Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-22
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this, the 6tn day Of June, 1905.
II Il DORROU,

DOhINOHs
Chancery clerk.
And whereas it appears from the re-
port of the Commissioners above men
tened, which said report is here below
given in full and mad a part of this or
dinance. that the election was held on
the 9th day. of June, 1905. in pursuance
to a previous notice'given to the unqual-
flied electors of the municipality, that
said election wonld be held or the 9th
day Of June, 1905. which report is AZ
follows, to wit;
1.-THE report of the Commissioners
previously appointed by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City Of Ma.
con, Misl,. to hold the election SUBJ
mitted by the commissioners
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
! Aldermen Of the City Of Macon, Miss.
We the undersigned commissioners.of
the election, appointed by the Honora-
BILE Mayor and Board of Aldermen, lat
its adjourned meeting on May 9th, 1905, !
to hold an election for the purpose Of
submitting to the unqualified electors
of the City of Macon. Miss. the ques-
ton of whether or not they would vote
for the issuance of St5 900 of bonds for
the purpose of the completion of the WA
terworks plant and payment for and
completion of an Electric Light Plant
for the City of Macon. Miss, respect
fully report as follows, towit;
FIRST, That in pursuance of the order
Of this honorable body, your commits
sioness having notice published in the
Macon deacon, a weekly newspaper
published in the City of Macon, Miss, ,
for three consecutive weeks Irior to the
time of the holding tf the election ap
prising all of the qualified electors of
the purpose of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen to submit the above question
to them on Tuesday the 9th day Of June, |
1905, at which said notice was published
for three consecut,y We weeks before the
time set for the election, as will appear
by the affidavit of the publisher of the
Macon Beacon.
Second. On examination of the regis
tered voters of the City of Macon. Miss.
we find that there are 1l2 qualified cleo
tors of the city and that there were
1903 votes cast for and against the pro-
posed issuance Of the said bonds,
that out of the number of votes cast +
there were cast in favJr of the proposed
bond issue the number OF 100 votes, and
that there were cast against the proposed
bond issue the number of 3 votes, and
that there We're the number of Q quail
fed electors who did not vote at all,
Third. That your Commissioners far.
Their report that out of the number OF
qualified electors Of the said city, as
shown by the polls. out of the number
voting and those not voting, more than
twl-thirds of the qualified electors OF the
said city voted in favor Of the proposed
bond issue. and your commissioners re-
port that the bond Issue was carried by
100 votes in favor of the bond issue, rs
against 3 votes against same, and 8 cleo
tor' not voting, though qualified.
Fourth, Your commissioners herein
appointed submit this, their report, to
gether with all the votes cast for and
against. the poll books. tally list, list of
voters. ballot box, and ballots for your
recount, and supervision.
d. f. ALLGooD.
(Signed) w. M. JONES.
j. w. HoLBRooKs,
Commissioners,
And whereas said Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen nave canyasseo 'he re
turns. ana couhted the vote a nave
examined the poll books and tally lists,
and tne l1sts OF the names OF the voters
AMI find that the report of the Commits
sioners herein is in all respects correct,
And whereas the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen Of the City Of Macon Miss.
have examined the registration books OF
the qnallhed voters OF the CITY OF Ma
con, Miss, and hnd that there are liz
qualified electors IN said city
IL IS therelhre declared by the mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the CITY OF
Macon Miss, hat the proposed issue
of Sl5. 600 OF bonds, OF the City OF Ma
con, Miss, for the pnip pose OF the com
pletlon OF the waterworks plant ana Tor
tne pay'hen' loI a,.u comp;s'iou " une
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