The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-07-06
notice Of
SPECIAL ELECTION


Commissioners of Humboldt County,
State of Nevada.
Pursuant to an order of the Honor
able Board of County Commissioners
of Humboldt County, State of Neva-
da, made and entered on Wednesday,
July 3D., A. ID. 1912, notice is hereby
given that on Thursday, the 18th day
of August, A. d. 1912, at the hose
house in the town of Winnemucca,
County of Humboldt, State Of Neva-
da, special election will be held for
the submission to a vote of the legal
ly qualified electors of said town Of
Winnemucca, State of Nevada, of the
following question, to-wit: sShall
the said town of Winnemucca be
bonded in the sum of $3.50, 100000 for
the purpose of purchasing a combined
water and light system for the said
town of Winnemucca, in accordance
with the provisions of that certain act
of the Legislature of the State Of Ne
vada, entitled, "An Act to enable the
unincorporated cities and towns of the
State of Nevada to acquire by con-
struction, purchase or otherwise,
sewerage systems, light systems, water
systems, or combined water and light
systems, or combined water, light and
sewerage systems, and to issue bonds
for the construction or purchase of
the same, and to provide for the fixing
and collection of rates for the service
thereof and other matters relating
thereto approved March 23, 1911.
The amount of said proposed bond
issue shall be One Hundred and Eighty
Thousand (180,000) Dollars, and said
bonds shall be of the denomination Of
One Thousand 0,000) Dollars each
and shall bear interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum from the date
thereof until same are paid, which in
terest shall be payable annually, be-
ginning on the third Monday of jan
uary, on the second year after such
bonds shall have been issued, and up
on the same date in each succeeding
year during the life of such bond, all
of which bonds shall be redeemable in
gold coin of the United States Of
America.
Such bonds shall be numbered con-
secutively from one to one hundred
and eighty and shall be redeemable in
the order in which they shall have
been numbered, and bonds numbered
one to nine, inclusive, shall be re-
deemable on the third Monday of
January, en- the second year after such
bonds sail have been issued, and on
the third Monday Of January Of each
succeeding year thereafter nine Of
such bonds shall be redeemable, be-
ginning with bond numbered ten and
running thence upward consecutively.
Said bonds and the interest thereon
shall be redeemable and payable at
the Office of the County Treasurer of
Humboldt County, Nevada, as the
same shall fall due, and in the event
of the Incorporation Of said town Of
in the meantime and the
qualification of the City Treasurer for
said town of Winnemucca, said bonds
and interest thereon shall be redeem
able and payable at the Office of said
City Treasurer of said town of Winnie
mucca, as the same shall fall due.
Said election shall be open at eight
o clock a. m. and shall continue open
until six O'Clock p. m. of said 18th day
of August, 1912.
Said election shall be conducted and
the votes canvassed in all essential
particulars as in said act provided.
Ballots as prescribed by said act
shall bear the words:
"Water and Light Bonds-Yes'
Water and Light .-onds-No."
The voter will scratch out the word
yes" if opposed to the bonds, or the
word "no' if in favor of their ISSUE
The ballot must not be marked in
any manner except as above specified,
otherwise the ballot win not be
Polling place-Hosehouse
Inspectors-Frank Germain, W. A.
Brown, w. l.. Wilkinson.
Clerks-R. w. Lewis, James Ritchie.
Dated this third day Of July, A. d.
1912.
(Seal.) ]. w. DAVEY,
County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk Of
the Board of County Commissioners