Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-16
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

,r,sreas. rne Mayor and City Coua-
Ill If Americas have by unanimoust
suspended the rule, for the pu :
If nIacing the following ord
ocs upon it's immediate passage;
And whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council of Americas have passed al
.,,p-fon ealing tor a bond election
70 held on the Sth day Of Noyem
,- 1910 for the purpose of submit
..ng 10 the qualified voters of tAaI
r..,. of Americas the question as tOI
ar the bonded Indebtedness of
-,.5 cfrr of Americus shall be in
crossed in the sum of Sixty-Fi'e
rbone3rI Dollars, Thirty Thousand
n,II3rs of watch shall be for the pur-
,.,sc of extending tLe system of sew
,.soa I'm the C.ty Of Americas, anu
,raanrv THOUSAND Dollars for the
nnre5sa of extending and adding toI
che water wo',l7 system in the City of
Americas. and Fifteen Thousand Dor
1.,s COR the purpose Of erecting, in
Sailing and equipping an electric light
,.rsrr i'm the City of Americas, each .
s.f1 proposed issues TO be voted
nam seDarate.y, at tEe sane time an
r.acp. and that said election shall b
a.IJ at the City Hall in the Ci.y cfI
smarcus, sail election to be man
aged jig tie same persons for each pro
nos4d bond isste, and providing taeF
said bonds shall bear IL per cent.
interest. payable semi-annua.ly, anil
shall mature Thirty Years from taaI
hte Of issue.
AMI. whereas, The polls in SAID
election shall be opened by the man
ayers at Nine o'clock. a. m, and shall
he kent open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
Of said day, at which time they shall
he closed and the ballots counted byI
fine managers, who shall on the dl,
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wtt,
an November 9Th 1910, meet with the
Mayor an deity Council of Americas
ina fine Council Chamber in the City OF
Americas, for the purpose of deelar-
ing the result, as required by law;
Anl whereas, Said resolution far
Their provides, ttat all male citizens
of ile City of Americus, who are quail
fecI 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 Americas, who snail have been
residents of said State for one year,
and the Citv 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 7. n Hawkes.,
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 be legally qua
flied voters and entitled to vote in s.,
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their Qyoyijes that T. n. Hawkes., Clerh
and Treasurer of the Mayor and CIIy
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 CfI
November, 1910, at ) o'clock, p. o.,
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 voJ-
ers' list, to be Kept at the City Hall
in said City Of Americas by T N.
Hawkes., CLERK ana 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
Their provides that said election shall
be held by l. n Mott, J. p, ]. w. High
tower and T. f. Joiner, freehOlders,
as managers and E. A Nisbet and ]. I.
Couey, as clerks.
And whereas, Said resolution fun
Their provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to a vote of the.
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand Doe
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 increls-
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
seml-annual interest that may accrue
On such bonds as may be issued, and
10 retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
3sr provides that the Clerk and Treas
1Fer Of the City of Americas shall give
notice Of the election herein provided
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