The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-27
VOTE ON SCHOOL DEBT
Electors Will Decide on Ratl-
flying 1t Today.
SPECIAL TAX THE ALTERNATIVE.
Funding Of Warrant Debt VIII Put
schools on Cash Basi--Poiiing
Places and Qualifications.

-he electors OF school district No. viii
hold an election today to decide ques-
ton that has given the school directors
a great deal 0s trouble. The warrant
debt Of the district on March -, lSe,
amounted 20 So $40. and the election To-
day is TO validate Il. IL IS estimated ~
the school directors that IL the debt y
ratified by the electors 50 that they can
fund It. the district viii save az least
$500 per annum, tnt II the debt Is not
ratified IL will have TO lie paid just the
same, only il will be paid by mill levy
collected annually. The question IS not
to decide the question OF issuing bonds.
bat II three-fit;hs OF The electors validate
the foa ting debt ny their approval, as
expressed at the ballot box today. then
the schooi directors, may. under the law,
Issue bonds for he payment OF the war
rant debt.
The funds derived from the sale OF these
bonds cannot be applied 20 any other pur-
pose than the paying of the warrant debt
The Donds must be sold at not less than
par value and bear not more than per
cent interest. The law also provides that
but one election can be held 10 ratify
this debt II the debt is not ratified. the
school district will he compelled 10 pay
interest at the rate OF and 10 per cent.
per annum on the warrant debt. and each
year a special tax of mills on the dollar
From this n will be seen that there can
be no reputation OF the debt, no matter
how the electors vote.
The polls will be opened at p. m. and
will close al p. m. The polling places
are located follows:
In the basement OF the Rialto building.
northwest corner of Second and Madison
streets.
At the McCoomhs building. on Pike
street. between Seventh and Eighth
streets.
At the Denny school building. north
east corner of Fifth and Battery streets.
Al the Mercer school building, on High
and Valley streets.
At the Cascade school building, on Lin
coin street.
Al the Il. F. Day school building. FREE
mont
At the Latona school building. Latona.
At the Columbia school building. Mercer
and Oak streets.
At the T. r Minor school building.
HYDE and Division streets
At the Rainier school building. Taylor
and King streets.
At the Pacific school building, Reming-
ton avenue and Jessie street.
Al the South school building, Weller and
Twelfth streets
The qualifica tons Of voters are not as
rigid as at the elections for city and
county oncefs, Tor the reason thdt Noih-
en- will he allowed 10 vote. In other re-
sspeots however, the law Is just as rigid.
and those who vote Illegally are subject
to both fine and imprisonment. The law
provides that every person who has re-
sided in the school district for period
Of thirty days Immediately preceding this
election. and in the state fer year, aud
is otherwise qualified. except as 10 sex,
to vote at a general election. is entitled
TO vote and no other person shall be al
lowed 10 vote. Persons offering TO vote
may be challenged by any legally quail
fled ele-tor. and one OF the judges must
then administer ar oath 10 the challenged
person. II the person challenged shah re-
fuse 10 take the oath. then his voce may
be rejected A resident of the district
may vote ar any one of the polling places
in the district that may seem the most
convenient 10 him.