The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-06
ENvILLE. MISS, SATURDAY, JULY s. 1907.

aInun, payable s~a..-annuaiiy. tx
proceeds of said 0unelS, or - mics
thereof as may be .l~.essarv. to 5s
expended in the dra.ilase o. the city
Sec 2. Be it fuI.t h. .sr.lained that
the city clerk be and he is hereby di-
rected TO give three weeks notice oil
said special election =, qualifications
in the Daily Ben ukrat and The
Times, two of tII-1 .vsiapers pub
lished at the city oi Greenville, Mis-
sissippi, which noti.S shell be in the
words and flgures fol.o n., towit
Notice of Special Election
Notice IS hereby given that a spe
cIal election will be held at the city
hall, in the city Of Greenvile, Mis-
sissippi. on the first Thursday the
first day OF. August 1907 to as.er.
tain the will of the qualified electors
of the city of Greenville in the mat
ter of authorizing by vote the issu-
ance by the city council of Green
vile of twenty thousand dollars OF
twenty bonds Of TIE city with in
terest not exceeding five per cent. per
annum, payable annually, the pro-
of as may be necessary, to be ex-
pended in the drainage OF the city.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained that
Harry March, Henry Crittenden, and
E. L. Sharkey be and they are here
by appointed commissioners to hold
said election. who shall appoint man
ayers Of for said election, as re-
quired by the charter of the city. and
Harry March, one Of said election
commissioners. is hereby designated d
to have printed and distributed the
official ballots for and against the
issuance OF said bonds.
Wm 1erger, Mayor.
4 true copy frofr the minutes.
Lyme Starting, ClerS.
In the matter OF the redemption OF
bonds the following order was
passed:
In the matter of the issuance of for
ty-seven Thousand, five hundred j
dollars of the bonds Of the city, for
the plrpose of refunding the bonds
OF the city i'll like amount, hereto
fore issued an maturing on the Ist
day of September. 1907.
Sec. I. Be, it ordained by the city
council of Greenville. that,
Whereas, pursuant to an act of the
legislature of the state of Mississip-
octs Heretofore Incorporating the
pi entitled: 8 An act to repeal all
acts heretofore Incorporating the
town Of Greenville. and to incorpor-
ate the city of Greenville, in the
county of Washington. Mississippi,
approved March 10, 1886, the city OF
Greenville issued its bonds to the
amount of forty-seven thousand FIVE
hundred dollars, with interest there
on at the rate of eight per cent, per
annum, payable se1ai-annually, an1
commonly known as "The River
Front Bonds" Which will mature on
the hrst da!- o. september, 1907,
and.
Whereas, the city council of Green
vile is desirous OF refunding said
bonds at maturity, by a new issue OF
bonds for said sum Of money, will!
interest thereon, not TO exceed FIVE
per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually.
Now. therefore, be it further or
dained by the city council Of Green
vile, that the city do issue its bonds
TO the amount of forty-seven thou
sand five Kindred dollars, payable
twenty years after date, with inter
est thereon at the rate of five per
cent. per annum, payable semi-annu-
ally, the proceeds thereof to be used
in liquidating said bonds maturing
on said first day of September 1907.
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained, that
notice OF the purpose of the city coun
Gil of Greenville to issue said bonds
be given, pursuant to the require
ments Of section % Of the charter OF
the city, which notice shall be in the
words and figures. toWit