Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-02
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.

| NorIcE. OF SPECIAL ELECTION, to
be held under the provisions Of Ar
| ticle 3. Of Chapter 81. OF the Ravis-
ed Statutes of Missouri. 1899. and as
amended by the Laws of Missouri,
. 1907, at pages 81 and 50, entitled,
| ''Ronds. Court House, Jail and Poor
House, to determine whether or not
Washington County, Missouri, shall
incur an indebtedness Of thirty thnu>-
and dollars $50. .0o0l. FOR the object
and purpose of building u court house
! in said county.
Whereas. on the 10Th day of Septem-
ber, 1907. the same being day of the
! regular August term OF the County
Court Of Washington County, Mis-
souri,. a petition and application was
presented to said court. signed by
more than one hundred qualified yot-
ers aud tax payers OF said county, set
ting forth the facts that it had be-
come necessary for Washington Coun-
| ty to incur an Indebtedness in the
00ol, for tue purpose of building
court house in said county, in excess
of the total revenue and income of
said county, provided for any one year
as limited by law. and that il was de-
sired that bonds be issued for such in
debtedDess, said bonds to be issued
for 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 a part or all Of said bouds at any
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 five per cent per
annum, interest payable semi-annual
ly; aud TO authorize an increase 10 the
tax levy of said county of ten IW
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-
plication, at said date, the 10th day
OF September, 1907, the same being d
day OF the regular August term Of
said county court, the said court Or
dered a special election to be held in
said county on Saturday, the 18th day
OF October, 1907, 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 and conduct
10 the same manner and the returns
thereof made to the county clerk, and
the vote counted in all respects the
same as elections for state and coun-
ty officers; and the court further Or
dered tnat twenty days notice OF said
election be given by publication in
the Potosi Journal, a weekly newspa-
per published in Washington county,
and the Weekly Independent, a week
ly newspaper published in Washington
county. prior to the day Of said elec-
tiou, 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 eiec-
tion is to be held.
! Now thornfnro pntipp hnrnhV
given to the qualified voters Of WASH
ington county, Missouri, that Especial
election will be held in Washington
County, Missouri, at the usual vot-
ing precincts in said county, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 18th,
1907,
which shall be conducted in all re-
spects as elections held for county
and state officers. and return thereof
made, for the purpose Of voting upon
proposition authorizing the incur
ring of an Indebtedness 10 the sum OF
thirty Thousand dollars, 1886, 0,000l, and
of issuing bonds therefor. said bonds
to bear date Of November 18th, 1907,
for the object and purpose OF building
a court house, in said County, al
POtosi, the county seat OF said county
Said bonds to be issued for a tern
Of twenty years and be due and pay
able in twenty years from the dats
thereof, with the right and option or
the part Of the said county TO pay ;
| part or all Of said bonds at any TIM
:: after five years from the date of sait
! bonds, and before the said maturity
of twenty years, at any interest dat
, payment, with interest to the dat
of payment, all bonds to bear interest
at the rate Of five (5) per cent per an
mum, interest payable semi-annually
aud to authorize an increase 10 th
tax levy of said county OF ten 10
cents on the hundred dollars valuation
7 of the assessed valuation OF said coun
ty to pay said Indebtedness and in
terest.
Those Of the qualified voters VIII
favor the creation OF the indebted
7 ness for the purpose above specifies
i may deposit ticket written or print
: ed 10 the following form.
, Appropriation of 1000. oe for th
purpose of building a court house
Yes.
And those who are opposed to tn
D creation Of said indebtedness may de
S posit q ticket written or printed il
{ the folling form: