The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-17
Enrolled.
House Bill No. $50
BV Kerr.
Az ACT

To Enable the Township Board Of Any Township
Of Any County in the State Of Oklahoma Border
ing on or Lying Adjacent to Any River Stream
Which May Be the Boundary Line Between Two
Counties. 10 Issue the Bonds Of Such Township
for the Purpose of Constructing or Assisting
in Constructing Bridge Across Such River or
Stream. and Declaring Emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People Of the State Of Okla
homa:
Section l. That the township board Of any town
ship of a1y county in the State Of Oklahoma border
ing on or lying djacent to any river stream which
may be the boundary line between two counties, is
hereby authorized and empowered to issue the bonds
of such township for the purpose of building or as
sisng in the building. constructing or assisting in
constructing a bridge across such river stream;
Provided, That any such bonded Indebtedness shall
not exceed, including existing Indebtedness, in the
aggregate exceeding FIVE per centum of the valuation
of the taxable property within such township to be
ascertaned from the last assessment for state and
county purposes previous to the incurring Of such
proposed Indebtedness.
Section > Such bonds shall be issued in denomi-
nations of not less than five hundred dollars $500,
and shall be payable at such place Is said township
board may direct, not less than five (5)
than twenty-five (2jl years from the date thereof,
with interest not to exceed five per cenum per an
num- which said interest shall be payable semi
nualy at the place where the principal is made pay
able for which said interest said bonds shall have
coupons attached Such bonds shall be signed by
the president of the board and attached by the clerk
thereof
Section g. Before any bonds shall be issued
herein provided the same shall be ordered by vote
Of not less than three-ffths $50 Of the electors
voting upon such proposition at an election to be
held for that purpose, hereinafter provided.
Section A. When the township board of any
township described in section in this act shall deem
it advisable to issue bonds as herein provided said
township board shall, by proclamation, call an cleo
ton therefor setting forth the amount of bonds pro
posed to be issued the rate of interest to be paid
the purpose for which the money derived from the
sale of such bonds is to be used the length of time
the bonds are to run; the location Of such bridges
the names of the Judges for each voting precinct
as hereinafter provided for and the date upon which
the election will be held. Such proclamation shall
be signed by the president of the board attested
by the clerk thereof and published in a weekly news
paper published in the county in which such town
ship is located and of general circulation in such
township, for not less than two consecutive weeks
prior to the date of said election. If there is no
such newspaper published in said county, then said
proclamation shall be posted in not less than three
of the most public places in said township, for not
less than two weeks prior to the date Of said election
Section 5. Such election shall be held at the
usual places of holding elections in such township,
and shall be conducted by Judge and two clerks
in each voting precinct in such township, said judges
and clerks to be appointed by the president of the
township board. Should there be a vacancy said
election board, as herein provided, then any two
members may supply the vacancy by eectng third
member. And if there should be than
vacancy on said board, then such vacancies may be
supplied by a vote of the qualified electors present
at such voting precinct, provided that said judges
and clerks before entering upon their duties shall
take and subscribe to an oath that they will faith
fully and mpartally conduct said election, correctly
count the votes thereof, and make true returns of
same, as herein provided; and provided, further,
that the said Judges and clerks may administer said
oath to each other.
Section g. The polls shall be open at seven ~