The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-21
Notice Of Election.
ATLANTIC CITY WARD.

r, Wn;herteas. the General Assembly OF Wiz.
entitled AN act act approved p March 8. 1850,
I SssSStion Of an act approved Febr,,orM %
ries Of fba 1i an act to extend the bounda.
and re-enaot seotions , aaia &c 70 amend
aSs as 9 amended by an act approved F Safa
and ndfT Te- ~, 1872. entitled an act to amend
entitled an act to extend tho bo oI an ACT
"a, 1870 "''y on Norfolk, approved February
follows: gTSS st 81 among other things, rs
assess st. the same license tax in at,s snu,,
ali kinds ra "a TOT Or d0ing business therein Of
present limits si nf ,h be assessed within the
r Incense taxes tho Inhabitants OF the tera
lands , mEirepE annexed. and the owners Of
their real and ners shaIl not be liable on
v vno sac ~ ward for the period OF fifteen
ru uarS fr SIn the twenty-second day of Feb
Of offS P Marr ,2r tho present debt Of the city
there Worf naE nor for the interest
for, nor shall they have to pey nm nd 'n mere
,e,n uax TO the city exceeding the rafe
eruI n,, 1y the county of Norfolk for gen
area and cighty-sx, namely, seventy
f fer ,S on the one hundred dollars. unless
hon,s INC purpose Of paying interest on
s sm9'vo or this act, an increase over the
Salu rate Of taxation he ordered by n ma
iI in any,, Oh inc votes cast on the question
whether or not such an Increase shall be
Hi@ue shall be submitted to the vote of
INV regular or special election by the
Sfty Councils. upon tho recommendation
OF the Local Board of Improvement of the
ior at least thirty days prior to such cleo
City of Norfolk" N''e
And, whereas, in pursuance Of said not
t tnG common Council of the City of Nor
ioik on Tuesday, the seventh day of SEN
oil Of frft..
~ Norioili, On Tuesday, the fourteenth
gay of September, eighteen hundred and
following effect
Whereas. resolution of the Local
1 Sonrd OF Improvement of Atlantic city
recommending and requesting that for
Inc purpose of improving Atlantic City
arc q ", Win sewerage; grading stone curb
plans and estimates for said work made
BY City Engineer w: T. Brooke and ] lmcs
* niddl eos Engineer of Atlantic City Ward,
eighty thousand dollars, the Question
whether or not there shall be made an In
dollars, over the present rate OF seventy
cents on The one hundred dollars, city
GGa axes, to pay the interest on one
lars of bonds to be issued 10
pay for said improvements shall be sub
mitteu 10 the vote Of the qualified electors
held in Atlantic City Ward on Thursday,
the twenty-tlrst day of October, ISg7-
. Now, therefore. be 1t resolved by the
Common and Select Councils of the city
a. That special election he and the
same Is hereby ordered to be held In At
lantic City Ward on Thursday, the 2ist
day Of October. 1897. to determine by
majority vote of the qualified electors of
said ward whether or not the present rate
or city taxation. which Is seventy cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation, shall
be Increased to one dollar and twenty
cents on the one hundred dollars vaIuu-
ton to pay interest on the one hundred
and eighty Thousand dollars of bonds
necessary to be issued to pay for said i'm
provementS. II
ca That notice of said election shall be
published for Mt least thirty days prior
thereto IN some newspaper or newspapers
published In the city of Norfolk
Therefore. public notice Is hereby given
III pursuance of said act of the General
Assembly of Virginia, and of said rcsolu.
tons OF the Councils of the City of Nor
folk, that the question of increase of tax
as above set out Will DO submitted TO the
qualified electors OF said Atlantic Civ
Ward at special election to he held on
THURSDAY, the 2lst day OF Oct6bcr
1897. II s. HERMAN
oclo-tozl City Treasurer.