The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-06-17

same are engraved and executed, and
sell the same at not less than par, and
dispose of the proceeds as provided by
this ordinance, and such further Ordi-
nance or ordinances as may be passed
| or adopted with reference thereto. Said
board Of trustees shall be appointed by
| the governor Of the state Of Florida,
under the provisions of section thir-
| teen Of said act approved June 4, 1889.
| Sec. >. This ordinance proposes and
provides for the issuing of bonds for
| the purpose of paying off and cancelling
an outstanding judgment against the
/ city Of Ocala; taking up, paying off and
retiring the Indebtedness of said city
I represented by its outstanding scrip is
I sued by said city, and such as may be
/ issued pending the negotiation of said
/ bonds; to provide fund for the neces-
sary and ordinary maintenance, repair
and replacement of the electric light
plant owned by said city, and for such
! increased appliances for the manufac-
! ture and distribution of electricity in
connection with said plant as may be
necessary TO furnish the same to the
takers of the electric service supplied
by said city; and TO provide a fund TO
be used in placing said city on a cash
basis.
At the election to be neld on the 18th
day of July, a. D. 1904, and hereby au-
thOrized. the question to be submitted
to the qualified voters of said city shall
be whether or not bonds of said city
shall be issued not exceeding in amount
the sum of forty-tive thousand dollars
for the purposes set out in this section
and this ordinance, and each qualified
elector shall have an opportunity to
vote for or against the issuing of said
bonds for said purposes; and if by said
vote the issue Of bonds hereby propos-
ed, not to exceed the amount herein
named, and for the purposes set out by
this ordinance. be authorized, said
bonds shall then issue under the direc-
tion of the mayor and city council as
herein, and as may be hereafter, pro-
vided, and the proceeds thereof shall
be applied to the purposes hereby pro-
posed and TO no othsr.
Electors desiring to vote for or
against the authorization of the issuing
of bonds Of said city for the purposes
above mentioned, and for the amount
herein specified under the provisions of
this ordinance, may vote white paper
ballot containing the words: For
bonds" or against bonds" and each of
said ballots shall be counted as a ballot
authorizing or disappearing, as the
case may be, the issuance Of bonds for
the purposes proposed. and to the
amount named herein.
! Sec. 6. Said bonds shall not be sold
by the trustees, except the sale thereof
shall be authorized by the proposed or
dinance carrying this into full effect
/ hereafter to be enacted. or by some
! subsequent ordinance. if the vote at
! said election should authorize the is
suance of bonds as herein provided.
If the full amount of the bonds that
may be authorized to be issued should.
/ for any cause, not be negotiated, then
4 the surplus of said bonds i'm the hands
, of the trustees shall be by them sur
! rendered to the city council of the city
! of Ocala, and shall be by said city
/ council destroyed, and no bonds Of said
city authorized by this ordinance, and
/ by the said election hereby required
! 10 be called and held, shall after such
! cancellation be sold or negotiated for
any purpose.
! Sec. :. The mayor shall cause his
proclamation calling said election, and
also a copy of this ordinance, TO be pub
lished for at least thirty days next pri-
or to the time of the holding of said
election in a newspaper published in
/ said city of Ocala, Florida. Said pro-
clamation shall state the time. place
and manner of holding said election.
shall state the question on which the
/ vote is TO be taken, and shall state the
names Of the clerks and inspectors Of
election in the several wards of said
/ city in the same manner as is provided
| in the general election ordinance; and
/ IL any clerk or inspector of election
shall fail or refuse to serve, others may
be appointed in their places, or if any
Inspector or clerk of election named by
the mayor fails to attend at the proper
polling place at the time Of opening the
polls for election those inspectors pres
ent shall MI the vacancy or vacancies,