The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-04-09

Section |. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Brookhaven, that a special
election be and the same is hereby now
ordered to be held i'll and for the City
of Brookhaven, Lincoln county, in the
State of Mississippi, ON Tuesday the
9th day of May A. d. 1902, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified
electors of said city for their deter
mination by vote or ballot, whether or
not they will authorize and empower
the said Mayor and Board of Alder
men to issue according to Chapter 93
of the Annotated Code of Mississippi
of 1892, entitled, municipalities" the
bonds of said city to an amount not
exceeding S25,00000 for the purpose of
establishing, constructing and build
ing a complete sewerage system for
and by the City of Brookhaven and
the acquiring either within or without
by purchase or otherwise lands, rights,
ways, easements and franchise for the
purpose of perfecting its drainage and
sewerage system. Said bonds to ma
ture not later than twenty years from
the date of their issuance bearing in-
terest at the rate of not exceeding five
per cent per annum, payable semi
annually with interest coupons at
tached; which bonds shall be payable
after five years from the date of their
issuance at the option of the munich
pality. Said bonds including all out
standing bonds will not exceed ten per
centum of the assessed value of the
taxable property of said City of Brook
haven.
Section 3 Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Alderm ell
of the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
that Thomas II. Lewis, Sam Abrams
and John Marshal be and they are
hereby appointed commissioners to
hold the said election, and that Thos.
II. Lewis be and he hereby is desig
mated the commissioner to have printed
and distributed the official ballots to
be used in said election on which bal
lot shall be printed: "Shall the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven be authorized and en-
powered to issue bonds of said city to
the amount of S25, 900 90, said bonds to
bear interest at the rate of five per
cent. per annum, payable semlan-
nually, and to mature not later than
twenty years from and after the date
of their issuance, but the same shall be
payable after five years from the date
of their issuance at the option of the
municipality; the proceeds thereof
when sold to be used for the establish
ment, construction and maintenance
by the city of complete sewerage
system, and the acquisition of land,
rights, ways, easements and franchises
by purchase or otherwise either within
or without the city for the purpose of
perfecting its drainage system" with
the addition of the words yea" and
"nay" to enable the voters to indicate
their choice.
Section g. Be it further ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Brookhaven, that if said
election hereinbefore ordered to be
held shall result in favor of the issu-
ance of said bonds, the same shall be
issued and sold and disposed of under
the direction of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven, and the proceeds thereof shall
be used for the purpose of the erection,
construction establishment and main
tainance by the city of complete
sewerage system for the City of Brook
haven.
The foregoing ordinance having been
UFSt TeuuCeu W WIlJlbS, was iedu ny
the clerk in open Board and consd
cred section by section and a vote
taken thereon which resulted as
follows: Ayes, Seavey, Schnorrenberg,
Moreton, Scherck and Willoughby.
Nays, none.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhayen, Mississippi, that because
of the Importance of this ordinance
that the same shall take effect and be
in force at once after its passage and
that the Mayor shall see that publica-
ton be duly made.
SUPT. CULL's MONTHLY REPORT.
Supt. J. d. Gull made his monthly
report for March, 1902, of oils and
fuel on hand on March 31st, 1852, and
also report of wiring houses and other
work on electric line and superintend
ing work on water mains during March,
1902, which was read, filed and ap
proved by the Board.
COLLECTIONS FOR WATER LIGHTS.
CITY Tax Collector E. Mccormick