Macon beacon., 1905-07-01

;, meeting wa adopted unanimously,
- Notice of Bond Issuc,
Whereas it appears to the Mayor an
y Board of Aldermen of the City Of Ma
A con. Mississippi, that due notice OF thei
, intention to issne bonds of the said cit
in the sum of SIS, 900 ;or so much there
3 of as may be necessary-not exceedin
said sum. for the purpose of the com
] pletion of the Electric Light plant fu
, said Of Mocon, Mississippi. has been b.
publication in the Macon Beacon
weekly newspaper published in saic
CITY II is therefore resolved
First. Thot an election ia hereby or
dered to be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day
Of June, 1908. at which said election
shall be submitted to the qualified elec.
tors of the City of Macon, Misi., thu
question of whether or not they vii
vote 10 authorize the Mayor and Boarf
Of Aldermen to issue bonds Of the said
city Of Macon. Miss. in the srm Of
Fifteen Thousand Dollars OF so much
thereof as may be necessary for the com
pletion Of the waterworks plans and for
the payment for and completion of the
electric light plant for said city.
Resolved second, That due notice of
the election be published in the Macon
Beacon for three weeks from the pas
sage of this resolution, the said Macon
Beacon being weekly newspaper pub
lished in said city.
Resolved third That D Allgood,
w NJ Jones and j. W. Holbrooks be
and are hereby appointed commissioners
and w, s. Staggers and d c. Ferris
clerks. and J 7. Sargent baillf and re.
turning officer to hold the said election.
and are hereby required to publish no.
ii e Of the holding of the same as re-
qnired above,
Resolved fourth. That ithe Commis
sloners herein appointed make the re
port of the election 80 held, and the re-
turns thereof, to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen at the next regular meet
ing after the holding of the said election.
Approved May 9Th, 1907
(Signed) j o. FAsER,
| Attest. Mayor.
H. L J. BARNES. Clerk,
The above resolution dnly adopted
May 9TH, 1905 and recorded in Minute
book D. page 175.
And it further appears at the regular
adjourned meeting on May 9Th. 1905, in
pursuance to the adjournment to meet
at that time. the following resolutions
were adopted at said adjourned regular
meeting. as follows, towit:
1t is ordered by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the city of Macon, Miss
the question of whether or not they will
vote for the issuance of bonds Of the
municipality for the sum of $4,000. or
80 much thereof as may be necessary,
for the purpose of the completion of the
water works plant, and for the payment
for aud completion of the Electric Light
Plant for the City Of Macon, Miss. and
they are hereby empowered to fave
printed A sufficient number of ballots to
be used in holding said election.
Second. 1t Is further ordered that the
ballots be printed as follows. that is to
say hat there shall be printed on each
bollot the following: For the issu-
ance of bonds for the completion of the
Electric Light Plant for the City of Ma
con, Missis ippi, - Aid on the same
ticket shall be printed: Against the is.
suance Of bonds fer the completion of
the Electric Light Plant for The city of
Macon, Mississippi, - And these bal
lots shall be used in said election.
Approved this, MAY 9th, 1906,
(Signed) j. . IFASER, Mayor.
Attest: II l. J BARNES,
Clerk.
The above esolution duly adopted
Nav 9Th, 1905, and record d Minute
Book ID, page III.
And whereas it appears to the Mayor
aud Board of Aldermen that tickets as
nroyided for above was duly printed and
the same were supplied TO the voters at
the election sufficient number as re
qnred and whereas it further appears
to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
that ihe following notice to the qualified
electors of the city of Macon, Miss.
was dnly pubIished in the Macon Bea-
con A. weekly newspaper pablished in
tbe mnnicinalitv for three consecutive
yeeka before the fine Of the holding Of
fbe elertion NJ reonired by section 30l6
N no Annntafed Code of Mississippi of
tsa9 ,yhinh not;cs IL herein bel1w SET
out in fnll md the said notice. with
agi4svit ~ nrh,isbar taing a nart of
tbis ordinance "a fnllows towlt
'"''eo v" i'"
Whereas the Mayor and Board Of Al
dermen Of the City Of Macon, Miss, have
ordered an election to be held on Tues
day, the Clh day of Jnne, 1903 at the