereof bciuc in the issue of said newstSlner bear
ing date September Sd, 1881; and. whereas. in
compliance with said notice, statements from the
holders of warrslnts of the county have been re-
ceiyed by this Boari. offering To exchange at par
aud accrued interest, Sl9,aslt9 of such. warrants
for bonds Of Delta county, bearing eight per cent
interest, provided the same werc issued under
the provisions OF said act of the General Assembly
signed s SW mnn, S1 3han INV anna sSSn Mon
the year lSS, has this day been presented and
read, praying that the question be submitted TO
the voters of said county whether this Boarl shall
issue the bonds OF Delta county, bearing eight
the county after ten years from the date of their
issue, and absolutely due in twenty years there
after, in exchange for the outstanding warrants
OF said county; and, whereas, it is the opinion of
this Boari thar 1t Is forsthe best interest of Delta
county and all parties concerned that said indebt
edness be funded as provided for by said act.
Therefore, il is hereby ordered that NJ the Gen
eral Election to be held in said Delta county,
State OF Colorado. on Tuesday, the Fourth (t,hl
day of November next thew shall be submitted
to the qualified electors who shall have paid tax
cs on property assessed To them in said county in
the preceding year, tissSi,l the question whether
the Board uf County Commissioners shall issue
bonds of said county of Delta, bearing interest at
the rate OF eight per cent per annum, as afore.
said, in exchange at par for the warrants of said
county, issued prior 10 the date of the frst publ
cation of the Aforesaid notice. towt; July SOth,
lSSt
All those voting in favor OF issuing bonds
aforesaid shall deposit a hlllot with the words,
"Fon Funding County Debt. printed or written
thereon. and all those voting against issuing
bonds as aforesaid shall deposit ballot with tho
words Against Funding County Debt" printed
or written thereon.
Ry orier of the Board of County Commissioners
of Delta county. l. l.. kElloGG,
tsEAL County. Clerk.