The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-22
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a Special Election of the
Town of Newberry for the Purpose
of Authorizing $4,000 Sewer Ex-
tension Bonds and$5,000 Water
Extension Bonds of the Town
of Newberry.

Whereas, a petition has been pre-
sented to the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the Town of Newberry, S. c.. in
The words following, to wit:
1.-THE undersigned freeholders Of
the Town Of Newberry respectfully
petition your honorable body to call
an election of the qualified voters of
the Town to vote upon the questions
Of issuing $4,000 bonds for the extern
sion Of the existing sewer system and
$4,000 bonds for the extension Of the
existing water works system, all such
bonds to be the negotiable obligations
of the Town of Newberry, payable
Forty years after date, with interest
at not more than five per cent. per
:annum, payable annually or semi
annually. said bonds to be issued in
lieu of the Issuance Of $4,000 Water
Extension and Sewer Extension bonds
voted at the election Of May Is,
1909"
Whereas, it appears by affidavit of
Olin L. Buzhardt, Clerk and Treas
urer Of the said Town that said Pc
1ition is signed by majority of the
freeholders Of the Town of Newberry,
s. c., as shown by its tax books; and,
Whereas, Section 2021, Vol. l, Of
Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1902,
and acts amendatory thereof and sup
elemental thereto declare that it shall
be the duty of the municipal author
tiles Of any incorporated city or town
Of this State, upon a petition Of the
majority Of the free holders Of said
city or town, as shown by its tax
books, to order a special election in
any such city or town for the pur-
pose Of issuing bonds for any corpor-
ate purpose set forth in said petit
ZION:
Now, Therefore, Be II Ordained by
the Mayor and Aldermen Of the Town
Of Newberry, in the State Of South
:j0anosina, in council assembled and
by authority of the same, that a spe-
cial election be and the same is here
BY ordered held at Council Chambers
in said Town, the polls to be opened
at s o'clock a. m. and 10 be closed at
Z O'Clock p. m. on November End,
1909, for the purpose Of submitting
10 the electors Of said town who are
duly qualified for voting under the
Constitution and laws Of the State Of
South Carolina the questions whether
said bonds shall be issued as prayed
Sor in said petition.
Those voting at said election who
favor the issue Of said water extern
sion bonds shall cast a ballot upon
which shall be printed or written the
words ''For the issue Of water exten-
sion bonds" and those who oppose
1le issue Of said wafer extension
bonds shall cast a ballot upon which
shall be printed or written the words
Against the issue Of water exten-
sion bonds. - Those voting at said
election who favor the issue Of said
sewer extension bonds shall cast a
ballot upon which shaY be printed or
written the words ''For the issue of
sewer extension ,bonds,' and those
who oppose the issue of said sewer
extension bonds shall cast a ballot
upon which shall be printed or wril-
ten the words ''Against the issue of
sewer extension bonds.''
The following named persons are
hereby appointed managers Of said
election: F. N. Lindsay, A. C. Welch
and ". 7. Gaillard.
Provided, that any vacancy thai
may occur in the board of mana
gers may hereafter be filed by ap-
polntment to be made by the Mayor,
or acting Mayor, as the case may be.
Public notice Of said election to be
given by publication Of this ordi-
nance once week for three consec-
alive weeks in the Newberry Herald
and News and the Newberry Observer,
'@Wo newspapers published in said
:ioWn
Done and ratified under the corpor-
ate seal Of said town this 9th day of
October, 1909.
j. J. Langford,
Mayor.
Attest: 0. L. Buzhardt,
Clerk and Treasurer.