Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-06
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION

as
80. srsoended the rule, for the pu :
n, placing the following ordi
e. o,on its immediate passage;
And whereas, Tie Mayor and City
con,cu Of Americas have passed a
.asoution calling for a bond election
he held on the 8th day of Novem-
30. 1910. for the purpose Of submit
ss.a 70 the qualified voters of the
Tt+r of Americas the question as to
,rbarrer the bonded indebtedness OF
.,f5 Civ Of Americus shall be in
..o.se5 in the sum of Sixty-Fi' e
r5onsani Dollars, Thirty Thousand
oolra7s of which shall be for the pun
,osa nj extending the system of sew
,,aga in the City Of Americas, ann
Trentv THOUSAND Dollars for the
onrooss of extending and adding t.
The water WORK system in the City c.
,maricus, and Fifteen Thousand Dos
las Cor the purpose of erecting, in
sailing and equipping an electric light
Hant in the City of Americas, eaca =,
sad proposed issues to be v0taa
mon separately, st tee game time an
MICE and that said election shall b
a.Id at the City Hall in the Cl,5 q
Ausricus, sail election to be man
aged W tLs same persons for each pro
posed bond Isle, snd providing tia
said bonds shall bear IL per cent
interest, payable semi-annually. an.
snail mature Thirty Years from tae
date OF issue.
And, whereas The polls IN said
election shall be opened by the man
agers at Nine o'clock, a, NJ, and shall
ks Kept open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
Of said day, at which time they sha4
be closed and the ballots counted by
tie managers, who shall on the dl5
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wiC,
on November 9Th, 1910. meet with ths
Mayor an deity Council of Americas
in the Council Chamber in the City 0.
Americas, for the purpose of declar-
ing the result, as required by law;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
tier provides, trat all male citizeAs
Of the City Of AlnerIcus, who are Qua!-
iHed electors for members of the leg
issturs OF the State OF Georgia, aud
Who have paid all taxes required uf
them By the Mayor and City CounciI
81 Amsrious, who shall have been
residents Of said State for one year,
aaa 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 OF said registered voters list to
BE- opened and kept by T. N. Hawkes.
Clerk and Treasurer of the Mayor and
City Council of Americas, Ga, under
the gales prescribed by the Clarter 0.
said City OF Amsricus, shall be anu
are hereby declared to be legally qua
lied vessrs and entitled to vote III ~
N1d election.
and, whereas, Said resolution fur
A9providss that T. n. Hawkes., ClerN
nd Treasurer OF the Mayor and ClEy
Council. of Americas, shall, and he is
hereby directed to open his registr&-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day #
November, 1910, at ; O'Clock, p. N,
during which tins 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
cut, to register lis name on said vot-
ers' list, to be kept at the City Han
IN said City Of Americas by 7 n.
Hawkes., CLERK and Treasurer as afore-
Sajr, or cause the same to be done BY
written request to said T. D.
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
Their provides that said election shall
be held by I. n Mott, ]. P, J. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freehofders,
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and ]. L.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fut-
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 Dol-
lars each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date OF issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event saj1
election shall be in favor of increas-
ing the bonded indebtedness of tae
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
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 may be issued, and
to retire the same at maturity there
Of;
and, whereas, Said resolution fur
Ner provides that the Clerk and Treas
art Of the City of Americas shall give
notF,e Of the election herein provided
for, in the mes-Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise,
ments are published in the City ,
Americus, for the space Of thirty DAYS
Immediately preceding such election
as provided by law.