Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-29
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

gflStlti4uiA 49,
ss Of placing the following ord
nance upon it's immediate passage;
,,9 whereas, Tie Mayor and City
c,r,cH Of Americas have passed
..so,utfon calling for a bond election
10 held on the Sth day of Noyem'
49, 1910. for the purpose of submit
.,ng TO the qualified voters of t1e
C'., N Americas the question as to
-tar,ar the bonded indebtedness OF
IA Citv of Americus shall be in
e~assed in the sum of Sixty-Fi' e
r,orsa1i Dollars, Thirty Thousand
n.u,rs of which shall be for the puf-
rose Of extending the system of sew
,.ga in the CITY of Americas, ana
T,.sD+v THOUSAND Dollars for the
rrrnose of extending and adding To
-. ,va+ar wori1 syslem in the City CT
lmarjcus, and Fifteen Thousand Dol
las Tor the purpose of erecting, in
sailing and eQuipping an electric light
nIsnt in the City of Americas, each :;
,st5 proposed issues to be voted
mon separately, at tEe s?.ge time an
rIgc, and that said election shall b.
.ad at the city Hall in the Ci;7 ot
americus. sail election to be man
aged by tie same persons for each pro-
posed bond ISIS 9, md providing. t2ar
said bonds shall bear 4 IL per cent.
interest. payable semi-annuaily, an.
shall mature Thirty Years from taa
dste OF issue.
AMI, whereas The polls in said
election shall be opened by the mar
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
he closed and the ballots counted by
the managers, who shall on the d15
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wit.
On November 9th, 1910, meet with the
Nayor 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 citizens
Of tae City of AmerIcus, who are qual-
iBed electors for members of the leg
stature Of the State OF Georgia, and
who have paid all taxes required of
them by the Mayor and City Council
# 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
Americas, 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, Ga, under
the rules prescribed by the CHarter OF
said City Of Americas, shat! be ana
are hereby declared to be legally quai
fled voters and entitled to vote in
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
tier uovides that T. N. Hawkes., Clerh
and Treasurer of the Mayor and Cry
Col1cL 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 II
November 1910, at o'clock, p. N,
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
cut, 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 aforG-
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. ~ Mott, ]. P, J. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and J. [.
Coney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fun
ther provides that the issues of bonds
shall be submitted to a vote Of tie
people as aforesaid, shall be- of the
denomination of One Thousand D3t-
lars each, and shall mature Thirty
Years from the date of issue
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
Their provides that in the event saia
election shall be in favor of increas-
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
asrein 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
Americus to pay off and discharge the
Semi-anuual interest that may accrue
On such bonds as may be issued, and
70 retire the same at maturity there
Of;
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
~er provides that the Clerk and Treas
u'er Of the City of Americas shall give
1ooce Of the election herein provided
ioF' IN the Times Recorder, the news
Fper in which the sheriff advertise
.Isns are published in the City =
AuIeFlcus, for the space of thirty DAYS
immediately proceeding such election
Is provided by law.
therefore, the premises considered l,