Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-11-19
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ing precinct the Mayer may designate.
The said election shall be held and
conducted IN the same manner as other
municipal elections OF said city are
held, and all persons qualified to vote
at snch elections Of said city, and no
others shall vote at such election.
The persons voting for the rati fica-
ton of this ordinance and for the au-
thorization of the bond issue shall
have written or printed on the ballots
the words "For Ratification" and the
persons voting against said ratification
shall have written or printed upon
their ballots the ds"ForRejection.
There shall be printed on the ticket the
following. ITO authorize maximum
special bond levy of five cents accord
lug to the ordinance OF the Council Of
the City of Martinsburg, passed on the
End day Of September, 1909, to pay the
interest and provide sinking fund
for the discharge Of the bonds ow be-
Ting voted for;v and directly under
meath in two separate lines shall be
printed the words "For the Levy" and
,Against the Levy Persons voting
for the levy shall leave upon their bal
lots the words 'sFor the Levy and
the persons voting against such levy
shall leave upon their ballots the words
"Against the Levy The result Of the
said election shall be certified in the
same manner as the result of the gen.
eral municipal elections is now certi-
fed.
Sec. Z. The treasurer shall record
the same bonds in the bond ledger in
his office in their true numbers, d ites,
amounts, time when due, the name
and address of the purchaser and hold
ers SO far as known, and file therein
the bonds and coupons taken up and
Cancelled from time to time.
Section s. This ordinance shsil be
in force and effect from AID after the
time the same shall have been duly
approved by the Board of Affairs of
the City Of Martinsburg and shall
have been ratified at the election pro-
vided for herein as to the authorization
of the issuance of bonds by three fiftiis
of all the ballot, cast for and against
the same at SAID election, and by
majority of the votes cast for and
against the authorization of the maxi
mum special bond levy of five cents
herein provided for.
NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom
these presents shall come, Greeting:
Know Ye, that IN Pursuance ito the
duty imposed upon me by the ordi-
nance aforesaid, /, Z. &. Cushwa,
Mayor of the City of Martinsburg, do
proclaim that on Tuesday, DeceLlber
Ia, 1909, between the hours of sunrise
and sunset, a special election will be
held at the regularly established vot-
ing precIne Is in the first, second, third,
fourth and fifth wards of said city by
the qualified voters thereof to decide
whether they will ratify or reject SAID
ordinance.
At the date of this proclamation the
valuation of all ass essable and taxable
properties of said city, both real and
personal, is, as shown by 1.-THE last as
sessment, for state and county taxes
previous to this date $5,970, 70S 3S, on
which calculation the said city is au-
thorized TO incur an aggregate amount
of Indebtedness of two and one-half
per cent thereof, or $149, 267.70.
The aggregate amount of indebted
ness of said city issued and authorized
at the date of this proclamation is
S107,362 IL, consisting of outstanding
bonds to the amount of sos, 800 and
foatiuu dehtS To tho am0urt ,,f 50 $50
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