Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-23
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

IF 7racing the following ordi
nance apon It's immediate passage;
a. whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council O. Americas have passed a
.orr..oa c2u!ag for a bond election
10 held on the Sth day of Novem-
~. 1910 for the purpose of submit
~, ~ the qualified voters of tae
r.,7 os Americas the question as 10
.ss-.er the bonded indebtedness OF
~ r+v of Americus shall be in
'r,osa5 in the sum of Sixty-Five
.r-,,ssri Dollars, Thirty Thousand
+-rr,rs of wllch shall be for the puf-
.,.a Of extending IKE system OF sew
u-s in the CITY Of Americas, ana
gu..rtv THOUSAND Dollars for the
,.,-o3se Of extending and adding to
-, water wO~l7 system in the City Of
,usr.cas. and Fifteen Thousand Dol
Ian. sor the purpose of erecting, in
calling and equipDing an electric light
.rsr+ in The City of Americas, each .
s,-5 proposed issues to be voted
,-,u segarata.y, at tCe same time an
r.gca and that said election shall b 3
.ld ct the City Hall in the Ci.s Ct
srertcQs. sail election to be man
aged Jy tie same persons for each pro-
nosed bond ISIS 2, aEd providing thar
said bonds shall bear 4 II per cent.
interest payable semi-annualy, AM
shall mature Thirty Years from the
date Of issue.
And. whereas The polls in said
sIaction shall be opened by the maa-
ayers at Nine o'clock, a. H., and shall
ba kent open until Four O'Clock, p. H.,
Of said day, at which time they SHAH
bs closed and the ballots counted by
tsa managers, who shall on the d1}
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wtl,
on November 9th, 1910, meet with th7
Mayor 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
Their provides, ttat all male citizeIs
Of the City OF Anericus, who are qua!-
lied electors for members Of the leg
jsature of the State OF Georgia, aud
who have paid all taxes required nj
them by the Mayor and City Council
of Americus, who slall 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
Americas, and whose names shall al
pear on said registered voters list, to
be opened and kept by 7. 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 qua
flied voters and entitled to vote i'll >.
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Neypoyides that T. n. Hawkes., ClerN
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Cry
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 Bird day #
November, 1910, at o'clock, p. IN,
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 OIL said VOC
ers list to be Kept at the City Hall
in said City Of Americas by 7 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, ]. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and ]. /.
Coney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
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 Dos
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 incre1s-
ing the bonded Indebtedness of tae
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 81
Americas to pay off and discharge the
semi-annual interest that may accrue
On such bonds as may be issued, ana
10 retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
her provides that the Clerk and Treas
aFer OF the City of Americas shall give
notice Of the election herein provide
r. in the Times-Recorder, tie news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
~ents are published in the City )
Americus, for the space of thirty DAYS
Immediately proceeding such electioi
sS provided by law.
therefore, the premises considere
De u ordained l,vv 4ho NEorou onl 49,