The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-14

soever. said particular tax to be not
less than six or more than eight cents
on the one hundred dollars assessed val
uation on property, and not less than
eighteen nor more than twenty-five
cents on each taxable poll. The taxes
provided for in this section shall be coll
lected. and shall be accounted for and
kept separate from other city taxes. and
shall be applied exclusively to the pur-
poses for which they are collected. So
much OF said taxes as may he required
to pay the interest on the bonds issued
by authority of this act, as it falls due,
and cannot be applied to the purchase
or discharge Of the bonds for which said
taxes are levied and collected, shall be
invested so as TO secure the payment ut
maturity of the principal of the said
bonds; and to insure the due investment
of the amounts collected from year to
year in excess of that required to pay
the said interest the Board of Alder
men shall cause the said excess to be
turned over to the commissioner of the
sinking fund OF the city of Raleigh,
whose duty it shall be, under such gem
eral rules and regulations as said Board
of Aldermen shall from time to time pre-
scribe, TO make Investments of so much
of the taxes collected and turned over
to him as aforesaid, as shall be applca-
bic as aforesaid to the payment of the
principal Of said bonds issued under this
act, and to do or perform all such other
services in connection with said bonds
as said Board Of Aldermen may pre-
scribe, and such commissioner shall give
bond and receive such compensation for
his said services as said Board OF Alder
men may determine"
Those qualified voters approving the
issue of the bonds and the levy and col
lection of the particular taxes as above
provided for shall deposit in the ballot
box a ballot, liz inches wide by )
inches long, of white book" paper, in
weight 40 pounds to the ream, without
device, mutilation or ornamentation,
upon which shall be printed in plain
long primer type the word approved"
and those disappearing the same shall
deposit like ballot with the printed
word 'Disapproved."
That said election shall be held under
the provisions OF an act of the said
General Assembly of 1899, ratified
March 9th, 1899, entitled: "An Act to
of voters in cities and
towns, and for elections upon local ques-
tons in counties and townships" in the
four wards or voting precincts provided
in said act authorizing said election and
issuance of bonds as aforesaid, to-wit.:
First Ward or voting precinct: Bound
ed ON the south by Hillsboro street. on
the east by Halifax street, and on the
nj nd bn nit
Second Ward or voting precinct:
Bounded on the south by Newbern ave-
nue., on the west by Halifax street, and
on the north and east by the city
limits
Third Ward or voting precinct:
Bounded on the north by Newbern ave
nue., OH the west by Fayetteville street,
and on the south and east by the city
limits.
Fourth Ward or voting precinct:
Bounded on the north by Hilsboro
street, on the east by Fayetteville
street, and. on the south and west by
the city limits.
A new registration shall he had as re-
luired by said act authorizing said elec-
ion and issuance of bonds and ordered
~ said Board Off Aldermen. The
eglStfatlon DOCKS VIII he open Tor reg
stration of voters from sunrise to sunset
or ten days, Sundays excepted, begin
ing May Both and closing at sunset Oh
une 9th at the following places (which
ire also the polling places) by the
named registrars:
First Ward-Cone's Store, corner
and Jones streets; Melvin An
lrews, Registrar.
Second Ward-E. Hugh Lees Store,
corner Lane and Bloodworth streets:
.. Hugh Lee, registrar.
Third Ward-Jones Warehouse, cor
Ter Blount and Davie streets; Il. III.
1unnicutt, registrar.
Fourth Ward-City Lot, corner Davie,
md Salisbury streets; w. Fl. Strother,
egistrar.
A. M. POWELL,
Mayor.
IAN II. SMITH,