The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1903-03-12

thirds OF the VNtc oI the qualined eiec
tors Of The Town Of Port Gibson, Missis
sippi, cast at said election, then tn
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen Of tn
Town OF Port Gibson. Mississippi, shal
and will issue ive bonds Of &Iooo. o,
each, payable in 20 years from date o
issuance, and bearing interest at the rat
Of FIVE per ceutum per annum, payable
annually on the Ist day Of January o
each year succeeding the date of issu
ance, until the maturity OF said bonds
upon the Trustees Of The Chamberlain
Hunt Academy conveying unto til,
Board of Mayor aud Aldermen OF the
Town Of Port Gibson, Mississippi, the
unexpired lease Of the Brashear Acade
my, together with all the grounds and
buildings thereunio appertaining. ex
cept the frame bulldogs now used by
said Chamberlain Hunt Academy fol
dormiiory purposes, the said Chamber.
lain. Hunt Academy having the right to
remove or sell said frame buildings, II
being understood. however, that the
purchaser Of same shall remove same
from the ground now occupied By them
Be 1t further ordained, That II. II.
Crisler, c. A. French and B. R. Levy,
be and they are hereby appointed Com
missioners Of Election; aud Z. J. Smith
aud w. T. Morris be and are hereby ap-
pointed Clerks Of said election; and the
Town Marshal be aud is hereby appoint
ed Baiiff; that said Commissioner,
Clerks and Bailiff- shall hold said Spec
ial Election a. The time aforesaid, la the
manner now provided by law for hold
ing elections in said Town for the cleo.
tion of Mayor aud Aldermen.
Be it further ordained, That, after
said election has been held according 10
law, and as herein provided, the re-
turns Of said election shall be made to a
meeting Of the Board Of Mayor and AL.
dermen Of said Town, 10 be held on
Monday at Seven O'Clock P. NJ. at the
Office of the Mayor aud Aldermen OF said
Town, on the 10Th day Of October, A. d.
1899. AT which meeting the result Of
said election shall be entered on the
minutes of Board Of Mayor and Alder
men and il two-thirds of the votes Of
the qualified electors Of said Town have
been expressed IN favor Of the issuance
Of said bonds, said Board shall, there
upon, determine the forra thereof, and,
also, Of The interest coupons thereto st.
tached. aud issue the same with the
seal of the Towu thereto fixed, the same
having been signed by the Mayor aud
countersigned By the Clerk OF this
Board and shall deliver the same to
the Trustees Of The Chamberlain Hunt
Academy upon receiving from said
Trustees the conveyance aforesaid.
It is further ordained, That this ordi.
nance be published iu The Southern
ReveilIe, newspaper published in the
Town Of Port Gibson, Mississippi, for
three consecutive weeks and that the
same shall constitute notice Of said Sps-
cial Election herein provided for.
Ordained this 9Th day Of September.
A. D. 1899.
Aud, whereas, on the 10th Of October,
1899, the said Board of Mayor aud AL
dermeu met in full board and duly re-
ceived and fled The following report, to.
wit: ave, the Commissioners and
Clerks of the Special Electiau held at
Port Gibson, Mississippi, on October
9th, 1899. certify that The following is a
true and correct list OF the votes cast for
issue of $4,000 90 of bonds to buy Brash-
ear Academy uuexpired lease: @.
Against the issue Of 100000 OF bonds
for The purchase OF Brashear Academy
unexpired lease: AZ.
L. r. LEVY,
II. II. cRISLER,
A. NJ. ADDISON,
Commissioners Of Election.
w. T. MORRIS,
HENRY MASSEY,
Clerks.
Aud, whereas, on the zsrd day Of July,
1907, at a meeting Of full board, the
said Board Of Mayor aud Aldermen,
spread on its minutes the following, to.
wit: Iu the matter OF the bond issue
to Chamberlain Hunt Academy, the
Board for Trustees now presenting the
bonds OF signature aud the Academy
now presenting said Iesse Of its unex-
pired term. 1t is ordered, That said
bonds be issued and signed by the May
DR. aud Clerk aud coupons be issued to-
wit: One Thousand Dollar bonds
with coupons, said bonds aud coupons
being in form aud terms as follows, 10.
wit:
United States Of America, No. 1, State
If Mississippi, Claiborne County. Town
IF Port Gibson, $1,000 (Dollars)-Kuaw
III men by these presents, that the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen OF the
Town of Port Gibson, IN the County OF
and State of Mississippi, are
Justly indebted aud for value received
Hereby promise to pay TO the Bearer on
he Ist day OF July, A. D. 1921. The priu-
ipal sum Of One Thousand Dollars,
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