Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-12
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= meeting of the council held
january II, 1890, the following ordi-
nance WAS adopted:
whereas, il is deemed expedient to
raise tuc sum OF SO, 000 for the pur-
po-eo, providing a mayors Office,
10 X up ;;ad police headquarters,
Sci ordained by the council OF
he citv Of Roanoke, That for
th- Pnrrosc above mentioned the
pre>d DON, OF thc council is hereby au-
ilCri1td and directed 70 execute for
at,i III the rame of the city of Roa-
agl,e bonds 10 the amount of SIS, 1000,
u;l'ed ~ such time in the future, not
l11er than the LIST day of July, 1890,
;s he NAY deem advisable; and paya-
u,a thirty wears after date, said
bonds 20 be tor the sum of $500 each,
ard 10 bear interest at the rate of u
yer cantuin per anlum, payable semi
annually, and to he III style and form
~uc.i - are known as coupon-bonds,
ina coupons 10 tie signed by the city
treasurer The clerk of the council is
hereby authorized and directed to
..iiiS 10 such bonds the corporate seal
OF the CRY and duly attest the same.
7 he aforesaid bonds shall contain q
v!uuse providing that after the lapse
OF fifteen years, from their date, the
SAID bonds shall lie redeemable at any
tirc, ut the option OF the city.
. These bonds, when duly exc
cu.ed, sinii lie turned over by the
president 10 the treasurer Of the city
WHO. under the direction and control
OF ihe iinancc committee. shall sell
fhe same for and on account Of the
eily.
. lie sergeant of the city and the
commissioners of elections herein
after named are hereby directed to
open the polls ut the regular voting
places OF the city on the 18th day Of
February, 1890, and take the sense
of the freehold voters of this city, for
AID against the endowment Of this
ordinance.
]. The mayor of the city is re-
nuested 10 give due notice of the said
election, setting forth the time and
place thereof.
). The judges of election in the
several wards are hereby appointed
commissioners TO conduct the said
election, and in tine case of the fail
ure OF anyone or more of them to act,
the place or places of such shall be
filed in the manner provided for by
law, in the case of regular elections.
g. The said election shall be con-
Quoted i'll the same manner prescribed
by the State law for the conduct Of
elections. Ballots for the ordinance
shall read For the Police Ordi-
uance.n ballots against the ordinance
shall read, Against the Police Ordi-
nance"
{. The commissioners of elections
snail, immediately after the closing
Of the polls, count the ballots depos-
lied, and shall within two days there
after. make written return of the
results of said election, to the presi-
dent OF the council, specifying the
number of votes cast for, and. the
nun be: of votes cast against the en-
dowment OF this ordinance, and the
president ut the regular meeting of
The council shall order said returns
10 be spread upon the records of
go neil. And the said commission
ers, shall furthermore seal up III sepa-
rate packages the ballots cast for and
against this ordinance, and within two
days after tile closing of said polls
transmit the same to the clerk of the
council, TO be kept among the arch
ives OF the council, and said packages
are Bot to be opened during the space
IF twelve months thereafter without
the order of the president.
y copy-Test:
GEo. L. BENNETT,
Clerk.