The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

To the qualified voters of the town Of
Morgantown, and all others concern
ed:
The common council of the town of
Mergantown, in Monongalia county,
West Virginia, at regular meeting
| thereof held at the Mayors Office in said
town, on Monday the l4th day of De-
cember, 1895, adopted the following or
dinance:
An ordinance to provide for the issue
ing and sale Of bonds for the purpose Of
paying the indebtedness against the
town, and to make street improvements.
Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the town OF Morgantown:
That the bonds OF said town are here
by authorized to be issued and sold ac-
cording to law to the amount of fifteen
thousand dollars, said bonds to be OF
the denomination OF one hundred dol
lars, bearing interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum, the interest
payable annually and the principal as
follows.
$1,000 thereof payable in IL years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in IL years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in IA years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in l6 years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in II years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in Is years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 10 years after
$1,000 thereof payable in 20 years after
$1,000 thereof payable in 81 years after
$1,000 thereof payable in % years after
$1,000 thereof payable in % years after
$1,000 thereof payable in "a years after
$1,000 thereof payable in 25 years after
date
The proceeds Of said bonds when
issued and sold as aforesaid shall be APP
piled to the payment Of the present float
ing indebtedness against the town, due
and unpaid, amounting to about six
thousand dollars, and the residue there
OF to treetimprovements to be hereafter
made.
But all questions connected with the
issuing OF said bonds shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the town in ac-
cordance with the statute in such case
made and provided. Such election
shall be held on Thursday, the 9TH day
of January, 1897, the date OF the next
annual election for Mayor, Rec order
and Councilman for the town.
Now therefore |, Joseph Moreland,
Mayor of said town do hereby proclaim
that on the 9TH day Of January. 1897,
next, at the Mayors Office in said town
an election will be held in pursuance Of
said ordinance and in accordance with
the statutes in such case, by the quail
fed voters Of said town to decide wheth-
err they will ratify or reject the said or
dinance
Persons voting at said election for the
ratification of said ordinance shall
have written or printed upon their
ballots the words 7"For Ratification"
and persons voting against ratifca-
ton OF said ordidance shall have writ
ten or printed upon their ballots thewords
For Rejection" specifying the aggre-
gate amount of all indebtedness of the
town. There is outstanding and unpaid
bonded debt Of $40 500, of which 81, 800
are dated ON the Goth of December, 1886.
being those OF series of S. 600 issued
on that date still remaining unpaid, this
series being made payable as follows:
$1,000 in ten years after date and 81 900
in each succeeding year until all are
paid. And the remaining are dated
June LIST, 1892, being the whole of the
series of $1,000. issued on said last
named date, this series being made pay
able as follows: $1,000 in ten years after
date thereof and $1,000 in each succeed
ing year until all are paid
JOSEPH MoRELAND, Mayor.
Morgantown, w. Va, Dec. Is, 1896.