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

4 ing precinct the Mayer may designate.
| The said election shall be held and
| conducted IN the same manner as other
| municipal elections OF said city are
| held, and all persons qualified to vote
! at such elections of said city, and no
| others shall vote at such election.
! The persons voting for the ratitica-
| ton of this ordinance and for the au-
| thoTization of the bond issue shall
| have written or printed on the ballots
the words "For Ratification, and the
persons voting against said ratification
| shall have written or printed upon
| their ballots the words" ForRejection."
| There shall be printed ON the ticket the
| following: "To authorize maximum
| special bond levy of five cents accord
| ing to the ordinance Of the Council of
| the City of Martiusburg, passed on the
| End day of September, 1909, TO pay the
| interest and provide sinking fund
for the discharge of the bonds Low be-
| ing voted for and directly under
meath in two separate lines shall be
printed the words 'For the Levy" and
against the Levy Persons voting
for the levy shall leave upon their bal
lots the words "For the Levy and
the persons voting against such levy
shall leave upon their ballots the words
against the Levy The result of the
said election shall be certified in the
same manner as the result of the gen.
eral municipal elections is now certi-
fed.
Sec. T. The treasurer shall record
the same bonds IN the bond ledger in
his office in their true numbers, ties,
amounts, time when due, the name
and address of the purchaser and hold
ers SO far as known, and file therein
the bonds and coupons taken up and
Cancelled from time to time.
Section s. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from aud after the
time the same shall have been duly
approved by the Beard of Affairs of
the City of Martinsburg and shall
have been ratified at the election pro-
vided for herein as to the authorization
of the issuance of bonds by three tiflhs
of all the ballots cast for and against
the same at said election, and by a
majority of the votes cast for and
against the authorization of the maxi
mum special bond levy of five cents
herein provided for.
NOW, THEREFORE, to all whom
these presents shall come, Greeting:
Know Ye, that IN Pursuance ito the
duty imposed upon me by the ordi-
nance aforesaid, /, Z. u. Cushwa,
Mayor of the City Of Martinsburg, do
proclaim that on Tuesday, December
IA, 1909, between the hours of sunrise
and sunset, a special election will be
held at the regularly established vot-
ing preclne is in the first, second, third,
fourth and fifth wards of said city by
the qualified voters thereof to decide
whether they will ratify or reject SAID
ordinance.
valuation of all assessable and taxable
properties of said city, both real and
personal is, as shown by lthe last as
sessment, for state and county taxes
previous to this date $3.50, 7JS 3S, on
which calculation the said city is au-
thorized to incur an aggregate amount
of Indebtedness of two and one-half
per cent thereof, or $40, 267.70.
The aggregate amount of indebted
ness of said city issued and authorized
at the date of this proclamation is
S107, 1862 II, consisting of outstanding
bonds to the amount of $9S, 800 and
floating debts to the amount of IS, 862.-
II. The amount which the city is au-
thorized to issue in addition to the
debts now outstanding is SAL ,905.53.
In pursuance of a resolution adopted
by the Council on April rs, 1909, divid-
ing the wards into precincts and es-
tablishing the voting places therein,
the places of voting shall be as herein
after set forth.
The names of the commissioners
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nominated by the Mayor and approx
ed by the Council at meeting held in
the Council Chamber at the City Hall
aforesaid, held on the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1909
The voting place in the first precinct
of the first ward shall be at the High
School. The names of the commits sion
ers TO hold said election shall be Chas
E. Thompson, &. A. Miller and Y.
Poole The names of the clerks snail
be John n. PARIS aud Lewis Price.
The voting place of the second pre-
cinct of the first ward shall be s. A.
Westenhaver's shop, on Winchester
avenue. The names of the commits
sioners to bold said election shall be
X. N. stewart, w. e. OutcaIt and j
w. Lloyd. The names of the clerks
hail be G.. J. Custer and John Shaull.
The voting place of the first precinct
of the second ward shall be at the
County Court House. The names OF
the commissioners to hold SAID election
shall be L. w. kearns, G. q. Cutler
and Jacob Swartz. The names of the
clerks shall be }. o. Lemen and w.
II. H. Spillman.
The voting place of the second pre-
c,nct of the second ward shall be No.
: Reel House. The names OF the COM
mis- toner's to hold said election shall