The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
COURT HOUSE ELECTION
ORDERED
BY County Fiscal Court.

On motion OF j. w. Maycs, J.P., II
was suggested 20 the Court that the
building of "a court house in this coun
~ Is necessary for the public conven
fence Of the citizens Of this county, and
for the preservation Of tho public re-
cords of the county, and that for the
purpose OF enabling the Fiscal Court of
Fulton county 10 build a court house
for said county, that the question Of
appropriating an amount equal to Tween.
~ Thousand 100000 Dollars, by issu.
ing bonds Of the county for that amount,
payable 10 bearer in series of one Hun
dred (tl0O) Dollars each the first 81. 900
worth, az forty bonds. payable two wears
from date, aud the next forty bonds
payable three years from date, and the
next forty bonds four years from date,
and the next forty bonds five years from
date, and the last forty bonds six years
from date, be suggested 10 the voters of
Fulton county at the regular election 10
be held ~ each precinct in said county
ON the 7th day ~ November, 1899. as
required by Section 1880 of the Ken
lucky Statutes
Said motion being put before the
Court majority and quorum OF whom
were present. the following Justices
voted in favor Of said motion: j w.
Nayes. j. f. Names and j. Hays Blair,
IL being all the Justices present. and
none voting against the motion where
upon, the County Judge, as presiding
Judge OF the Fiscal Court, declared said
motion carried unanimously.
And, on motion. II Is further ordered
by said court that an election be held
and polls he opened at the several pre-
cincts IN this comfy on the 9TH day of
November, 1899, II being the day of the
next general election 10 be held in this
county for county officers said general
election 90 occur more than sixty DAYS
from this date. nt which election the
appropriation suggested by the court,
II being "A question OF the issuing of
S2O,0OO In bonds Of the county. OF the
denomination of sl0O each due as fol.
lows: Forty bonds due two wears from
date. and forty bonds due each twelve
months thereafter until the entire issue
Is paid. said bonds being payable TO
bearer. and bearing six per cent inter.
est from date uutil paid, said bonds TO
he made payable az the Farmers and
Merchants Bank, Hickman, Ky, and
the proceeds Of which are 20 be- used by
this court To enable them 90 build a
court house at the county site Of this
county, and furnish same. in this coun.
~. bc submitted 90 the legal voters of
this comfy for their approval or re-.
lection.
That said bonds 20 be issued by this
Court and executed and Issued on print.
ed forms under the seal of the County
Court Of this County, aud signed by the
presiding Judge Of the County Court.
and counter. signed by the County
'ourt Clerk OF ;his county, and inter
est be made payable annually from the
date OF the bonds, and interest coupons
shall be attached 60 each bond which
shall be signed by the County Clerk on.
ly; and sand bonds TO be issued for the
purpose of selling them by commits.
sioner, To be appointed hereafter by the
Court or otherw Use as the Court may di.
rect, and the money derived from sand
sales 90 be'used as above designated in
the order and the entire manner of is
suing and disposing of said bonds 10 be
regulated by this Court ~ required 10y
Article 90 NJ Chapter % OF the Ken.
lucky Statutes
IL is further ordered that J. T Stub
bleheld, the Sheriff OF this county, be,
and Is hereby directed ~ advertise said
election, and the object thereof for at
least 80 days next before the day there.
OF I'm the newspaper IN this county, hav.
ing the largest circulation, therein, and
II none be published in the county, then
by printed hand bills posted up at three
Of the most public places az each pre-
cinct and at the County Site.
IL shall b. the duty Of the officers OF
said election in each precinct. and they
are hereby ordered TO hold said election
thcy are required 20 hold elections Tor
county officers, and said election shall
be held and conducted in all respects
under the general election laws ob.
tanning IN this Commonwealth at that
time. II, NJ. KEARBY, j. Il. G. c.