Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
NOTICE OF SPEClAL
ELECTION,

Nor1cE OF SPECIAL EEKcr1os. u
be held under the presisfu6s OF At,
ticle 3. Of Chapter &C. OF the Re tiss
ed Statutes o. Missouri. 1899, and 81
amended by the Laws OF Missea1L
1867, At pages 81 and 81. entitled.
"Bonds, Court House. jail and Foot
House, to determine whether OF not
Washington County. Missouri. Ahall
incur an Indebtedness OF thirty thous-
and dollars 1870. .0O0,. for the object
and purpose Of building . court house
in said county.
Whereas. on the 10th day OF Sentem-
Der. 1907. the same being a day OF the
regular AuRust term Of the County
Court OF Washington County, Mis-
souri,. petitioa and application was
preseated to said court. signed by
more than one hundred qualified vot-
ers aud tax payers Of said county. sat-
ting forth the facts that It had be-
come necessary for Washington Conn
ty to incur an Indebtedness 10 the
sum OF thirty thousand dollars tsae,-
0Oo). for the purpose of building q
court house 10 said county, 10 excess
Of tue total revenue and income of
said county, provided for any one year
rs limited by law, and that it was de.
sired that bonds be issued for such In-
debteduess, said bonds to be issued
for q term OF twenty years, and be
due and payable 10 twenty years from
the date thereof, with the right and
option on the part OF said county to
pay part or all Of said bonds at any
time after five years from the date of
said bonds, and before the said matur.
ity Of twenty years. at any interest
date payment, with interest to the
date Of payment: all bonds to bea- in.
terest at the rate Of i've per cent per
annum, interest payable semi-annual.
ly; aud to authorize an increase 10 the
tax levy Of said county Of ten QOl
cents on the hundred dollars valua.
tion, Of the assessed valuation OF said
county, to pay said indebtedness and
interest.
Upon which said petition and ap-
plicatiou, at said date, the 18th day
Of September, 1907, the same being a
day OF the regular August term OF
said couotv court, the SAID court or.
dered q special election to be held 10
said county ON Saturday, the 18th day
Of October, 1897, and made an entry
OF such order on the records OF the
court, for the purpose set forth In the
said application and petition, and that
said election be held aud conducted
In the same manner and the returns
thereof made to the county clerk, aod
the vote counted in all respects the
same as elections for state aud cOun-
ty officers; and the court further or.
dered tnat twenty days notice Of said
election be given bv publication 10
the Potosi Journal, weekly newspa-
per published in Washington county,
and the Weekly Independent. q week
ly newspaper published 10 Washington
county. prior to the day OF said elec.
tion, specifying the amount OF the
debt. the length OF time for which
bonds shall be issued, the rate OF in.
terest, the object and purpose there.
Of, the rate of increase Of the tax
levy, and the day on which the elec-
tiun is to be held.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given to the qualified voters OF WASH
ington county, Missouri. that Especial
election will he held in Washington
County, Missouri, at the usual vot-
ing precincts in,said county, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 18TH.
1907,
which shall be conducted 10 all re.
spects as elections held for county
and state officers, and ret1rn thereof
made. for the purpose OF voting upon
proposition authorizink the incur
ring OF an Indebtedness 10 the sum of
thirty thousand dollars, 1880, ,0OO), aud
of issuing bonds therefor. said bonds
to bear date OF November 18th, 1907,
for the object and purpose OF building
a court house, 10 said County, at
Potosi, the county seat OF said county.
Said bonds to be issued for a term
Of twenty years and be due and pay
able 10 twenty years from the date
thereof, with the right and option on
the part of the said county TO pay a
part OF all Of said bonds at aoy time
after Eve years from the date Of said
bonds, and before the said maturity
Ut twenty years, at aDy Interest date
payment, with interest To the date
Of payment, all boods to bear interest
at the rate Of flve Isl per cent per an-
num, interest payable semi-snnuaily :
aud to authorize an increase in the
tax levy Of said county OF teo (l0)
cents on the hundred dollars valuation
OF the assessed valuation of said cUun.
ty to pay said Indebtedness and In
terest.
Those OF the qualified voters who
favor the creation of the indebted
oess for the purpose above specified
may deposit ticket written or priut-
ed in the following form.
Appropriation OF $50. .OOO.O0 for the
purpose OF building = court house
Yes.
Aud those who are opposed to the