The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-21
(First Published in Vinita Chieftain
April l6, 19091
Board Of County Commissioners.
Craig County, Oklahoma.

Board OF County Commissioners
Craig County, Oklahoma.
Notice of Special Election for the pur.
pose OF Voting Bonds to Build n
Court House and Purchase Site for
Same
A petition having been filed with
said Board Of County Commissioners
OF Craig County. Oklahoma, as pro
yided by law, signed by more than
one-sixth of the qualified electors and
tax payers as shown by the last pre-,
cedlng enumeration of said County. re-
questing the said Board to order a
special election to be held In said
Craig County, State OF Oklahoma. for
the purpose of deciding whether or
not bonds in the sum of $i00.000O0
shall be voted for the purpose of build
ing a County Court House and pur.
chasing a site for the same. in ac.
cordanee with the laws of the State
of Oklahoma; and that said Board Of
County Commissioners have caused
20 be made upon the records OF their
proceedings a statement showing the
valuation of the taxable property with.
In the said County of Craig as shown
by the last annual equalized assess.
ment roll Of taxable property within
said County. taken for the purpose
of taxation, and in force and effect at
this time, together with the outstand-
ing Indebtedness OF every class and
character whatsoever And the cash
in the hands of the County Treasurer,
for County use with the amount of
the Bonds proposed TO be issued,
xfh 81 10 fnfTnufus
Craig County, State Of Oklahoma, SIS.
/, II. f. Nix. County Clerk in and
for Craig County, State of Oklahoma,
do hereby certify that the total valu-
alton of all the taxable property in
said County, as equalized by the State
Board of Equalization, is as follows
Personal Property S2, 723, 10000
Taxable Land ,...... 5S1 ,066.00
Town Lots ............. lot, ,330.UO
Railroads and Public Cor
porations ...,....,.. 2,606,o4aOO
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Grand Total ......,$7. 9,354,00
Total Indebtedness:
County Bonds .S 81 100000
Warrants outstand
ing .tt......,.. 6,421.OO
Supply Warrants ...... 5,962.55
Contingent ...... 1855
Total ...............s S5,1eSS9
Cash on hand ......,,..S 3l,6f5S4
Amount Of bonds proposedS 100,00000
/ further hereby certify that the
above Is the total valuation and the
total amount Of indebtedness, as
passed upon by the Board of County
Commissioners. for the year ending
March 3lst, 1908.
Witness my hand and the seal OF my
Office at Vinita, Craig County. State
of Oklahoma this April 10, 1903
(SEALl r. f. NIX
County Clerk as aforesaid"
Wherefore. II is ordered by the said
Board of County Commissioners Of
Craig County. State of Oklahoma. that
an election shall be and Is hereby
ordered TO be held on the 18th day OF
May, 1909, for the purpose of decid-
ing whether or not Bonds in the sum
of S100.000.00 shall be issued by the
said County OF Craig. State OF okla
homa, for the purpose of building a
County Court House and purchasing
a site for the same In accordance with
the Law Of Oklahoma.
Witness our hands this 10th day or
April, 1909
J. W. HARRIS.
Chairman Board of County Commits.
sioners, Craig County, State or
Oklahoma.
Attest r. F. NIX, County Clerk.