The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-10
ORDINANCE NO. 1905.

AN ORDINANCE authorizing and direct
ing the issuance of bonds of the City OF
Thousand Dollars $40 oooooS to 81 be used 8sed
for the purpose of constructing and ex-
city for the purpose of supplying said
city and its Inhabitants with electric
Whereas Pursuant to the provisions of
Cnapter lOl of the Sessions Laws of 1905
81 the state of Kansas, the Mayor and
S1ouncll or the City of Topeka, Kansas, on
March 10, 1908, duly passed Ordinance No.
ga, winch authorized and directed the
Mayor OF sad city to issue proclamation
or notice calling an election to be held in
SAID city on April z, 1908, for the purpose
voters of said city a proposition to vote
bonds not to exceed the sum of Sixty-five
pose of constructing and extending the
electric light plant of said city of Topeka
its inhabitants with eiectric id hs it AND AND
SAID ordinance was duly approved by the
Mayor Mayor Of said city on March 16, 1908, and
TOOK erect at the time .of its publication
IN H. the Topeka Daily Capital on March II,
said Ordinance No 2S41. and subsequent
to the taking effect thereof. the Mayor of
an election to be held in said city on April
q 6SUs. Ior the purpose of submitting said
which said proclamation was first pub
ushed in the Topeka State Journal
newspaper published in said city and the
oIhcIal city paper of said city, on March
Il, 1908, being twenty days prior to April
Z, 1908. the day fixed for such election.
and said proclamation was published u
said newspaper for three consecutive
weeks subsequent to said date of March
Whereas, Pursuant to said proclama-
ton. said election was duly held on said
submitted to and voted upon by the
electors of said city: and
Whereas. On the 10th day of April. 1905
the returns of said election were duly
canYassed by the Mayor and Council of
said city. sitting as a canvassing board.
said canvassing board that majority of
the electors. voting. at said election, had
bonds. and that said proposition to issue
said bonds was legally adopted by the
the result of said canvass has BEEN Spread a
of record on the journal of said city as a
part Of the proceedings of said canvassing
Whereas. An issue of Forty Thousand
Dollars ($400O0.00 in bonds will furnish
structing and extending said electric light
plant as aforesaid; now, therefore,
cilmen of the city of Topeka:
Section !. That the Mayor and Council
authorize and direct the issuance of the
PPn of SID city ( Il the o sum of f. Frg
tending the electric light plant of said city
for the purpose of supplying said city and
bonds shall be issued in denominations of
Five Hundred Dollars Cs5O0.00) EACH shall
L,
to bearer in twenty years from the date
thereof, and shall bear interest from Jan
uary 1. 1909, at the rate of four and one
half CD per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first days of Jan
uary and July in each year: and principal
and interest shall be made payable at the
office of the Treasurer of the State of
Kansas, in the City of Topeka, Kansas.
Said bonds shall have coupons attached
for said interest as the same becomes due
and such coupons shall be executed with
the autographed or printed signatures of
the MaVOr and iCNitV Clerk.
Sec. 2. The Mayor and City Clerk of
said city are hereby authorized and d-
rected to execute and issue said bonds for
and on behalf of said city. and when so
executed and issued the same shall be
register of said city and with the Auditor
Auditors certificate of registration and,
when so registered, the Mayor and Coun-
ell of said city shall negotiate and sell the
same for not less than par and shall place
the proceeds thereof in the city treasury
to be applied to the payment of the cost
of constructing and extending the electric
light plant of said city as aforesaid.
Sec. g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
LEGATION in the official city paper.
Passed the Council December 18th, 1908.
Approved December 9th. 1908.
TSeaI1 VIM. GREEN. Mayor.
Attest: c. B. BURGE, City Clerk.
First published in The Topeka State