El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-16

vdn f the fo az d Of
, ace Of its bonds for that purpose ;.
The substance of which ordin noes
ordinance. proviiing for the calling calf an
no ding OF an election % deteru inc whethe
} or no said city shall Issue Ye, said bonds
A d 1897, the said city council enacted al
dinance as follows, to.wit:
Paso, Texas to determine whether or no
ing purposes:
For the erec.io of e. school house in tn.
second ward and to improve the Mesa school
house in the third ward.
SECOND.
! 70 erect a city hall
| THIRD.
To fund certain of it's Indebtedness
BE 1t 9r O., by the city council OF the
Section L. That, whereas it was deternin-
Texas. on the 18th day Of October, 1897. to be
S id city and its Inhabitants, to issue the
coupon bonds Of said city for the following
| purpoSs S:
To erect school house in the se"ond ward
of as said City . and to make necessary perma;
building in the third ward of said city. 00'
SECOND.
To erect a city hall in said city.
THIRD.
To fund the following Indebtedness of said
of ad eS ch has
not been heretofore fonoed or bonded.
the said city councii by its ordi i then
passed, and which have been approved did
order to be 2, issued the coupon bonds OF the
six per cent per annum interest, as follows:
a For erecting said school house in the
'uilding, $4,000, loco of which is for erecting
the schooi house in the second ward and the
inn w mo no Nos Sob 11
house.
b. For erecting city hall, $4,000
'on was made in acoordancs with the charter
Texas, TO provide a sinking fund for the re-
demption OF said bonds and payment at ma
semi-annuaiiy as the same may become due:
and, whereas. according to the the term Of
the said bonds cannot be issued until the &C.
ton OF said city council, in passing said orr
bonds respsctiveIy. hss Sseh Tasi lie q By sa'a
maiority of the qua lifted v. tiers of said City,
shown BY the last ASSESSMENT roll, Votinsg at at
an election held for the purpose Of determin-
edi be it there ore and it is ordered that IN
election shall be alled and held in the sal
for the purpose Of Submitting to the voters tiers
OF said city, qua lied as aforesaid, the prop
os.,ons and auss;ssioss, whether OF not such
and of ,herey Fat t IL or lepadia ing the
Sec ion 2 That the polls shall be opened
and the election held in the several wards of
the city. and 1t shall be holden conduc' ed,
turns shall be made and canvassed and the
resu declared, in like manner as is provfd-
holding of other city elections in said city.
Sec ion 3. That all qualified voters OF said
as shown by ie last assessment roll are ar e eG
Tilted to vote at said election and none 9th
SECTION I; That the ballots to be used at
For the is .a ian &c Ell aso city bonds In
school house in the second ward, and to i'm
prove the Me a sShoOl house in the third |
~ the
the issuance of the same"
bonds in the sum Of $50 0OO 90 for he erection |
OF school house in the second ward aud to |
ward of said city. and against the Ratification
OF the ordinance authorizing the issuance of |
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in |
said q y and for The ratifi alton OF the ordi-
issuance Of the same''
Or Against the issuance of FL Paso city
hall in said city. and ag tinst the ratification
Of the ordin tnce authorizing the issuance of |
the same"
For the Issuance of Ell Paso city bonds I'm |
the sum Of $50 600 % to fund its indeb' edness |
ordinance
October 2sth, 1897, authorizing the issuance |
OF the same !"
bonds In the sum of S3OO 600 90 to fund its in
dert edness. and against the ordinances au-
the issuance of the Same.''
AL. of said ballots shall be written or print
ed on p ain white paper and comply in form |
substantially with the laws of Texas re. at
Upon the ascertainiug OF the result Of said |
cleo IGN the action OF the city council in or |
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be |
declared ratified, or not raui ed. as to any or |
said election. ana the bonds shall be issued |
or not issued, as may be determined by said |
Section 8. That he mayor shall forthwith
issue proclamation to the voters of said |
city calling said election in accordance with |
the provisions of this ordinance. in which |
reclamation shall he set forth the substance |
this m ssa shan
newspapers published in sa- d city for peri
Of feS days OF
the places at which said election shall be |
h held ia each ward and the name Of the pre-
pre- inss Of the city said eioetlen shall be
first ward, at the city hall in the second
ward, at the hose house 90 Kansas street; in /
North stanton street. and in the fourth ward |
at the street commissioners office on North |
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect |
aud be in force from and after its passage
anu approval
Approved November |, 1897
JOSEPH MAGoFFIN,
Mayor of the ity of Ell Paso. Texas.
Attest: B. S CATLIN,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Paso. Texas
Now, therefore, 1, Joseph Magoffin, mayor |
of the city of Ell Paso. Texas, In pursuance of |
said ore nance and by virtue of the powers
vested N me by law, do hereby give notice |
T hat an election will be held in each and all
of the wards of the city of Ell Paso, Texas
the hours of eight in the morning
and six in the afternC on, on Tuesday, the nth |
day of December, A. d 1897, for the purpose
Of determining the questions in said ordi-
nance proposed and submitted. at which
election qualified voters of the city of Ell |
Paso. who pay taxes on property in said city,
as shown by the last assessment roll, and /
none other are qualified to vote.
In the isst ward the election will be held at |
the city hall. and Lamour is hereby ap-
pointed presiding officer.
In the second ward the election will be |
held at the hose house on Kansas street. and |
q w Fassett is hereby appointed presiding |
officer.
In the third ward the election will be held |
at Chas. Purtells shop North Sta ton
street. ard NJ. q. Edwards is hereby appoint
ed presiding officer.
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