Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-13
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

OF AMER tuo navy ~ 'AAte'iiAiAN'''
.,ra suspended the rule, for the pu,-
.,s. of placing the following ordi
ganee upon it's immediate passage;
AaL whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council of Americas have passed a
resolution calling for a bond election
...e held on the Sth day of Novem
..r 1910 for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified voters of tae
civ of Americas the question as to
wae.er the bonded Indebtedness CT
said City of Americus shall be in !.
creased in the sum of Sixty-Fi, e
Thousand Dollars, Thirty Thousand
Dollars Of watch shall he for the pur-
pose of extending tEe system of sew
cage in the CITY of Americas, ana
twenty THOUSAND Dollars for the
purpose of extending and aiding t.
r.u water Worlr system in the City CT
Americus, and Fifteen Thousand D0l-
las .or the purpose of erecting, in
Sailing and equipping an electric light
plant in the City of Americas, each q
said proposed issues to be voted
a.an separately, at tDe same time an
..ce, and that said election shall b
acid 1T the City Hall in the Ci.y ct
americus, sail election to be clan
aged Ivy tie same persons for each pro-
posed bond ISIS -, md providing tAaf
sJjd bonds shall bear + IL per cent.
interest, payable semi-annua.ly, ami
shall mature Thirty Years from tl3
dyte of issue.
And, whereas, The polls in said
election shall be opened by the man
ayers at Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
bee kept open until Four O'Clock, p. A.,
of said day, at which time they sha.
Doe closed and the ballots counted by
Tie managers, who shall on the dl1
following at Ten o'clock a. M, to-wiL,
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 far
Their provides. ttat all male citizens
of jle City Of Americas, who are Qua.-
led electors for members of the leg
islature of the State OF Georgia ani
who have paid all taxes required of
them by the Mayor and City Council
Of Americas, who sail have been
residents Of said State for one year,
and the City Of Americas for six
months prior 10 the date Of opening
the registration list in sail City OF
Americus and whose names shall ap
pear on said registered voters list, to
he opened and kept by T. n Hawkes.,
Clerk and Treasurer Of the Mayor ana
City Council Of Americas, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter of
said City of Americas, shall be ana
are hereby declared to he legally quai-
flied voters and entitled to vote in So
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
tier provides that T. n. Hawkes., Cleeh
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Cry
Council of Americas, shall, and he is
uareby directed to open his registr&-
lion book on October 4th, 1910 and
Keep same open until the Bird day #
November, 1910, at ) o'clock, p. o.,
during which time it shall be the right
and privilege of every citizen OF
Amerjcus, entitled to register and vote
upon the said bond election. under the
law and he rules herein above SET
oat, TO register Lis name OH said voI
rrs' list, to be Kept at the City Hal
in sail City Of Americas by T n.
Hawkes.. Clerl ana Treasurer as afore-.
sair, or cause the same to be done bv
written request to sad Y. N.
Hawkes., as provided in the
Charter of TIE 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 vete in said bond
election;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
tler provides that said election shall
De held by l. n Mott, J. p, J. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeho.ders
as managers and e. A. Nisbet and j. l.
Coney, as clerks.
and, whereas, Said resolution fun
Their provides tLat the issues Of bonds
shall be submitted to a vote of tie
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand Dr.
airs each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date of issue.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in tEe event SAID
election shall be in favor of incre3s-
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
Americas TO pay off and discharge the
semi-annuaI interest that may accrue
Oh such bonds as may be issued, aHd
To retire the same at maturity there
Of.
Aad, whereas, Said resolution fur
taer provides that the Clerk and Treas
orer of the City of Americas shall give
i notice of the election herein provided
'or in the Times Recorder, tie news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
Mra's are published in the City :
Am"ricus, for the space~of thirty DAYS
Immediately preceding such e.ecti)l
az provided by law.