Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-02
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

ri a
49,. s,spended the rule, for the pu:-
49,. of placing the following ordi
,ca anon it's immediate passage;
s47 whereas. Tie Mayor and City
cSrrctI of Americas have passed a
,,,,-fo, celliag Tor a bond election
,e held On the Sth day of Novem-
,.- 1910. for the purpose of submit
tfrg 10 the qualified voters of t1e
rt,r of Americas the question as to
>-ss,rar the bonded indebtedness OF
.5 cftr of Americus shall be in
,..osaj in the sum of Sixty-Fi'e
r5orsanI Dollars. Thirty Thousand
n,n,rs of which shall be for the puT-
r,sa of extending The system of sew
,.ea in the City of Americas, and
rrartv THOUSAND Dollars for the
n,roose OF extending and adding ID
,5s wafer WORK. system in the City CT
,merfcus, and Fifteen Thousand Dor
,.,s cor the purpose of erecting, in
sailing and equipping an electric light
nlant in the City of Americas, each .
safi proposed issues to be voted
,,an separately, at the sane time an
Mace and that said election shall b.
s.ld at the City Hall in the Ci,y Of
Americas, SAL election to be man
aged by tie same persons for each pro-
posed bond issJe, and providing t2aF
said bonds shall bear IL per cent.
interest, payable semi-annually, ana
shall nature Thirty Years from taa
date of issue.
And, whereas The polls in SAID
election shall be opened by the mar
ayers 1t Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
be kept open until Four O'Clock, p. A.,
Of said day, at which time they shall
be closed and the ballots counted by
tie managers, who shall on the dl}
following at Ten o'clock a. M, to-wit,
Oh 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, ttat all male citizens
Of the City Of Americas, who are quail
lied electors for members of the leg
isature 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 Americus for six
months prior TO the date of opening
the registration list in said City OF
Americas, and whose names shall ap-
pear Oh said registered voters list, to
be opened and kept by T. 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 quail
lied voters and entitled to vote in Sc
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
isr provides that T. N. Hawkes., CIera
AMI Treasurer of the Mayor and Guy
Council Of Americas, shall, and he is
Hereby directed to open his registr&-
tioa book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day of
November. 1910, at 5 o'clock, p. u,
during which time it shall be the right
and privilege of every citizen OF
Americus, entitled to register and vote
upon the said bond election. under the
law and the rules herein above set
cut, to register his name on said voL-
egs' 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 bond
election;
And whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that said election shall
be held by I. N Mott, J. P, J. w. High
tower and 7. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A Nisbet and ]. /.
Cotney as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution ful-
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 Dr.
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
o. Americas shall levy a sufficient tax
On the taxable property of the City o.
Americas to pay off and discharge the
seni-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
"sr provides that the Clerk and Treas
uTer OF the City of Americas shall give
notice Of the election herein provided
~ n the Times Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
u7nIs are published in the City =
AneTIcus, for the space of thirty DAYS
immediately preceding such election
a' provided by law.