El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-15

l or said city shall issue said bonds
And whereas, on the 23th day of October
A ID 1897, the said city council enacted al
ordnance as follows, to-wit:
and holding of an election in the city of E
Paso, Texas. to determine whether or no
said city sha issue is bonds for the follow
ing purposes:
For the erection of a school house in thu
second ward and 10 improve the Mesa school
house in the thfi ward,
SECOND.
To erect city hall
THIRD.
To fund certain of its indebtedness.
Be it ordained by the city council Of the
ed by the city council OF said city OF FL Paso,
s. id city and its Inhabitants, to issue the
coupon bonds of said city for the following
| pUrpose S:
| To erect a school house in the Second ward
of said city. and to make necessary perma,,
| building in the third ward of said city.
SECOND.
| To erect city halt in said city.
THIRD.
To fund the following indebtedn ess of said
city: That is to say, the present outstanding
| floating Indebtedness of said city, which has
And. whereas, on the date last mentioned
| the said city council. by it's ordinances then
passed, and i which have been approved. did
city. maturing in thirty years and bearing
| second ward and improving the Mesa school
uilding. $50 Co., i5ooo of which is for erecting
the schoo! nous in the second ward and the
6aiaoce Is for improving the Mesa school
house.
b. For erecting a city hall, $4,000
G.. And for funding the aforesaid indebt
edness 500 90, in which ordinances provis-
on was made in accordance with the charter
Of said ,iiry. and the constitution and laws OF
Texas: TO provide sinking fund for the re-
a nj n sail hF dc
turity, and for the payment of their interest
semi-annually as the same may become due;
said ordinances and the charter Of said city,
the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac-
dinances and Ordering the fssuaacee Of said
bonds respectively, has been ratified by
Wbo pay Ia IN proDertv o said ci cty
shown by the last assessment roll, voting at
ing whether or not such bonds shall be issu-
ed; be it there ore and it is ordered that an
city on the seventh day of December, 1897,
for the purpose of submitting to the voters
osilions and questions. whether OF not such
bonds any or all of them, shall be issued,
and of there. y tatifying or repuiia ing this
aforeSaid action Of said city council
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,
ard the votes shall be counted, and the re,
turns shall be made and canvassed and the
resu t declared, in like manner as is provid-
ed by the city charter and the law, for the
holding OF other city elections IN said CITY.
Sec ion j. That all qualified voters of said
city. who pay tare on property in id city
as shown by the last assessment roll, n
titled TO vote at said election, and none 9TH
ers can vote
Section 4. That the ballots to be used at
said election shall contain substantially the
following words according to the voters
preston OF will on the questions voted on:
school house in the second ward and to i'm
prove the Me IA school house in the third
the issuance of the same
bonds In the sum o. $50 O00 90 for the erection
OF school house in the second ward aud to
ward of said city, apd against the ratification
of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
the same.
For the Issuance of El Paso city bonds in
the sum of $4,000 90 10 erect a city hall in
n Auce of october 18th; 1897, authorizing the
issuance OF the same "
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of Sa0.000.C0 erect city
hall in said city and as ainst the ratification
OF the Ordin +nce authorizing the issuance of
the same
For the Issuance of Ell Paso city bonds In
the sum of $50, coo % TO fund its indeh- edness
and for the ratitcation.of the ordinance of
October 18th. 1897, authorizing the issuance
or AGAINST the is uance of f! Paso city
bonds in the sum of $4,000 % to fund its in
btedness, and against the ordinance au-
thoriZing the Issuance of the same
ALI of said ballots shall be written or print
ed on ain white paper and comply in form
substantially with the laws of Texas re at
Upon the ascertainiug of the result of said
derIng the issuan 70 of said bonds, and in
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be
ali Of said bonds, according to the result of
said election and the bonds shall be issued,
or not issued, as may be determined by said
election.
Section d. That the mayor shall forthwith
| issue a proclarnation to the voters of said
| City calling said election in accordance with
| the provisions of this ordinance. in which
| proclamation shall be set forth the substan
| of this ordinance. Said proclamation shall
| be pu blished in at least one of the daily
Cd Of Thirty days prior to the day of holding
said election. Said proclamation shall state
the places at which said election shall be
held ia each ward. and the name of the pre-
siding officer who shall preside at said
pre@ints Of the city. Said election shall be
held at the following p aces, to-wit; In the
first ward at s the city ha In the i'd
the third ward. at Chas. Purtelfs shop on
North stanton street, and In the fourth ward
section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
aud be ia force from and after its passage
Approved November 1. 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, |, Joseph Magotfin, mayor
of the city of Ell Paso Texas In pursuance o.
said ord nance ard by virtue of the powers
vested II me by law, do hereby give notice
| that an election will be held in each and all
| of the wards OF the city of Ell Paso, Texas
| bstweeu the hours of eight in the morni ng
| and six in the afteruC on, on Tuesday, the 9TH
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 E
| PaSo, who pay taxes on property In said city
| as shown by the last assessment roll, ano
| none other are qualif5d to vote.
| In the Fl rSt ward the election will be held al
the city hall. and a Lamour is hereby ap
pointed presid Ing officer.
| In the second ward the election will bs
held It the hose house on Kansas street. anC
} O. w Fassett Is hereby appointed presiding
officer.
In the third ward the election Will be hel(
| at Chas. Purtells shop on North StantOl
. street, ard NJ. .. Edwards is hereby appoint
ed presiding officer.
| In the fourth ward the section will be hel(
| at the street commissioners office. on Norti
Oregon street, and Adolph Solomon is here
| by appointed presiding officer
Signed this lst day OF November, A D. 1881
{ JOSEPH MAGOFFTN,