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

{or taxes for municipal purposes Rita-l
~ sal ~ prescribed BY Section
~ f,aapter 20f the Acts Of The Log
islatnres q West YjzEirSg IA the year
1905, will not prodnee suliieient
funds 70 pay the interest on the
bonded hide bsedneSs herein created
and provide 2 sinking fund Tor the
dlseiarge Of the principal within the.
period pi dirty years u sis ordered
thar the Council Of the City on
eiarksbuFg shall on each year Tor the
periodic thirty ear. beginning With.
The year 1908, lay q direct annual
tax upon all or the properly within
said City not exempt from taxation
( for that purpose. Which tax shall not
exceed nine ~ cents ON each one
hundred lS1O1J dollars value OF such
taxable property, 70 produce not more
than nine thousand tSS .0Ge .00l doll
lars Ia every year for that period
Sufficient for the purpose OF paying
annually the interest on said bonds
and the principal Of the same within
the period Of thirty years from March
I /. 1903. Said levy shall DE IN addi-
ton t0iall other levies and assess-
tnents made by the Council OF said
City for any and all purposes, in each
year. aud shall be known as the
Wafer Works Improvement and
Sewerage Levy. and the money arIs-
ing from said levy shall NOT be APP
piled TO any 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 Ordinance. 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
Cts in the manner prescribed by Ian
until such time as the same may be
used insthe redemption and payment
OF the bonds as aforesaid.
SEVENTH. That the said bonds
when so issued ana sold. together
with the interest thereon as the, same
aecrues, shall constitute specific
lien and charge upon allso the props
erty Of said City: and the said inter-
EST coupons shall, whenever due and
payable, he receivable In the pay
ment Of taxes and ieVies assessed and
due upon the property in said City
for municipal purposes. aud also in
the payment OF water rents and
charges due TO 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 70
be held for that purpose only. and
shall have been assented. TO by at
least three-ffths C3-5) of all the
votes cast for and against the same.
and not then unless the question OF
the special levy aforesaid designated
and Sewerage Levy" shall have been
submitted 10 the said voters at the
same election, and the same shall
hav been. assented to by a majority
of the votes cast at such election.
NINTH: Upon the adoption OF this
ordinance by the Council of the City
of ClaEksbnrg the Mayor of said
City shall. as soon as practicable. Is
sue proclamation reoiting said ordi-
nance and appointing dag on which
4 special election shall be held by the
qualified voters of said City, to de-
eide, First, whether they will ratlfs-
or reject said ordinance. and, Sec
ond. whether they viii authorize the
said Water Works Improvement and
Sewerage Levy" Such proclama-
tion shall be published In some news
paper published in the City OF Clarks-
burg once a week for two weeks
prior to the day fixed for such cleo
nj gk 1,n
Quoted in all respects according to
the Law covering elections and the
Charter of the City of Clarksburg.
All persons 'qualhied to vote at other
municipal elections in said city, and
no others, shall he entitled to vote
at said election herein authorized.
And al such election there shall be
printed on the ticket, In addition to
such other matter as may lie lawful
and appropriate. the following, to-
wit: ITO authorize a maximum
special Water Works Improvement
and Sewerage Bond Levy of nine
cents according to the ordinance OF
the Council of the City of Clarksburg
adopted on the 4th 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
lines shall be printed the words.
For the levy and Against the levy"
TENnH. The person voting for tic
ratification of said ordinance shall
have written or printed upon his bal
jot 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 agaianst 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-
tain information as 10 the voting
places at which such election shall
be held. together with the names Of
the Commissioners appointed to holI
and conduct the same