Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-10-08
To The Electors N1nneShe|k Co.
NOTICE..

Whereas, the attention of the Board OF
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 ana
| expenditure to replace, and Others which
could not be replaced at any cost, and
Whereas, numerous citizens and property
owners, people who each year pay large
amount of taxes, have asked and petitioned
he Board to take some steps to provide for
| the safety and security OF public records, re-
equal interest, and Whereas we, as the Board
OF Supervisors of this county, and public
| 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 TO
building and adding to the present structure,
which is nearly fifty years Old we prefer to
have an expression OF the people as to the way
In which their money shall be expended,
therefor be II 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 1902, 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 new Court House building,
ana De auUnOTlZeO 10 erect II new IOuTI HOUSE
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 sum not exceed
ing Eleven Thousand dollars per annum, for
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
lns no mo rtt1nr af haT mr. N no r
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 yea., 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 pa yable on the
First day of October of each of the years 1905,
1906 1907 1905, 1909, 1910, 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 anc
the First day Of October Of eacn y eabr at tho
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 lS05 1906
1907, 1905, 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
In voting upon the proposition shall be that
preset ibed by Section ll06 OF the Code of 1897
and subsequent amendments. and 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 Jaw and
con emplated by this resolution.
Ayes and nays were called, Moore, RUBBISH,
Nicholson, Wolfenberger and Wennes all
voting Ave. motion declared carried. {
In accordance with the foregoing resolution
and the Statutes Of the State of Iowa, in such
case, n ade and provided, notice is hereby
sitions will appear upon the official ballot at
the coming general election for 1902 in form as
follows:-
Resolved, by the Board of Supervisors of
TENDER session 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 authorized TO tear down the No =
old Court House building and bond 10 !
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 10 erect a new court house on the old
court house ground?
Shall the following measure be adopted?
SECOND, Shall an annual tax In Yes
| a tn hn nj tay ha lnxTi i
upon the taxable property OF the NJ
said county, in a 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 tour per cent per
annum, with interest payable semi-annually
on the First day of April and the First day
day of April 1901 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 Thous-
on, shall be made due and payable on the
First day of October 1904 and eight thousand
thereon shall be made due and payable on the
First day of October of each of the years 1905,
1906, 1907, 1905 1909 1870 1911 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. ~
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 the
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 1908,
1904, 1905, 1906 1907 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911 re-
spectively. for the payment of said bonds
and interest, and in case said levy shall not
pay said bonds and interest, then said rate
| shall be continued from year To year, Yes
until said Seventy Five Thousand -
dollars of bonds are paid. NO J
This resolution and regulation shall take
effect and be in force Oh and after the First
day of January 1908.
All those in favor of each or any of said
propositions will signify the same by mark
Ing an. * in the square at the right of the
word Yes and those opposed TO the same will