Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-11-26
PROCLAMATION.
City Hall, Martinsburg, w. Va.

City Hall, Martinsburg, w. Va,
Oct. 8, 1909.
WHEREAS, At a special meet
| ing of the Council of the City of Mar
tinsburg, properly called and held in
the "ouncil Chamber at the City Hall,
in the City of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, State of West Virginia, on
the LIST day Of September, 1909, an or
! diRance was introduced entitled "Or-
! dinance No. 81 San ordinance to au-
| thorize the issuance of bonds for the
purpose of extending, repairing, cor
structlng, equipping and com pleting
| the system of water works now own
ed by the City of Martinsburg, and to
authorize special bond leyy:u
AND HEREAS, AT regular
! meeting of. the Council of the City of
! Martinsburg, held in the Council
Chamber at the City Hall aforesaid,
on the End day of September, 1909, the
ordinance known as "Ordinance No.
81 ian ordinance to authorize the 49,.
suance of bonds for the purpose of ex-
tending, repairing, constructing, equip
| ping and completing the water WORKS
now owned by the City OF Martins
burg, and to authorize a maximum
| bond levy was unanimously passed,
| signed by the Mayor, and transmitted
to the Board of Affairs for their APP
prevail;
AND WHEREAS, At a meeting
of the Board of Affairs held at the
| City Hall aforesaid, on the Bird day Of
! September, 1909, said ordinance was
| duly approved by the Board of A fairs;
AND VIII EREAS, such ordinance,
known as "Ordinanee No g. passed
| a. . ,NF -
burg, signed by the Mayor, and APP
proved by the Board OF Affairs is as
follows:
ORDINANCE NO, 6.
An ordinance TO authorize the issu-
ance of bonds for the purpose Of ex-
tending repairing, constructing,
equipping and completing the system
OF water works now owned by the
City of Martinsburg, and to authorize
a maximum special bond levy.
Be 1t ordained by the council of the
City of Martinsburg.
Sec. l. That the Mayor and Auditor
| of the City of Martinsburg be, and
they are hereby authorized to make,
execute and deliver, as hereinafter pro-
vided, series of bonds OF the City of
Martinsburg, to the amount of forty
thousand dollars 100000 |, of the de-
nomination and upon the terms of
payment hereinafter provided and pre-
scribed, the proceeds of which shall be
appropriated and expended for the
purpose of extending, repairing, con-
structing, equipping and competing
the system of water works for the said
city and which system is now owned
and operated by the City OF Martins
burg.
| The said bonds shall be of several
denominations of one hundred, five
hundred and one thousand dollars, re-
spectively, not exceeding in the aggre
! gate, however, the sum IF forty thous-
and dollars $4,000, and shall be pay
able to bearer at the Office of the treas
urer of the City of Martinsburg, at
| Martinsburg, W. Va, thirty four years
after date, and redeemeble at and
time after twenty years after date,
with interest at the rate of 5 per
cent per annum, payable annual
ly on the first day of Decent Der OF each
year, after the year in which they are
; issued, at the office aforesaid, according
10 the tenor and effect of interest cou-
pons TO be attached to each bond re-
! spectively; and said bonds shall be
I Hdttu on luS u1Sl udN C1 Dec6In DET,
/ 1909, aud shall be signed in the cor
porate name of the said city by its
/ Mayor, countetsigned by the Auditor,
and sealed with The corporate seal of
said city.
| The name the treasurer of said city
/ in office when said bonds are issued
shall be signed to each coupon, but
said name may be either printed or en-
/ graVed thereon.
| See =. That f. $. Emmert, G. w.
1 MeKown and f. II. Sigler, who are
hereby appointed commissioners OF
said city for the purpose, be, and they
J are hereby authorized and empowered
! to sell publicly the said bonds foi
cash, at not less than their par value
/ 10 the highest bidder in writing, bu
] before any such sale shall be made the
same shall be advertised in some COZ
Venlent newspaper or newspapers
as the said commissioners may elect
at least four weeks previous |
such sale. The proceeds derive
( from the sale of said bonds, "a
! fast a. realized, shall be payabl
To the treasurer and deposited by
him in the treasury of the said city /,
the credit thereof in an account TO be
I designated and known as the "Watei
Works EXtentiou Furd, which shall
be kept separate snd distinct from
other accounts of said city, and said
fund 50 created shall not be appro-
priated or used for any other purpose
than that above specified.