The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-04-14
Notice of ELECTION.
STATE OF COLORADO, / "a
COUNTY OF Rio BLANCO.

Notice Of Election.
STATE OF COLORADO, 90
COUNTY OF Rio BLANCO.
To the duly qualified voters of school district
No. ]. in Rio hlanco county, state OF Colo
sessed to bin or her in said school district
for the year next preceding. the annual cleo
day. ii seventh day lay, Of May. 4. b. 1900;
NOTICE Is hereby given according to law, Of
an order of the Board Of Directors OF said
school district No. l, Of which the following Is
u true copy, viz:
ORDER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SCHOOL, DISTRICT NO. l.
SIN the matter of the submission to the quail
filed voters Of school district No. l., Rio Blanco
county. state OF Colorado, the question Of re-
funding portion of the outstanding and un-
paid bonded Indebtedness Of said school dis
trict No. l, which hus become reieemRble at
the pleasure OF said district, by the issuing of
refunding bonds to redeem and refund tha
same under and by virtue of the laws of the
state Of Colorado In such c,ise made and pro
yidcd. Said bonds to be refunded are a por-
ton of u series of ton bonds issued by school
district No. ., in the county of GARFIELD, state
Of Colorado, being now school district No. !,
county of bio BlaItco, state of Colorado, dated
June LIST. a. d. 1885, but absolutely dne and
payable fifteen years from the date thereof,
redeemable Mt the pleasure of raid district
after iive years from the date thereof, amount
to the sum OF four thousand dollars, and con-
sist Of four bonds of one thoiSand dollars each,
bonds bearing interest ut the rate of eight per
cent per ennuIn, interest payable senfannu-
ally. Oh the first day of June and the frat day
OF December In each ycar. ut the otfce of the
County Treasurer of Nid GARFIELD NOW Rio
Hlancol county, state Of Colorado, or At the
Western National Bank. IN the city of New
York. Mt the option of the holder.
Now, whereas, four Thousand dollars OF the
bonds of said school district No. 2, Garfield
county, now school district No. / Rio Blunco
county, Colorado, Of tho series of bonds of said
school district. argre1nlin9 the sum Of ten
thousand dollars. and driving interest at the
.e e eight per n1s snf PER annnm "r out
deoinabie nj the pleasure Of said school dis
trct: and, - 4
OF said school district available for the pay
mcnt OF redemption Of the said four Thousand
dollars of said school district bonds. or either
of them, or any part thereof: and,
Whereas. This Board of Directors OF said
school district is of the opinion that said fonr
thousand doilnrs of said bonded Indebtedness
cent reftrrd.n< bonds of snid school district
No. l, Rio Elinco county, Colorado, in pursl,-
ancc Of tho laws In such case made and pro
yided. and q large saving made to the snid
school district in so doing; and,
Whereas, This Board is OF the opinion that
1t is its duty under the laws Of Colorado, to
said school district No. i. Rio Blanco county,
Colorado; 4usfIizt
1t is, therefore, hereby ordered: That such
same Is hereby ordered submitted to such of
the duty gIlalihed voters Of said school district
No. l, hto klanco county. Colorado, us shall
or her in said school district for the year next
preceding the annual election TO be held In
said school district, on Monday the seventh
day of May, A. d. 1900 tO-wit:
QUESTi0N-Shall tho outstanding and un-
paid bonded Indebtedness Of school district No.
:. Gnr'lcid county, now school district No. l..
Rio Blanco county, Colorado, which has be
come payable ut the pleasure of said school
district. he refunded under the laws OF Colo
rl,do, In snch case made and provided. and
may tho Beard of Directors of said school dis
trict issue the rcfundiIg bonds of said district
to redeem and refund the saiHeY Said schoo,
bonds being dated june LIST. a. d. 1883. al,so-
date thereof, and reieclnable at the pleasure
of said school district after five years FROM tie
date thereof. and the unpaid portion of snid
bonds amount to the sum of four Thousand dol
lars, consist OF four bonds OF one thousand dol
lars each, numbered from seven to ten, inciu-
sive, and draw interest ut the rate of eight per
cent per aDniifn.
All persons voting on said question mt said
election shall vote by separate ballot, whercon
and Against Refundihr," and all the fltliy
qualified voters Of said county who shall have
paid " tax upon property us sessed to him or her
in ani5 school district for tho year next pre-
cediDg such election are entitled to vote on
said question under thel law.
Said election shall be held on said date, at
the court house in said county and in said Dis
trict. mud the polls shall he opened ut o o'clock
"A. III. and close Mt O'Clock p. IN. on said cleo
ton day, and in other respects the said cleo
tion shall be held in the same manner as pre-
scribed by the laws ofitbe state of Colorado for
the election Of district onicers.
The ballots cast on said question at snid cleo
ton shall be dcposiud in u separate ballot
box to be provided by the Board of Directors
of said school district for That purpose, md no
person shall vote on ssid question unless he or
district, as provided by law, and shall have
paid a tax on property assessed to him csr her
In said school district for the yenr next pre-
CefiuY such election.
The votes 80 cast on said question shall be
duly received and counted by the Judges of
Election in said school district, and the said
Judges are hereby required TO make return
thereof I'm duo time. form and manner as re-
qnired by law, and the votes 80 cast, counted
manner MS the votes for district officers are
canvnssed.
1t Is hereby further ordered that the Score
taly of said school district cause to be posted u
notice of this order. containing In full the text
thereof. In fvc conspicuous places in said
school district. one e., Of I, which shall be at the
days preceding said election, and he shall also
cause to be published for period of at least
tar daSs MmsealaHtiy preceding such elcc
school district, notice Of this order, contain
ing in full the text thereof, and make return
70 this Board Of proper evidence of such post
ing and publication of such order, with all
convenient speed
That said order was in due time, form and
manner duly made and adopted by said Board
of Directors of said school district at a regular
Meeting of said Board duly hold at their ONCE
in Meekcr. in said school district, in Rio Blanco
county. state Of Colorado, on Saturday, the 3lst
day of March, A. d. 1890; that the same is now
OF record in the proceedings Of said Board. and
that said record is now and remains in my of
fee ms such secretary.
In testimony WHEREBY. witness my hand and
the seal Of said school district at my ONCE in
Meeker, in said district, this 3lst day Of March
A d. 1900. +. n. JoHANTGEN,
Secretary Of School District No. /.
E%EALl Rio BlaAsO County. COLORADO.
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