The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-07-20
SPECIAL bond KLKCTIoN

In the matter Of ordering j special
election for the issuance Of $zo,-
10000 Of the bonds at The city, for
the purpose of drainage.
Section 4 Be It ordained 81 the
city council of Greenville that = here
| as the election for the issuance Of
twenty thousand dollars Of bonds for
the drainage of the city, to have
been held on June 10, 1907, was
postponed, as will more fully appear
| by reference to said order of post
ponement, as the same appears OF
| record in Minute Book No. 9, o..
page 100, of the minutes of the city
and,
Whereas, it is the purpose of the
city council to hold said election as
originally ordered. except as to the
date of said election
| Now therefore, be it further or
! dained by the city council of Green
vile that special election is hereby
ordered to be held at the city hall,
| in the city of GreenefIle, On the first
Thursday, the first day of August,
1907 to ascertain the will of the
qualified electors of the city of
Greenville, in the matter of author1z-
ing BY vote, the issuance by the city
council of Greenville, of twenty thou
sand dollars of twenty year bonds OF
the city of Greenviiie, bearing inter
ell not exceeding five per etEt- per
arnurn, payabl@ s.n.-annuaily- the
proceeds of said Dou.ls, or - msc1
thereof as .nay be necessary. to be
expended in the dralnag. o. the city.
Sec. 2. Be it fur.t. rr..ained that
the city clerk be and he is hereby di-
lt.. faI to three 81 Of
said special election publication
in The Daily Den oerat and The
Times, two of TIL. n~xslapers pub
lished at the city oE Greenville, Mis-
sissippi, which MOTTO shell be in. the
words and figures fol.o IL, towit
Notice of Special Election
Notice is hereby given that a spe
cia1 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.cr.
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 the city with in
terest not exceeding five per cent. per
annum, payable annually, the pro-
ceeds of said bonds, or so much there
of as may be necessary, to be ex-
pended in the drainage OF the city.
Sec. g. 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-
CURED by the charter of the city. and
Harry March, OF of said election
commissioners, is hereby designated
to have printed and distributed the
official ballots for and against the
issuance of said bonds.
VIM. Yerger, Mayor.
A true copy from the minutes.
] Lyme Startling, Clerk.
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
dollars of the bonds of the city, for
the purpose of refunding the bonds
of the city in 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 I6, 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 semi-annually, and
commonly known as "The River
Front Bonds" which will mature on
the first day of September, 1907,
and,
Whereas, the city council of Green
vile is DESTROYS of refunding said
bonds at maturity, by new issue OF
bonds for said sum of money, with
interest thereon, not to exceed Ave
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 hundred 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. 2. 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 80 Of the charter of
the city, which notice shall be in the
| words and figures, towit:
Notice of Issuance of Rounding
Bonds
Notice is hereby given that it IS
| the purpose of the city council of
GreenviIle to issue the bonds of Lie
city to the amount of forty-seven
thousand FIVE hundred dollars. pay
able twenty years after date, with
interest thereon, at the rate of not
exceeding FIVE per cent. per annun,
payable semi-annualiy, the proceeds
thereof to be used in iquidating
said bonds maturing on the FIRST 6ay