The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-05-13
Notice of Special Election.

| Madison county, NeDTdSkd, ludl uIucI
and in pursuance of ordinance No.
347 of the said city. that there will be
a special election held in said city of
Norfolk, Nebraska, on the 3lst day of
May, A. ID. 1910, and that there has
been submitted to the legal voters of
and proposition, and said special cleo
ton will be held for the purpose of
voting on the following question and
proposition, to-wit:
Shall the mayor and council OF the
city of Norfolk have the power and be
authorized to issue twelve negotiable
bonds of said city in the sum of
| 81 100000 each, to be numbered from
one to twelve inclusive, to be known
and designated as Paving Bonds OF
the City of Norfolk, Nebraska" to be
dated the first day of July, A. ID. 1910,
and become due and payable in TWEEN
ty COO years from their date, and re-
deemable as provided by law, to draw
| interest at the rate of five CO. per cent
per annum from their date, payable
semi-annually, both principal and in
terest payable at the fiscal agency of
the state of Nebraska in the city of
New York. Said bonds to be executed
by the mayor and city clerk of the city
of Norfolk of said city under the di-
rections of the council of said city.
Said bonds to be sold by the mayor
and council of said city for not less
than par value, and the proceeds there
of to be taken and used for the pur-
pose of paying for paving intersec-
lions of streets and alleys and spaces
opposite thereof in paving district No.
of the city of Norfolk Nebraska, in
accordance with the plans and esti-
mate of the costs of the same filed
with the city clerk of said city on the
18th day of April, 1910, and approved
by the mayor and council of said city
on said date. Said bonds to have in
terest coupons attached evidencing
the interest thereon. And shall the
mayor and council of said city, or the
proper authorities thereof levy annual
ly upon all taxable property within
said city such tax as may be neCes-
|
ment of the accruing interest upon
said bonds and the principal thereof
at maturity not exceeding the amount
limited by law.
The question and proposition shall
be taken and voted upon in the follow
ing form: Each ballot cast or voted
at said election on said proposition
| ,I,o1
ing Bonds of the City of Norfolk, Ne
braska"; Yes" and also in another
line the words Paving Bonds of the
City of Norfolk, Nebraska; mo" ana
each voter voting upon said question
and proposition and in favor thereof
shall place at the right and opposite
to the words, Paving Bonds of the
City of Norfolk, Nebraska; Yes" X
and each voter voting upon said ques.
ton and proposition and voting
against the adoption of the same and
in the negative, shall at the right of
and opposite the words Paving Bonds
of the City of Norfolk, Nebraska;
NO" place a cross so as to make the
same appear as follows Paving
Bonds of the City of Norfolk, Nebras-
ka": "No" X, and should majority
of all the ballots cast and voted at
said election on said question and
proposition have thereon indicated in
manner aforesaid the following "Pav.
ing Bonds of the City of Norfolk, Ne
braska"; Yes" X, then the said ques-
ton and proposition shall be deemed
carried and adopted, and the mayor
and council shall have power and au-
thority to issue and sell said bonds
and levy said tax as hereinbefore spec
flied and pay the interest and pay off
and redeem the aforesaid bonds; but
should a majority of said ballots not
have thereon the words and indica.
tions in manner aforesaid as follows:
Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk
Nebraska; Yes" X, then said propo
sition and question shall be deemed
lost, and the mayor and council shall
not have power and authority to issue
said bonds.
The polls and voting places on sale
question and proposition in the sey err
al wards of said city shall be as fol
lows:
In First ward city hall; in Second
ward, West Side hose house; in ThirC
ward julius Degner's residence, No
500 South Fourth street; in Fourth
ward, Junction hose house. on South
First street.
= The polls at the election hereb,
called shall be opened at o'clock il
= the forenoon and continue open unit
= Z o'clock in the afternoon of said SIS
;, day of May, A. d. 1910.
y In witne IS whereof, under the pre-
visions of the aforesaid ordinance, w
T. have hereunto set our hands an,
= caused the seal of the said city of MOI
u folk, Nebraska to be affixed this 25t
, day Of April, A. ID. 1910.
. John Friday,
Mayor of the City of Norfolk, Nebra!
. ka
!, Attest: Ed Harter
u City Clerk of the City of Norfolk, n,
n braska. (Seal)