Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-01
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

bsT. 1910, lot LAe pun poSS " SU11iA>
,t,g TO the qualified voters of taS
Ct+r oF Americas the question as tt
une+,er the bonded indebtedness o.
Lid Cjty OF Americus shall be in
.-..sad in the sum of Sixty-Fi, {
Tbonssnd Dollars, Thirty THOUSAND
DoIlars of which shall be for the puf-
,oss n extending tLe system Of sew
,sps in the City of Americas, ano
rrs,-y THOUSAND Dollars for the
,u,Doss Of extending and adding t.
tho water wor1- system in the City CT
Iuaricus, and Fifteen Thousand Do.-
l.,. sor the purpose of erecting, in
,,.Iling and equipping an electric light
.IaDt in the City Of Americas, eacA l:
said proposed issues to be voted
,2on separately, at tire s2me time an
niece and that said election shall b.
..Id At the City Hall in the Gig a
arerigus, sail election to be man
aged By TIE same persons for each pro-
posed bond isSie, ard providing taaI
said bonds shall bear + IL per cent
interest payable semi-annuaIy, AMI
shall mature Thirty Years from tal
d,te OF issue.
And. whereas The polls in said
election shall be opened by the maa-
asers Al Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
be kept open until Four O'clock, 2. n.
Of said day, at which time they shall
bs closed and the ballots counted by
tie managers, who shall on the d&}
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 dec!ar-
ing the result, as required by law;
And. whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides, trat all male citizens
Of tas City OF AmerIcus, who are qua!-
IEes electors for members of the leg
islaturs OF the State OF Georgia, and
who have paid all taxes required III
them BY the Mayor and City Council
q Amsricus, who snail have bsen
Sssidsnts Of said State for one year
and the City OF Americas for six
months prior to the date Of opening
me registration list in said City OF
Americua, and whose names shall a.
cssr on said registered voters list, 70
be opened and kept by T. N. Hawkes
Clerk and Treasurer Of the Mayor anu
City Council OF Americas, Ga, under
the sules prescribed by the Charter o.
said City OF Americas, shai! be and
are hereby declared to be legally qua
Ned voters and entitlsd to vote ii
sond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
her provides that T. N. Hawkes., Clera
and Treasurer OF the Mayor and Cry
Council. of Americas, shall, and he lie
hereby directed to open his reglstr&-
toA book, on October 4th. 1910, and
kssp same open until the Srd day Il
Novsulber, 1910, at 5 o'clock, p. IN
during which time it shall be the riShI
and privilege of every citizen Oi
Americas, entitled to register and vote
upon the said bond election, under the
law and the rules herein above Sci
Sut, to register lis name on said vos.
ers' list, to be kept at the City Hall
in said City Of Americus by t n
Hawkes., CLERK and Treasurer as atorS-
sair, or cause the same to De don9 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
slection;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that said election shall
BE held by I. n. Mott, ]. P. ]. W. High
tower and T. &. Joiner. freeholders
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and ]. /
Cotney, 90 clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
tier provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to vote Of tle
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand DJl.
Iars each. and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date OF issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event sai1
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
syent said Mayor and City Council
Of Americas shall levy sufficient tas
on the taxable property of the City o.
Americas to pay off and discharge the
Semi-annual interest that may accrue
on such bonds as may be issued a1t
TO retire the same at maturity there
OF;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
ther provides that the Clerk and Treas
urer Of the City OF Americas shall give
notice Of the election herein provided
TOR in the Times-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 electioi
AZ provided by law.
therefore,, the premises considere
Is It ordained by the Mayor and CITY
Oolncil OF Americas, and 1t Is hereby
o'oalnei by the authority OF the same
'n@ an election be held, and the samf
" hereby called for the purpose o.
submitting to the qualified voters o
AmeFieus on the Sth day of Novembe'
t'1o' at tbs City Hall in the City O
AHeIlcuS, the 0uaStiOp az IN whether