Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-15

llshed and printed in the city Of Macon
Mississippi, and which newspaper is o
general circulation in said city for fv'
consecutive times, as follows, towit:
In Vol So. No, 90. dated May g., 100,
In Vol, So, No. 81, dated May13, 19J
In Vol. So; No. 2S. f.ted Mayo. 100.
In Vol. IS, No. 30. dated May 81, 100.
In Vol, So, No. 30 dated Jnne 3. 1870;
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this, the 6tn day of June, 1905.
u L DoRRoH.
Chancery clerk.
And whereas it appears from the re-
port Of the Commissioners above men
toned. which said report is here below
given in full and made a part of this or
%dinance. that the election was held OF
the 9th day of June. 1905. in pursuance
to a previous notice;given to the unqual-
flied electors of the municipality, tina
said election would be held on the 6tf
day of June, 1905. which report is a:
follows, t. wit;
1.-THE report of the Commissioner:
previously appointed by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Ma.
con, Miss. to hold the election SUBJ
mitted by the commissioners:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board OIL
Aldermen of the City of Macon, Miss,
We the undersigned commissioners,oi
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 lrior to the
time of the holding Ct 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 vas published
for three consecut 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 favtr 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 were the number of 0 quail
fed electors who did not vote at all.
Third. That your Commissioners fur.
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 thar
twc-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, as
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 vote 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 have canvassed the re
turns. and counted the vote, and have
examined the poll books and tally lists,
and the lists 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 qualified voters of the City of Ma
con. Miss. and find that there are liz
qualified electors in said city
1t is therefore declared by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Macon, Miss. that the proposed issue
of SIS, 900 of bonds, of the City of Ma
con, Miss. for the purpose Of the com
| pletion of the waterworks plant and for
the payment for and completion of the
electric light plant, in said city, was
carried by "a vote of more than two
thirds of al the votes of the qualified
electors of the City of Macon, Miss.
First. Nowtherefore be it ordained
by the mayor and board of aldermen,
of tie City Of Macon. Miss. that the
election for the purpose of-ascertaining
the sence of the qualified electors (as
provided bv law in such cases. of said
City CT Macon, Miss. upon the question
of the assurance of S15, 900 for the pur~
pose of the completion OF the water
works plant and for the payment for
and completion Of the electric light
plant, for said city. said bonds rot to
exceed the sum Of SIS, 900 was carried
in favor of the issue of the said bends.
Second, For reasons THAT are sntfi
Client TO the mayor and board of alder
men the occasion being urgent, this or
dinance shall take effect. and be in
force at once.
Approved this, the 9th day of June
1905.
j. O FASER, Mayor.
Attest: Fl. L. j. BARNES,
Clerk.
The foregoing ordinance duly adopted
June 9th 1905, and duly recorded Min
ute Book D page 179.
II. L. j, BARNES, Clerk