Arizona republican., 1903-03-17
CITY BOND ELECTION.


 WHEREAS, At meeting Of the Common Council of Phoenix, in the County of Maricopa, Territory of Arl- zona. held in the council chamber Tn the City Of Phoenix, in said County ana Territory, on the 2d day of March, 1903, and at which meeting there was pres ent a quorum of said Common Councll of Phoenix, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by a ma iority vote of said Common Council, lviz:-
 RESOLUTION NUMBER 139.
 RE HUTTON ORDERING AN
 ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR WA TER WORKS IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX.
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF PHOENIX DO RESOLVE AS FOL- LOWS:
 | 1st That the following proposition be and the same is hereby submitted to the qualified electors and owners oi
 real or personal property subject to taxation within the corporate limits of the City of Phoenix, in the County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, to be voted upon by them at an election called for the purpose, to be held on the
 18th day of April A. D. 19G3 in said 1 City, County and Territory, viz: Shall the Common Council of Phoe- nix, in Maricopa County, Arizona Ter
 ritory, issue bonds of the City of Phoe-
 nix, in said County and Territory. to
 the amount of Three hundred thou sand $500, ,CG0) Dollars, for the purpose
 of the construction O; water works for
 sanitary and health purposes for the i said City of Phoenix, to be owned and operated by the said City of Phoenix
 for the purpose of supplying said City
 and the inha bitantS thereof with water. Said bonds to be issued in denOmina- | tions of One thousand ($1,000) Dollars each, the principal to be due in twenty | five (25) years from the date thereof. provided, however, that the Common Council of said City of Phoenix reserve
 the right to pay off such bonds, in their
 numerical order, at the rate oi Thirty thousand (s30,000) Dollars thereof per
 annum from and after the expiration of
 fifteen G5) years from their date. all
 of said bonds to bear interest at the rate of five (5) per centum per an-
 mum; interest thereon shall be paid
 semi-anrually on the first day of Jan
 ua-y and on the first day of July of
 each year after their issuance. Prin- ! cipal and interest shall be payable in | Gold Coin oi the United States of America. at the office of the City l Treasurer of the City of Phoenix. in i Maricopa County, Arizona Territory, or
 at such bank in the City of New York. | in the State of New York or ! in the City of San Francisco. State
 of California, or such place as may be T fcir l@,- 4, ,f
 the City of Phoenix, at the option of
 the purchaser of said bonds, the place l of payment to be mentioned in said
 bonds. and shall be made payable to
 the purchaser or purchasers or his or
 their order. Said bonds to be signed
 by the Mayor of said City of Phoenix
 and attested by the City Recorder | t,o-eoe and have the seal of the said | City of Phoenix attached thereto, and each bond shall have interest coupons attached thereto so that the same may be detached without mutilating the l bonds, for the semi-annual interest to accrue thereon. which coupons shall
 have fac simile of the signatures ot the Mayor and Recorder of said City
 of Phoenix Autographed or printed
 thereon. Said bonds to be sold by the | Common Council of the City of Phoe-
 nix in such manner as they may deem
 best for the interest of said City oi | Phoenix, but the same shall not be | sold below par.
 | 2nd. That such election shall be
 held on the 18th day Of April, A. D. l 1903, between the hours of eight (S)
 o'clock i1 the forenoon and five (5)
 o'clock in the afternoon of that day,
 at polling places in the several voting
 wards of said City of Phoenix, to be
 hereafter selected and designa. ted by
 the Common Council, aforesaid, and
 said election shall be conducted by such
 election officers in said City of Phoenix,
 to be hereafter named by said Com
 mon Council and that the ballots used
 at said election shall he substantially
 in form and have printed thereon the IWords and figures, as follows, to-wit: | BOND ELECTION CITY OF | PHOENIX.
 1 To vote for the issuance of bonds,
 place an x in the square under the word Yes"
 To vote against the issuance of
 bonds, place an x in the square under | the word No"
 For issuing bonds for water