Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-01-13
AN ORDINANCE


property tax paying voters of said city,
to determine by their votes whether
the city council of said city shall be
authorized to issue the bonds of said
city to the following amounts and for
the following purposes, to- wit: S1o,-
10000 for the purpose of building
school houses, and s9,5OO.0O for the
purpose IF making additions to exist
ing school houses in said city; bonds
payable forty years after their date,
.redeemable at the option of said city
after twenty years from their date, TO
bear interest from date of issue until
paid at the rate of four and one half
per cent per annum, and to levy tax
sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds and to create a sinking fund
sufficient to redeem them at their ma
turity.
Be it Ordained by the City Council of
tine City OF Palestine, Texas:
Sec L. That an election shall be
held in the city of Palestine, Texas, on
the 18th day of February, 1905. for the
purpose Of submitting to the property
tax paying voters of said city the fol-
lowing propositions, to- wit:
Shall the city council of the city of
Palestine, Texas, be authorized to issue
the bonds of said city in the amounts
and for the purposes hereinafter stat
ed, payable forty years from date, re-
deemable at the option of the city
twenty years after their date, and bear
ing interest at the rate of four and
one half per cent per snnum; and to
levy tax sufficient to pay the inter-
est thereon and create sinking fund
sufficient to pay them at their MATURE
ty.
LIST. Bonds to the amount of s10,-
500 90, for the purpose of building
school houses, for the public free
schools in said city.
2nd. Bonds to the amount of SO, 500,
for the purpose of making additions to
existing public school free buildings in
said city.
Sec. 9 Said election shall be held
in all of the wards of the city of Psles-
tine, each of which is hereby consti
tuted an election precinct for said
election, at the places hereinafter des-
ignated, and by she officers hereinafter
named, who are hereby appointed to
hold said election in their respective
precincts.
Election Precinct No. 1, (first wsrd):
Polling place at the County Court
House, presiding judge, s. P. Allen;
assistant judge, J. w K. Bryan; clerks,
II. s Davenport and Dan LaRoe.
Election Precinct No. 2, second
wsrd): Polling place at the Recorders
Office in the City Hall, presiding Judge,
NJ B. Welborne; assistant Judge, W.
O. Fleet; clerks, Tom Willingham and
Harry Hogue.
Election Precinct No. 3, third ward):
Polling place at Young Mems Christian
Association Building, presiding judge,
Chas. Jacobs; assistant Judge, James
Healy; clerks, ALT Dexter and L. Il.
Wright.
Election Precinct No. 4, Fourth
wsrd): Polling place at the Office
known as the old Compress Office,
Judge, 8. A. Taylor; assist
ant Judge, j. L. Roquemore; clerks,
E. L. Lucas and James Walker.
Sec. 3. The said election shall be
held under the provisions of Chapter
lac of the Acts of the 26th Legislature,
aud uniy qualified voters 7fsux are
tax payers of said city shall
JC 1lAOMC1 NObOs ali NOtCEc 0C5lE-
ing to support the proposition to issue
$40 10000 Of bonds for the purpose of
constructing buildings for the public
free schools of said city shall have
printed upon their ballots the words
''For the issuance of bonds for build
ing school houses" and those parties
who oppose the Issuance of said bonds
shall have printed upon their ballots
the words "Against the issuance OF
bonds for building school houses"
And all voters desiring to support the
for issuing $500 90 of
bonds for the purpose of making addi
lions to existing school buildings shall
have printed upon their ballots the
words "For issuance of bonds for max
ing additions to school buildings;" and
those opposed shall have printed upon
their ballots the words against the
issuance of bonds for making additions
10 school buildings"
The manner of holding said election
shall be governed by the laws of the
State regulating general elections.
A copy of this order, signed by the |
mayor of said city, shall serve as a
proper notice of said election, and the !
mayor is directed to cause said notice |
% be posted up at each OF the places
designated for holding said election, |
Ind to cause the same to be published |
n a newspaper published in the city of
Palestine for fully thirtydsys prior to |
he date of said election.
Passed sth day of January, 1905. APP
sth day Of January, 1906.
Attest:
Q. A. STERNE, A. L. BOWERS,
City Secretary. Mayor.