Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-09-25
Order for Special Election to
Vote on County Bonds.


WHEREAS, the County has for the
purpose of constructing roads and
bridges, in the County. under and
by virtue of the statute. in such
case made and provided, become IN.
debted to about the sum OF $50, oco-
90. which is evidenced by cer,ain
interest bearing Orders, Certificates
and Bonds, ut six per cent. now
held by various creditors Of the coun.
~, on Sixty two hundred dollars of
which there las been obtained a
Judgment in the circuit court of the
Y. ,. in favor of George Willard
Eek. &c, and the Court being desir-
Gus of either paving off the said
debt or of getting it into bonds at "a
lower rate of interest, and the an
nual levy necessary at this time, to
meet direct annual expenditures be-
ing, in the opinion of the Court, as
large as it is expedient to make the
same, and it being deemed expedi-
ent to reduce the interest that the
county is now paying, and the hold
er of the Wayne County bonds. for
$3I 10000. The Society For Saw.
ings, of Cleveland, Ohio, being will
ing TO accept and take the new
bonds of the County, having lon
ger time to run at five per centum,
per annum, in place ofthe old bonds.
and also to take, at par, the remain
der OF the said new issue, at five
per cent, and the County now hav
ing the right to call i'm the old
bonds. and the Court being of the
opinion that it is to the best interest
of the county that sufficient sum
of money be borrowed, a. five per
cent, to pay Off the outstanding six
per cent Indebtedness, and the law
requiring that before any such
bonds are issued, that all questions
connected Herewith be submitted
to the citizens of the county:
Now THEREFORE,, for that pur
pose it is ordered, that a vote be ia
ken at the several places of voting in
the county, on the question: Shall
the County of Wayne issue Fifty
Thousand Dollars 10000 oo) in
bonds of the County, payable, at
the option of the County, in one
year from date Of issue, and matur
ing at thirty -four years with interest
ut hive per cent.per annum, payable
>emi-annually at the bank Of Hun.
tington, in Huntington, West Vir.
ginia. Said bonds to be Of the de.
nomination of One Thousand Dol.
lars each, with interest coupons.
And it is further ordered that for
che first fifteen years after the issu
ing of the said bonds, if the same
are not paid sooner, that there shall
be levied a direct annual tax, upon
the county and respective Road
Districts, in proportion to the
amount the County and each Dis.
trict owes of the whole sum, sufii
Gent to Fay the interest on the said
bonds, semi-annually, and at the
least one of the said bonds, and aft.
er the said fifteen years like tax to
pay the interest and at least two of
the bonds.
AID for the purpose Of taking
said vC+e, special election is here
by ordered to be held at each vot-
ing precinct in the county, on the
I 9Th day OF OG'ober, 1850, and the
clerk of this court is directed to
cause to be written, or printed, as
many copies of this crder as may
be required ard to post = copy Of
same in his office and to dei,Vcr to
the sheriff for posting, the copy for
every voting precinct in the county,
and the said sheriff shall post on.
copy at every such voting place in
conspicuous place at least 90 days
prior to the said 9Th day of Octo
her, 1859, And copy of this order
shall be published at least four sue
cessive weeks in the Wayne Ne,os
and the Ceredo ADVANCE, newspa
pers published in the county, but
publication in either OF the said pa
pcrs shall be sufficient.
Such special election shall be held
by the commissioners this day spec
tally appointed by the court, in the
same manner and subject to the
same regulations, and the resul, of
the poll asccitained, certified and
declared, in the same manner and
as provided and under the regula.
tons prescribed by statute for the
election of school officers. The
ballots used in taking said poll shall
have written or printed on them
the words, upon the question of
issuing City thousand dollars in
county bonds" "For the ISSUE or
" Against the Issue" but no ballot
shall be rejected if it sufficiently
appears from the same how the 70.
ter intended to vote on the question.
The Clerk Of this Court is directed
to make out and prepare the nee
essary poll books, tally sheets. SC.
and deliver the same to- the Com
missioners at the polling places,
a Copy, Teste,
CHAPMAN FRY, CIe,k