Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-11-02
Electors Of WinneShiek County:
NOTICE.

WHEREAS, numerous citizens and tax-pay
Supervisors to submit to the legal voters the
question of tearing down the old Court House
and of erecting new one, so as 10 protect the
people from having their records and docu-
ments destroyed in case OF fire, therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the Board of Supervisors OF
Winneshiek county, Iowa. at the June A. ID.
1885, regular session, that the following ques,
tions be and aIe hereby submitted to the legal
voters of said county at the next general cleo
ton OF 1898, to be voted upon as follows:
z sha az t sne doMn the old COURT House bud
ing, and bond the county In the sum of not
exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, for
the erection ola new Court House building,
and be authorized to erect q new Court House
on the old Court House groudd?
Shall an annual tax, in addition to the usual
taxes be levied upon the taxable properly OF
the said county, in sum not exceeding Thir-
teen Thousand Dollars per annum, for the
erection of said Court House?
Shall bonds ofthe county be issued, in the
sum not exceeding Seventy-Five Thousand
Dollars, upon which to borrow money to erect
Court House, in and for said county; said
less than one hundred dollars, nor more than
one thousand dollars, and to bear interest at
the rate of not exceeding four and one-half
per cent. per annum, with interest payable
annually on the LIST day of October each year,
on and after Oct. list, 1900 at the office of the
County Treasurer of said county, provided
that said bonds shall not be sold for less than
one hundred cents on the dollar? Seven
thousand dollars of said bonds, and interest
thereon, shall be made due and payable on
the LIST day of October, 1900 and eight thous-
and five hundred dollars, and unpaid interest
thereon, shall be made due and payable on
the list day of October of each OF the years 1901.
1907 1903 1904 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908 respec-
lively, until all the said bonds be paid. All
the said bonds shall be payable at the office OF
| the County Treasurer OF said county.
| Shall an annual tax of not exceeding two
mills on the dollar be levied in addition 10 the
usual taxes. upon the tn xable property OF said
county, for the years 1899, 1900, 1901 1902, 1908,
| 1904, 1906 1905 and 1907 respectively, for the
payment of said bonds and interest, and in
| interest, then said rate shall be continued
| from year to year until the amount is paid.
This resolution and regulation snail take
effect and be in force on the LIST day ofJanuary,
| 1899.
The form of ballots used by the electors in
voting upon the proposition shall be that pre-,
| scrbed by Section ll08 of the Code of 1897, and
each proposition shall be printed in full upon
| the ballots. Be it further
| Resolved, That due. legal and proper notice
| of the submission of such proposition, at SAID
| election, shall be given by the Auditor OF
| Winneshiek County, Iowa, as provided by
| law, and that the Auditor of said county shall
| provide and furnish the necessary ballots re-
| Quired for the submission of the propositions
contained in this resolution to the electors OF
| Winneshiek county, Iowa, in the manner and
form provided by law, and contemplated by
In accordance with the foregoing resolution
and the Statutes of the State of Iowa, in such
rase made and provided, notice Is hereby
| given that the above and foregoing PROPOSE,
| lions will appear upon the Off ial ballot al
the coming general election for 1893, in form as
| follows:
Resolved, by the Board Of Supervisors OF
| Winneshiek county, Iowa, at the June, A. ID
1893, regular session. that the following cues
lions be and are hereby submitted to the legal
voters of said county at the next general cleo.
ton of 1898, to be voted upon as follows:
Shall the following measure be adopted?