El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-09
NOTICE:

NOTICE.
the city Of Ell Paso, IeAas, shall issue GER
tain bonds:
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas On the 2Sth day OF October, A. ID.
1927. the city council of the city of Ell Paso,
eXas, enacted three certain ordinances au-
thorzing the issuance of the couJ on bonds
OF the said CITY for the purpose of borrowing
money upon ! he credit of said city for the
follow wing pGrposes:
FIRST.
To erect a school house in the second ward .rd
third ward of said city.
SECOND.
To erect city hall in said city.
THIRD.
In order to tunt the present mt. outstap stan io
fioating indebtedn eSS of s. aid city which has
not been he etofore funded or bonded,
Which SO enacted as af9resaid
providing for the er'ctton of a school house
in the second ward and for improvements on
The city of 81 ! aso. Texas, and for Issuance
of bonds for th,t purpose" An ordipa nc.
ing, THAT is to say, CITY hall, in the city Of
E 'aso Texas, and for the issuance OF son ro
viding s' for.the funding of certain Indebted
ness Of the city of FL Paso aid T the issu
Zee Of whcR ordn is
shown in he hereinafter get out copy q an
bo diag Of an p eection tot detera inc whether
or no said city shall issue said bonds
And the sh day OF
ordi dance as follow@ to.wit:
and hodng Of an peectioh in the CITY OF II
Paso. Texas, TO determine whether or not
said city sha issue its bonds for the follow
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 the city council or the
city of RI Paso:
Section L. That, whereas it was determin-
Texas, on he 2oth day of October, 1897. to be
exp ?. 5ie and necessity, ftr the welfare Of
coupon bonds of said city for the following
purposes:
To erect school house in the e-ond ward
of said city, and to make necessary perma,
nent improveTents on the Mesa Iss school
SECOND.
To erect a city hall in said city.
THIRD.
city. That is to say. the present outst anding
floating Indebtedness of said city, which as
not been heretofore famed or bonded.
And, whereas, on the date last mentioned
the said city council, by it's ordinances then
passed. and which have been approved, did
city. maturing in thirty years and bearing
Fix per cent per aunum interest," as follows:
a. For erecting said school house in the
second ward and improving the Mesa school
building $4,000 $1,000 of which is for erecting
the scnoOl house in the second ward and the |
bala' ce is for improving the Mesa school !
house.
b. For erecting a city hall, $4,000
e. And for funding the aforesaid fndebt |
edness $4,000 90. in which ordinances provis- |
Of said city, and the constitution and laws OF |
Texas, TO provide sinking fund for the re- |
turity, and for the payment OF their interest |
as the same may become due;
said ordinances aud the charter of said city,
the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac- |
dinances, and ordering the issuance Of said |
bonds respectively, has been ratified by "a
who pay taxes on property In said city as
shown by the last assessment roll, voting at
ing Hbether or not such bonds shall be iss su
ed; be it therefore and it is ordered that an
city on the SEVENTH day of December, 1897
for the purpose of submitting to the voters
ositions and questio IS, whether or not such
bonds any or all of them shall be Issue d,
and of 1deresy ratfy1g or the
Sec ion2 Tnat 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
boI5ypg of other citV elections In said ctv .he
Sec ion B. That Iii qualified voters of Sa ID
city. who pay ia es on property in id city
as shown by the last assessment roll, are en-
titled to vote at said election, and none 9TH
ers can vote
section !. That the ballots to be used at
said election shall contain substantially the
words according 10 the voters
tx preston of will on the H, questions voted on
the sum of SO, 10000 for the erection of a
school, house in the second ward, and to i'm
prove the Me school house in the third
v ard of said city, and f. r the ratification If
the ordinance of October %, 1891 authorizing
5he issuance of the same
Or Against the issuance of Ell Paso CITY |
bonds in the sum o: $50 01O. 90 for he erection
of a school house in the second ward aud to
the Mesa school house in the third
ward of said city, a I'D against the ratification |
If the ordinance authorizing the issuance Of
The same.
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds In |
5he sum of $4,000 90 TO erect a city hall in
Of 6csober 18th 1897. ' ausho 40 the
ISSUANCE of the same
Or ..AgainsJ the issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of $40, 900 20 to erect a citv
lall in said city, and ag .tpst the ratification
If the ord nance authorizing the issuance of
For the Issuance of FL Paso city bonds in
he sum Of $4,000 20 10 fund its indeb 'edness.
october 9Th, 1897, authorizing the issuance
II the same
ponds in the sum of $50 900 % to fund its in
ana again t the ordinance au-
AL of sal ballots shall be written or print
I'd on p ain white paper and comply in form
IL substantially with the laws of Texas re at
ng to iliOtS. |
Upon the ascertainiug of the result of said
slec ion the action OF the city council in or
iering the issuan e of said bonds, and in
)aIsrng the ordinances aforesaid, shall be
declared ratified, or not rati ed. to any or |
Lii of said bonds, ccording to the result of |
said ele :tion. auu the bonds shall be issued
,r not Issued, as may be determined by said
election.
Section 5. That the mayor shall forthwith
ssue n proclamation to the tiers of said
ity calling said election, in accordance with
jhe provisions of this ordinance. in which |
proc lamation shall be set forth the Su bstauce
Of this ordinance. Said proclamation shall
be pu blished in at least one of the daily |
a newspapers published IN d city for peri-
ID of thirty days prior TO the day OF holding
said election. Said proclamation shall state
the places at which said cleo zion shall be
held in each ward. and the name of the pre-
siding officer who shall, preside at said
election in the several wards and election |
precints of the city. Said election shall be
held AT the fo.lo wing aces, to-wit: In the
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