The Meeker herald., 1900-04-07
Notice Of Election.
fate OF COLORADO, SO
knIrNTy Or Rrn lI tSt,n -.

Notice of Election.
fate OF COLORADO,
EoUNTY or Rio BLASco. rs
TO the duly qualified voters of school district
No. !, in Rio Blanco county, state of Colo
ra'io, who have paid n tax upon property as
b for the year ncNt preceding tho annual cleo
ton To lie he'll in said school district on Mon
day. the seventh day. of May. A; d. 1909;
NOTICE IL hereby given according to law, of
an order of the Board OF Directors of said
school district No. l, of which the following is
true copy. viz:
ORDER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ].
sin tho matter OF the Submission 10 the quail
filed voters Of school district No. l, Rio blnEco
county. state of Colorado, the question OF re-
funding II portion of the outstanding and UNI
paid bonded Indebtedness of said school dis
trict No. l. which has become redpeHnblc at
the pleasure OF sud district. by the issuing OF
rcfundinr bonds to redeem and re1unt the
same under and by virtue OF the laws OF the
state of Colorado In such case made and pro-
vided. Said bonds to be refunded are Il por-
tion of IL series OF ten bonds issued by school
district No. 2. in the county OF Garfield sfate
OF Colorado. being nQw school distrir: No. |.
county of Bio Blauco, state of Colorado, dntcd
June LIST, A.. d. 1855. but absolutely due and
payable fifteen years from the date thereof,
rndeeInable at the pleasure of said district
nfter five years from the date thereof, amount
to the sum of four thousand dollars. and con-
sst of four bonds of one Thousand dollars each.
numbered from seven To ten. inclusive. said
bonds bearing interest at the ratio of eight per
cent per annum, interest payable seiniannu-
ally. on the first day of June and the first day
of December in each year, Ut tho office OF the
County Treasurer of said Garfield nov Rio
Blnnco, county, state of Colorado. or at the
Western National Bank. In tho city of New
York. at the option of the holder.
New. whereas, four Thousand dollars of the
bonds of said school district No. Garfield
county, now school district No. Rio Blnnco
county, Colorado, Of the series of bonds of said
school district, aggreenting the sum of ten
thousand dollars, and drawing interest ut the
a N M mt vtar al II
standing und unpaid, but have become re
deeInablc at the pleasure of said school dis
| Whereas, There are no funds in the treasury
Of said school district available for the pay.
ment or redemption of the snid 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 foir
thousand dollars of said bonded inlcbtedness
nay be refunded by the issuance of five per
| cent refnndn bonds of said sehooi district
ance of the laws in such case inade and pro,
viaed, and large swing made to the said
school district in So doing: and,
Whereas, This Board IN of the opinion that
| 1t Is its duty under the laws of Colorado. to
submit said question to the qualified voters OF
said school district No. !, Rio B!anco county.
Colorado;
1t is. therefore, hereby ordered: That such
question lG the form stated below be, and the
same IL hereby ordered submitted to such of
tho duly quniiiied voters OF said school d!strc.
No. l, Rio Banco county. Colorado. MS shnil
have paid Ia. npon property assessed to Inn
or her in said school district Tor tho year next
preceding the annual election to be held III
said school district. on Monday. the seventh
day of May, y. u. 1900. to-wit:
QuESTIoN-shal the outstanding and UNI
paid bonded Indebtedness OF school district No.
z Gariicld county. now school distrct No. /.
Rio HlancO county, Colorado, which has be-
come payable Mt tic pleasure of said school
district. be refunded under the laws Of Colo
rhdo, in such cnse made aud provided. and
may tho Board OF Directors Of snid school dis
trict issue the relnnding bonds of said district
to redeem and refund The same? Sfii school
bonds being dated juno list, ~ D. lssS, aosn-
lutcly due and payable ii,teen years after the
date thereof. and reieemnble AT the pleasure
OF said school district after five years frnn the
date thereof. aud the unpaid portion OF said
bonds amount to the sum Of four thousand dol.
lars, CONSIST of fonr bonds of one thousand dol
lars cach numbered from seven TO ten. iuciu-
siye, and draw interest II. the rate Of eight per
cent per anntlin.
,Ail.peisona voting on said question at said
election shall vote by separate ballot, whereon
shall be placed the words FOR Refunding''
and 'Ag,iinst Rcfunding." and all the duly
qualified voters o. said county who shall have
in said school district for the year next pre-
lcedng such election arc entitled to vote on
said question under the law.
Said election shall be held on said date. at
the court house in said county and in said dis
| trtct. and the polls shall be opened ut o O'Clock
u: m, and close Mt O'Clock p m on said cleo
tlon day. and in other respects the raid cleo
tion shall be held in the sGne manner IA pre-
scribed by tine laws of the stn;e Of Colorado for
The ballots cast on said question Mt said cleo
ton shall be deposited in Il separate ballot
box to be provided by the Board of Directors
of said school district for thar purpose, and no
person shall vote on said question unless he or
she shall be qualified voter of said school
district, as provided by law, and shall have
paid Tux on property assessed to him or her
in said school district for the year next pre-
ceding such election,
The votes so cast on said question shall be
duly received and counted ly the Judges of
Election in said school district, and the said
Judges are hereby required to make return
thereof in due time, form and manner ~ re-
qtired by law, and the votes so cast, counted
and returned shall lie canynssed in the same
manner as the votes for district officers are
II is hereby further ordered that the Secre-
tary of said school district cause to be posted a
notice of this order, containing in full the text
thereof, In five conspicuous places in said
school district, one of which shall be at the
school house in said district for Mt least thirty
days preceding said election, and he shall also
cansc TO be published for period of Mt least
tion in The Mcckcr Hernld published in snid
school district. notice of this order. con'uin-
ing In full the text thereof, and make return
to this Board of proper evidence of such post
ing and publication of such order, with nil
convenient speed"
That snid order WIS in due time, form and
manner duly made and n'inpted by said Board
of Directors OF said school district Mt a regular
meeting of said Board duly held ut their Office
In Meeker, in said school district, in Rio Blanco
county, siate df Colorado, Saturday, the Hist
day of March; A. D. 1890; that the same is now
OF record in the proceedings OF said Board and
fec aa such secretnry.
In testimony whcreyf, witness my hand and
the seal Of said school district at my office in
Meeker, In said district, this 3lst day Of March,
A. d. 1900. I. N. JoHANTGEN,
Secretary of School District No. l.,
lsEALl Rio Blanco County, Colorado