Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-10
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 Seveuty-Five Thousand Dol
| lars, for the erection of a 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 erect a court house, in and for said
county; said bonds 10 be issued in denomina-
| tons of not less than One Hundred Dollars
nor more than One Thousand Dollars, and to
bear int rest at the rate of not exceeding four
per cent per annum, with interest payable
| semi-annually on the first day of April and
fler the first day OF April 1904, at the office of
| the County Treasurer, of said 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 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 1902 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 " on the first day
| 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 l903 1904,
\ "a
| 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
| 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 and
WHEREAS, said election was held and the
| result of the vote on said propositions has
! been duly cauvassed 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 If Super
vsors.
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 proposition: that there
were 2I25 votes cast in favor of said third pro-
| position, and 1899 votes cast against said
| third proposition; that there were 2i06 votes
cast in favor of said fourth proposition and
| 1881 votes cast against said fourth PROPOSE
| ton; That there was majority of 996 votes
cast at said election in favor of first PROPOSE
| ton: a majority OF 9lS votes in favor OF said
, second proposition; a majority of 926 votes in
! favor OF said third proposition and a major
| ity of S75 votes in favor of said fourth propo-
: sition, 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
county at said election have been carried by
the above named majorities, and that the
! said Board OF Supervisors at said session regu-
| Iarly 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. 49-4