Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
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 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 am
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 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 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
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
Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and
unpaid interest thereon shall be made due
1 anu pdyaDle OH the nrSI uaX Oh OcupDer OF
each of the years 1905. 1906, 1907, 19Gs 1902 1910,
| 1911 and 1912 respectively until all of said
| bonds be paid, said bonds to bear interest at
| thesrate of not exceeding four per cent per an.
mum, payable semi-annua " on the first 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.
Fourth: Shall an annual tax of not exceed
| ing two mills ON the d liar be levied in addi-
ton to the usual taxes, upon the taxable pro-
4 nj ~ rnfd ttnfs f.r l,n
1905, 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
| WHEREAS said propositions Were regularly
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
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 az said election there were 9 sc
votes cast in favor OF said first proposition,
| and 1884 votes cast against said first PROPOSE
ton; hat there were 2i5O votes cast la favor
OF said second pro Osition and 1882 votes east
against said second proposition: that there
were 2425 votes cast in favor of said third pro-
position, and 1899 votes cast against said
| third propositions that there were 2iO6 votes
cast in favor of said fourth proposition and
| 1881 votes cast against said fourth PROPOSE
| ton; tnat there was majority of 996 votes
cast at said election in favor of first PROPOSE
| tom a majority OF 9lS votes in favor of said
second propositions; majority of 926 votes in
| favor OF said third proposition and 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 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 tEat the same will be carried out.
| In testimony whereof witness my hand
| this LIST day of December, A. D., 1902.
r. A. MASTERS,
County Auditor and Clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors. 49-4