El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-04
NOTICE:

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| MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Whereas n the 2Sth day OF October, A. d
1897. the city council of the city of Ell Paso
| Texas, enacted three certain ordinances au-
| thorizing the issuance of the conron bonds
of the said city for the purpose Of borrowing
folio wing pGrpOses:
FIRST.
and to improve the Mesa school house in the
third ward of said city.
SECOND.
To erect a city hall in said city.
THIRD.
In order to fun the present outstanding
fioating tndebtedn ess of said city which has
Which ordinances SO enacted, as aforesaid,
are resp ctIvely entitled: IAN ordinanc
in the second ward and for improvements on
the Mesa school house in the third ward of
Of 5 Of for for
providing for he erecti On Of pubic build.
ns is 1 CITY na da che Of
for that pu pose" And ''An ordinance pro-
viding. for the funding of certain indebted
arce Of its bonds for that purpose -
The substance of which ordinance is
ordinance, providing for the calling and
no ding OF an election TO deter inc whether
Ana S s s On th ls 18Th s day Of October
A. D 1897. the said cit, council enacted an
ordi nance as follows, to-wit:
AN ordinance providing for thu calling
and holding of an election in the city of El
Paso, .exss to determine whethsr o not
ing purposes:
For the erection of / school house in the
second ward and to improve the Mesa school
house in the third ward.
SECOND.
To erect city hall
To fund certain of its Indebtedness
Be 1t ordained by tn city council of the
Section 1. That, whereas it was determine
Ed by the city eS9nc OF aid City ct so E Paso
said city and it's Inhabitants, to issue the
coupon bonds Of said city for the following
purposes:
To erect a school house in the se"ond ward
of said city, and to make necessary perma,
building in the th1 ward of said city.
SECOND.
70 erect a city hall in said city.
THIRD.
To fund the following Indebtedness of said
Gty That Is to say the i
not been heretofore funded or bonded.
And, whereas. on the date last mentioned
the said city council, by it's ordinanc es then |
order to be issued the coupon bonds of the |
city, maturing in thirty years and bearing |
For erecting said school house in the |
second ward and improving the Mesa school |
zee scheoi houss MT n the second ward and the
balance is for improv'n g the Mesa school |
house. -:
b. For erecting city hall, $4,000
G. And for funding the aforesaid fndebt |
sdpess $4,000 90, II which ordinances provis-
on was ~ AIDE il accordance with the charter
y said city. and the constitution and laws OF
Texas, to provide a sinking fund for the re-
iemption OF said bonds and payment at ma
urfty, and for the yment of their interest |
as the same may become due;
md. whereas according to the the term Of
aid ordinances and the charter Of said city |
be said bonds cannot be issued until the ac-
ion of said city cou ncil. in passing said or
'onds respectively, has been ratified by a
najority Of the qualified voters of said city.
7ho pay taxes an property In said city as
hown by the last assessment roll, voting at
- election held for the purpose of determin-
d; be it therefore and it is ordered that an
lection shall be called and held in the sal
or the purpose of submitting to the voters
Il said city, qua fled as aforesaid, the prop
onds any or all of them, shall be issued,
Of t Or
Sec ion2 That the polls shall be opened
nd the election held in the several wards OF
he city, and it shall be holden conduc ed.
nd the votes shall be counted and the re- |
urns shall be made and canvassed and the
esu declared in like mann err as is provid-
ID by the city charter and the law, for the
holding of o. her city elections in said city.
Sec ion 3. That all qualif fed voters of sa'd
IS shown by the last assessment roll, are en-
tiled to vote at said e ection, and none 9TH
Section 4. That the ballots to be used at
aid election shall contain substantially the
* ppession of win on the Questions voted on:
For the issuance f Ell Paso city bonds in
he sum Of SO 100000 for the erection OF a
prove the Ne a school house in the third
y ard Of said city and + r the Coz ratification IF
5he issuance of the same
Or, Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
IF school house in the second ward aud to
improve the Mesa school house in the third
IF the ordinance authorizing the issuance OF
the same"
said CT " and for The ratifi alton of the ordi-
4 Ance OF October 18th; 1897. authorizing the
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
ponds in the sum of $500 60 to erect n city
,all in said city, and ag ainst the ratification
Jhe same.
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds in
jhe sum of S30,C00.Oo TO fund its indeb .edness,
and for the rauification.of the ordinance OF
october 18th, 1897, authorizing the issuance
If the same J."
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of $50. 600 90 to fund its in
lie tedneSs and against the ordinance au-l
the issuance of the same
Ali of said ballots shall be written or print
with the laws of Texas re att
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 salt bonds, and in |
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be |
declared ratified, or not ratified. as t any or |
all of said bonds, according to the result of |
said election ana the bonds shall be issued, |
or not issue ed as may be determined by said
election.
Section 3. Shat the mayor shall forthwith |
issue a proclamation to the voters of said |
city calling said election, in accordance with
proclamation shall be forth the substance
of this ordinance. Said proclamation shall
be pu blished in at least one of the daily
published IN said city for a peri
cd of thirty days prior to the day of holding
said election. aid proclamation shall state