Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-22
ORDINANCE NO. 40.
An Ordinance Declaring the Election
for the assurance of Bonds for
tho Durnnco ol thu Cn~nIo4:on

An Ordinance Declaring the Election
for the assurance of Bonds for
the Purpose of the Completion
OF the Water Works Plaot 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 'of 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 l0f 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 as
aforesaid, us appears from the assess
ment rolls Of said municipality, now on
file in the Mayors Office of said City.
Therefore the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the City Of Macon, Miss. at
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 eth 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 immcdi-
ate necessity fer the assurance of bonds
for the purpose Of an Electric Light
Plant and the completion RI 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 the 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 ia published in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Sections
3014, 1915. 3016 and 2017 of the Ammo
tated Code of the State of Mississippi,
for the purpose of notifying the taxpay.
ers &c 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 iosu
ance Of said bonds it may be presented
to the Mayor AMI Board Of Aldermen Of
the City of Macon, as provided by law,
on or before the first Monday. the first
dav of May, 1905
It 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 Nav 1905.
Approved April 18th, 1905,
(Signed) j. 0. FAsER,
Attest: Mayor.
Fl. L, j, BARNES, Clerk.
And Whereas it 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 OF
the proceedings of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen and that the same appears
on page 14S of minute book d.
And whereas it fully appears from the
affidavit of D. G. Ferris, publisher of
the Macon Beacon, which said affidavit
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, y, L.
Dorroh, clerk of the chancery court in
and for said county and state, 30 Fer
ris publisher of the Macon Beacon
who having been first duly sworn. de-
poseth and says that the attached notice
Of the bond issue has been published in
the Macon Beacon, a newspaper printed
and published in the City Of Macon,
Mississippi, and which newspaper is of
general circulation in said city for four
consecutive times az follows. towit:
In Vol. 55, No %, dated Apl s, 1905
In Vol. 55. No, %. dated Apl Is, 1905
In Vol. So, No. "a, dated Apl %, 1905
In Vol, So, No %. dated .Apl 80, 1905
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this, the first day of May. 1905.
(Signed) q, T. DoRRoH,
Chancery Clerk
Aud it furlher appears that the notice
was duly published in the Macon Bea..
con, a weekly newspaper Of general cir
culation published in the city of Macon,
Mississippi, for a period OF three weeks
next preceding the meeting of this board
begun and held at the mayors office in
said city of Macon, Mississippi, on Tues
day, the second day of May, 1905, as
quired by Section 3016 Of the Annotated
Code of Mississippi of 1892.
And it appearing to the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City of Macon
Miss, that no objection had been urged
by any taxpayer, and no petition against
their proposed action had been fled by
anyone, the board adj Iurned to meet
Friday. the fifth day of May, 1905, at
which adjourned meeting there were
present Mayor Faser, Aldermen Hol
berg, Horton, Sheltol, Patty and Muir
phey; Marshal Sargent. Clerk Barnes
and City Attorney Richardson. The