The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-02-21
Notice OF Special Election.


NotIce Is hereby given that by Nir. ne and an
thority of an order of the county court 90 '''''
| county, Missouri, made and EuFtT".. a. - cor
al an adjourned term of III Irs uiar NoNembe
!. rm, i9Jo held OF the Eth day of January
1901, >, ecial election has been ordered ant
viii be heli III said county in q lie manner pro
yided by law, on saturday, he 23rA Gay o
February, 1871, for the purpose OF voting on
proposition 70 incur an indebf eine>s not To Y
coed Forty Thousand Dollars for the purpose o.
building colr' house Tor sad county a. the
county seat thereof, By an increase of he tax
levy no. 10 exceed IS Gems o. the one hun
dred dollars valuation, for period of three
| years, 10 pay the same, when ami where said
| PROPOSE ton viii b. submitted - the qualified
| voters of said county 70 be voEed upon; which
| said order of said court l. follows
| STATE OF MISSOURI
| county 81 ba'es.
| 10 the roun Court at he November, 1900
| abjour-ed Term.
| Now en- his, NJ Eth day q January, 1901 =,
| the same being the first Jay III the regular No
yemler, 1872, adjourned term, petition aud
| application signed by Charlie >prsEue and
more han one hun rel l4"r qualified voters
OF Bates county, Missouri who are taxpayers
therein and assessed tax-paying citizens Of said
county, is presented to the court said petition
an application representing zut stating hat
il is necessary TO build court house within
and for said county, at the county thereof,
to cost the SUI OF fifty thousand to!la :. Ten
tnouoalid dollar, oi said SUM - bp set SIDE
and approprG 81 from the surf'rs funds of
said county ana the remaining forty thousand
dollars to be raised by direct levy of tsNes for
said purpose f r a period Of thr.e years, at he
rate not 10 exceed fteen cents on the one hun
dred dollars valuation for each Of said years.
"a 1 81 i
TONERS and applicants stating and representing
that il is necessary to incur said indie btedness
of forty thousand dollars for the purpose Of
building said court house for said county the
county seat thereof, same being IN excess of
the total income and revenue of said county for
this year and for any one year as limited by
law, and that it is d sired to pay such indebt-
edness by the direct levy of taxes for that pur-
pose during the period of three years at the
rate not to exceed fifteen cents on the one hum
dred dollars valuation for each of said years
and prayiT & that an election be held to author
ize the mourning of -aid Indebtedness and the
Ievying of such taxes. They further pray that
the same plans and specihca ions be
adopted and voted up5n a. those
voted upon at the last general election,
held November 9th A d. 100 and that the
court house be built in the court house square
at Butler, Bates county. Missouri and that the
contract be lei ON condition that said building
shall cost NOT over $50 uDD and that the con-
tractors be required to en- r into good and sum-
cient bond cond toned that said bgildinx shall
be built and completed for a sum MOI exceeding
5000 wbereupon the said retitjon and an
pl cation being heard and considered and il |
being necessary to build a cnurt house for said !
county OF Bates at The county seat thereof and |
the .nm npce ssary To b;lild me same. to-wit:
Fifty Thousand dollars. Ice. ug in excess of the /
surulus fms OF SAID CON. * and in excess of |
- ,.I i,.o,. al ~, NJ. e -aii r,,,,,,t, /
ror this - and - .nv O.
year rs limited by law. aDd il being
necessary for said county 20 incur an indebted
ness of forty Thousand collars for the said puF-
pose OF building 8 court house for sa'd county
al the county at thereof, which said suEn m
excess of the surplus funds of SAID county, and
IN excess OF the total income and rev
anUe OF said county provided for this year
or for any one year as limited by law and
lew not 10 exceed fifteen cents on the one hum |
tred dollars valuation for a period of three