El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-24
NOTICE:
Of an election to determine whether or not
the city of Ell Paso, Texas, shall issue GER
tain bonds;


the city OF Ell Paso. Texas, shall issue GER
tain bonds:
MAYOR PROCLAMATION
Whereas on the 2Sth day or October, A. d
1927. the city council of the city of Ell Paso
Texas, enacted three certain ordinances au
of the said city for the purpose of borro wins
money. upon the credit of said city for the
| folio wing parposes:
To erect school house in tn second ward
| SECOND.
| To erect a city hall in said city.
| THIRD.
In order to funt the present outstanding
| floating fndebtedn sSS of said city which has
not been he etofore funded or bonded,
Which ordinances SO enacted as aforesaid
| are resp ctiveiy entitled: AN ordinance
providing for the erection of a school house
| in the second ward and for improvements on
The city Of Ell paso, Texas. and for issuance
| of bonds for that purpose AN Ordinan ce
ing, THAT is to say. CITY hall, in the city of
Ell paso. Texas, and for the issuance of onds
viding for the funding of Certain Indebted
ness of the city of Ell oaso fer the issu-
The substance Of winch ordin~ nc~s is
shown in the hereinafter set out copyof an
bo ding Of an election 10 detern inc whether
or mo- said city shall issue said bonds
And ;, whereas. on the 2sth day Of October.
ordi nance as follows, to- wit:
"A n oraina nee providing for the calling
and holding of AN election in the city OF Ell
Paso, Texas to determine whether or not
said city sha issue its bonds for the follow
ing purposes:
For the cree ion of school house in the
second ward aod TO improve the Mesa school
house in the thi d ward,
SECOND.
THIRD.
To fund certain of it's indebtedness.
-. Be II ordained q, by the city council OF the
Section 1. That, whereas it was determin-
Texas, on the 2sth day of October. 1891. to be
eXpe1iena and necessary, for the welfare of
coupon bonds of said city for the following
purposes:
FIRST.
To erect a school house in the Second ward
of said city, and to make necessary perma-
ne, lmpr t, on the Mesa school
SECOND.
To erect a city hall in said city.
To fund the following Indebtedness of said
city: That is to say, the present outstanding
not been heretofore famed 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
six per cent per kaars n as foIoms
a. For erecting said school house in the
uilding. $40 COO 15,ooO of which is for erecting
the school house in the second ward and the
balance is for improv' ng the Mesa school
house.
b. For erecting a city hall, $4,000
g. And for funding the aforesaid indebt
edness 100000 90. in which ordinances provis- |
ION was made in accordance with the charter
Of said city, and the constitution and laws OF
Texas, to provide a sinking fund for the re- |
demption Of said bonds and payment at ma
turity, and for the payment of their interest |
as the same may become due; |
and, whereas, according to the the term OF |
said ordinances and the charter of said city. |
the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac-
ton of said city council, in passing sa id or |
dinances. and ordering the Issuance Of said |
bonds respectively. has been ratified by a |
ma iority of the qua flied voters of said city |
VINO pay taxes on property In said city as |
shown by the last assessment roll. voting at |
an election held for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not such bonds shal' be iSSu- |
ed; be it there lore and it is, ordered that an |
election shall be allied and held in the sal |
city on the 5venth day of December, 1897
If said city. qua lied as aforesaid. the prop
6onds any or ali of them. shall be ISSUE ID,
and of there ratifying or repudia. ing the |
aforesaid action of said city council
Sec ion Tnat the polls shall be opened |
the city, and it shall be holden conduc' ed, I
and the votes shall be counted, and the re-
resu declared, in like m anre r is provid- |
ed 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 |
city who pay ia, es on property in i'd city |
as shown by the last assessment roll, are en-
titled to vote ct said election, and none 9TH
ers can vote That tho h,,,o+s
said election shall contain substantially the |
following words according TO the voters |
the e en- 81 Pass city Sonds IA
the sum of $40 10000 for the erection of a |
prove the Me: "a school house in the third |
ward Of said city, and Il the ratification of
the ordinance of October q, 1897 authorizing
the issuance of the same
Or, Against the issuance of Ell Paso city |
bonds in the sum o: $50 600. 90 for the erection
Of school house in the second ward aud to
improve the n esa school house in the third |
ward of said city, and against the ratification
Of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
the sum of SS00 600 90 to erect a city hall in
said CT y, and for the ratit alton of the ordi-
q ance of October 2Sth: 1897. authorizing the
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of SoO,000.o0 to erect city
Of the ordin Ance authorizing the issuance of
For the issuance of FL Paso city bonds in
the sum of $50, COO DC to fund its indebtedness, |
and for the ratitcation.o f the ordinance OF |
October 9th, 1897 authorizing the issuance
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds In the sum of 100000 90 to fund its in
5horizing the issuance of the same.''
AL. of said ballots shall be written or print
"a on p ala Wnite paper ana comply In form |
~ bstaDtially with the laws of Texas re at
ing to ballots.
Upon the ascertainiug of the result of said
cleo Ion the action OF the city council in Or
iering the issuance OF said bonds, end in
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be
declared ratified, or not rati ed. as to any or |
Ill of said bonds, according to the result OF
said election. ana the bonds shall be issued, |
or not issued, as may be determined by said
election.
Section 3. That the mayor shall forthwith
ssue proclamation to the voters of said
,ity calling said election, in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance in which
prOclamati ton shall be set forth the substance |