The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
Bill for Ordinance No. 228.

An ordnance authorizing an increase OF
Indebtedness in excess OF the annual Income
for the purpose OF establishing municipal
electric light and power plant ana system.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board Of Alder.
men OF the city OF farmlnBion, missouri,
as follows.
section l. Whereas II is provided by the
Constitution and the statutes OF the state OF
Missouri that the annual tax rate ON prop
erty In cities having less tlnn ten thousand
and more than one thousand inheblthnts'
shall not exceed NIFTY cents on the one hun
dred dollars valuation on taxable property
in said cities, that no municipal corpora
ticn shall be allowed to become Indebted IN
any manner. or for any purpose, 10 an
amount exceeding In any year the Income
and revenue provided for such year, with
out the assent of two. thirds OF the voters
thereof voting At an election To DE held Tor
that purpose; the City OF Pennington com.
ing within the perview Of the above pro
visions. ana whereas II Is proposed by the
Board of Aldermen OF said CITY, on oehall OF
the inhabitants thereof. TO Dind snid city 10
an increase OF the Indebtedness OF said city
In excess OF the annual Income ana revenue
thereof, ana above the constitutional limit
thereon, said increase OF Indebtedness not
to exceed twenty-five Thousand Dollars,
said amount. or SO much thereof as said
board of Aldermen shall deem necessary, 10
be expended In the purchase, location ana
establishment and erection OF an eelctrlc
lighting and power plant ana system, TO De
owned and operated by said city, ana In the
purchase or lease OF necessary GROUNDS
said city with sufiicient light ana power,
and for the further purpose OF supplying the
Inhabitants OF said city with electric light
and power; now, therefore. with view 10
test the sense of the legal voters OF SAID city
OF Pennington. on the Increase OF Indebted
ness as aforesaid. for the objects ana pur'
poses herelnbefore specified, special cleo.
lion is hereby called to be held In the SAID
city of Pennington on Tuesday, the 2sth
day OF January, 1905. for said purpose.
section 2. The Mayor is hereby directed
to issue Il proclamation submitting, Tor the
purpose OF testing the sense OF the Ieghi
voters OF the City of Pennington, the propo'
stions hereinbefore fully set out In section
one % OF this ordinance, giving at least
fifteen days notice OF such election, whlch
said notice ana proclamation shall lie pup
Ilshed in some newspaper or papers pup
iished in the said CITY OF Huntington.
Section g. That said special election shall
be held at the following precincts OF said
city OF Pennington. as follows In the first
ward, at the Mayors ONCE IN the second
ward, at the Court House, sheriff ONCE,
I'm the Third, ward, nj J.. j Cnndlrs once
and I'm the Fourth ward at Henry Nancy
Shoe store.
section 4, That the style OF the ballots "a
he voted at said special election shall be
"For increase of debt-ies. y "for increase
OF debt-No."
Section 8. That this ordinance shan he In
full force and effect from ana after It's pas
sage by the Board OF Aldermen, IT'S approval
by the Mayor, attested by the Clerh, Wheh
notified by the two. thirds vote OF the quail.
Ned voters OF said city, voting AZ specihl
election held Tor that purpose.
Passed this 9th day or January, 1908.
Approved this 9th day OF January 1903.
Attest: GEORGE NJ. WILSON,
sHM'L l.. AsBURY, Mayor
Clerk