The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-19
Notice of Special School District Election

Notice is hereby given that special election
will be held at the bear Paw school house in
Pend Oreille county, Washingto ton, in School
District No Is. Pend Oreille county state of
Washington on the 18th day of September 1917,
for the purpose Of determining whether or not
School District No. l6, of Pend Orei lie 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
building of a school building therein in the
amount of $1766.20-
The election will be by ballot, and said ballot
Will be in the following form:
BALLOT.
Proposition l. Shall School District No. Is of
Pend Oreille county, state of Washington, vail
date and ratify the warrant Indebtedness of
said district, and the attempted mourning
thereof by its board OF directors tor 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 ratitying Indebtedness Yes -
Validating and ratifying Indebtedness No -
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.
Those in favor of validating and ratifying
said warrant Indebtedness and the attem pied
mourning thereof shall put cross in the square
after the words, ''Validating and ratifying in
debtedness. YES" those against validating and
ratifying said indebtedness shall put cross in
the square after the words, ''Validating and
ratifying Indebtedness, NO."
The polls OF said election will be open at
ocrock p. m. and closed at O'clock p m.
Ii
ing resolution adopted and passed by the board
of directors of School District No. IL of Pend
Ore1lle county, Washington, at meeting held
at 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. 16 of Pend
Oreill county, Washington. has by and through
its board of directors issued warrants in the
amount of $1766.25, for the following purposes,
viz: For the current expenses of said School
District ana Tor the building OF school build
ing therein;
Whereas, Said warrants were Issued 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 when said warrant indebtedness is
added to the present valid outstanding ndebt-
edness of said district; and
| Whereas, 1t is the opinion of the board OF
directors, that il is for the best interest of said
district that such warrant indebtedness and
| the attempted mourning thereof, be ratified
and validated, and that the district borrow
money in the sum $500 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 S1766. 25. and that it Dor
| row money in the sum of $500 for the purpose
Cured for the purpose of paying the current
expenses of said School District and for the
| building of school building therein; and that
an 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 l O'Clock p. m
| 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 of Pend Oreille county shall
validate and ratify the said warrant indebted
amount a
| mourning thereof.
Done in open session this 4th day of Septem
TENDER. 1912.
| NJ NJ MILLER,
| B. B. WATTS.
| Directors School District No. 16.
| Attest-L. A. MILLER, School District Clerk and
| Director
! By order of the Board of Directors.
| Dated this 9th day of Septem ber 1912.
| L. A MILLER,
1873 School District Clerd.