Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-11
AZ e.. DINASCE.

Lta meeting OF the council held
Jvia,ry H. 1850, the following ordi-
aaaes vas adopted:
whereas, ii Is deemed eXpedient to
ra.>e tie sum OF $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF providing Il mayors Office,
/ iosi> up and police headquarters,
Sc II ordained by the council OF
IL city OF Roanoke, That for
ti purpose above mentioned the
p, dent of the council is hereby au-
;G0rizrd aud directed TO execute for
..os. iu The name of the city of ROa-
uUae bonds To the amount of $4,000,
"a ed Il such time in the future, not
lager 9aln the LIST day OF July, 1870,
81. ~ is:.ty deem advisable; and paya-
.i- ;airfy years alter date, SAID
aunas 20 DC Tor the sum Of $500 each,
,.!.l 10 bear interest at the rate of d
per ceaJu:n per anGuln, payable SEMI
5nuua!:y, and TO be in style and form
.uci as are known as coupon-bonds,
tire COUPONS TO TIE signed by the city
treasurer. The clerk Of the council is
hereby authorized and directed to
aiJis 10 such bonds the corporate seal
If the city and duly attest the same.
iGeaGorr>aid bonds shall contain a
....l;...e providing chat after the lapse
81 fifteen years, from their date, the
saia bonds shall be redeemablc at any
tine, at the option OF the city.
=. Thee bonds, when duly exc
cuFed, shall be turned over by the
PRESIDENT to the treasurer Of the city
who, urde: the direction and control
~ the finance committee, shall sell
she saiiie i0G and on account of the
.. f. he sergeant of the city and the
commissioners of elections herein
lffer muued are hereby directed to
open the polls ut the regular voting
piaces OF The city on the 18th day OF
February, 1880, and take the sense
II the freehold voters of this city, for
and against the endowment OF this
ordinance.
4. The mayor of the city is re-
auested 10 give due notice Of the said
eleciion, 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 the ease of the fail
are OF anyone or more of them to act,
the place or places of such shall be
flied in the manner provided for by
law. in the case of regular elections.
6. The said election shall be con-
Quoted III the same manner prescribed
10y the State law for the conduct of
elections. Ballots for the ordinance
shall read For the Police Ordi-
nance ballots against the ordinance
shall read, Against the Police Ordi-
nance
:. The commissioners of elections
shall, immediately after the closing
OF tie polls, count the. ballots depOs-
ited. and shall within two days there
after, make a written return of the
results Of said election, to the presi-
dent OF the council. specifying the
number of votes cast for, and the
number of votes cast against the en-
dOwiDcEt OF this ordinance, and the
president at the regular meeting OF
ii!e council shall order said returns
70 be spread upon the records OF
20 ncii. and the said commission
era, shall furthermore seal up Ill sepa-
rate packages the ballots cast for and
against his ordinance, and within two
days after the 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 not to he opened during the space
yt twelve months thereafter without
the order OF the president.
y copy-Test
GJO T, RENNETT
Clerk.