The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-01
NOTICE OF
SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given. that by virtu. =.
authority of an order Of the County Com, VI
Bates county, Missouri, made and enter-S vi
record at its regular February term H.. =.
special election has been ordered and MIN II
held in said county in the manner provid@ y
law on
Tuesday. the 10th DAY Of March. ma.
for the purpose OF voting upon . proposit., Y
incur an Indebtedness OF Forty Thousand ~
lars for the purpose OF building q court 49,
for said county at the county seat thereof N, !.
increase OF the tax levy OF thirteen centa Am ~
One Hundred Dollar valuation for q perlas "
..d viii be 20 a0a
fed voters OF said county 10 be voted H.
which said order OF said court 10 40 follow
STATE OF MISSOURI
County OF Bates.
In the County Court at the February Tern. ln
Now on this 9Th day OF February, IN
the same being the 9Th day % ~
regular February term OF this court i
petition and application signed by
W. Jennings and more than one hundred On
qualified voters OF Bates county, Missouri w.
are tax payers therein and assessed tar psvir
citizens of said county IL presented TO the onr5'
said petition and application representing ~
stating that 1t lie necessary TO build eourtkorr
within and for said county at the county tr.l
thereof. to cost the sum OF ffty thousand dollsrs
ten thousand dollars OF said sum to be ses anIA
and appropriated from the surplus funds OF Rsla
county and the remaining forty thousand Az
lars 10 be raised by direct levy Of taxes for 49,
purpose for period Of three years 1t the rsh
of thirteen cents on the one hundred doilss.
vAlu ation for each OF said years, said petiter
and application and the said petitioners ana A..
plicants stating and representing that 10 10 ms@
essary 10 incur said Indebtedness of forty then.
sand dollars for the purpose OF building the ssif
court house for said county at the county sss,
thereof, same being in excess OF the total Ia.
come and revenue OF said county provided fss
law, and that IL Is desired to pay such indies.
edness by the direct levy OF taxes for thai uns.
pose during the period OF three years, at n.
rate OF thirteen cents on the one hundred al.
lars valuation for each OF said years, and prsy.
ing that an election be held 20 authorss
the mourning OF such Indebtedness and H.
levying OF such taxes. whereupon the ssIa
petition and application being heard and cos.
sidered, and IL being necessary 70 build q oours
house for this said county OF Bates at the count,
seat thereof, and the sum necessary 10 build
the same, to-wit, atty thousand dollars bein1
in excess of the surplus funds Of said counlv
and in excess OF the total income and revenps
OF said county for this year and for any ons
year, rs limited by law, ana u being neceesary
for this said county to incur an Indebtedness 8,
forty thousand dollars. for the said purpose q
building q court house for said county o. Ia
county seat thereof, which said sum 10 In excess
OF the surplus funds of said county and I'm excess
OF the total income and revenue OF said county
provided for this year and for any one year. n
the one hundred dollars valuation for peFiol
OF three years being necessary 10 raise he
amount of said proposed Indebtedness BY dirssi
tax, it 10 therefore ordered that special else-
ton be held in this said county In IL
manner provided by law on Tuesday, ths
10Th day OF March, 1900. for the purpose q
submitting said PROPOSE ton TO incur said lndsbl-
edness OF forty thousand dollars for the purpoe
of building a court house by an increase Of tho
tax levy OF thirteen cents on the one hundred
dollars yalua ion for three years 20 pay The
same, to be voted upon by the qualified voten
OF the county Ut such election In the manner
provided by law, and that said question and
proposition be submitted to the qualified v0terl
OF said county At said special election. And u
10 further ordered that Rt least twenty days
notice OF said election be given by publshing
notice OF the same In some ewspaper publish
ed in Bates county, Missouri.
SAMUEL WEST, Presiding Judge
:. T. BROADDUS, County Clerk.
Done In pursuance OF said order. And HEREBY
certify that the above Ii q true COPY OF tho or
der Of the court I'm the matter OF said special
election - the same appears OF record In my
ONCE. In testimony whereof have hereuntq
set my hand and an red the seal OF salf
[sEALl court ct my once in Butler, Mo-, thia
18th day OF February, 1900.
g. II. BROADpU8,
Clerk Of the County Court Of
Bates County, No.