The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-13
Leader july o. i907J
ELECTION PROCL LAMATlON.


ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. the Mayor and Common
Council Of the City OF Guthrie. Logan
County oklahoma Territory. at a reg
ular session held and convened at the
City Council Chamber In said City on
the lSih day OF July. A. ID. 1907. did
authorize and instruct the Mayor 10
Issue cali for an election by the
qualified voters of the City of Guthrie,
who shall be owners Of real or
personal property subject to taxation
within the municipality: and to pub
lish said proclamation In the Daily
state Capital and the Daily Leader
and bhe Weekly Register, and tho
Oklahoma Safeguard. for thirty (30)
days giving notice of the time and
places of holding said election on the
following propositions, to-wit.
First. TO Issue the bonds Of said
City for additions to present City
Water Plant. and the extension OF
Water Mains in The sum of s40,000.00,
said bonds to run not to exceed
thirty 800 years from date, and TO be
fedeemable at the option of the City
at The expiration of ten Cl0) years
from date. or at any annual period
thereafter. at rate OF interest not
TO exceed FIVE 60 per centum per
amman. payable semi-annually, said
bonds 60 be sold at not less than their
par value
Second TO issue the bonds OF said
City for the construction of Storm
Sewers. to the amount of S30.000O0,
said bonds to run not to exceed thirty
t30) years from date and to be re-
deemable at the option of the City at
the expiration OF hen C0l years from
date or at any annual period there
after at a rate of interes no exceeding
FIVE (5) per centum per annnm, pay
able semi-annually, said bonds to be
sold at not less than their par value.
Third. TO issue the bonds of said
City for the construction of Main
Sanitary Sewers to the amount OF
$lO.00000, said bonds to riln not to
exceed thirty t20) years from their
date and to be redeemable at the
option Of the City at the expiration
of ten (10) years from date, or at any
annual period thereafter, al a rate Of
interest not exceeding five 90 per
cenmm per annum. payable semi
annually, said bonds to be sold at not
less than their par value
Fourth. To Issue bonds of the said
city Cor be Improvement )f Streets,
to the amount o, 21O.b006O. said
bords to run not to exceed thirty (30)
wears, and TO be redeemable at the
option of the City at the expiration OF
ten G0) yea-s from date, or at any
annual period hereafter at a .ate OF
interest not exceeding five go per
centum per cnnum, payable semi
annr"fiv rnid bones 10 he sold at not
less than their par value.
Fiftha To authorize the Mayor and
City Council to purchase additional
equipment for the Fire Department,
in such amount as demed necessary
not exceeding the sum Of 100000.
Now Therefore !, Q, M. Barnes,
MAJOR OF sau city, by virtue ol the
power and authority invested in me
by the laws of Oklahoma Territory
and an act Of Congress entitled An
Act 20 Amend an Act to Prohibit the
Passage of Local or Special Laws in
the Territories, TO Limit Territorial In
deotedness, etc, approved March
attn, 1898, and an act of Congress al
the same title, approved June 6. 1900.
and BY virtue Of q resolution adopted
by the Mayor and Common Council
OF said City July 18th, 1907, do here
by give notice, proclaim and declare;
That ON the 27th day OF August,
1907 an election shall be held within
said City for the purpose of submit.
tiss; the above and foregoing prOpo.
sitions to the qualified electors OF
said City as above described and that
the voting places III the respective
Wards ald Voting Precincts for the
purposes OF said Election are as fol
lows, to-wit:
First Ward Hutsells Store Ro Nm
on Oklahoma Avenue.
Second Ward-East Precinct; The
Central school building.
Second Ward-West Precinct:
Police Court room, City building
Third Ward: Opera House block
Harrison avenue
Fourth Ward Bowers Stand, 4tf
street and Noble avenue.
Firth Ward: No. l4d1 West Noble
avenue.
4 The Electors of said Ward aad Fot
/ ing precincts to act as inspectors o
said Election are hereby designated
/ do lpA4tWo-
First Ward II H. Dodd
Second Ward-East Precinct: Alvi
! J Baldwin.
Second Ward-West Precinct: e e
/ Tallmstp
Tnird Ward e. F. Furow
Fourth Ward Ben Brummage
Fifth Ward Jas Kennedy
Each Of said inspectors OF said elec
tion, prior to the opening of the polh
In such precinct shall appoint al
I Judges Of said election. two % quail
ified electors OF such precinct VIII,
shall have been citizens and residea
householders therein for at least on,
! (D year next proceeding such elec
/ ton. and who are members Of differ
| ent political parties and Of the partie
which cast the highest number o
| votes ln the Territory at the proceed
ing general election Such judges
together with the inspectors. shal
constitute the Board of Election o
said Voting Precinct Such Board o
Election shall appoint as Poll Clerk
two (2) qualified electors of such pre-
cinet one CD from each of the tw,
parties that cast the largest vote II
the Territory at the last general elec
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