The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-05
An Ordinance.
To Authorize the Issue OF $4,000 Bonds
for Street Improvement, Drainage,
Building Bridges and Erecting Pub
lie School-iIouse and Gaol.


Building Bridges and Erecting IA Pub
lie Sclo0l-lIOuse and Gaol.
To the voters of the town Of Big Stone
Gap: Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will he held On the Second day of
February, 1893 at the Council Chamber, in
Nickels building, in the town of Big Stone
Gap, to ascertain whether Il majOrity OF
the voters Of the town are i'll favor of the
issue of Bonds authorized by the following
Ordinance and copy Of said notice and
ordinance shall also be posted by the Re-
corder in ten or more public places within
the corporate limits of the town:
SEC, /. Be 1T ORDAINED by the Council Of
the town of Big Stone Gap that for the
purposes of street Improvement, drainage,
sewerage, building bridges and erecting a
Public school house and a gaol there shall
he issued and sold fifty registered Coupon
Bonds of the town, of the denomination OF
one thousand dollars each, to he numbered
consecutvely from one up to and inclu-
ding fly, to he issued in one series, to
bear date ON the first day of April one
thousand eight hundred and nincty-thrcc
QS93), to he payable OIL the first day
dred aud twenty-three 1929, in
gold coin of the United States of
America of the present standard weight
and hneness, Mt the agency of the town in
the city Of New York, State of New York,
with interest at the rate of five per ccntum
per annum, payable semi-annua!ly i'll like
gold coin, at the said agency of the town
in the city of New York, OH the first days
of April and October in each and every
year, with coupons attached to each Bond,
representing the said semi-annual interest
due thereon ut the respective interest
periods from date to maturity.
THAT in each year from and after the
first day of April one thousand eight hum
drcd and nincty-three (lS93). there shall
be levied and collected sufficient sum to
pay tue interest on said Bonds which will
have accrued up to the time such col
lection can be made and dsbursed, and
in addition thereto, such sum as may
he necessary to pay one and one-half
of ole per centum upon the
principal of all Bonds of the issue
which have been sold, and are still
due and outstanding, shall likewise be
levied, and collected, in each and every
year until the maturity of said Bonds, and
be paid into the sinking fund pursuant to
law.
SEC. =. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that,
for the purpose of ascertaininG whether Il
Majority Of the voters of the town are in
favor of the issue of Bonds authorized by
the first section Of this Ordinance, an
election shall he held ON the Second day
of February. One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Ninety-three, QS93), at which
election all persons who reside within the
corporate limits of the said town, and are
qualified to vote for members Of the Gen
oral Assembly, may vote.
THAT W. G. Robinson, j. NJ. Goodloe
and w. X. Shelby are hereby appointed
Judges of the said election; and X. Il.
Kennedy and S. C. Bergman are hereby
appointed Clerks of said election, which
shall he superintendent aud held; returns
made and certified; votes canvasscd; re-
suits ascertaincd and made known, under
the same penalties, and subject to the
same regulations, rs prescribed tor gen
eral and special elections under the Cen
cral Election Laws Of the State, except
that the Judges and Clerks of Election
shall return the Poll Books, and certify
the vote to the Council of the town; and
the vote shall be canvasscd, and the result
asccrtained and made known by said
Council. W. B. kilbourn, the Registrar
70: the town, is hereby directed TO furnish
to the Judges and Clerks of Election, be
fore the day of election, Poll Books pre-
pared pursuant to the General Election
Laws of the State, containing list Of all
persons who reside within the corporate
limits of the town, and arc qualified to
vote for members of the General Assembly
at said election.
The electors voting at said election,
who shall be in favor of the issue Of said
Bonds shall deposit with the judge OF
Election ballot, upon which shall be
written or printed the words, For the
issue of Bonds" aud such electors as are
opposed to the issue OF said Bonds, shall
deposit wiilr the Judges of Election a
ballot upon which shall be written or
printed the words, against the issue OF
Bonds"
SEC. g. Be 1T FURTHER ORDAINED that
copy of this Ordinance, signed by The
Mayor and Recorder, shall be published
for four successive weeks in the BIG STONE
Gar Fosr, weekly newspaper published
in the town of Big Stone Gap, preceded
by notice, in the following words, "Fo
"the voters of the town of Big Stone Cap:
"Noticc is hereby given that an election
"wil he held OH the Second day OF Feb
"ruary, 1893, at the Council Chamber in
"Nickels building in the town OF Big
"Stone Gap, to ascertain whether Il ma
'.iority of the voters of the town are in
flavor of he issue of Bonds authorized by
"the following Ordinance and copy OF
"said notice and ordinance shall also be
"posted by the Recorder in ten or more
"public places within the corporate limits
"of the town"
SEC. !. Be 1T FURTHER ORDAINED that
the publisher of the BIC STONE Gar Posr
shall make affidavit of the publication OF
the notice herein required, which shall he
returned with The certificate OF the Judges
and Clerks Of Election; and said affidavit
and certificates, together with the result
of the election, as asccrtaincd and de-
clarcd by the Council, shall he entered at
large upon the records OF the town.
SEC j. THIS Ordinance shall be in
force and effect from its passage.
w. Il. HUDGESs, Mayo:
S. r. JESSE, Recorder.