The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-12

Notice is hereby given that special election
will be held at the Bear Paw" school house in
Pend Oreille county, Washington, in School
District No 16. Pend Oreille county, state OF
Washington on the 2Sth day of September, 1912,
ls1or the purpose of determining whether or not
School District No. Is, of Pend Orei-le county,
Washington. shall validate and ratify the war
rant Indebtedness Of said district and the at
| tempted mourning thereof, by its board OF di-
| rectors, for the purpose of paying the current
| expenses of said School District and for the
amount of $l166.25.
The election will be by ballot, and said ballot
will be in the following form:
BALLOT.
Proposition l. Shall School District No 16 of
| Pend Oreille county, state of Washington, vail
date and ratify the warrant Indebtedness OF
| thereof by its board of directorsfo the purpose
OF paving the current expenses of said School
district and for the building of a school build
| ing therein in the amount of $l76625
| Validating and ratlfying Indebtedness Yes -
! Validating and ratifying Indebtedness No =
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
Those in favor of Valida ting and ratifying
said warrant Indebtedness and the attempted
mourning thereof shall put cross in the SO uare
after the words. validating and raGifying in
| debted ness YES" those against valid atine and
| ratifying said Indebtedness shall put cross in
| the square after the words, "Validating and
ratifying Indebtedness, NO."
The polls or said election will be open at
! o crock p m. and closed at o'clock M
This election is held pursuant to the follow
! ing resolution adopted and passed by the board
of directors of School District No. 16 of Pend
! Ore1lle county, Washington, at meeting held
att O'Clock p. m on the 4th day of Septem Der,
1912, pursuant to notice given to each mem Der;
| RESOLUTION.
Whereas, school District No If of Pend
! Oreill county, Washington has by and through
its board of directors issued warrants in the
amount OF %, for the following purposes.
! VIZ: For the current expenses of said School
! District ana for the building Of a school build
| ing therein;
| Whereas Said warrants were isued in excess
| OF the revenues OF said district and amount to
| more than one and One-half per cent of the as
sessed valuation of the taxable property of said
! district and without the consent and approval
OF the electors of SAID district and as such war
| rants DO not constitute valid Indebtedness OF
! said district; and,
! Whereas The total Indebtedness of said dis
! trict. does not exceed five per cent OF the as
sessed valuation of the taxable property of the
district W hen said warrant indebtedness is
added to the present valid outstanding indebt-
i edness of SAID district; and
Whereas 1t is the opinion of the board of
directors, that 1t is for the best interest of said
| district that such warrant indebtedness and
the attempted incurring thereof, be ratified
and validated and that the district borrow
money in the sum $l700 to refund said indebt-
ness; now, therefore be it
! Resolved, That School Distr ct.No 16 validate
! and ratify its outstanding warrant indebted
ness in the amount of $l766 25, and that it bOr-
row money in the sum of $500 for the purpose
of funding said Indebtedness, which was in.
Cured for the purpose of paying the curreI4t
expenses of said School District and for the
| building of a school building therein; and that
al election be held on the 2Sth day of Septem-
! Der, 1912, at the Bear Paw school house in
the county of Pend Oreille, Washington in said
district between the hours OF | O'Clock p.
and p M of said day. at which election there
shall be submitted to the qualified electors O.
said district the question whether or notSchOol
District No. 16 O. Pend Oreille county shall
validate and ratify the said warrant indebted
ness in the amount of $1766 25 and the attempted
| mourning thereof.
Done in open session this 4th day of Septem-
| tenn Der, 1912
NJ M. MILLER,
B. B. WATTS,
Directors School District No. 16
| Attest-L. Miller School District Clerk and
Director
By order of the Board of Directors.
Dated this 9th day of Septem Der, 1912.
L. A MILLER,
| 1873 School District Clerd.