The Meeker herald., 1899-11-04
" Meeker Literary society will meet
te court house Saturday eve, No
u r 18th. w. H.. Clark, secretary.

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venlGr 18th. w H.. Clark, secretary.
Notice of Election.
tATE OF COLORADO,
tSTY OF RIo BLAsCo, 97 4.
To luly qualified voters of said county Of
u ilanco who have paid 4 tax upon prop
g sscssca TO him or her in said county Gur
the ar iumr diately preceding the general
el1 n, to be beld In snid county on Tues
9hl hoscycuth day of November, A.. u, 1899.
~ Ia hereby given, according to law, OF
an orr of the Board of County JDmissiOuers
9f s,teoanty of Rio Bunco OF which the fol-
io"lbist = true copy, viz:
t,DER OF BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
'"lHic pna;ter of the submission 10 the duly
qunliil voters of liio Blnneo county. Colo
raon. the question Of refuniing portion OF
tho ;anding and unpaid bonded indchtcd-
me- ,lh, county. which has become payable
NJ pttDn Of the said county, by the issuing
OF ldm2 bonds 10 redeem and refGud tho
sai said bonds 70 be refunded arc y por-
tioi itseries of bonds dnted October ist, 4 &.
d. dul October LIST, a. D. 1908. ltyuhiu at
ithp ~ Of the county on and u.ts'l Dcs",sr
1st, y. 1897, ninount TO lae auai of thirty
Aeve nis cr one Thousand dollars each,
nu'i 1a from I've to forty-onc, Inclusive.
said ads bearing interest 1t The r1tr OF seven
per Vat. per nEnrnl, interest pay able semi
~ v on the firsi dy of April aud the first
day JctoDer, ut 10 Office of the County
Iie4uer of lilo hlanco county, or At the
" nhlHl National Bank in the city of New
Yorkeuhe option Of the holder.
"a 70, whereas, thirty, even thousand dol
lar Of Re bonds of snfd Rin Bancu county. uf
the on o! bonds Of said county, Gggrc2atine
the 81 of forty-uue thousand dollars and
dt. 'tin interest NJ the ratc Ct seven per cent
ller an,,n,nrc outstanding md unpaid. but
have, come payable nt the option of tbs
HoaM County Commissioners of said
county md.
"whtras, there arc no funds in the treasury
. Il,t1tl for
rcdr npon of the snid thirty-scycn Thousand
DOLLAR said county bonds, or either of them,
or 10 nft thereof, and,
va Ccils. this Board is of the opinion that
said u t-scvcn thousand dollars Of said in
dcbiSdliss may bc refunded by the issuance
of lYR In cent. refunding bonds of said couil-
~ OtRn Hnnco In pursuance OF the Prov
sionffn uu ict entitled An act to enable the
scy ~ 0uutiCa OF the state to refund their
buGfN Indebtedness, which has or may here
Ate tiire. or has, or may bercuitcr become
payJeAst tho option of the county, by issuing
fciu}1ig bonds, providing for an election
and ~ payment OF the principal and interest
ami tkf' REGISTRATION thereof, and repealing
Cba&eI 81 of the Session Laws of Colorado;
lk95,I all conflicting acts. approved April
lDthk d. Isy9 and II large saving made to the
T"YJ Jhfrens, this Board is of the opinion that
It IA duty. under the laws OF Colorado, 70
sui NJ aid question to the vote of the duly
qua le, voters of said Rio Banco county;
I'M therefore, hereby ordered:
'lIrst That such question In the form stated
bold ,e, and the same is hereby, ordered sub
mfftd 4, such of the duly qualified voters of
an ID kO,gty Of Rio BInpco us shall have paid II
tnS bon property assessed to him her III
sal Eo,mty tor the year Immediately preced-
irir ht general election to bf held III said Rio
ri, = csinfy on Tuesday trc seventh day U,f
Mn In,Ar. a. b, 1899. to-wit:
.QUESTION.
y eitnc outstanding and unpaid bonded
ipdY tfaess Of the county of Rio Blnnco, stntb
o. CIV do, which has become payable ut thf
Eopnp'p said county, be ref,inaed under the
InFE ~ dorado i'll such case made ana pip-
ykH n td ray tho Board Of County Commits
sN.xA aid county of Rio l'lanoo issue me
EE{.Hr lasd2 OF asLi nea'.ty ~ s-'is.a'a nnd
Tpl itdC eaine, eaIu cnuh.y pon"s pcius
Yh'' c,oper lst. "A. y. 1853, duc Octopcf Isl
~. ~ pays@nie @ az INC opt9ii a ~ ,"e .9'i,y ~.
WI aiter octooer ISL, =. " les', .tnu ine
rai1 po:iton Of said bonds amount to ne
~ ol lhiriy-seSci ihousnni uolihrs; GunSlH, ii
thfp'seveD bonds OF one thousand doiltlts
ch, iiinoerca from iVe 70 lortS.ohe, Ilyiu'
xc, anu ocar intcrcst Ut the rate OF seven Iti
nI i'r anuuni. .,
Al persons VotinH on sala qi' qi',T
pm ~ alh eiection shitii Note ~ sepath' Ili-
NV Ag' ton snaIi De plnced thc "orus r."
ferunll1g county inuepteuhcS. or AtnlL'l
feiui iis Counis lhdcOleuht-s uh' w 'L''
ply pa liued voters oi sad county whu sHlh
Iive lIll TAX upon property hss,i5seu " HtN
n hri " hiu bHinco county iVf inc year l"tT
$edih y preceding s'ich election are ehtN.'i
paw. on atid question under the ihW.
I'm fa, Ihut the County treasurer OF sun
J. 10 B neg county shaii make Out nhu chu,H
Il be dnlivercd to the Judges of Eiectlon III
3tch ton precinctin sud COUNT prior -
he 80 4 election II certified list of the tnNpny-
RS Ia neh county who shall nave pllf htlr-
p prov rty assessed to them ~ suth county
Il the ar immediately preceding thc general
pectipp 70 be held in sati county on Iuc. lhS'
be stN1nth day OF November, \. d. le'ti ana
bake urn 70 this Board OF proper eYid ngo
mna Il and delivering euch certilch lists
it'll % Convenient speed.
"F0ur,h. Such election shall be bed In she
Innn prescribed 10y the laws of the state Of
yplortl5 for the election of county officers.
l"Fi;IH. The ballots cast on said question at
tid oh Ion shall be deposited in II scpnTalh
E!loI rOx to he provided by this Board Tor
MT purpose, ard no person shall vote on said
biesii vi unless he or she sball be qurlihUl
bter " said county of Rio BnIiCU, 5luir ot
b,org1 D., as prescribed bv law, and sbHll have
Md AK on property assessed to hiIl or her
1 sai rDunty for the year immediately pre-
tiur uch election.
fSif Ia The votes 40 cast on said question
Hall e duly received and counted by the
Sdgr3 OF Election in the several voting pre-
L,.+. .a .ni 10, ~ md ND