The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-01-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS pE
SIRED TO THE CHARTER or
THE CITY OF ABERDEEN
sSIssIppI.

oers being present. said Mayor aud
Board OF Selectmen prepared ana
passed unanimously on the follow.
ing resolutions and ordinances as
amendments which they desire 90
the charter OF the said City: To
wit
Section I. BE IL ordered and or.
dained that the Mayor and Board
OF Seleetmen OF said City OF Aber.
deen. be. and they hereby are.
authorized and empowered 10 pave
the streets OF said City, put In siorm
sewerage and improve the streets
OF said city and also 10 construct. or
contract for the construction or.
City Hall and also construct. or
contract for the construction OF. a
Public School Building within it's
corporate limits for negro pupils.
Board OF Mayor and Selectmen an.
htorized TO issue Fifty Thousand
Dollars, (s5O.0O.0o) City Bonds: and
notice 10 be given OF same.
Section .. That for the purpose OF
raising the money necessary for the
above purposesl OF paving the streets
and for the purpose OF constructing.
or contracting for the construction
OF, city Han for said City and OF
"A public school building within its
! corporate limits, for negro pupils.
and for furnishing the same, said
/ Mayor and Board OF Sclectmen shall
have the power to issue, negotiate
and sell the bonds OF said City Ia
an amount not exceeding the sum OF
f $50, ,0O0,eo. par value, bearing inter.
est not exceeding per cent
per annum. payable annually or se-
mi-annually, within. the discretion OF
said Board, provided. however, that
! before any such bonds shall be- issu.
ed the said Mayor and Board OF SO
loctmen shall, after giving thirty
days notice by publication In some
newspaper printed and published in
said City. in order to ascertain the
will of the qualified electors. cause
"a special election or elections 10 be
held by the qualified voters OF the
City upon the question OF for or
J
II said election or elections shall
result, by "A majority vote 9 the
qualified electors OF said City In
favor OF the issuance OF said bonds
this shall be finl and conclusive
~. ~ The regularity and ivs@..~y -.
said proceedings. and render valid
the issuance OF said bonds.
When Bonds May Ma-ure; Amounts.
Section 3. That said bonds shall be
issued In sbuch form and In such
denominations aud amounts and ma
ture at such time. or times. an said
Mayor and Board OF Selectmen may
by ordinance prescribe
BOARD AUTHORIZED TO Ac.
oUlRE PROPERTY.
+ Section T. That said Mayor and
Board Of Selcetmen. for the purposes
Of this act. shall have the power 20
acquire and hobby purchase, dona-
ton or otherwise. all real estate
and other property.
/ BOARD VESTED WITH AL MEG.
EssARY AUTHORITY.
/ Sectioni 3. That said Mayor ana
Board Of selectmen shall have an
such further rights and powers as
may be necessary or expedlent for
fully carrying into effect the pur.
poses OF this act.
/ BOARD AUTHORIZED AND NAV
SUBMIT QUESTIONS OF BONDS
ISSUED AT ONE OR MORE
ELECTIONS.
Section 6. That the said Mayor and
/ Board ofSelectmen. may under the
provisions of this act. within their
discretion. at one election submit
the questions OF issuance OF bonds
for all Of said purposes to-wlt:.
OF paving and improving the shld
streets Of the city, putting In storm
sewerage. and for the construction.
or contracting for the construction
Of. the said city Hall and the said
Public School for Negro pupils and
furnishing same. all al one and the
same election. Or the said Mayor
aud Board OF Selectmen may at one
election submit the question Of the
issuance Of the bonds for the
paving OF the streets, putting In
storm sewerage and improving the
streets. and may at another. or dit
ferent election submit the question
CT the issuance OF said bonds for
the construction. or contracting for
the construction Of said city Hall
and furnishing the same; and they
may still at another or third election
submit the question OF the issuance
Of said bonds for the construction OF.
or contracting for the construction
OF Public School Building for ne
gro pupils. and furnishing the same.
all Of which is left 10 the discretion
q raid Mayor and Board OF Select
mem provided, that the amount
OF bonds ISSUED at all said elec.
tions shall not aggregate more than
the total amount authorized by this
act, to-wit:- s50,000,00.
Section 7. That said Mayor and
Board OF Selectmen shall have the
power. right and authority, TO make.
pass sand enter on their minutes all
orders, and 10 erform all acts, nee.
essary, proper, or expedient for full
ly carrying into effect the purposes
Of this act, at special meeting or
meetings OF said Mayor and Board
called in accordance with Sec. 30.
IS Code of Mississippi OF 1906, all
such orders made, passed and enter.
ed, and all acts performed by them
ut any such special meeting or meet
ings. shall be valid, binding
and legal as IL done at a regular
meeting or meetings OF said Mayor