El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-17
CT an election to determine whether or not
the city OF Ell Pa.o, Texas, shall issue GER
tain bonds:


providing for the erection of a pub ic hui:d
ing, tt at is to say, CITY hall, in the city c
for that purpose" And ~ IAN ordfoance or re-
viding for, the funding of certain Indebted
rce Of its bonds for that purpose
The substance Of which ordin noes
ordinance, providing for the calling ant
ho ding Of an election TO detern inc whethe
or mo s he CITY shall h Issue ssth SAD bonds
A ID 1897. the said city council enacted al
IAN orainsn @aI pTov f4 for the callins
and holding of an election in the city of E.
Paso, Texas to determine whether or no,
ing purposes:
{ FIRST.
For the erection of Il school house in the
second ward and 10 improve the Mesa school
house IN the thf: d ward,
SECOND.
To erect a city hall
THIRD.
To fund certain of it's Indebtedness
-, BE it ordained o., by the city council of the
ci sec of M Pa5 TG,t vhe-.a II .s ae.e,n
Texas, on the 2Sth day of October, 1897. to be
sid city and its inhabitants, to issue the
coupon bonds of said city for the following
purposes:
FIRST.
To erect a school house in the Second ward
Of said city, aud to make necessary perma-
hnn5 linz iHpr f tents on the Mesa school
VIZ "a
SECOND.
To erect a city hall in said city.
To fund the folio wing Indebtedness of said
city: That is to say. the present outstanding
heating indebtedness of said city, which has
not been heretofore funoed or bonded.
And, whereas, on the date last mentioned
passed, and which have been approved did
order TO BE- issued the coupon bonds of the
city, aturinG in thirty years and bearing
SIX per cent per annum inte rest, as TO lows:
a For erecting said school house in the
SECOND ward and Improving the Mesa school
uilding, $4,000, 15,C00 of which is for erecting
the school house in the second ward and the
balarce is for improv; ng the Mesa school
house.
b. For erecting city hall, s3Oo0Q
e. A nd for funding the aforesaid fndebt
edness $4,000 90, in which ordinances provis-
ION was made in accordance with the charter
Texas, 10 provide sinking fund for the re-
dempt1on OF said bonds and payment at ma
turity, and for the payment of their interest
semi-annually as the same may become due; |
said ordinances aud the charter of said city |
the SAID Bonds cannot be issued until the ac- |
ton OF said city council. in passing said or
and rdering the issuance of said |
ajority of the qua flied voters Of said City, |
who pay taxes on property In said city as |
an election held for the purpose of determin- |
Ing whether or not such bonds shall be issu-
eiec5ion shall b c ed and held in the sal ii
city on the seventh day of December 1897, |
Of S aid city, qua fled as aforesaid, the prop.
osittons and questions whether or not such /
and of thereby ratifylng or repudia ing the
aforesaid action OF said city council.
see ION Toat the polls shall be opened
the city, and it shall be holden conduc. ed
and the votes shall be counted, and the re,
turns shall be made and canvassed and the
resu declared, in like mann as is provid- |
ID by the city charter and the law, for the
holding of other city elections In said city.
Sec ion 3. That all qualified voters of said
,1ty. who pay ia, es on property in s i'd city
tiled TO vote 1t said ection, and none 9th
,rs can vote
Section /. That the ballots to be used at
laid election shall contain substantially the
nllowing words according to the voters
For the 81 Pass city S Snds n
he sum of SO 100000 for the erection of "a
Ghoo heuNe in The secSna ward and to inn
YARD 81 said ely; and +, the eso ratification If
Or, Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
'onds in the sum o. $50 ouo. 90 for he erection
the NJ esa school house in the third |
yard of said city, ard against the ratification
+ the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
: For the Issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
aid Ct y, and for the ratif alton of the ordi- |
ance Of october 18th: 1897 authorizing the
Or Against the issuance of FL Paso city
onds in TIE sum of 500 G01-oo TO erect city
|
f the ordin 4nce authorizing the issuance of
he same"
he sum of $50, coo % 10 fund its indebtedness.
nd for Inc ratiication.of the ordinance OF
october 2eth, 1897, authorizing the issuance
the same"
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
onds In the sum of $50 900 % to fund its in
Ell edneSS, ana against the ordinance au- T
horzing the issuance of the same"
AL, OF sail ba lots shall be written or print
d on ala white paper and comply in form
uhstanttally with the laws of Texas re at
Upon the ascertainiug of the result of said
lee ion the action OF the city council in Or
eripg the Issuance of said bonds. and IN
ass,ng the ordinances aforesaid, shall be
eclared ratified, or not raJi ed. as to any or 7
ii of said bonds. according to the result of
aid election, aud the bonds shall! be issued,
n not issued, as may be determined by said |
section D. That the mayor shall forthwith {
ssue proclamation to the voters OF said |
ity calling said election, in accordance with
he provisions of this ordinance. in which
# This ordinances. Said proclamation shall
,e pu blshed in at least one of the daily
ID of thirty days prior to the DAY of holding
aid election. Said proclamation shall state
leld 10 each ward, aud the name of the pre-
iding officer who shall preside at said
orec ints OF the city Said election shall be
,eld at the following aces, to-wit; In the
irs u ward at the city hall in the second
he third ward at Chas Purten's shop on
North stanton street, anu in the fourth ward
1t the street con missioner's Office on North
oregon street.
Section &, This ordinance shall take effect
aud be In force from and after its passage
and approval
Approved November l. 1897.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN,
Mayor of the city of Ell Paso. Texas.
Attest: b. ) CATLIN,
city Clerk of the City of Ell Paso, Texas.
Now, therefore. l, Joseph Magoffin, mayor
IF the city of Ell Paso Texas, IN pursuance of |
said orc nance aud by virtue of the powers
vested n me by law, do hereby give notice
hat an election will be held in each and all
If the wa DIS o: the city of Ell Paso, Texas,
between the hours of eight in the morning
md six in the efternCO on, on Tuesday, the 9TH
lay If Decemher a. u 1891 for the purnoSe |