Macon beacon., 1905-07-08
ORDINANCE NO. 40.

An Ordinance Declaring the Election
for the assurance of Bonds for
the Purpose Of the Completion
Of the Water Works Plant and
Payment for and Completion Of
the Electric Light Plant, for the
City OF Macon, Miss. carried in
Favor OF the Issuance Of Bonds
for that Purpose.
Whereas the Mayor and Board of Al
dermon of the City of Macon, Miss, de-
sire to complete the Water Works
Plant, and pay for and complete the
Electric Light Plant, for said city and
desire to issue bonds for this purpose and
Whereas it appears from the assess
ment rolls of the City Of Macon, Miss
that the outstanding bonds sof said City
together with the proposed issue OF Sl5,-
600 for the purpose Of the completion of
the Water Works Plant and payment for
and completion !of the Electric Light
Plant, as above specified, exceeds seven
per centum of the assessed value OF the
taxable property of the municipality,
but is less than ten per centum of said
assessed value of the taxable property rs
aforesaid, as appears from the assess
ment rolls If said municipality, uow on
file in the Mayors Office of said City.
Therefore the Mayor and Board Of AL
dermen OF the City of Macon, Miss. al
an adjourned meeting Of the Board, as
provided by law, begun and held at the
Ma, or's Office, In said City, on Friday.
the 7th day of April, 1905 passed the
following resolutions towit:
Notice of Bond Issue.
Whereas it IS manifest to the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen Of the City of
Macon. Miss. that there Is an immedi-
ate necessity fer the assurance of bonds
for the purpose Of an Electric Light
Plant and the completion # the Water
Works Plant for the said City Of Macon
Miss
Be 1t Therefore Resolved That It. Is
the purpose Of Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of tho City of Macon Miss. to
issue bonds of said City to the amount of
$4,000. for the completion of the Water
Works Plant and for the payment for
and completion of an Electric Light
Plant for the said City of Macon, Miss.
The above notice Is published in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Sections
3Ol4, 3O15, 301B and 2Ol7 of the Ammo
tated Code of the State of Mississippi,
for the purpose Of notifying the taxpay
ers of the City of Macon. Mississippi.
of the proposed action OF the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of said City, so thar
if there be any opposition to the issu
ance Of said bonds it may be presented
to the Mayor anil Board of Aldermen Of
the City of Macon, as provided by law,
on or before the first Monday, the first
dav of May. 1905
1t is further ordered that the above
notice be published in the Macon Bea
con, a wsekly newspaper published in
the city of Macon, Miss, for three
weeks next preceding the said first Mon
day. the first day of May, 1906
Approve led April 7th, 1905.
(Signed) j. 0. FAsER,
Attest: Mayor.
H. l., j, BARNES, Clerk,
And Whereas 1t appears to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Macon, Miss, that the above resolu'
tion was fully set out in the minutes oil
the proceedings of the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen aud that the same appear:
on page 14S of minute book D.
And whereas it fully appears from the
affidavit of D. G. Ferris. publisher q
the Macon Beacon, which said affidavl
is attached TO the notice, and is of re
cord in the Mayor Office and filed with
the city clerk, together with the notice.
which notice is as follows. towit:
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. |
NoXUBEE COUNTY
Personally appeared before me. u T,
Dorroh. clerk OF the chancery court il
and for said county and state. Dc Fer
ris publisher Of the Macon Beac, y
who having been first duly sworn. de-
poseth and saws that the attached motto,
of the bond issue has been published il
the Macon Beacon, a newspaper printed
and published in the City OF Macon
Mississippi. and which newspaper is o
general circulation in said city for fou
consecutive times as follows, towit:
In Vol. So. No %. dated Apl 8. 100
In Vol. 55, No 23, dated Apl Is. 100
In Vol 55, No. "a, dated Apl %, 100
In Vol 55, No 25, dated Apl 30, 100
Sworn to and subscribed before IN
tins. the first day OF May 1905.
(Signed) n. T. DoRRoH,
Chancery Clerk
And it furlher appears that the notie
was duly published in the Macon Bea
con, a weekly newspaper of general cir
culation published in the Oity of Macon
Mississippi. for period oil three week
next preceding the meeting of this boar,
begun and held at the mayors office il
said city of Macon. Mississippi, on Tues
day. the second day of May, 1905. a
quired by Section 3016 Of the Annotated
Code of Mississippi of 1892
And it appearing to the Mayor anC
Board of Aldermen of the City Of Macor
Miss, that no objection had been urget
by any taxpayer, and no petition agains
their proposed action had been FLED BY
anyone, the board adj burned 10 NEE
Friday. the fifth day Of May, 1905, A
which adjourned meeting there wer,
present Mayor Faser. Aldermen Hol
berg. Horton, Shelton. Patty and Muir.
phey; Marshal Sargent. Clerk Barne
and City Attorney Richardson. Th,