Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-19
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

yots suspended the rule, for the pu :
nose of placing the following ordi
nance upon it's immediate passage;
n. And, whereas, TIE Mayor and City
Council of Americas have passed a
resolution calling for a bond election
70 he held on the 8th day of Novem
her. 1910, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified voters of the
CITY OF Americas the question as to
v,berLer the bonded Indebtedness OF
cold City of Americus shall be in
creased In the sum of Sixty-Fise
Thousand Dollars, Thirty Thousand
Dollars of which shall be for the pur-
nose of extending the system OF sew
mage in the City of Americas, ana
twenty THOUSAND Dollars for the
0urpose of extending and adding t.
,he water wor59 system in the City Of
Americas, and Fifteen Thousand Dol
la7s COR the purpose of erecting, in
Sailing and equipping an electric light
nlant in the City of Americas, each ::
said proposed issues to be voted
mon separately, at tE'e same time an .
Ulgce, and that said election shall b.
old at the City Hall in the Ci.y a
Americus, sail election to be man
aged by the same persons for each pro-
posed bond issje, and providing tAtF
said bonds shall bear IL per cent
interest, payable semi-annuaIy. ami
shall mature Thirty Years from taa
date of issue.
And, whereas The polls in said
election shall be opened by the man
ayers at Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
he kept open until Four O'Clock, p. m,
of said day, at which time they shall
be closed and the ballots counted by
tie managers, who shall on the day
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 declar-
ing the result, as required by law;
And whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides, trat all male citizens
of tae City of Americas, who are qua!-
iced electors for members Of the leg
islature 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 the CITY Of Americas for six
months prior to the date OF opening
the registration list in said City OF
Americas, and whose E&lnes shall ap
near on said registered voters list, to
be opened and kept by T. N. Hawkes
Clerk and Treasurer of the Mayor aud
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 quai'
flied voters and entitled to vote in So
bond election.
And. whereas, Said resolution fur
Ner provides that It. N. Hawkes., CleFh
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Cry
Council of Americas, shall, and he is
tereby directed to open his registr&-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day q
November, 1910, at o'clock, p. IN.
during which time it shall be the right
and privilege of every citizen OF
Americas, entitled to register and vote
upon the said bond cleo ton, under the
law and the rules herein above Sci
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 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 bon1
election;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that said election shall
be held by /. N. Mott, ]. P, ]. w. High.
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders
as managers and E. A Nisbet and j. I
Cotney, az clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fuI
~ta4 h.a nf
shall be submitted to a vote OF tn
people as aforesaid, shall be of thu
denomination of One Thousand D2t
lars each, and shall mature Thirt,
Years from the date of issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event sal
election shall be in favor of increls
ing the bonded indebtedness of ta
said City of Americas, by the iss"
OF said named bonds, or by issuin!
bonds for either or all OF the purpose
herein designated, then and in TIA
event said Mayor and City Council
OF Americas shall levy sufficient Ia
on the taxable property of the City o
Americas to pay off and discharge tn
semi-annual interest that may accru
on such bonds as may be issued, an
to retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And. whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that the Clerk and Treas
urer Of the City OF Americas shall Civ
notice Of the election herein provide
, for, in the Times Recorder, tire news
y paper in which the sheriff advertise
ments are published in the City J
Americas, for the space of thirty dav
Immediately proceeding such electl2
as provided by law
IharnfnrA thn .rarnnniann nnnsidera