The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-03
Railroad Bonds Election.
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN RALEIGH
TOWNSHIP.

By order of the Board of Commission
ers of Wake county, N. c.. adopted on
Monday the 3rd day of August, 1903, notice
is hereby given that there will be an
election held in Raleigh township, Wake
county, N. c., on Tuesday, the 22nd day
of September 1903, according to the law
and regulations provided for the elections
of members of the General Assembly. OF
which election the question of ''subscrip-
ton" or mo subscription" to the second
mortgage bonds of the Raleigh and Pam
leo Sound Railroad Company to an
amount which has been fixed at thirty
FIVE thousand dollars, will be submitted
to the qualified electors of said township
The charter of the Raleigh and Pamlco
Sound Railroad Company provides that
the said company may issue second mort
gage bonds to an amount not exceeding
three thousand dollars per mile, for the
purpose of aiding in the construction of
the said railroad, the said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of six per cent, and
the principal to be due thirty years from
the time of issue. The charter of the
said Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad
Company further makes it lawful for any
county, township, city or town in or
through which the said railroad or its
branches may be located, or which may
be interested in its construction, to sub
scribe to the said second mortgage bonds
of said railroad company, in such sums as
majority of the qualified electors of any
such county, township, city or town may
authorize. Such subscription shall be
made in coupon bonds, bearing interest
at five per cent, the principal OF said
bonds to be due and payable thirty years
from the day of issue. The election to be
held on the said 22nd or September, 1903,
in Raleigh township, is to ascertain wheth-
err a majority of the qualified electors of
said township favor the said subscription
of thrty-fve thousand dollars of five per
cent bonds to the said second mortgage
bonds of the said railroad company.
Notice is hereby further given that, by
order of the said Board of Commission
ers of Wake county, n. c., adopted on
Monday, the Bird day of August, 1908, there
will be a new registration, in accordance
with law, of the qualified electors of said
Raleigh township. Registration books for
said election will be open for registration
in the various precincts OF Raleigh town
ship, Wake county, N. c., on Thursday,
the Goth day of August, 1903, at 900 a..
M, and the said registration books will
be closed on the 18th day of September.
1908, at sun set. The registrars for said
election are required to keep the regis
tration books open for registration from
8 a. m. each day until sun set Sundays
excepted) from the morning of the said
goth day of August, 1903, until the said
books are closed at sun set on Saturday,
the 18th day of September, 1903, and on
each Saturday during the period OF reg
istration, the registrars shall attend with
their registration books at the polling
places of their precincts, for the reglstra-
ton of voters.
The following named persons have been
appointed registrars and judges OF cleo
ton for the various precincts In Raleigh
township, Wake county, n c.. for said
election:
First ward first Observation-Disclosures, ]
J. Lewis.
First ward, first disadvantages Of cleo
ton, c., D. Arthur and w. H. Rogers.
First ward, second division-Registrar,
c.. A. Pegram.
First ward, second disadvantages OF
election, w. ]. Saunders, Fl. M. Farms
worth.
Second ward, first division-Registrar, c.
W. Bevers.
Second ward first disadvantages OF
election, M. r. Haynes, X. w. Merritt.
Second ward, second acknowledgement,
w. T. Hodge.
Second ward, second disadvantages of
election, M. r. Ray, e. j. Best.
Third ward, first division-Reglstrar' s.
N. Leason.