The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
An Ordinance.

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70 Authorize 4s,e Issue OF CSC, 900 isonsl'
for street Improvement. Drainage
Ysu,iaing Bridges anti Erecting Pun.
lie school-Bouse and Ga0l.
IN the voters of the town of Big Stone
Can. Notice Is hereby given that mn cleo.
t;or viii no held on sl,e Second day OF
Eshrnarv. 1893 at the Council Chamber, IN
Nickeis building, in the town OF .'is stone
Can. TO ascertain whether majority oi
1.-The voters OF the town arc III iavOr.oi INC
;ssue of Bonds authorized 10y the following
Ordinance -.
Src.I. BIS IT ORDAINED by the Council OF
The town Of Big Stone Gap that Tor the
nurnoses of street Improvement, drainage
sewerage, building bridges and erecting u
pubic school house and gaol,there shall
no issued and sold fifty registered Coupon
Ronds of the town, of the denomination Of
me thousand dollarscacI, to he numbered
consecufiyely from onesapto and inclu-
ding 6fty. 70 he issued sis one series, to
bear date on the first day of april Que
thousand sigbt handred and ninety-tiree
| 1888. fo sse 5payaa,le on this first day
| If Anra ptse ilsensand wipe li.in-
.lre,l and ai,acesr s923). in
cold coin OF the United States .ei
America Of the present standard wetshs
and fneness, at the agency OF the town III
the city of New York, State OF New York,
with interest Mt the rate OF five per ceiitum
per annum, PAYABLE seini-ai'hna:ly ~ tike
cold coin, at the said agency OF the TOWN.
in the city of New York, on The FIRST days
of April and October. in each mud every
year. with coupons attached to each Bond,
representing the said senii-annnal interest
due thereon at fhc respective Interest
periods from date to maturity.
That in each year from and nftcr the
first day of April one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-threc Qs93). there shall
he levied and collected II 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
he necessary TO pay one and one-halt
of Oac per centunl upon the
principal of all Bonds of the issue
which have been sold, and are still
due and outstanding, shall likewise he
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 3 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that,
f! for the purpose Of asccrtaininS whether a
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 be held OH the Second day
of February, One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Ninety-threc, (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, mayyotc.
THAT w. G. Robinson, j. NJ. Goodloe
and w. h. Shelby are hereby appointed
Judges OF the said election; and K. L.
Kennedy and S. G. Bergman are hereby
appointed Clerks OF said election, which
shall he superIntended and held; returns
made aud certified; votes canvassed; re-
suits ascertained and made known, under
the same penalties. and subject to the
same regulations, rs prescribed for gem
eral aud special elections under the Cen
eral Election Laws Of tue State. exeent
that tile tidigee anu Clerks OF Election
shall return flie Poll Books, aud certify
the vote to fhe Council of the town: and
the vote shall he canyassed, and the result
ascertaincd and made known by said
Council. W. b. kilbourn, the Registrar
TO: the town, lis 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 a 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 Mt said election.
who shall he in favor OF the issue OF said
Bonds shall deposit Will. the Judges OF
Election ballot, upon which slinl!f be
written or printed the words, 'For the
issue Of Bonds" and such electors rs arc
opposed to the issue of said Bonds, shall
deposit with the Judges OF Election Il
ballot upon. which shall he written Or
printed the words, Against the issue OF
Bonds"
SEC ). 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 Bic STONE
GAR Fosr, weekly newspaper published
in the town of Big Stone Gap, preceded
Nv a notice, in the following words, "ro
"the voters of the town of Big Stone Cap:
"Notice is hereby given that an election
"wili be held OH the Second day OF Feb
"ruary, 1888 at the Council Chamber in
"Nickels building in the town of Big
"Stonc Gap, to ascertain whether ma
'ior;ty of the voters of the town are in
flavor of the issue of Bonds authorized by
"the following Ordinance and copy ,ol
'said notice aud ordinance shall also be
''posted by the Recorder in ten or more
"public places within the corporate limits
"of the town.
SEC. !. Be IT FURTHER ORDAINED that
the publisher of the BIC SroNE Gar Post
shnll make affidavit of The publication Of
the notice herein required, which shall be
returned with the certificate OF the Judges
and Clerks Of Election; and said affidavit
and certificates, 5ethcr with the result
of the election, as ascertaincd anu de-
cared hy the Council, shalt be entered ut
large upon the records of the town.
SEC. ). This Ordinance shall be III
force and effect from its passage
VI. HrnsESs, Mayor,
S. Il. .IEssEE, Recorder.