Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-04
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

..,,a suspended the rule, LoE TIC p"
Of 7,aclng the following ordi
nance apon it's immediate passage;
.7fI whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council Of Americas have passed a
,.soIurton calling Tor a bond election
:. no held On the Sth day of Novem
,.- 1910 for the purpose of submit
Tag 10 the qualified voters of tie
w., n Americas the question as to
.s.+tsr the bonded indebtedness OF
.,I5 CITY of Americus shall be in
,,oased In the sum of Sixty-Fi, 9
r,oussnd Dollars, Thirty Thousand
n,l,ars of which shall be for the pur-
,,ge Of extending the system of sew
,,oge In the City of Americas, ana
rr,spty THOUSAND Dollars for the
,orn5ge OF extending and adding u
che water woGl9 system in the City CT
,raricus. and Fifteen Thousand Dor
,,, .or the purpose OF erecting, in
railing and equipping an electric light
,,spt in the City of Americas, each =:
said proposed issues to be voted
mon separately, at tire same time an.
Mace. and that said election shall b.
5.d at the City Hall in the Ci.y Of
Ansr!cus, sail election to be man
aged b. tie same persons for each pro-
Dossd bond isste, and providing thar
ss.d bonds shall bear IL per cent.
interest. payable semi-annuaIy. ana
shall mature Thirty Years from TIA
date of issue.
And, whereas The polls in said
election shall be opened by the man
sgerS Al Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
be kept open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
Of said day, at which time they shad
be cIosed and the ballots counted by
tie managers. who shall on the day
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wiC.
on November 9th, 1910, meet with the
Mayor an deity Council of Americas
IN the Council Chamber in the City OF
Americas, for the purpose of declar-
Ing the result, as required by law;
And. whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides, that all male citizens
Of the City of Americus, who are DUAL
iaed electors for members of the leg
stature OF the State OF Georgia, and
who have paid all taxes required nf
them by the Mayor and City Council
Of Americus, who shall have bs9n
residents OF said State for one year,
and the City Of Americas for six
months prior to the date OF opening
the registration list in said City OF
Americas, and whose names shall al
pear on said registered voters list, 70
be opened and kept by T. n. Hawkes
Clerk and Treasurer of the Mayor ami
City Council of Americas, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter Oh
said City Of Americas, shall be and
are hereby declared to be legally Quai-
flied voters and entitled to vote in .
bond election.
And whereas, Said resolution fur
eSYOvides that T. N. Hawkes., Clerk
n Z.easurer of the Mayor and Clry
Gglci Of Americas, shall, and he IL
sSsby directed to open his registrd-
tOa book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the 3rd day II
November, 1910, at o'clock. p. N,
during which time 1t shall be the right
aud privilege of every citizen Of
Americas, entitled to register and vote
upon the said bond election, under the
law and the rules herein above set
out, TO register his name ON said Vot-
ers' list to be kept at the City Hall
in said City Of Americas by 7. N.
Hawkes., Clerk and Treasurer as afore-
Sair, or cause the same to De done by
written request to said T. n.
Hawkes., as provided In the
Charter of the said city of
Americas: and only those citizens
whose names appear on said voters
list kept as aforesaid, shall be quail
fed and entitled to vote in said bond
election;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
sher provides that said election shall
be held by I. n Mott, J. P, ]. w. High
tower and 7. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and J. I.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fuI-
ther provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to vote of tie
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand D3l-
lars each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date OF issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event saia
election shall be in favor of increas-
ing the bonded Indebtedness of the
SAID City of Americas, by the Issue
Of said named bonds, or by issuing
bonds for either or all of the purposes
herein designated, then and in that
event said Mayor and City Council
o. Americus- shall levy sufficient tax
On the taxable property of the City o.
AmerIcus to pay off and discharge the
Seni-annual interest that may accrue
On such bonds as may be issued, and
10 retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
taer provides that the Clerk and Treas
uFeT OF the City of Americas shall give
uodce Of the election herein provided
'of in the Times-Recorder, the news
paper IN which the sheriff advertise
Iea's are published in the City ,
"'neTlcus, for the space of thirty days
Immediately proceeding such election
!" provided by law.
Therefore, the premises considered,