Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-09
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

Whereas, Ine Mayor and City Coul-
ell of Americas have by unanimous
vote suspended the rule. for the pu,-
pose of placing the following ordi
nance upon it's immediate passage;
And, whereas, Tie Mayor and City
Council of Americas have passed a
resolution calling for a bond election
to he held on the Sth day of Nowm.
Der, 1910, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified voters of the
City of Americas the question as 10
whether the bonded indebtedness OF
said City of Ameri6us shall be in
creased in the sum of Sixty-Fi, e
Thousand Dollars, Thirty Thousand
Dollars of which shall be for the pur-
pose of extending the system of sew
clage in the City of Americas, and
Twenty THOUSAND Dollars for the
purpose of extending and adding to
the water wos'lr system in the City of
Americas, and Fifteen Thousand Dor
lals COR the purpose of erecting, in
Sailing and equipping an electric light
plant in the City of Americas, each e.
said proposed issues to be voted
upon separately, at tie e2,ne time an
place, and that said election shall b,
ntld at the City Hall in the Gig Of
Americas, sail election to be man
aged Ivy the same persons for each pro-
posed bond ISIS ie, and providing taat
said bonds shall bear IL per cent.
interest, payable semi-annually ana
shall mature Thirty Years from the
date of issue.
And, whereas, The polls in said
election shall be opened by the mar
ayers at Nine o'clock, a. M, and shall
be kept open until -Four o'clock, p. M,
of said day, at which time they shall
be closed and the ballots counted by
the managers, who shall ON the dly
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wit,
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;
Amid, whereas, Said resolution far
Their provides, frat all male citizens
of tle City of Americus, who are quail
lied electors for members of the leg
islature of the State OF Georgia, ana
who have paid all taxes required of
them by the Mayor and City Council
of Americus, who stall have been
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 ap
pear on said registered voters list, to
be opened and kept by T. N Hawkes.
Clerk and Treasurer of the Mayor ami
City Council of Americus, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter Of
said City of Americas, shall be and
are hereby declared to he legally quai-
flied voters and entitled to vote in 81
bond election
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that 7. N. Hawkes., Clerk
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Cry
Council of Americas, shall and he is
hereby directed to open his registre-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open nntil the 3rd day CT
November, 1910, at 3 o'clock, p. o.,
during which time it shall be the right
and privilege of every citizen sc
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 vol-
ers' list, to be kept at the City Hall
in said City of Americas by T N.
Hawkes. Clerk and Treasurer as aforc-
sair, orNeause the same to be done bv
written request to said II. NJ
Hawkes., as provided in the
Charter of the said city of
Americus: and only those citizens
whose names appear ON said voters
list kept as aforesaid, shall be quail
fled and entitled to vote in said bond
election;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that said election shall
be held by l. N. Mott, j. P, J. w High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders.
as managers and e. A Nisbet and ]. /.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Sand resolution fur
Their provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to vote of the
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand Doc
airs each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date of issue.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event said
election shall be in favor of increas-
ing the bonded Indebtedness Of the
said City of Americus, by the Issue
of said named bonds, or by issuinS
bonds for either or all of the purposes
herein designated, then and in that
event said Mayor and City Council
of Americas shall levy a sufficient tax
on the taxable property of the City Of
Americas to pay off and discharge the
semi-annual interest that may accrue
on such bonds as NAV be issued ana
to retire the same at maturity there
of;
And, whereas. Said resolution fur
Their provides that the Clerk and Treas
urer of the City of Americas shall give
notice of the election herein provided
for, in the imes-Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
ments are published in the City .