Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-19
AN ORDINANCE.

At meeting of the council hello
January H. 1890. the following ordl
nance was adopted:
Whereas, it is deemed eXpedient It
raise the sum of $20.0O0 for the pur
pose of founding hospital for th'
reception of sick and disabled persons
within the city limits,
Be it ordained by the council of th'
city OF Roanoke, That, for the purp"
before mentioned. the president of I'll
council is hereby authorized ami Oh
rected to execute for and in the name
of the city of Roanoke, bonds to th'
amount of $50, 900, dated at such time
in the future not later than the Isl
day of July, 1890, as he may deem al
visable, and payable thirty year.
after date, said bonds to be for thu
sum of $500 each and 10 bear interest,"
at the rate of 6 per centum per an
mum, payable eemi annually, and To
be in style and form such as ar
known as coupon bonds, the coupons
to be signed by the city treasurer.
The clerk of council is hereby au-
thorized and directed to af1ix to such
bonds the corporate seal of the city
and to duly attest the same. The
above said bonds shall contain
clause providing that after the lapse
of fifteen years from their date, the
said bonds shall be redeemable at anv
time, at the option of the city.
Q. These bonds, when duly executed.
shall be turned over by the president
to the treasurer of the city, who,
under the direction and control OF the
finance committee, shall sell the same
for and on account of the city.
g. The sergeant of the city and the
commissioners of election hereinafter
named. are hereby directed to open
the polls at the regular voting places
of the city on the Sth day OF Febru-
airy, 1890, and take the sense OF the
| freehold voters of this city, for and
against the endowment of this ordl-
nance.
T. The mayor of the city is re-
quested to give due notice of the said
election, setting forth the time and
place thereof.
5. The judges of election in the
several wards are hereby appointed
commissioners to conduct the said
election, and in case of the failure OF
any one or more of them to act, then
the place or places shall be filled in
the manner provided duly by law IN
the case of regular elections.
6. The said election shall be con-
Quoted in the manner prescribed by
the state law for the conduct OF cleo
tions Ballots for the ordinance shall
read "For the Hospital Ordinance"
Ballots against the ordinance shall
read Against the Hospital Ordi-
nance.n
7. The commissioners Of election
shall Immediately after the closing or
the polls connt the ballots deposited,
and shall within two days thereafter
make a written return of the result OF
the said election to the president OF
the council, specifying the number OF
votes cast for and the number of votes
cast against the endowment OF this
ordinance, and the president, at the
next regular meeting OF the council,
shall order said returns To be spread
on the records of council. And the
said commissioner shall, furthermore,
seal up in separate packages the bal
lot cast for and against this ordinance
within two days after the closing OF
said polls, transmit the same to the
clerk of the council, to be kept among
the archives Of the council, and the
said packages are not to be opened
during the space of twelve months
thereafter without the order OF the
president.
/ GEO. i, BEHKETT,
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