Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-28
NOTICE
OF
BOND ELECTION.

.. Of placing the following ord
s,nca mon its immediate passage;
And. whereas, TIE Mayor and CITY
council of Americas have passed a
..orntton calling Tor bond election
ra held On the Sth day of Novem,
-. tqIo for the purpose of submit
.tng to the qualified voters of the
r,,r of Americas the question as to
ls.-,ay the bonded Indebtedness CT
"a Citr of Americas shall be in
Col in the sum of Sixty-Fi' e
rsonsaDI Dollars, Thirty Thousand
a-rlora Of which shall be for the pur-
-, If extending the system of sew
.ga in the CITY of Americas, and
r~sn-y THOUSAND Dollars for the
aorn5ss of extending and adding to
=. water work. system in the City OF
,maricus. and Fifteen Thousand Dol
r,,, sor the purpose of erecting, in
ealing and equipping an electric light
.I.nt In the City of Americas, each c.
..3 proposed issues to be voted
mn separately, at the sane time an
,I,cs and that said election shall b..
.ld ct the City Hall in the Ci.7 Of
.mericus, sail election to be man
,gsd by tie same persons for each pro-
rosed bond ISIS te, and providing Tar
,aId bonds shall bear 4 1-2 per cent.
interest, payable semi-annualy. AMI
,bslI mature Thirty Years from the
hte OF issue.
And. whereas The polls in said
.aetjon shall be opened by the mar
ayers at Nine o'clock, a. M, and shall
b. kent open until Four O'Clock, p. n,
of said day, at which time they shall
h. closed and the ballots counted by
II. managers, who shall on the day
following at Ten o'clock a. m, to-wit,
m November 9th, 1910, meet with the
EIavor 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, that all male citizens
ftas City Of Americas, who are quail
lied electors for members Of the leg
stature OF the State OF Georgia, aud
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
Che registration list in said City OF
Americus. and whose names shall ap-
rear 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
hs rules prescribed by the Charter of
said City OF Americas, shall be and
ore hereby declared to he legally qual.
lied voters and entitled to vote in So
bond election.
And, whereas, Said resolution fur
&etqmdes that T. N. Hawkes., ClerS
and Iasurer of the Mayor and ClLy
Council OF Americas, shall, and he is
hereby directed to open his registrs-
ton book, on October 4th, 1910, and
keep same open until the Bird day CT
November, 1910, at 5 o'clock, p. IN,
during which time it shall be the right
and privilege of every citizen OF
Americus, entitled to register and vote
upon the said bond election, under the
law and the rules herein above Set
out, to register his name on said vot-
eTs' 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
ther provides that said election shall
be held by I. n Mott, ]. P, j. w. High
tower and T. E. Joiner, freeholders,
as managers and E. A. Nisbet and ]. I.
Cotney, as clerks.
And, whereas, Said resolution fuT-
'her 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 D1t-
sags each, and shall mature Thirty
lars from the date of issue
and, whereas, Said resolution fur
Tier provides that in the event said
election shall be in favor of increas-
Ing the bonded indebtedness of tae
sad 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
u Americas shall levy sufficient tax
On the taxable property of the City OF
Ahericus to pay off and discharge the
Senrannual 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
usF provides that the Clerk and Treas
O'eF Of the City of Americas shall give
notice Of The election herein provided
'oE' in the Times-Recorder, the news
PAPER IN which the sheriff advertise
IsnA are published in the City .
Americas, for the space of thirty DAYS
D-1eiia,ely preceding such elect9l
" provided by law.
therefore, the premises considered
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