The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04

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ion t.lat Inc maximum rate Of leSy
.tqr taxes for mnnieipal purposes WITH
"a ss.I1 City prescribed ~ eciion
81 Ghapter 9Of the Acts OF the Leg
islatrFe az Vest yirEinist n the -aarl
1893, viii not produce stsfilrier.
funds 70 pay the interest on the
s9onded Indebted ness herein created
and provide q sinking fund for the
discharge OF the principal within the
period Of thirty years, g ls ordered
that tue Council o. the City Oh
Clafkshurg shall on eaeh year Cor the
period OF thirty ears. beginning with
tho year 1908, lay q direct annual
tax upon al Of the property within
said CITY not exempt from taxation
Tor that purpose, 6ilieh tax shall not
exceed nine lal cents on each one
lfundred l$IOel dollars value OF such
axa6ie property. 70 produce not more
than nine thousand tss, 00o .00] dpl-
lars Ia every year for that period
sufficient for the purpose OF paying
ANNUALLY the interest on said bonds
and tba principal OF the same within
the 6lerfRd OF thirty years from March
IL, 1903 Said levy shall DE IN addi-
lion to all other levies and assess
iIients made by the Council Of said
City for any and all purposes, In each
year. and shall be known as the
/! = Water Works Improvement and
Sewerage. Levy" and the money arls-
ing from said levy shall not be app
| p!iedsto amy other purposes than to
pay the Interest annually upon the
bonds aforesaid and to discharge the
( principal OF said bonds as required
or permitted by this Ordnance. Pro
ylded. however, that The funds so de-
rived Applicable to the discharge of
the principal Of said bonds shall be
kept invested By. the Council OF said
City in the manner prescribed Us law
until such time as the same may De
used In the redemption and payment
of the bonds as aforesaid.
SEVENTH. That the said bonds
when 80 issued ana sold. together
With the interest thereon as the same
accrues, shall constitute specific
lien and charge upon all rof the props
erty Of said City: ana the said inter
est coupons shall, wheneye due and.
payable, he receivable IN the pay
ment of taxes and levies assessed and
due upon the property In said City
for municipal purposes, aud also in
the payment OF water rents and
charges. due 10 said City.
EIGHTH. That no bonds shall be
issued under this ordinance until all
questions connected with the same
shall have first been submitted to
the qualified voters of the City OF
Clarksburg, at special election to
be held for that purpose only. and
shall have been assented to by ut
least three-fifths (3-5) of all the
votes cast for and against the same.
aud not then unless the question OF
the special levy aforesaid designated
as the Water Works Improvement
and Sewerage Levy" shall have been
submitted TO the said voters at the
same election, and the same shall
hay been. assented to by majority
OF the votes cast at such election.
NINTH: Upon the adoption of this
ordinance by the Council of the City
OF ClaEksburg the Mayor of said
City shall. as soon as practicable, Is
sue proclamation reciting said ordi-
nance and appointing a day on which
special election shall be held by the
qualified voters of said City, to de-
eide First, whether they will ratifs-
or reject said ordinance, and. Sec
ond, whether they viii authorize the
said Water Works improvement and
Sewerage Levy" Such proclama-
ton shall be published in some news
paper published in the City of Clarks-
burg once week for two weeks
prior to the day fixed for such cleo
ton and said election shall be con-
Quoted in all respects according to
I the lev covering elections and the
Charter of the City of Clarksburg.
All persons qualified to vote at other
municipal elections in said city, and
no others, shall he entitled to vote
at said election herein authorized.
And at such election there shall he
printed on the ticket. In addition TO
such other matter as mag. lie lawful
and appropriate. the following, to-
wit: ITO authorize q maximum
| special Wafer Works Improvement
! and Sewerage Bond Levy of nine
cents according to the ordinance of
the Council of the City Of Clarksburg
adopted on the 18th day of December,
1908, to pay the interest annually
and discharge the principal OF the
bonds now being voted for And
directly underneath in two separate
I lines shall, be printed the words.
For the levy and Against the levy. =
TENTH. The person voting for the
ratification OF said ordinance shall
have written or printed upon his bal
IJot the words For ratification" and
the person voting against ratification
shall have written or printed upon
his ballot the words For Rejection.
And the person voting in favor of
said special levy shall indicate the
same By striking or erasing from his
ballot the words Against the levy"
and the person voting against such
levy shall indicate the same by eras-
Ing or striking out the words For
the levy" printed on his ballot as
aforesaid,
ELEVENTH; Said proclamation
for such special election shall con-
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