The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-07
PROCLAMATION
OF Bond Election for the Morgantown
School District.

10 the qualified rioters of said district:
Whereas, at general meeting Of th,
Board OF Education Of the Morgantowr
School district held ON the 9th day 0
July, 1897, the following order was mad,
and entered on the minutes.
"On motion it is ordered: That thu
bonds of the Morgantown School Dis
trict are hereby authorized and empow
cred to be issued and sold according L
law to the amount OF forty Thousand
| ($40, 100000 dollars said bonds 10 be o
the denomination OF one hundred dol
lars, bearing interest at the rate OF five
per centum per annum, the interest pay
able annually and the principal as fol
lows:
s2,500.00 thereof payable in five years
after the date thereof.
$1,000, 90 thereof in six years after the
date thereof.
So, 800 90 thereof in seven years after
the date thereof.
$2,500.00 thereof in eight years after
the date thereof
$2,500,00 thereof in nine years after
the date thereof.
$2,500.00 thereof in ten years after the
date thereof
$500. 90 thereof in eleven years aitei
the date thereof
s2,500.00 thereof in twelve years after
the date thereof
s2,500.00 thereof in thirteen years af
ter the date thereof.
$2,500.00 thereof in fourteen years af
ter the date thereof.
$4,000 thereof in fifteen years after
the date thereof.
$2,500.00 thereof in sixteen years after
the date thereof
$2,500,O0 thereof in seventeen years
after the date thereof.
$2,500.U0 thereof in eighteen years af-
ter the date thereof.
$2,500.00 thereof in nineteen years af-
the date thereof.
$4,000 thereof in twenty years after
the date thereof.
1t is further ordered that there be as.
sessed and collected direct annual tax
of eighteen cents on each one hundred
dollars OF property valuation in said
district for the purpose of paying the in
terest annually ON said bonds and the
principal thereof at their maturity, and
to create sinking fund for that purpose
But all questions connected with the
issuing of said bonds shall be submitted
to the qualified voters OF the said dis
trict in accordance with the statute in
such case made and provided. Said
election to be held on Monday the 9th
day OF August, 1897, at the usual voting
places within said district, that is to say,
at the regular voting places in precincts
Nos. /, 2 and OF Morgan district. and
No. OF Grant district, all being within
said Morgantown School District. But
unless three-fifths OF all the votes cast at
said election shall be in favor OF such
issue OF bonds this order shall be void
and of no effect.
The president of this Board is hereby
authorized and directed to issue his
proclamation for said election accord.
ingly."
Therefore, l, /. G. Lazzelle, President
Of the Board OF Education Of the Nor
gantown School District, do hereby
make proclamation and give notice that
an election will be held on
Monday, the 9th day Of August, 1897,
pursuant to the foregoing order and ac-
cording to the law governing the same at
the usual voting places in precincts Nos.
|, and of Morgan district, and No. 3
Of Grant district, all being within Nor
gantown School District, at which cleo
ton all questions connected with the
issuing of the bonds mentioned in the
foregoing order will be submitted to the
qualified voters of said Morgantown
School District.
The persons voting In favor Of such
issue of bonds shall have upon their bal
lots the words, written or printed, "For
Ratification" and those persons voting
against such issue the words, written or
printed, "For Rejection OF all of
which notice is hereby given to the vot-
ers Of said Morgantown School District.
1. G.. LAzzELLE, President.