The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-09
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

the Board of Aldermen Of tho citv of
Raleigh passed April 9TH, 1899. in pur-
suance of the authority given in an act
of the General Assembly of North Caro-
lima of 1899, ratified February oSth.
1899, entitled: AN Act 10 authorize
the city of Raleigh to issue bonds for
public improvements and TO levy n
special tax" notice is hereby given that
a special election will be held ot the
various polling places hereinafter named
on the 10Th day Of June, 1899. for the
purpose of obtaining the consent of a
majority of the qualified voters Of said
city to the issuance of the bonds provid-
ed for in Sections | and ) of said Act.
as follows:
Section 1. That for the purpose OF
paving, matchmaking ana otherwise
improving such of the public streets Of
the City of Raleigh as the Board OF
Aldermen of said city may determine TO
improve, and for making such other pub-
lic~improvcments as the said board OF
aldermen may determine to make the
city of Raleigh is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue its bonds TO an
amount not exceeding one hundred thou
sand dollars, of such denominations and
in such proportions as the Board of
Aldermen may deem advisable, bearing
interest from the date thereof AT Il rate
not exceeding five per ccntum per an
mum. with interest coupons attached,
payable half yearly, at such times and at
such place or places as may be deemed
advisable by said Board Of Aldermen;
said bonds to be of such form and tenor
| and transferable in such way, and the
| prip"i ,al thereof payable or rcdecma-
bic ut such time or times not exceeding
| thirty years from the date thereof, and
| at such place or places as the Board OF
| Aldermen may determine.
| Section 5. That for the purpose OF
providing for the payment of the inter
est accruing on and the principal ut ma
| turity of the bonds issued under au-
| thority Of this act the Board of Alder
men of said city shall annually, and at
| the time of levyng other city taxes,
| levy and lay a particular tax on all
| persons and subjects of taxation on
which the said Board of Aldermen now
| are or may hereafter be authorized to
lay and levy taxes for any purpose what
| 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 taXalsC poll. The taxes
provided for in this section shall he col
| locted, 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 khe bapds for which said
| taxes are levied and collected. shall be
invested so us to secure the payment at
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 he
turned over to the commissioner of the
sinking fund of the city of Raleigh,
whose duty it shall be, under such gem
cral 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 he applica
|
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 ballot, ~ inches wide by j
| inches long, of white book" paper IN
weight 40 pounds to the ream, without
| device, mutilation or ornamentatlon,
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: IAN Act to
| provide the manner of election anu the
| registration of voters in cities ana
| towns, and for elections upon local queS-
| tons in counties and townships III the
four wards or voting precincts provided
| in said act authorizing said election ana
issuance of bonds as aforesaid. to-wit..
First Ward or voting precinct; bound
ed on the south by lIillsboro street, on
the east by Halifax street. and on the
north and west by the city limits.
Second Ward or voting precinct;
Bounded on the south by Newbcrn 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 Newborn ave-
nue, on 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 Hillsboro
street, on the east by Fayetteville
street, and on the south and west by
the city limits.
new registration shall be had as re-
quired by said act authorizing said cleo
ton and issuance of bonds and ordered
10y said Board of Aldermen. The
registration books will he open for reg
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