The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-19
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


10 the qualified voters of the town Of
Morgantowns and all others concern
ed:
The common council of the town o
Morgantown, in Monongalia county
West Virginia, at regular meeting
thereof held at the Mayors office in sale
town, on Monday the l4th day of De
cember, 1896, adopted the following or
dinance:
An ordinance to provide for the issut
ing and sale OF bonds for the purpose o
paying the Indebtedness against th'
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 &C
cording 10 Law to the amount of fifteer
thousand dollars, said bonds to be O
the denomination OF one hundred dol
lars, bearing interest at the rate of 81,
per centum per annum, the Interest
payable annually and the principal y:
! follows:
$1,000 thereof payable in IL years at Ell
| date.
$1,000 thereof payable in IL years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in Is years afte,
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
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 20 years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in 81 years after
| date
$1,000 thereof payable in % years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in % years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in "a years after
date.
$1,000 thereof payable in % years after
| date
The proceeds of said bonds when
issued and sold as aforesaid shall be ap.
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 street improvements 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 aud provided. Such election
shall be held on Thursday. the 9TH day
OF January, 1897, the date of the next
annual election for Mayor, Recorder
and Councilmen 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 whe h.
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 For Ratification, -
aud persons voting against ratifca-
tion Of said ordidance shall have writ
ten or printed upon their ballots thewordi
"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 So, 800
are dated ON the Goth of December, 1885,
being those OF a series of 1000 issued
on that date still remaining unpaid, this
series being made payable MS follows.
81 200 in ten years after date. and 81 ,00t
in each succeeding year until all are
paid And the remaining are dated
June LIST, 1892, being the whole OF the
series OF 5000. issued on said last
named dat, 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, 1895.