The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-19
An Ordinance
20 ans,,orixs tho Issue OF 100000 Bonds
for street Improvement. DraNagc,j
building Bridges and Erecting aYub1
TIA Sehoel-House and GaoI.

Building Bridges ana Erecting W.
He Sehoel-House and GaoI.
To the voters of the town of Big Stone
Gan: Notice is hereby given that an cleo
tion will be held on the Second day OF
February. 1893 at the Council Chamber, in
Njekels building, in the town of Rig Stone
Gap, to ascertain whether majority OF
the voters of the town are in favor OF the
issue of Bonds authorized by the following
Ordinance
SIC. |. BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council OF
she town of Big Stone Gap that for the
purposes Of street improvement. drainage,
sewerage, building bridges and erecting a
Public school house and gaol,there shall
be issued and sold fifty registered Coupon
Bonds Of the town, of the denomination OF
one thousand dollars each, to be numbered
consecutively from one up to and inclu-
ding 6ftv, to be issued in one series, to
bear date on the first day Of April one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-threc
1888, TO he payable on the first day
of April one thousand nine hun
dred and twcnty-threc I923), in
gold coin OF the United States of
America Of the present standard weight
and fneness, ut the agency Of the town in
the city of New York, State OF New York,
with interest at the rate Of five per centnm
per annum, payable annually III like
gold coin, at the said agency of the town
in the CITY of New York, on the first days
of April and October, in each and every
wear, with coupons attached to each Bond,
representing the said semi-annual interest
due thereon at the respective interest
ncriods from date to maturity.
THAT in each year from and after the
first dav Of April one thousand eight hun
drcd and ninety-threc NS93). there shall
be levied and collected sufficient sum to
nav the interest on said Bonds which will
have accrued up to the time such col
lection can be made and disbursed, and
in addition thereto, such sum as may
be necessary to pay one and one-half
of onc 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
wear until the maturity of said Bonds, and
he paid into the sinking fund pursuant to
law.
SEC. 2. Be 1T FURTHER ORDAINED that,
for the purpose of ascertainng whether q
ma i0rity 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 be held on the Second day
of February, One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Ninety three, (lS93), at which
election all persons who reside within the
corporate limits Of the said town, and are
qualified to vote for members of the Cen
cral Assembly, may vote.
That W. G. Robinson, j. NJ. Goodoe
and W. X. Shelby are hereby appointed
Judges of the said election; and K. b..
Kennedy and S. C. Bergman arc hereby
appointed Clerks of said election, which
shall he superintendent and held; returns
made and certified; votes canvasscd; re-
suits ascertaned and made known, under
the same penalties, and subject to the
same regulations, as prescribed tor gem
ernl aud speciul elections under the Cen
eral 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
asccraincd and made known by said
Council. ". b. kilhourn, the Registrar
TO: the town. is hereby directed to furnish
to tie 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 Il list of all
persons who reside within the corporate
limits OF the town, and are qualified to
vote for members of the General Assembly
at said election.
TIE electors voting at said election,
who shall be in favor of the issue of said
Bonds shall deposit with the Judges OF
Election a ballot, upon which shall he
written or printed the words, "For the
Issue of Bonds" and such electors as are
opposed to the issue of said Bonds, shall
deposit with the Judges of Election a
ballot upon which shall he written or
printed the words, against the issue OF
Bonds"
SEC. 5. Be 1T FURTHER ORDAINED that a
copy of this Ordinance, signed by the
Mayor and Recorder, shall he published
for four successive weeks in the BIG STONE
Gar Fosr, IL weekly newspaper published
in the town of Big Stone Gap, preceded
bv notice, in the following words, "To
''the voters of the town of Big Stone Gap:
Notice is hereby given that an election
s'wili lie held on the Second day or Feb
"ruary, 1903, at the Council Chamber in
"Nickels building i'll the town of Big
"Stone Gap, to ascertain whether ma
'ority Of the voters of the town are in
"favor of the issue of Bonds authorized by
'thc following Ordinance and copy Of
.said notice and ordinance Shall also be
''postcd hy Tie Recorder in ten or more
"public places within the corporate limits
''ot the town.
SEC t. Be IT FURTHER ORDAINED that
the publisher OF the BIG STONE GAR Posi-
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 aScertaincd and de-
clarcd ny the Council, shall be entered at
large unon the records of the town.
SEC. ). THIS Ordinance shall he in
force and effect from its passage.
W. 7. HuDcESs, Mayor.
S. r. JESSIE Recorder.