El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-26
NOTICE:

NOTICE:
Of an election to determine whether or no
the city OF Ell Paso, Texas. shall issue Ger
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Whereas en- the 28th day or October, A. d
| Texas, enacted three certain ordinances au
| thorzing the issuance of the couTo bond.
money upon he credit of said city for the
| following purposes:
| 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 fund the present outstanding
floating Indebtedness of said city which has
not been he etofore funded or bonded,
Which ordinances SO enacted, as aforesaid
are resp ctively entitled: IAN ordinance
In the second ward and for fnp1ovements on
| the Mesa school house 10 the third ward OF
Of FL Ease and for
providing for The erection OF a pubic bnitd1
fort the an Of
| for that pu rpose." And sAn ordnance .ro-
yidng for the fupStng of certain i4 ade
arce of its bonds for that purpose -
The substance bs Of which erd'nrnce is
ordinance, providing for. the calling and
no ding of an election TO determine whether
And. whereas, on the 2sth day of October,
A. D 1897, the said city council enacted an
IAN ordinance providing for the calling
and holding of an election in the city of Ell
said city shall issue its bonds for the follow
ing purposes:
FIRST.
For the cree ion of school house in the
second ward and to improve the Mesa school
house in the third ward.
SECOND.
To erect a city hall
THIRD.
To fund certain of it's indebtedness.
Be it ordained by ths city council OF the
Section l.. That. whereas it was determin-
ed by the city Council Of said city Of o FL Paso,
eXDefient and necessary, for the welfare of
said city and its inhabitants, to issue the
coupon bonds of said city for the following
FIRST.
To erect a school house in the Second ward
iIy on the Mesa School
building in the third ward Of said city.
SECOND.
To erect city hall in said city.
THIRD.
To fund the following indebtedness s of said
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 which have been approved, did
order to be issued the coupon bonds of the
city, maturiDg in thirty years and bearing
a. For erecting said school house in the
second ward and improving the Mesa school
building, $50, co., 15o0O of which is for erecting
the schooi housa in the second ward and the
balaEce is for improving the Mesa school
house.
b. For erecting a city hall, $4,000
c. And for funding the aforesaid indebt
edness 5000 90. in which ordinances provis-
on w Ia in 6ar ~ wit he nbar fcr
Texas, TO provide sinking fund for the re-
dempt1on OF said bonds and payment at ma
turity, and for the payment of their interest
semi-annually the same may become due;
said ordinances aud the charter of said city,
the said bonds cannot be issued until the ac
OF SAID city be passing s Sc
bonds respectively. has been ratified by
Who pay taxes on properly In said City as
shown by the last assessment roll, voting at
an election held for the purpose Of determin-
ed; be it therefore and it is ordered that an
election shall be called and held in the sal
for the purpose of submitting to the voters
OF laid city, qua lied as aforesaid, the prop
OSiIfOns and questions, whether or not such
bonds any or all of Them shall be issued,
and of thereby ratifying or repudia'tng the
Sec ion 2 That the polls shall be opened
and the election held In the several wards of
and the votes shall! be counted, and the re-
turns shall be made and canvassed and the
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 tai es on property in id city
as shown by the last assessment roll. are en-
titled to vote at said election, and none 9TH
Section 4. That the ballots to be used at
said election shall contain substantially the |
words according TO the voters
OF will on The questions c voted on
n Of fnr "a Of
school hous. in the second ward. and to i'm
prove the Mesa school house in the third |
W ard of said city, and fl + the ratification { f
the ordinance Of October p. 1891. authorizing |
bonds in the sum o. $50 900. 90 for the erection
Of a school house in the second ward aud to |
ward of said city. nod az ainst the ratification
Of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
For the issuance of Ell Paso city bonds In |
the sum Of $4,000 90 to erect a city hall in |
Z ance of October 2sth; 1897. authorizing the |
bonds in the sum of So0,000.00 to erect a city |
hall in said city, and ag ainst the ratification |
Of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
For the issuance of FL Paso city bonds in |
and for the ratifcation:of the ordinance Of |
October 9Th, 1897, authorizing the issuance /
Of the same
Or Against the Issuance of Ell Paso city
bonds in the sum of $50. 600 90 to fund its in
de btedneSS. and again It the ordinance au- |
thorizing the issuance of the Same.''
Al! of said ballot shall be written or print
ed on ain white paper and comply in form
su bstantially 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
derlng the issuance of said bonds and in /
passing the ordinances aforesaid, shall be |
declared ratified, or not rati ed. as to any or |
all of said bonds, acco riding to the result of |
said election ana the bonds shall be issued,
or not Issued, as may be determined by said |
election
Issue proclamation to the voters of said |
city calling said election, in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance, in which |
shall be set forth the substance /
of this ordinance. Said proclamation shall
be published in at least one of the daily |
newspapers published In sad city for peri
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 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 following places to-wit: In the |