Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-07-18
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

VT OVumIDOlUNEIk
To The Board of County Commission
ers of Bryan County, Oklahoma:
AS provided by law, Section 1887,
Oklahoma Laws, you are hereby noti-
fled to meet in the office of the Coun-
ty Clerk OF Bryan County, Oklahoma.
on Wednesday. July 2. 1913, for the
purpose of canvassing petitions call
ing for an election on the proposition
of Issuing bonds for q court house and
Jail in said County.
Henry McCreary, County Clerk.
June 26. 1918.
The above notice was published in
the Bryan County Democrat on June
| &c, 1913.
Special Meeting Of the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Bryan County
The Board of County Commissioners
of Bryan County, Oklahoma, met in
special session Wednesday, July 2,
1913, pursuant to call of the COUNT
Clerk on June 26. 1918, as shown here
! with.
All members of the Board we're
present: ]. e. Pleasant, Gray Nickles.
James Yarbrough. Chairman, Henry
McCreary. Clerk,
Thereupon petition of certain
qualified electors and tax payers Of
Bryan County was presented to the
board praying that a vote be taken in
said county upon the question of is
suing bonds for the purpose of build
ing and furnishing a court house and
Jail in said county, and purchasing a
site therefor. said bonds to be in the
amount of One Hundred Fifty Thous-
and ($150,00000) Dollars. said petit
tion being presented by J. B. Hick-
man and duly filed by the County
Clerk on Wednesday. July 2. 1913. at
10 o'clock. A. NJ.
After thoroughly canvassing the peti-
tions on file and finding that more
than one-siXth o. the qualified electors
had signed the petition. the resolution
set out below was offered by Gray
! Nickles; on motion of Gray Nick IS
and second by j. e. Pleasant the fol-
lowing action was taken on the reso-
luton:
For the resolution. Yarbrough, Nick
les. Pleasant
Against the resolution. none.
Thereupon the Chairman announced
that the vote was unanimous for the
resolution.
Resolution
Durant Oklahoma. July 2. 1918.
WHEREAS, petition signed by Ger
tain qualified electors and taxpayers
OF Bryan County, Oklahoma, having
been filed with the County Clerk OF
said County on the End day of July,
1913, requesting this Board to call an
election upon the question OF issuing
bonds for the purpose of purchasing
site for and to build and furnish a
Court House and Jail at Durant. Okla
homa. coming on to be heard, the
Board OF County Commissioners finds
by personal inspection made by each
Of them of the last preceding emu
meration of the county. on file in the
office OF the County Clerk. that the
number OF the qualified electors and
taxpayers OF said County is 5529; and
that 1913 persons, who are qualified
electors and tax PAYERS. have signed
said petition; and that at least one
sixth OF the qualified electors and tax
payers OF said county. as shown by
the last preceding enumeration OF
said County, have signed said petition
and now present the same to this
Board.
County Commissioners now cause to
be shown upon this their record. a GER
tiflcste OF the County Treasurer. SHOW
ing the assessed valuation of the tax
Phlr prnperty within the County. as
shown hv the last annual equalized
assessment of the property within said
county taken for the purpose of tax
alton. and IN force and effect, at this
al
debtedness Of every class and chara--
ter whatsoever, and the cash on hand
in the county treasury for county use
with the amount of bonds to be issued.
as follows:
State of Oklahoma. County of Bryan
So.
], ]. V. Spell. the duly qualified AM
acting treasurer of the County Of
Bryan. Oklahoma, hereby certify tn I
ss shown by the records of my office
the assessed valuation of the taxable
property within the County as shown
by the last annual equalized assess
ment OF the property within said coun-
ty taken for the purpose of taxation
and In force and effect at this time
is- ------------------$t2. 1872. $40 40
That the total amount of the out
standing Indebtedness of every class
and character whatsoever is $60.395.91
That the cash on hand in the County
Treosurv for County use. is $40.52432
That the amount of bonds to he is
sued is $150, 900 90
Witness NV SIGNATURE and official
seal this lst day OF July. 1913.
(SeaO ]. V. SPELL,
County Treasurer
BY Pearl E. Davis, Deputy.
Attest HENRY McCREARY.
(SeaD County Clerk.
AND. WHEREAS, after considera-
Ftion of said statement this Board is of
the opinion. that the entire amount of
taxable property. and the entire
amount of outstanding Indebtedness Of
each and every character is such that
an election upon the question Of pur
chasing site for and to build and
furnish court house and Jail at Du-
rant. Oklahoma. may be held.
1T rs THEREFORE, ORDERED that