Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-01
To The Electors NlnnesneIk CO.
NOTICE..

| Whereas. the attention Of the Board @
Supervisors, of late has been called, frequent
| ly, to the crowded condition OF the vaults In
the Clerks and Recorders offices, and also To
| the wholly exposed condition OF records and
papers In the various other offices, the loss Of
some of which would create untold labor and
expenditure to replace, and Others which
could not be replaced at any cost, ano
| Whereas, numerous citizens and property
owners, people who each year pay large
amount of taxes, have asked and petitioned
| the Board to take some steps TO provide FOL
| the safety and security OF public records, re
cords in which the entire county have an
| equal interest and Whereas we, as the Board
OF Supervisors of this county, and puollc
officials who have to do for the welfare and
| benefit of the people in general, realize that
| some action must be taken inside of year
| for providing better security for all records,
| but before any steps are taken In relation 70
building and adding TO the present structure
which is nearly fifty years old, we prefer 10
| have an expression of the people as to the way
in which their money shall be expended
therefor be it Resolved, by the Board OF Super.
visors of Winnesheik county, Iowa, at the
September 1902 regular session, that the FOL:
lowing questions be and are hereby submitted
To the legal voters of said county. at the next
General Election of 1892, TO be voted upon as
follows:
Shall the Board of Supervisors be authoriz.
ed to tear down the old Court House building
and bond the county in the sum of not ex'
ceeding Seventy Five Thousand dollars for
the erection Of a new Court House building,
on the old Court House ground?
Shall an annual tax, in addition to the
usual taxes, be levied upon the taxable pro
perty of the said county, in a sum not exceed
the purpose of paying for the erection OF said
Court House?
Shall bonds of the county be issued in the
sum OF not exceeding seventy Five Thousand
dollars upon which to borrow money to erect
a Court House, in and for said county; said
bonds TO be issued in denominations of not
lac q l, tha n nd y
interest at the rate of not exceeding four per
cent per annum with interest payable semi.
annually on the First Day of April and the
First day of October of each year, on and
after April First 1904 at the Office of the
County Treasurer of said county, provided,
that said bonds shall not be sold for less than
One Hundred cents on the dollar? Seven
Thousand dollars of said bonds and interest
thereon shall be made due and payable on the
First day of October 1904 and Eight Thousand
Five Hundred dollars and unpaid interest
thereon shall be made due and payable on the
First day OF October of each OF the years 1905,
1906 1907 1905 1902 1870 1911 and 9l2 respective
ly and until all the said bonds be paid. said
bonds to bear interest at the rate OF not eX-
ceeding Four per cent per annum payable
semi.annually on the First day OF April ana
| the First day of October of each year.
All the said bonds shall be payable at the
office of the County Treasurer OF said county.
Shall an annual tax OF not exceeding two
mills on the dollar be levied in addition to
| the usual taxes upon the taxable property OF
said county for the years 1903, 1904, 1905, 1905,
1907, 1908, 1909 1910 and 1911 respectively, for
the payment of said bonds and interest, and
in case said levy shall not pay said bonds ana
| interest then said rate shall be continued
| from year to year, until said Seventy Five
Thousand dollars of bonds are paid.
This resolution and regulation shall take
effect and be in force on the First day OF Jan.
1903
The form of the ballots used by the electors
| prescl ibed by Section ilO6 OF the Code OF 1897
and subsequent amendments ana each pro
position shall be printed in full upon the bal,
| lots. be it further Resolved, that due, legal
and proper notice of the submission Of such
proposition, at such election, shall be given
| by the Auditor of Winnesheik county, Iowa
| as provided by law, and that the Auditor
OF said county shall provide and furnish the
necessary ballots required for the submission
of the propositions contained In the resolution
| to the electors of Winnesheik county, Iowa IN
the manner and form provided by law and
contemplated by this resolution.
Ayes and nays were called, Moore, kubish,
Nicholson, Wolfenberger and Wennes all
voting Aye, motion declared carried.
In accordance with the foregoing resolution
and the Statutes OF the State OF Iowa, in such
case, ade and provided, notice is hereby
sitons will appear upon the official ballot at
| the coming general election for 1902 in form as
| follows:-
| Resolved, by the Board of Supervisors Of
/ Winnesheik county, Iowa, at the regular Sep
| TENDER Sc ssion A. d. 1902, that the following
questions be and are hereby submitted to the
legal voters of said county at the next general
| election OF 1902, to be voted upon as follows-
| Shall the following measure be adopted?
| FIRST, Shall the Board of Super Yes
visors be auth oriZed TO tear down the NJ =
| old Court House building and bond w
| the county in the sum OF not exceeding
| seventy five thousand dollars for the erection
of a new court house building, and be author.
| lied TO erect a new court house on the old
| court house ground?
Shall the following measure be adopted?
| SECOND, Shall an annual tax In Yes
| addition TO the usual taxes, be levied " =
upon the taxable property Of the NO
| said county, in sum of not exceeding eleven
| thousand dollars per annum for the purpose
| of paying for the erection OF said court house?
Shall the following measure be adopted?
| THIRD, Shall bonds OF the county be issued
| in the sum not exceeding seventy five thous
and dollars, upon which TO borrow money to
erect court house. in and for said county
| said bonds to be issued in denominations OF
| not less than one hundred dollars nor more
| than one thousand dollars, and 10 bear interest
| at the rate of not exceeding four per cent pei
annum, with interest payable semi-annually
| on the First day of April and the First day
of October of each year. on and after the First
day Of April 1904 at the office Of the County
bonds shall not be sold for less than One
| Hundred cents on the dollar? Seven Thous
and dollars of said bonds and interest there
| on, shall be made due and payable on the
| First day of October 1904 and eight thousand
| five hundred dollars and unpaid interest
thereon shall be made due and payable on the
1
1906 1907 1905 1909 1910, 1871 and 1912 respective
| ly until all the said bonds be paid, said bonds
| to bear intesest at the rate of not ex- Yes
ceeding four per cent per annum. n =
payable semi-annually on the First no
| day of April and the First day of October Of
| each year
| All the said bonds shall be payable at tn,
\ Office of the County Treasurer of said county
| Shall the following measure be adopted.
| FOURTH, Shall an annual tax of no. eX
ceeding two mills on the dollar be levied In
addition To the usual taxes, upon the tax
able property of said county for the years 1903
1884, 1906, 1906, 1907 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911 re
spectively, for the payment of said bonds
and interest, and in case said levy shall no
pay said bonds and interest, then said rat'
shall be continued from year TO year, IVES
until said Seventy Five Thousand ~
dollars of bonds are paid. NO
This resolution and regulation shall TAX
effect and be in force on and after the F1rs
day of January 1908.
All those In favor of each or any of sai(
propositions will signify the same by mark
ing an, * In the square at the right OF tn
word Yes and those opposed to the same viii
make an * in the square opposite the wore
| No.
In testimony whereof witness my hand thi
18th day Of September A. d. 1902.
| F. A. MASTERS.
County Audit + and clerk of the Board o
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