Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-09-04
Order for Special Election To
Vote on County Bonds.
August 10, 1850.

pEtscT LOT Spcciaf ELECTION to
Vote on County Bonds.
WHEREAS, the County has for the
purpose of constructing roads aud
bridges, in the County. under and
by virtue of the statute, i'm such
case made and provided, become IN.
dcbted To about the sum of $50, ooo.
90, which is evidenced 10y certain
interest bearing Orders, Certificates
and Bonds, at six per cent. now
held 10y various creditors of the coun.
ty, on SiXtv.two hundred dollars of
which there las been obtained a
Judgment in the circuit court of the
u. >, in favor of George Willard
Elk. &c, and the Court being desir.
Gus OF either paying off the said
debt Or of getting it into bonds a,
lower rate OF interest, and the am
nuai levy necessary At this time, to
meet direcr annual expenditures be-
ing, in the opinion of the Court, as
large ms it is expcd ent TO make the
same, and it being deemed expedi.
ent to reduce the intcres, that the
county is now paving. and the hold
cr 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 ceutum,
per annum, in place ofthc old bonds.
and also 10 take, at par, the remain.
der of the said new issue, ut Ave
per cent, and the County now hav
ing the right to call in the old
bonds, and the Court being of the
opinion that it is to the hest interest
ofthc county that a Sufficient sum
OF money he 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
10 the citizens OF the county:
Now THEREFoRE. for that pur.
pose it is ordered. that vote be ia
ken ut the several places of voting in
the county, on the question: Shall
the County of Wayne issue Fifty
Thousand Dollars (5o,ooo 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
ut live per ccnt.pcr annum, payable
semi-annually al the bank OF Hun.
tington, in Huntington, West Nir.
ginia. Said bonds to lie 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 n direct annual tax, upon
the county and res pec,ivc Road
Districts, i'll proportion to the
amount the County and each Dis.
trlct owes of the whole sum, sufli
Gent to ray the interest on the sal,
bonds, scmi-annually, and at the
least one OF the said bonds. and aft
or the said fifteen years like tax Ia
pay the interest and at least two OF
the bonds.
And for the purpose OF taking
said vote, a special election is here.
by ordered to be held at each vot-
ing precinct in the county, on the
18th day of October, 1850, and the
clerk of this court is directed 10
cause to be written, or printed, ms
many copies of this order rs NAV
be required ard to post copy OF
same in his office and to deliver to
the sheriff for posting, the copy for
every voting precinct in the county.
and the said sheriff shall post one
copy at every such voting place i'm a
conspicuous place at least 20 DAYS
prior to the said 9Th day Of Ocio
Der, 1850. And a copy of this order
shall be published at least four sue
cessive weeks in the Wayne Ne,ca
snd the Cercdo ADVANCE, newspa.
pcrs published in the county. bu,
publication in either OF the said pa
pcrs shall be sufficient.
Such special election shall be held
by the commissioners this day spec
ially appointed Ivy the court, in the
same manner and subject 20 the
same regulations, and the result OF
the poll ascertained, certified and
declared, in the same manner aud
rs provided and under the recula.
tons prescribed by statute for the
election Of school officers. The
ballots used in taking said poll shall
have written or printed on then,
the words, Upon the question oil
issuing fifty thousand dollars in
county bonds" "For the Issue o,
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 aud prepare the nee.
cssary poll books, tally sheets. sc.
and deliver the same TO the Com.
missioners at the polling places.
a Copy, Tcste,
CHAPMAN Fry, Clerk