Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-20
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

,a+4 suspended the rue, LoI 'A0 pa
n,ss Of placing the following ord
,.nce upon it's immediate passage;
And whereas, Tie Mayor and City
council of Americas have passed
rasorutton calling TOR a bond election
.o no held on the Sth day of Novem
her 1910. for the purpose of submit
eng TO the qualified voters OF t1J
rf-y OF Americas the question as t.
letter the bonded Indebtedness O.
aid Cjtv of Americas shall be in
oraazed in the sum of Sixty-Ff'
-r..,osanl Dollars, Thirty Thousand
n,r1,rs OF watch shall be for the puf'
r,ee NJ extending Tie system of sew
.-ars in the Cay of Americas, anu
-r,-s,+v THOUSAND Dollars for the
,rrDose of extending and adding t.
,ha water WORK. system in the City OF
Americus, and Fifteen Thousand Dor
lane sor the purpose of erecting, in
sailing and equipping an electric lig'l
nlqut in the City of Americas, each :;
said proposed Issues to be voted
taJn separately, at tB'e sane time an
Mace. and that said election shall b.
a.Td at the City Hall in the Ci;y Ct
Anericus, sail election to be man
aged by tie same persons for each pro-
posed bond iss5e, and providing t2ar
said bonds shall bear 4 IL per cent
interest, payable semi-annua.ly. a4i
shall mature Thirty Years from ta2
date 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 kept open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
Of said day, at which time they shall
be closed and the ballots counted by
lie managers, who shall on the day
following at Ten o'clock a. M. to-wtt,
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 fur
thpr provides, t5it all male citizens
of me City OF Americas, who are qua!-
lied electors for members Of the Leg
is,arIre of the State OF Georgia, and
who have paid all taxes required IF
them by the Mayor and City Council
Of Americas, 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
che registration list in said City OF
Americas, 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 AMI
City Council OF Americas, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the Charter of
said City of Americas, shall be aud
are hereby declared to be legally quai
fled voters and entitled to vote in Sd
bond election.
And whereas, Said resolution fur
aerployides that T. n. Hawkes., ClecA
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Clfy
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 If
November, 1910. at o'clock, p. VI,
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 lis name on said voI-
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 he done BY
written request to said T. N.
Hawkes.. as provided in the
Charter of tae 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, ]. P, ]. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A Nisbet and j. L.
Cotney as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fun
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 Dr.
lars each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date of issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
ther provides that in the event said
election shall be in favor of increls-
ing the bonded Indebtedness of tie
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 sufficient tax
on the taxable property of the City OF
Americas 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
tasy provides that the Clerk and Treas
urer Of the City of Americas shall give
notice Of the election herein provided
for in the Times-R Recorder, the news
paper in which the sheriff advertise
me0ts are published in the City y
Americas, for the space of thirty DAYS
Immediately proceeding such election
as provided by law.
Therefore, the premises considered /,