The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-10
ELECTION ORDINANCE.


! WHEREAS, the City Council, of the
City of Brownsville, Texas, deems it adj
visable TO issue bonds of said City, for
the purposes hereinafter mentioned,
Therefore.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF SAID CITY:
that an Election be held on the Second
Tuesday in August, A D. 1907, being
the Thirteenth day of said month, at
which election the following proposition
shall be submitted:
Shall the City Council, of the said
City of Brownsville, Texas, be authoriz-
ed to issue the bonds of said City in any
amount not to exceed the sum of sixty
thousand dollars (6O,OOO.OO), payable in
forty (4O) years after date, with option
of redeeming same at any time after
twenty (2Q) years from date, bearing in
terest at the rate of five per cent Is per
cent? per annum, payable semi-annually,
and to levy a tax sufficient to pay the
interest of said bonds and create a
sinking fund sufficient to redeem them
at maturity, for the purpose of the con-
struction of a water works system, in and
ssbr said City.
/ Said election shall be held in said City
@f Brownsville, in each of the four (4)
Wards of said City, at the following vot-
ing places therein, and the following
banned persons are hereby appointed
managers or said election, to-wit:
y FIRST WARD.
At the house of Miguel Fernando,
located on the Souther1y side of Wash
ington Street, between ..3rd and 4th
Streets of said City.
Presiding Judge, Benjamin Kowalski
Assistant Judge, A. I. Hudson
Clerk, A. Celaya
>, T. A. Kinder
SECOND WARD.
At the house of Telesforo Soils, at the
Corner of Washington and 9th Streets of
said City.
Presiding Judge, w. A. Rutledge
Assistant Judge, V. L. Crixell
Clerk, A. Spero
>, NJ. j. Garcia
THIRD WARD.
At the house of Victoriaro Fernandez,
on the Northerly side of the Market
Square, between 18th and 18th Streets
of said City.
Presiding Judge, J. w. Hoyt
Assistant Judge, Oscar Sauder
Clerk, J. G.. Anorga
>, c. Fa1gout
FOURTH WARD.
At the house of Simon Celaya, known
as the Blue Club, situated on 18th Street,
between Jefferson and Madison Streets.
Presiding Judge, A. Bollack
Assistant Judge, W. F. bennett
Clerk, o. II. Thorn
>, w. H. Neale.
Said election shall be held under the
provisions of Chapter 149, Acts of the
18th Legislature, laws 1899, and on
" qualified voters, who are property tax
payers, of said city, shall be allowed to
vote, and all voters desiring to support
the proposition to issue said bonds shall !
have printed on their ballots, the words |
''For the issuance of bonds and those |
opposed shall have printed on their bal |,
lots the words Against the issuance of
bonds" The manner of holding said
election shall be governed by the laws
of the State regulating general elections,
in such cases made and provided.
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 to
be posted up at the places designated for
the holding said election at least thirty
.3O) DAYS prior to the date of said cleo
ton, exclusive of the day of posting and
day of election.
Witness my hand, and the sealof said
City, this, the2 day of June, A. D. 1907.
T. B. RUSSELL Mayor pro tenn.
Attest: FRANK CHAMPION,
CT Sac-a4o-x-