Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-08
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

vote SuSpehueu LILO tN-0'
soss Of placing the following ord
n.rce upon it's immediate passage;
And whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council of Americas have passed a
-.,o1ntion calling for a bond election
:. ,o held on the Sth day of Novem-
nov 1910 for the purpose of submit
tf,g to the qualified voters of the
rftr Of Americas the question as to
.~be+.er the bonded indebtedness CT
aid City of Americas shall be in
,-oosad in the sum of Sixty-Fi' e
rbousani Dollars, Thirty Thousand
n,II,rs of which shall be for the pur-
n,sa nj extending the system of sew
,,aua in the City of Americas, ana
twenty THOUSAND Dollars for the
orrnose of extending and adding to
,ba water WORK. system in the City Of
.nericus, and Fifteen Thousand Dor
i,rs sor the purpose of erecting, in
calling and eQuipping an electric light
nlsnt in the City of Americas, each -
,oia proposed issues to be voted
mon separately, at the game time an
nI2e. and that said election shall b
,1Id az the City Hall in the Ci:y Ct
Amsricus. sail election to be man
aged bg tie same persons for each pro
oossd bond issje, and providing thar
said bonds shall bear 4 IL per cent.
uarost. payable semi-annually. AMI
gsau 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. NJ, and shall
bs kept open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
Of said day, at which time they shall
m alosed and the ballots counted by
The managers, who shall on the d1j
following at Ten o'clock a. M, to-wtt,
on November 9th, 1910, meet with the
Mayor an deity Council of Americas
10 she 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, ttat all male citizens
Of tae City of Americas, who are quail
lied electors for members of the leg
stature OF the State OF Georgia, and
who have paid all taxes required of
them By the Mayor and City Council
Of Americus, who shall have been
residents Of said State for one year,
and tAe City Of Americas for six
Raenths prior to the date of opening
che registration list in said City OF
Americas, and whose names shall ap
Bear on said registered voters list, TO
be opened and kept by T. N. Hawkes..
Clark and Treasurer of the. Mayor ami
City Council Of Americas, Ga, under
the sules prescribed by the Charter o.
said City Of Americas, shall be and
are hereby declared to he legally qual-
fed voters and entitled to vote in
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution full
hG3rovidss that T. N. Hawkes., Clerk
nd Treasurer Of the Mayor and Ciry
Council of Americas, shall, and he is
Asreby directed to open his registr&-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day If
November, 1910, at o'clock, p. m.,
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 OH said voL-
ers' list, to be kept at the City Hall
in said City of Americas by 7. 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
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 l. n Mott, ]. p, ]. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A Nisbet and ]. L.
Cotney as clerks.
And, whereas, Said 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 Dot
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 the
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
Americus to pay off and discharge the
semi-annual interest that may accrue
On such bonds as may be issued, and
70 retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
lne7 provides that the Clerk and Treas
%er of the City of Americas shall give
notice Of the election herein provided
lot in the Times-Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
ments are published in the City y
Americus, for the space of thirty DAYS
immediately proceeding such election
as provided by law.
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