Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-11
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

Whereas, Tne Mayor and City Coua,
Gil of Americas have by unanimous
vote suspended the rule, for the pu :
pose of placing the following ordi
nance upon it's immediate passage;
And, whereas, The Mayor and City
Council of Americas have passed a
resolution calling for a bond election
to he held on the Sth day of Novem-
Der, 1910, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified voters of the
City of Americas the question as to
whether 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 which shall be for the pur-
pose of extending the system of sew,
elage in the City of Americas, ana
Twenty THOUSAND Dollars for the
purpose of extending and adding to
the water WorE7 system in the City OF
Americas, and Fifteen Thousand Dol
Lars Cor the purpose of erecting, in
stalling and equipping an electric light
plant in the City of Americas, each CO
said proposed issues to be voted
upon separately, at the same time an
place, and that said election shall b i,
nGld at the City Hall in the City Of
Americus, sail election to be man
aged ty the same persons for each pro-
posed bond iss,e, and providing tar
said bonds shall bear 4 1-2 per cent.
interest, payable semi-annually, ana
shall mature Thirty Years from the
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
be kept open until Four o'clock, p. M,
of said day, at which time they shall
be closed and the ballots counted by
the 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;
Amid, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides, that all male citizens
of the City of Americus, who are quail
lied electors for members of the leg
islature of the State OF Georgia, aud
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
and whose names shall APP
pear on 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 he legally quai-
fled voters and entitled to vote in s.
bond election.
And, whereas. Said resolution fur
Their provides that T. N. Hawkes., Clerk
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Ciry
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 3rd day Of
1910, at o'clock, p. a.,
during which time it shall be the right
and privilege of every citizen OF
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.
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
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, ]. W. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and J. T.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fu1
Their provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to a vote of the
people as aforesaid, shall be of the
of One Thousand Dot
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 or AmerlcuS, by the 1SS"e
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
Americus to pay off and discharge the
semi-annual 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
Their provides that the Clerk and Treas
urer of the City of Americas shall give
notice of the election herein provided
for, in the Times-Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
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