Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-21
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

whereas. rne Mayor and City CouA-
Ill Of Americas have by unanimous
ITO suspended the rule, for the pu :
nose Of placing the following ord
nce mon it's immediate passage;
AMI whereas, Tie Mayor and City
r..,or of Americas have passed
,on,-fo1 calling for bond election
10 held on the Sth day of Novem,
49, 1910 for the purpose of submit
sng 10 the qualified voters of tie
&c.. If Americas the question as to
,...r the bonded indebtedness OF
aid C.tv of Americas shall be in
e-,ssa5 in the sum of Sixty-Fi' e
r..,,sani Dollars, Thirty Thousand
n,fI,~s of which shall be for the puf-
20 nj extending IKE system of sew
age in the CITY Of Americas, ana
..ror-r THOUSAND Dollars for the
.,ro5aa of extending and adding u
-. ,yatar worl- system in the City OF
,o7aricus. and Fifteen Thousand Dol
r.,. sor the purpose of erecting, in
calling and equipping an electric light
,.rgnt i'm the City of Americas, each -
s.4 proposed issues to be vot2d
ta9n separately, at tG'e sGRle time an
NICE and that said election shall b.
,,rd IT the City Hall in the Ci,7 Of
AmerIcus. sail election to be man
sgp5 Nv TIE same persons for each pro-
nosed bond ISIS 2, and providing t2et
said bonds shall bear IL per cent.
interest. payable semi-annualy, ana
shall mature Thirty Years from taa
dgte OF issue.
And, whereas The polls in SAID
election shall be opened by the ma@-
ayers at Nine O'Clock, a. m, and shall
he kent opeu until Four O'Clock, p. m,
of said day, at which time they shall
he closed and the ballots counted by
the managers, who shall on the d1'
following at Ten o'clock a. M, to-wit;
on November 9th, 1910, meet with the
Nsyor 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
taer provides, ttat all male citizens
dtae City OF Americas, who are qua!-
ieel electors for members of the leg
stature OF the State OF Georgia, anl
who have paid all taxes required of
them by the Mayor and City Council
Of Americus, who sail have been
residents of said State for one year,
and the City Of Americas for six
months prior to the date OF opening
tbe 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 aUd
City Council Of Americas, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter Of
said City of Americas, sha! be and
ere hereby declared to be legally Quai-
flied voters and entitled to vote in s.,
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Iv woyides that T. N Hawkes., ClerN
H Treasurer OF the Mayor and Clry
Council Of Americas, shall, and he is
Hereby directed to open his registra-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day If
November, 1919, at O'Clock, p. u,
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 on said voJ-
ers' list, to be kept at the City Hall
in said City Of Americas by T. n.
Hawkes., CLERK and Treasurer as aforG
sair, or cause the same to be done BY
written request to said T. N.
Hawkes., az 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, ]. P, ]. w High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders.
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and j. I.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution ful-
Their provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to 8 vote of the
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand Do!-
lars each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date Of issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event sain
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 Americus shall levy a sufficient tax
On the taxable property Of the City Of
Americas to pay off and discharge the
semLannual interest that may accrue
on such bonds as may be issued, and
TO retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
ner provides that the Clerk and Treas
ufer Of the City Of Americas shall give
notice of the election herein provided
'oT' in the Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
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