The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION IN ST Ma
THEWs' TOWNSHIP

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By order of the Board of Commission
ers of Wake county, N. c., adopted or
Monday, the 3rd day of August, 1903, no
tice is hereby given that there will be az
election held in st. Matthews township
Wake county, N. c., on Tuesday. the On
day of September, 1903, according to the
law and regulations provided for the cleo
ton of members Of the General Assembly
at which election the question of Sub.
scriptian' or ''No Subscription" to The
second mortgage bonds of the Raleigh and
Pamlico Sound Railroad Company to an
amount which has been fixed at FIVE thou
sand dollars, will be submitted TO the
qualified electors of said township. That
the charter of the Raleigh and PamhcC
Sound Railroad Company provides tina
the said company may issue second mort
gage bonds to an amount not exceeding
three thousand dollars per mile, for thu
purpose OF aiding in the construction o
the said railroad, the said bonds to bea1
interest at the rate of six per cent, ant
the principal to be due thirty years from
the time Of issue. The charter Of thu
said Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad
Company further makes it lawful for any
county, township, city or town in o.
through which the said railroad or it,
branches may be located, or which may
be interested in its construction, to sub
scribe to the second mortgage bonds o.
said railroad company in such sums as &
majority of the qualified electors or 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 tt
be due and payable thirty years from The
day of issue The election to be held OF
the said 22nd day of September 1903, in st
Mathews township, is to ascertain wheth
er majority of the qualified electors Of
said township favor the said subscription
Of five thousand dollars, of five per CEN
bonds, to the said second mortgage bond
of the said railroad company
Notice is hereby further given that, by
order of the said Board OF Commissioners
of Wake county, N. c., adopted on Mon
day, the 3rd day of August 1903, there
will be new registration, in accordance
with law of the qualified electors Of said
st. Mathews township.
Registration books for said election will
be open for registration in St. Mathews
township, Wake county, N. c., on Thurs.
day, the Goth day of August, 1903, at 8
a. m, and the said registration books will
be closed on Saturday, the 18th day OF
September, 1903, at sun set. The regis
trars for said election are required to
keep the said registration books open for
registration from 9 a. m. each day until
,un set Sundays excepted) from the morn
ng of the said goth day OF August, 1908
until the said books are closed at sunset
on Saturday, the 18th day of September
1903, on each Saturday during the period
I registration, the registrars shall attend
With their registration books at the poll
ng place of the precinct for the registrs
ion of voters.
The following named persons have beer
appointed registrar and judges of election
or the various precincts in st. Mathews
ownship. Wake county, N c., for sai
lection.
Registrar, Charles T. Hester
Judges Of Election. N. w Pool and p,
.ene Bartholomew.
By order Of the Board Of COMMISSIONS
+ Wake county
J. j. BERNARD
Register OF Deeds and Clerk Of the Boar
of Commissioners of Wake County