Delta chief., 1884-11-05
ELECTION NOTICE.

WHEREAS, on July -, 1854, petition signed by
more than fifty qualified electors, who had paid
taxes on property assessed agl,inst them in the
county of Delta for the year lSSS Praying that
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, within
thirty days from the date of the inst 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 abso-
tutely due in twenty years from the date of their
issue in accordance with the provisions of an 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. ap-
approved February 2lst, ISL was pre,ented and
der made and entered on page So of the rec
oris of the proceedings of the Board directing the
Clerk TO publish notice as prayed for IN said pc
titiun; and. Whereas in compliance with said or
der. notice in words and figures as follows. to-
wit:
county of Delta exceeds the sum of ten thousand
dollars: and. whereas, petition signed by more
than fifty of the electors OF the county of Delta
who have paid taxes on property assessed to them
in said county, in the proceed 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 frst publication OF such notice, u
statement OF the amount of warrants of said
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 mbly Of the state Of Colo
ties of the State to fund their floating indebted
ness approved February elst. A. d, lsSi, said
bonds 10 bear eight per cent interest Now, there
fore public notice is hereby given To the holders
of said 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.
a statement of the amount of warrnts, with ac-
erued interest thereon, which they will g eSehanse
issued under the above mentioned act provided
the same shall hereafter be oriered issued by
vote of the taxpayers of said county.
i. l.. KELLoGG, County Clerk
First publication July 30, ls>l'
was published in the Delta Chief. newspaper
published in the town of Delta, in said county of
helta for period of thirty days, the first publ
cation thcreof being in the issue of said newspa-
per dated July ,soth 1851. and the last publication
thereof being in the issue of said newspaper bear
ing date September Sd, ISL. and, whereas, in
compliance with said notice. statements from the
holders of warrants of the county have been re-
ccivcd by this Board. offering to exchange at par
and accrued interest. Sl9.Asl,oa of such warrants
for bonds OF Delta county. bearing eight per cent
interest, provided the same Were issued under
the provisions Of said of the General Assembly
OF the state of Colorado: and, whereas. petition
signed by morc than tifty qualified electors who
have paid taxes of properly assessed TO them ios
read, praying that the question be submitted to
the voters OF said county whether this Board shah
issue the bonds of Delta county, bearing eight
per cent interest and payable At the pleasure Of
the county attcr ten years from the date of their
issue, anu absolutely que IN twenty years tnere-
aftcr in exchange Cor the outstanding warrants
of said county; and, whercns, it is the opinion of
this Boari that ii forsth best interest of Delta
county and all parties concerned that said indcbt-
cdness be funded provided for by said act.
Therefore, il is hereby ordered that at the Gen
eml Election to be held in said Delta county.
State of Colorado, on Tuesday, the Fourth t@thl
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
the preceding year, ussss> the question whether
the Board of County Commissioners shall issue
bonds of said county of Delta, bearing interest az
the rate of eight per cent per annnm, as afore-
said in exchange at par for the warrants of said
county. issued prior 10 the date OF the INST pubit-
cation of the aforesaid notice, to wit: July Nth,
lsSi
Ali those voting in favor Of issuing bonds ~
aforesaid, shall deposit ballot with tho woris,
'.ron Funding County Debt. printed or written
thereon. and all those voting against issuing
bonds ~ aforesaid shall deposit hallot with the
words, Against Funding County Dehr' printed
or written thereon.
az delta county, Ell. KEttOGG,
IsEAL County Clerk.