Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-02
AN ORDINANCE.

at meeting Of the council held
January II, 1890, the following ordi-
nance was adopted;
Whereas, it is deemed eXpedienr TO
raise the sum of $20,0O0 for the pur-
pose of founding a hospital for the
reception of sick and disabled persons
within the city limits,
Be it ordained by the council of the
city of Roanoke, That, for the purr ose
before mentioned. the president OF the
council is hereby authorized and di-
rected to execute for and III the name
of the city OF Roanoke, bonds to the
amount of $20,0U0. dated at such time
in the future not later than the LIST
day Of July, 1890, as he may decIu ad-
visable, and payable thirty years
after date, said bonds to be for the
sum Of $500 each and 10 bear interest
at the rate OF 6 per centum per an
mum, payable semi annually, and to
be in style and form such as are
known as coupon bonds, the coupons
TO be signed by the city treasurer.
The clerk of council is hereby lu-
thorized and directed to atIix to such
bonds the corporate seal OF the city
and to duly attest the same. The
above said bonds shall contain a
clause providing that after the lapse
of fifteen years from their date, the
said bonds shall be redeemable at any
time, at the option of the city.
9. 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 Oh account of the city.
3. 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 ocdl-
nance.
4. 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
Etions Ballots for the ordinance shall
read "For the Hospital Ordinance
Ballots against the ordinance shall
read Against the Hospital Ordi-
nance"
/ 7. The commissioners of election
shall Immediately after the closing OF
the polls count the ballots deposited,
and shall within two days thereafter
make 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
castagainst 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 couneil:e-And- the
said commissioner shall, furthermore,
seal up in separate packages the bal
lot cast for and against thisordinance
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.
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