Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-03
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

snsoended the rule, for the pu :
Of nrac.ng the following ord
.,cs upon its immediate passage;
And whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council of Americas have passed a
..a.a.fop calling Tor a bond election
30 held on the Sth day Of Novem-
-, 1qr0 for the purpose Of submit
Tng TO the qualified voters of tle
49, 49, If Americas the question as to
~ gs-..r the bonded indebtedness CT
"a rfrr of Americas shall be in
..ossed in the sum of Sixty-Fi'e
rsons,n1 Dollars, Thirty THOUSAND
a-r,,rs Of which shall be for the puT-
20 If extending tLe system Of sew
,,s in the CITY of Americas, ana
Tusr+v THOUSAND Dollars for the
-,,r,osa of extending and adding u
=, water woyl7 system in the City CT
,r,aricus. and Fifteen Thousand Dor
~, Cor the purpose of erecting, in
calling and equipping an electric light
liant in the City Of Americas. each =
s.id DroDosed issues to be voted
,non separately, at TIE Sane time an
niece. and that said election shall b.
hid gt tie City Hall in the Gig Of
!mer.cus, sal election to be man
aged by tie same persons for each pro-
posed bond isste, and providing Thar
said bonds shall bear 4 IL per cent.
interest. payable semi-annuaIly. ani
shall mature Thirty Years from t1a
date OF issue.
And, whereas The polls in said
election shall be opened by the mar
sgers at Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
be kept open until Four O'Clock, p. n.
Of said day, at which time they shall
be closed and the ballots counted by
tie managers. who shall on the d1Y
toIlow.ug at Ten o'clock a. NJ, 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;
And. whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides, trat all male citizens
Of tae City of Americas, who are qua!-
flied electors for members of the leg
jsIature OF the State OF Georgia, aud
who have paid all taxes required of
them by the Mayor and City Council
Of Americus, who shall have b9en
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. .Hawke5.
Clerk and Treasurer of the Mayor ami
City. Council Of Americas, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter OF
said City of Americas, shall be and
are hereby declared to he legally Qual-
lied voters and entitled to vote in $.
bond election.
and, whereas, Said resolution full
hC50vides that T. n. Hawkes., ClerE
I'D Treasurer of the Mayor and Guy
Council Of Americas, shall, and he is
hereby directed to open his registrs-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day II
November, 1910, at 5 o'clock, p. u,
during which time it shall be the right
and 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 voJ-
ers' list, to be kept at the City Hall
in said City Of Americas by T. N.
Hawkes., Clerk and Treasurer as afore-
sair, or cause the same to be done by
written request to said T. n.
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
fed and entitled to vote in said bond
election;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
sher provides that said election shall
be held by l. n. Mott, ]. P, J. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freehoIders
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and ]. I.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fuI-
ther provides that the issues of bonds
Shall be submitted to a 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 said
election shall be in favor of increas-
ing the bonded Indebtedness of tA5
sad City of Americas, by the Issue
Of said named bonds, or by issuing
ponds for either or all of the purposes
herein designated, then and in that
event said Mayor and City Council
o. Americus shall levy sufficient tar
On the taxable property of the City o.
Americus to pay off and discharge the
Seni-annuaI interest that may accrue
On such bonds as may be issued, ana
70 retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur.
UeE provides that the Clerk and Treas
ufer Of the City of Americas shall give
uO # the election herein providcj
'OF IN the Times Recorder. the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
Ients are published in the City )
AmeFicus, for the space of thirty DAYS
immediately preceding such electiol
As provided by law.