The Delta independent., 1896-10-28
Notice of Election
STATE OF COLORADO, ! a,

STATE Easn3f OF 81 Si9hL2I,RApo' h.I,s ,ss
To the duly qualified electors Of said county
of Delta as in tho year last preceding the
general election TO be held in said county
shall have paid tax upon property as
sessed In said county:
law. OF an Z order Of the Board boa 's Of County ~
Commissioners Of said county of Delta, Of
which the following is a true copy, viz:
ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
In the matter Of the submission to the ouali-
fled electors OF Delta County. Colorado, If
the question Of contracting n debt by loan
by issuing bonds to liluidate the indebted
ness of said county outstanding In the form
ofFunding Bonds, issued for purposes pro-
vidcd by law, prior to December 81 ise6.
unpaid Funding Bonds OF said county of Delta
issued on Dec. l. A. ID. 1854. aggregating the
dollars ] sso6 faes @ vai%e. h and drawing in,.f
est at the rate of per cent per annum. pay
able semi-annually; and
Whereas there has been NO default In the
payment OF said interest; and
Whereas all of said Funding Bonds were
issued for the purpose provided by law prior
Whereas this board is of the opinion that
ance Of the bonds Of this county In pursuance
Of the provisions of Section 8. Article II of
| the Constitution of the state of Colorado, as
amended by the vote of the people of the
state OF Colorado at the general election held
and
In said bonds that they are rcdeemablo In ten
years from date OF issue at the option OF the
County of Delta; and
1t is its duty. under said section of the Consti-
tuition a. amended aud under the laws Of tie
the said duly qualified electors of said Delta
county:
II Is, therefore. ordered as follows. to-wIt:
First; That such question be and the same
Is hereby subrIitted to such Of the duly quail
iiied electors Of said county Of belt, az 4, the
paid a tax upon property assessed In such
county at the general election to be held 10
said county on the 3rd day Of November A. d,
| 1896 which election Il hereby named for that
purpose in the following form. to-wit:
Colorado. contract a debt by loan by the issu-
ance of bonds not To exceed In the aggregate
dollars a2i.GO0 FOR the purpose of Iiquidating
its outstanding and unpaid funding bonds of
dred and one Thousand dollars. principal pay
able in twenty years and redcemable In ten
years from date Of issue at the option of the
County OF Delta. all OF which bonds were
issued for the purpose provided by law prior
to December 81. A. u, issj.
The whole OF said proposed bonds to bear
interest at a rate not to exceed six O., per cent
per annnrn, pay able semi-aouuAlly, and To be
,n.ola,sly ; due ard pay .bl. :; ,;;;Sty 90 y...s
u. IsS. but redeemal.le at the pleasure Of
tho County OF Delta at any tim. after ten
years from the said first day OF December
second. All persons voting on said qucs-
are placed the words: sFor County Indabied.
ness or "A galnst County Indc btedness." ;" and
ali duly qualified electors OF said county as
in the year last preceding said election. shall
saS saSe pa aas "ppn Prope on II
tion under the Law.
Third. Such election shall he held In the
manner prescribed by the laws OF THIS state
for the issuance Of road. bridge and public
Fourth. The ballot. cast on said question