The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-03-31
NOTICE OF ELECTION,

A petition having been duly pre-
sented to the town council of Union,
South Carolina, of a majority of the
freeholders of said town of Union,
praying that an election be held for
the purpose of voting for the issue of
coupon bonds to the extent of twenty
five thousand dollars ($25, 5,OOO), said
cecding four and one-half (44)
per ccntum per annum, payable
annually, said bonds payable forty
years after date, with the privilege of
| redemption after twenty years from
date, to be issued for the purpose of
liquidating the indebtedness OF the
town of Union, to wit: 1st. Six thous-
and dollars ($G,OOO) for its sewerage
system; end. Four thousand dollars
for its sidewalks; and 3rd, Fifteen
thousand dollars ($l5,O 900 for it's deficit
on its electric lights and waterworks,
namely, total Indebtedness of
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25 ,OOO)"
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
the town council of Union that the
petition is signed by a majority of the
appearing that the aggregate bonded
Indebtedness of said town of Union
will not exceed eight per centum of
the value of the taxable property
therein
1t is ordered that the question of the
issue of said bonds be submitted to the
qualified electors of said town of
Union at an election to be held for
that purpose on the eleventh day of
April 1905. The voting precincts, with
duly appointed managers, will be as
follows:
WARD ONE.
At Bailey Lumber and Manufacture
ing Company's Store. Managers.
ID. Charles, w. l.. Culp and e. d.
Humphries.
WARD TWO.
e. J.. Clark, Charlie Goforth and
A. P. Abrams.
WARD THREE.
At Police Headquarters. Managers
-Gcorge H. Oetzel, d. s. Bctsill and
j. w. Meng.
WARD FOUR.
At Court House. Managers-E. l..
Fikc, w. A. Humphries and j j. Col
son.
The polls will be opened at 8 n. m.
O'Clock and closed at 6 p. m. O'Clock,
and the election will be conducted in
accordance with the laws i'm force
governing municipal elections.
Before opening the polls the mana
gers shall take an oath to fairly and
impartially conduct the election,
J Only duly registered voters will be
allowed to vote in this election.
Electors desiring to vote for the is
sue of twenty-five thousand dollars
1925 5,0O0) coupon bonds, bearing in
: terest at a rate not exceeding four and
onc-half (44) per centum per annum,
payable annually, said bonds payable
forty years from date, with privilege
of redemption twenty years from date,
! for the purpose of paying said indebt-
edness, will deposit a ballot written
or printed thereon, the following
Issue Of twenty-five thousand dollars
1925 5,OO0) coupon bonds by the town of
Union to pay past Indebtedness. Yes"
Those desiring to vote against the is
sue will deposit ballot, written or
printed thereon, the following: "Is-
sue of twenty-five thousand dollars
($25 5,0Oo) coupon bonds by the town of
Union To pay past Indebtedness. No."
! Immediately after closing the polls,
the managers will proceed to count
the votes, in public, and make a report
! of the election and the result, i'm writ.
ing, to the town council of Union.
Done and ratified in Council AS
sembled, under the corporate seal of
the town of Union, on this Goth day
of,March, A. ID. 1905.
! Attest: r. l.. McNALLy,
: Mayor
! w. d. Arthur,
12-3t Clerk and Treasurer.