The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-08
Ta.sday the Goth day of March, 1000,

W
., the purpose OF voting upon a proposition to
i ~ an Indebtedness OF Forty Thousand Dol
H. go the unrpose Of building a court house
"a aid county at the county seat thereof by an
icresse of the tax levy OF thirteen cents on the
~ Enndred Dollar valuation for a period of
IL years to pay the same when and where
VI. vi nronosition will be submitted to the quail
sed voters of said county TO be voted upon,
SwTITF.OF MISSOURI : "a
Cnunty of Bates.
In the County Court at the Feoruary Term ~ 0
Ho"m being the 9th day of the
sno February term of this court, a
nsssition and application signed by d..
II Jennings and more than one hundred other
,.j.ded voters of Bates county, Missouri. who
We tar PAYERS therein and assessed tax paying
ctizens of said county is presented TO the court,
s.id netitiop and application representing and
esfi1g that IL Is necessary to build court house
sfbin and for said county at the county seat
,hareaf to cost the sum of fifty thousand dollars
~. thousand dollars of said sum TO be set aside
I'D snnropriated from the surplus funds OF said
eoanty and the remaining forty thousand dol
lars 70 be raised by direct levy OF taxes for said
nn,nose for period of three years at the rate
r. thirteen cents the one hundred dollars
ysInsfien for each of said years, said petition
and application and the said petitioners and ap-
IIesnts stating and representing that it is nee
sssary TO incur said Indebtedness OF forty thou
ssnd dollars for the purpose OF building the saId
conrt house for said county at the county seat
thereof same being in excess of the total in
come and revenue of said county provided for
this wear and for any one year, as. l!nitcd by
law and that 1t is desired to pay such indcbt-
sdoess by the direct levy of taxes for that pur-
nose during the period OF three years. al the
rate of thirteen cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation for each of said years, and pray
iry that an election be held 10 authorize
he incurring OF such Indebtedness and the
sevvng of such taxes. Whereupon the said
petition and application being heard ana con-
ssIdered and il being necessary to built court
house for this said county of Bates al the county
seat thereof, and the sum necessary 10 DuiIu
the same to-wit, fifty thousand dollars being
in excess of the surplus funds of said county
and In excess of the total income and revenue
of said county for this year and for any one
YEAR as limited by law, and IL being necessary
Tor this said county to incur an Indebtedness of
forty thou sand dollars, for the SAID purpose OF
building q court house for SAID county at the
comfy seat thereof, which said sum is in excess
Of the surplus funds of said county and in excess
of the total income and revenue of said county
provided for this year and Tor any one year as
limited by law, and a levy of thirteen cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation for period
OF three years being necessary to raise the
amount of said proposed Indebtedness by direct
tax it is therefore ordered that special cleo
ton be held in this said county in the
manner provided by law on Tuesday, the
Goth day of March, 1900. for the purpose OF
submitting said proposition to incur sald lndeDt-
edness of forty thousand dollars for the purpose
of building q court house by an increase OF the
tax levy OF thirteen cents on the one hundred
dollars yalua ion fer three years to pay the
same, to be voted upon by the qualified voters
of the county at such election in the manner
provided by law, and that said question and
proposition be submitted to the qualified voters
OF said county at said special election. And IL
10 further ordered that at least twenty days
notice of said election be given by publishing
notice of the same in some newspaper publish
ed In Bates county, Missouri.
SAMUEL WEST, Presiding Judge.
s, T. BROADDUS, County ,lerk.
Done in pursuance of said order. And hereby
certify that the above is true copy of tn" or.
der of the court in the matter of said special
election rs the same appears of record in my
Office In testimony whereof l have hersuntC
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
[sEALl court at my ONCE in Butler, Mo. this
18th day of February, 1850.
; Il. BROADDUS,
Clerk of the County Court of
Bates County, Mo.