The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-02-14
Notice of Special Elec,;,,.

No''ce Is hereby given that by vir,n.
ihority Of an orster Of the county -. @afM4
county, Missouri, made and enter -
81 an adjourned term Of th- rrgulaY
'"rm' 1872 held on the 18th dAy AZ
~ I, srecial election has bern ey
VIII ~ '''' ~ said county In the No..
2. 81 ~ .@", On saturday. the va w
feprnAry, 1871, FOR the purpose OF ,n...
proposition 10 incur an indebtedness -. "a
coed Forty thousand Dollars for IN. - ~er
huilding court house for said ,,on.,. SG
county seat thereof, hy an Increase /,
levy nos 10 exceed l. cents On IN. ia
dred dollars valuation, for a rsr,s, " atAr
years, 10 pay the same. when Apd :. nv
proposition "iIl b. submitted to The ~-s.'4&
VOTERS OF said conngs 10 be voted M. -AAara
said order Of said court is rs follows. s'1a
STATE or MISSOURI
County OF Rates -.
In the County Court Al the No,.,.,
sbioar ed Tenn.
Now OF this. the eth dav OF J,nr,
the same being thr first day Of the ra.n,,I ~
Ne"l'"r' l." . ADJOURNED term, petition -.
application signed 10y Charles Snr,s.. aA'
more han one hundred Other qualiae5 -
3 ~ hatrs county. Missouri, who are ayes,
herein AMI assessed taN-paying citizens AZ ~.
county Is presented to the court said petis.-
an application representing aui statipv ~.
Il Is necessary To build court hogss w4,s,-
and for said county, az the county sea, ,As,.-.
60 cost the sun Of fifty thousand tolIas ~
thousand dollars of saii sum TO be sat -
and appropriat' from the surplus s.nA. !.
sail county AMI the remaining forty ,hor..'.
dollars 70 he raised by direct levy Of 49,
! said purpose = period Of three y,nrs 80.
rate UCt 80 exceed diirrn cents on the ons -
Z dred dollars valuation for each OF said -.
said petition ana application and the sais -,
d iioA r sua applicants stating and repressn,,..
d ,Lat 10 r. necessary 10 incur said in,iebt.sn.'.
; OF forty Thousand dollars for the purno.s !,
building said court house for said county :, n.
county seat thereof, same being in excess !,
the togal income and revenue Of said couptv "a,
this year and for any one year as limited nv
law, and that II Is Il sired TO pay such indsbt.
edness by the direct levy Of taxes for that mn.
pose during the period of three Years NJ IN.
rate not Ia exceed nftCen cents ON the one kun.
dred dollars valuation for each of said year.
and praying that an election be held TO nutho,
ize the mourning of said Indebtedness ana IN.
levying OF such taxes. They further pray that
the same plans and specifications b.
adopted and voted upIn as tina.
voted upon al the last general election
held November 6th, A. -. 1870, and that Inc
court house be built in the court house square
at Butler, Bates county. Missouri, and that the
contract be let on condition that said building
shall cost not over So, OoO and that the con.
tractors be required to enter into good aud sum
Client bond conditioned that said building shal
h,.L "A .t..He
SO, $50. Whereupon the said petition and Ap.
pl cation being heard and considered and II
being necessary TO build a court house for said
county Of Bates IT the county seat thereof and
the sum necessary TO build the same. to-wit.
Fifty thousand dollars, being in excess Of she
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 for said county TO incur an indebted
ness of forty thousand dollars for The said pur-
pose of building a court house for said county
AT the county seat thereof, which said sum is In
Q Scess Of the surplus funds OF sAid county, and
In excess OF The total income and rev.
enue o. said county provided for this year
or Tor any one year ne limited by law and Q
levy not to exceed fifteen cents the one hun
hred dollars valuation for q period OF three
years being necessary 10 raise the amount of
said proposed Indebtedness by direct tax, ills
therefore ordered that special election be held
IN ihis said county Ia EHe manner provided BY
law, ON saturday the 28rd day OF February,
1901, for the purpose of submitting said propo-
81 ti0n to incur said indebtedness for forty
dollars for the purpose of buildings
court house by an increase of the tax levy not
10 exceed fifteen cents on the one hundred dol.
ars valuation for three years TO pay the sane,
10 be voted upon by the qualified voters Of the
county A. such election in the manner provided
by law, and that said question and proposition
De submitted TO the qualified voters Of said
county n said special election.
And it is further ordered that at least twenty
iays' notice OF said election be given by pub
ishiag notice OF the same in some newspaper
published in Bates county, Missouri.
II. BROADDU>, County Clerk.
SAMUEL WEST, Presiding Judge
Done in pursuance Of said order and hereby
Gritty that the above IL true copy OF the
rider Of the court in the matter OF said special
lection a. the same appears Of record In my
'iice. In testimony whereof, have hereuBiO
set my hsni and affixed the seal Of
[sEALI said court at nav ONCE in Butler, No.,
this 22Bd day Of Jar uary, 1901.
I. BROADDUS,
'lerk Of the County Court Of Bates County, Ne.
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