Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-03
NOTICE!
To the Electors and Peo-
pie Of Winnesheik
County.

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of
Winnesheik County, Iowa. submitted To the
legal voters of said county, at the general
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 of
not exceeding Seventy-Five Thousand Dol
lars, for the erection of new Court House
building, and be authorized to erect 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 erecta court house, in and for said
county: said bonds TO be issued in denomina-
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 annun, win interest," payaDle
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 slld county, pro
than One Hundred Cents on the dollar?
Seven Thousand Dollars of said bonds and
interest thereon shall be made due and pay
able 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 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 sem-annua " on the first day
of A pril 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.
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-
perty of said county for the years 1908, 1904,
1906 1906. 1907, 1905 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
by law connected with the submission OF. said
propositions to the legal voters OF said county
at said election was duly taken, and
and legally submitted to the legal voters OF
said county at said election, anc
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
! tion: that there were 2l5O votes cast in favor
OF said second pror ostion and 1882 votes cast
against said second proposition: that there
were 2i25 votes east i'm favor of said third pro-
position, and 1893 votes cast against said
| third proposition; that there were 2l06 votes
cast in favor of said fourth proposition and
1881 votes cast against said fourth PROPOSE
! ton; that there was a majority OF 900 votes
cast at said election In favor of first PROPOSE
| ton: n majority of 9lS votes i'm favor of said
second proposition; majority of 926 votes in
! favor OF said third proposition and major
ity of S75 votes In favor of said fourth propo-
! sltion. and that the Board of Supervisors at
its regular November 1902 session regularly
and legally determined that each of said pro-
positions submitted TO the legal voters of said
| rOunty at said election have been carried by
the above named majorites, and that the
said Board of supervisors at said session regu-
! larly found that all OF said propositions were
! carried and adopted at said election, and that
the said Board of Supervisors have declared
Tie said propositions carried and adopted
and that the same will b. carried out.
! In testimony whereof witness my hand
| this LIST day of December A. d., 1902.
+. A. MASTERS,
County Auditor and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors. AL