The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-09

tOnnn Delle present. II. r.
scivally chairman; o. X. Darden. 4.
" Speake; absent, none.
The County Clerk being in attend.
ance and taking the minutes OF the
meeting.
A petition. praying that a vote be
taken in said County on the question
OF issuing bonds 20 the amount OF
1926. 10000 for the purpose OF erecting
a Court House was presented, which
Is IN words and figures as follows, to-
wit:
Petition.
To the Board Of County Commission.
ers Of Carter County, Oklahoma:
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
tors aud tax payers OF the County OF
Carter. State OF Oklahoma, do hereby
pray that a vote be taken at an elec.
lion 10 be called and held in said
County On the question of issuing the
negotiable coupon bonds Of said Coun.
ty, to the amount OF 1925, 10000. for
the purpose OF providing funds for
"rectirg a Court House. In and for
said County. Said bonds 70 bear in.
terest not exceeding five 90 per cent
per annum. payable semi.annually. and
a direct annual tax 20 be levied on all
OF the taxable property in said County.
sufficient 10 pay said bonds. and the
interest thereon as same accrues.
Said petition having been duly ex-
amined. the Board OF County Commits.
sioners finds by reference 20 the regis.
tration and tax lists OF said County,
and from other reliable sources. that
said petition is in due form OF law.
and Is generally signed by 10es-one
thousand and ninety-eight qualified
electors and tax payers OF Carter
County. State OF Oklahoma, that the
total number OF qualified electors who
are tax payers in the County is 6ll1-
six thousand one hundred eleven. as
shown by the last enumeration, and
that said petition is signed by more
than one-slXth thereof.
THEREFORE,. the said petition is
found 10 be in full effect in every re-
spect, as required by law, and is &C.
cepted as in full compliance with the
law requiring a petition OF the quail.
fled elec and tax payers to be filed
with respect TO the matters thereof
Thereupon, by motion duly made by
Darden and seconded by Speake, the
Board OF County Commissioners i'm
mediately proceeded TO an inspection
Of the books, records and files OF the
County Clerk and County Treasurer
OF said County, and ordered 20 be
spread upon this record OF its pro
ceedings, a statement in words and
figures as follows. to-wit:
Statement.
The Board OF County Commission.
ers find from an inspection OF the
books. records and files OF the County
D'lerk and County Treasurer this
fourth day OF June. 1909, that the as.
sessed valuation OF the taxable prop.
erty within said County taken for the
purpose OF taxation, and in force and
effect at this time. is sl3.9G7. .52S. 90.
That said Carter County is indebted as
follows, as OF June /. 1909.
Bonded indebtedness ......s $4,000. 90
Warrant Indebtedness ..... 731GS.3l
'''ei ''''''''''s 's'..'s Nllo 1855
The same being the total outstand.
Ing Indebtedness of said County OF
every class and character whatso-
ever; that the cash in the hands OF
the County Treasurer, for County use
is sSs,S4O52, no part OF which is avail
able for the erection OF a Court House 4;
and that the total outstanding indebt.
edness OF said County, together with
the sl25,0OO00 of bonds proposed 10
be issued, as prayed for IN said pc.
tItion, will not exceed four (i) per
centum OF the assessed valuation OF
the taxable property within said Coun.
ty as shown by the statement herein
recorded. and does not exceed any
statutory or constitutional debt limit