Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-10-09
Order for. Special Election to
Vote on County Bonds.


bridges, in the County. under and
by virtue of the statute, i'm such
case made and provided, become IN.
debted to about the sum of $50, 90
90, which is evidenced 10y cenair
interest hearing Orders, Certificate.
and Bonds, at six per cent. now
held by various creditors of the coun.
~, on Sixlv-two hundred dollars oil
which there las been obtained a
Judgment in the circuit court of the
u. >. in favor of George Willard
Eek. &c, and the Court being desir-
GUS of either paying off the said
debt or of getting it into bonds at u
lower rate of interest, and the an
nual levy necessary ut this time, to
meet direct annual expenditures be-
ing. in the opinion of the Court, as
large as it is exped,ent 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 500 90. The Society For Saw
ings, of Cleveland, Ohio, being will
ing to accept and take the new
bonds OF the County, having Ion
ger time to run at five per ceutum,
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 hest interest
ofthc county that sufficient sum
of money be borrowed, a. five per
cent, to pay of 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 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, i'm one
year from date of issue, and matur-
ing at thirty -four years with interest
at five per ccntper annun, payable
semi-annually at the bank Of Hun.
tington, in Huntington, West Vir.
ginia. Said bonds to he of the de-
nomination of One Thousand Dol.
lars each, with interest coupons.
And it is further ordered that for
the 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, suffi
Gent to ray the interest on the sale!
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.
And for the purpose of taking
said vote, special election is here
by ordered to be held at each vot.
ing precinct in the county, on the
18th day of October, 1880, and the
clerk of this court is directed to
cause to be written, or printed, as
many copies of this order as NAV
be required ard to post a copy OF
same in his Office and to deliver t.
the sheriff for posting, the copy foi
every voting precinct in the county
and the said sheriff shall post one
copy at every such voting place in q
conspicuous place at least 30 DAYS
prior to the said 18th day of Octo
Der, 1850. And copy Of this order
shall be published at least four sue.
cessive weeks in the Wayne Ner,
and the Ceredo ADVANCE, newspu.
pers published in the county, but
publication in either OF the said pa
pers shall be sufficient.
Such special election shall be held
by the commissioners this day spec
tally appointed by the court, in, the
same manner aud subject to the
same regulations, and the result oil
the poll ascertained, 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, "UpoG the question OF
issuing fifty thousand dollars in
county bonds" "For the Issue" OF
Against the Issue" but no ballot
shall be rejected if it sufficiently
appears from the same how the vo.
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, &c.
and deliver the same to- the Com
missioners at the polling places.
a Copy, Teste.
CHAPMAN FRY, Clerk.