The Tupelo journal., 1911-04-07
Order For An Election.

Board of Aldermen Of the City Of Tupelo. Lee
County, Mississippi, that due notice Of their
intention to issue the bonds Of said City Of Tu-
pelo, to the amount Of FIFTY THOUSAND
(5O.0O0) DOLLARS, or so much thereof as
may be necessary for the purpose Of altering
and enlareing the Water Works and Electric
Light plant Of said City, and for the building
Of a City Hall in said City, and for the paving
If certain streets in the City Of Tupelo, Miss,
hath been given by publication in the Tupelo
Journal, a weekly newspaper published In said
CITY, for the term required by law, proper
proof Of which is on file with the Clerk Of
this Board, and duly and legally entered on
the minutes Of said Board: S1
II is therefore resolved, First: That an
election is hereby ordered to be held on the
22nd day of April, 1911, at which election
shall be submitted to the qualified electors Of
the City Of Tupelo. Miss, the question Of
whether or not they will vote to authorize the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of said City Of
Tupelo, to issue the bonds Of said City in the
sum of FIFTY THOUSAND (50.000.00) DOL
LARS, or so much thereof as may be neces-
,ary for the purpose Of altering and enlargine
he Water Works and Electric Light Plant Of
said City, and for the building Of a City Hall
in said City, and for the paving Of certain
streets in said City.
Resolved, Second: That due notice of said
election be published in the Tupelo Journal. a
weekly newspaper published in the City Of
rupelo. Miss, for two weeks from the passage
IF this resolution.
Resolved, Third: That w. L. Joyner and
r. r. Frazer and ]. E. Motlow, who are
,ualified electors of the City Of Tupelo, be and
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hold said election, and are hereby required to
publish notice of the holding of the same as
sbove required.
Resolved, Fourth: That the Commissioners
herein above appointed, make due report Of
said election so held, and the returns thereof.
% the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen at the
next regular meeting, Of said election.
Resolved, Fifth: That the said Commits
sioners above appointed to hold the election
on the 22nd day of April, 1911, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified voters Of
the City of Tupelo, Miss, the question Of
whether or not they will vote for the issuance
Of the bonds of the Municipality Of Tupelo, for
The sum of FIFTY THOUSAND (S50.000.00)
DOLLARS, or so much thereof as may be
necessary for the purpose Of altering and en-
lareine the Water Works and Electric Light
Plant of said City, and for the building Of a
City Hall in said City, and for the paving Of
certain streets in the said City Of Tupelo, Miss:
Be and they are hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to have printed a
sufficient number of ballots to be used by the
qualified electors in voting in said election.
Resolved, Sixth. That it is further ordered
that the ballots so ordered to be printed and
used in said election. shall be printed as fol
lows; that is to say, there shall be printed on
each ballot the following:
For the issuance Of the bonds of the City
of Tupelo. Miss, for the sum of FIFTY
THOUSAND ~($50.000.00) DOLLARS, or so
much thereof as may be necessary for the pur.
pose of altering and enlareing the Water
Works and Electric Light Plant of said City,
and for the building of a City Hall in said
City, and for the paving of certain streets in
said City of Tupelo, Miss"
Opposite and to the right Of which shall be
a space enclosed by brackets so that q
qualified voter desiring to vote in favor Of sale
measure, may indicate such desire by making
a K mark in said space so enclosed by sale
brackets [ ], and underneath this, on the
same ticket shall be printed:
Against the issuance of the bonds Of tht
City of Tupelo in the sum Of FIFTY THOUS.
AND $50.0O0.OO), or SO much thereof as
nay be necessary for the purpose Of altering
ano enlargins the Water Works and Electric
Light Plant of said City. and for the building
If a City hall in said City and for the paving
Of certain streets in the said City Of Tupelo,
Miss"
Opposite and to the right of which shall.
be a space enclosed by brackets so tina.
4 qualified voter desiring to vote against sale
measure, may indicate such desire by making
/ X mark in said space SO enclosed by sale
brackets { }.
Resolved. Seventh: That said election b.
held at the Mayors office in the City Of II
pelo, and that the polls for said election be
opened at 5 o'clock, a. m. and closed at t
o'clock. p. m. on the day on which said cleo
ton is above ordered to be held.
Resolved, Eighth: That the Registration
book and the Poll Books of said City Of Tu-
pelo, shall be revised and corrected by the
mayor and Board Of Aldermen of said City.
prior to the date fixed for the holding of sale
election, and all names appearing on the SAINT,
who are Improperly registered or who have
moved away from said City, shall be stricken
therefrom, and all names appearing thereon,
who are delinquent for any taxes legally levied
and assessed against them, either for the years
1909 or 1910, shall be SO marked on sale
book. as to show such fact, and the poll books
Of said City, when SO revised and corrected,
by this Board, shall be prima facie evidence
10 said Commissioners Of election that the
names appearing thereon, not marked delin-
4uent, are qualified voters Of said City.
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