The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-17
JAIL ELECTION.
The Official RepOrt-Time OF
Election, Manner of
Procedure.

The following proceedings were had
at session. Of the county court yes
terday:
| On this 9th day of November, 1891,
a petition and application in writing,
is duly presented to the court, praying
the court to order u special election
for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified voters of Pettis county, a
proposition FIR said county to incur
IN indebtedness OF $50. OOO for the
purpose of buildi. & county jail at
S, daiia, the county seat of said county
and to issue its twenty-five, 5 per
cent bonds to that amount for said
Indebtedness.
And the court finding that said
petition and application is duly signed
by more than 100 OF the qualified
voters of said county, who are tax
payers therein; and thot it is neces-
:ary, for The purpose o! building
Ill for said county to incur an in
debtedness in excess Of the total in
come Of said county as limit d by w
for any one year; and that the total
taxable property III the county, accord
ing to the last sssessm- mt, was SIC ,012,-
10000 ; and that, allowing for un.
collec.able taxes aid the cost of col
lection. it will require an increase of
the annual tax levy of five cents ON
every one lur'red dcllars ASSESSED
valuation of id county to raise the
amount Of mon-y which will be re.
quired annually to ply the interest !
on said Indebtedness aud constitute a |
sinking fund for the payment of such |
a portion Of the principal each year
as will extinguish the entire debt
within twenty years from the date of
contracting the same.
1t is therefore ordered by the court,
that a special elecii, n be held in this
at the several voting places
throughout the same, on Tuesday, the
10Th day of December, 1891, and that
at said election the following propo
siiion be submitted to the qualified
voters Of said county. 10 wit
"Shsll P.ttis county, in the state
Of Missouri, incur an Indebtedness of
thi.ty.five thousand dollars (s35, OOO)
for the object and purpose Of building
a county Jail at Sedalia, the county
:eat of said county, and issue its bonds
in that sum, for said Indebtedness,
payable in twenty (2O years snd re-
ieemable, at the option Of the county,
ii any time after five years from the
late Of said bonds, and b airing inter.
st at the rate of five percent per an.
1um, payable semi-annually, and in.
;rease lis annual fax levy at the rate
If five cents on every one hundred
iollars (S1OO valuation for the pur.
pose Of paying the interest on said in
leb:tdness, aud constituting a sink
ng fund to exinguish the same {
within twenty cog years after it is .
contracted? Ii
AT said election of the qualified {
,o,ers who favor said propositi, II, may I
leposit ticket written or printed in
he following form, tO-wit: I
appropriation o: s35, 900 for the q
purpose Of building jail.-Yes." I
And those opposed to said PROPOSE G
ion, may deposit ticket written or +
printed in the following form, to. wit
appropriation of s35 900 for the
purpose of building jail.-No."
With the view Of giving the widest :
to this order, and at the '
anne time giving such legal notice Of $
aid election as the statutes require, il
1t is further ordered that the clerk q
f this court cause proper notice Of !,
aid election to be published for at 4,
east twenty days Immediately pro- f
eedipg the day of said election. in fl
he following newspapers published in 9 8.
his county, to-wit: n
The Sedalis Bazoo, daily and c
'eekly, and the Sedalia Gazette,
ally and weekly. /
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