Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-26
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

.,+a suspended IAt 4u'o'
'' ,lacfng the following ord
mon it's immediate passage;
"a whereas, TIE Mayor and City
..a of Americas have passed a
.-...oo oall:ag Tor a bond election
10 held on the Sth day Of NoVem
7oro for the purpose of submit
w., TO the qualified voters of tae
~. Of Americas the question as TO
....or the bonded indebtedness CT
- csrr of Americus shall be in
...s5 in the sum of Sixty-Fise
,.,as3ni Dollars, Thirty Thousand
,.r,,~e of wlich shall be for the puf-
% nj extending the system of sew
40 in the C.ty Of Americas, ana
.,-sr-r THOUSAND Dollars for the
.,-7,sa of extending and aiding u
I,.',gs-sr wo~l7 system in the City OF
,,,arfcas. and Fifteen Thousand Dor
,,.s sc- the purpose of erecting, in
Ling and equipping an electric light
LIANT in the City of Americas, eaca =
,,5 nro9Osed issues to be voted
I'm ssgarat.:y, at tGe s?.ue time an
rsee. and that said election shall b.
AID II the City Hall in the C!.y Of
.r.ricus. sail election to be man
eyed Jg tie same persons for each pro-
nosed bond ISIS e, md providing t2ef
ssd bonds shall bear 4 IL per cent.
interest PAYABLE semi-annually, AMI
.,gu mature Thirty Years from the
ate Of issue.
AMI. whereas The polls IN SAID
,,a.tion shall be opened by the maG-
ayers at Nine o'clock, a. m, and shall
he kept open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
q, said day. at which time they shall
he closed and the ballots counted by
t-e managers, who shall on the d1}
following at Ten o'clock a. M, to-wit,
m November 9th, 1910, meet with the
Mavor 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 citize1s
Of the City OF Americas, who are qua!-
meI electors for members of the leg
stature Of the State OF Georgia, and
who have paid all taxes required "f
them by the Mayor and City Council
Of Americas. who stall 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
Americus, and whose names shall az
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, Ca, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter OF
said City of Americas, shall be anu
are hereby declared to he legally quai-
flied voters and entitled to vote in s
Sold election.
And, whereas. Said resolution fur
@er provides that T. N. Hawkes., ClerA
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Cry
Council of Americas, shall, and he is
Hereby directed to open his registr&-
ton book, on October Attn, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day IF
Novembar, 1910, at 3 o'clock, p. N j,
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 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 bond
election;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that said election shall
be held by l. n. Mott, j. P, J. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and ]. /.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fun
Their provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to vote of the
people as aforesaid. shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand Dr.
.aFa each, and shall mature Thirty
liars from the date of issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
ler provides that in the event saj1
election shall be in favor of increas-
Ing the bonded indebtedness of tae
sad City of Americas, by the Issue
oi said named bonds, or by issuing
oo1ds for either or all of the purposes
herein designated, then and in that
event said Mayor and City Council
OF Americas shall levy sufficient tax
On the taxable property of the City OF
Amerlcus to pay off and discharge the
Semj-annual interest that may accrue
Oh such bonds as may be issued, and
70 retire the same at maturity there
Of
and whereas, Said resolution fur
~eF provides that the Clerk and Treas
l''r Of the City of Americas shall give
notice Of The election herein provided
'O'' IN the Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
I"ls are published in the City .
0I1eF.cus, for the space of thirty DAYS
immediately preceding such election
'S Provided by law.
therefore, the premises considere1,