Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-24
NOTICE!
To the Electors and Peo-
pie Of Winnesheik
County.

| WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors o
Wfnnesheik County, Iowa. submitted to thu
legal voters Of said county, at the genera
election, for the year 1902, held on the 4th day
OF November of that year, the following pro
positions:
First: Shall the Board of Supervisors be
authorized to tear down the old Court House
building and bond the county in the sum oil
not exceeding Sever tyFive Thousand Dol
lars, for the erection of new Court House
building, and be authorized to erect a new
Court House on the old Court House ground?
Second: shall an annual tax, in addition
TO the usual taxes, be levied upon the taxable
| property of the said county, in the sum of not
exceeding Eleven Thousand Dollars per an
mum for the purpose of paying for the erect
| ion of said Court House?
! Third: Shall bonds of the county be issued
IN the sum not exceeding seventy-Five
Thousand Dollars, upon which to borrow
money TO erect court house, in and for said
| county; said bonds 10 be issued in denomna-
| tons of not less than One Hundred Dollars
nor more than One Thousand Dollars, and to-
bear interest at the rate of not exceeding four
! per cent per annum, with interest payable
semi-annualy 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 Treasurer, of lid county, pro-
vided 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 paw
able on the first day of October 1904 and
Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and
unpaid interest thereon shall be made due
anu pdydUlc Oh the UTSb Jay Oh OcpDcr
each of the years 1906 1906 1907, 1905 1909, 1910
1911 and 1912 respectively until all of said
bonds be paid, said bonds to bear interest at
the rate OF not exceeding four per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annua lv on the first day
of April and the first day of October of each
year. All the said bonds shall be payable Mt
the office of the County Treasurer of said
county.
Fourth: Shall an annual tax of not exceed
ing two mills on the dollar be levied in addi-
ton TO the usual taxes, upon the taxable pro-
nprty of said comfy the
1905, 1906 1907 1908, 1909 1910 and 1911 respect
lively, for the payment of said bonds and in
terest, and in case said levy shall not pay
said bonds and interest, then said rate shall
be continued from year to year, until said
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars of bonds are
paid, and
WHEREAS, every preliminary step required
by law connected with the submission of said
propositions to the legal voters OF said county
at said election was duly taken, and
WHEREAS, said propositions were regularly
and legally submitted to the legal voters OF
said county at said election, auG
WHEREAS, said election was held and the
result OF the vote on said propositions has
been duly canvassed by the Board of Super
visors of said county at its regular November
1902 session and the same entered at large upon
the minute book of the said Board of Super
visorS.
Now. THEREFORE, This is to notify the
electors and people of Winnesheik County,
Iowa, that at said election there were $3.50
votes cast in favor of said first proposition,
and 1884 votes cast against said first PROPOSE
ton; that there were 2i50 votes cast in favor
OF said second proposition and 1882 votes cast
against said second propositions: that there
were 2425 votes cast in favor of said third pro-
position, and 1899 votes cast against said
third propositions; that there were 2i06 votes
cast In favor of said fourth proposition and
1881 votes cast against said fourth PROPOSE
ton; that there was a majority of 996 votes
cast at said election in favor OF first PROPOSE
ton: a majority OF 9lS votes in favor or said
second propositions; a majority of 926 votes in
favor favor OF said third proposition and major
ity OF S75 votes in favor of said fourth propo-
stion. and that the Board of Supervisors at
its regular November 1902 session regularly
and legally determined that each of said pro-
positions submitted 10 the legal voters of said
county at said election have been carried by
the above named majorities, and that the
said Board OF Supervisors at said session regu-
larry found that all OF said propositions were
carried and adopted at said election, and that
the said Board of Supervisors have declared
the said propositions carried and adopted
and that the same will be carried out.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
this LIST day of December, A. D., 1902.
f. A. MASTERS,
County Auditor and Clerk of the Board of
supervisors. i9-i