Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-06-10
Order of County Court
of Jefferson Co., w.
Va, Providing for an
Election on a Proposed
Issue of Bonds.


Al meeting of the County Court /
Oh May "A, 1913, the following order
was passed.
entered yesterday the indebtedness OF
the Magisterial District OF Charles
Town as of May lst, 1913, is this day
certified to the Court to be as
follows:
Jefferson County Bonds $l72,600.00
Interest on above bonds 695.13
Bonded and other indebted
ness of the Corporation of
Charles Town 100000
Interest on above bonds $500
Charles Town Board of Edu-
cation bonds 100000
Other indebtedness of the
board 3,06892
indebtedness of the Corpora
ton of Ransom 10000
Bridge over Shenandoah
River at Bioomery 100000
Total z55,31S.05
Five per cent levy on tax
able basis in said district 5o,S6993I
Balance $4,551.SS
Also in the matter of the petition
of II. c. Getzendanner and others, for
IA bridge across Shenandoah River, al
Bloomery, it appearing from the re-
port of James K Hendrick, heretofore
made to the Court, the probable cost
of such bridge, roads and approaches
lis $35,000.00; and it further appear
! ing to the Court from the above
statements that the estimated cost Of
such bridge, including the approaches
and necessary roads plus the total
bonded or other indebtedness OF the
County of Jefferson, and plus the total
bonded or other indebtedness OF
Charles Town Magisterial District, and
plus the total bonded or other indebt-
edness OF all School Districts and
Independent School Districts in the
Charles Town Magisterial District, and
plus the total bonded or other mdebt-
edness of all the Municipal Corpora
tons within the Charles Town Magis-
terial District, does not exceed five
per centum on the value Of the taxa
BILE property in the Charles Town
MagiSterlal District as ascertained by
the last assessment for state and
county purposes; it is therefore
| ordered that an election be held with
in the Charles Town Magisterial Dis
| trict on
Thursday, the 10th day of July, 1913,
for the purpose of voting on an issue
of bonds OF the Charles Town Magis-
terial District to pay for the proposed
bridge, approaches and roads. The
| proceeds of such bonds, should the
same be issued and sold, shall be
used to pay for the proposed bridge,
approaches and roads; and said
bonds shall be of the denomination
OF $500 each and numbered from one
to 20 consecutively, making the aggre-
gate $S5,00000. They shah bear date
on the 1st day of November, 1913. and
shall be payable on the 1st day Of
November, 1917, at the office of the
Sheriff of Jefferson County, West
Virginia, and shall bear interest from
date at the rate of five per centum.
per annum. They shall have coupons
attached Tor the payment of the in
terest thereon and said coupons shall
be tor $3.50 each, and shall be paw
able semi-annually at the same place
as the bonds are payable on the
lst day Of May and the 1st dav
of November in each year and so
ON until the bonds mature. unless
sooner redeemed or cancelled pur-
suant to law. Said bonds shall be
payable to bearer and signed. "the
Charles Town Magisteral District OF
Jefferson County, West Virginia" by
| the president of the County Court or
said County and attested by the Clerk
OF the County Court; and the cor
porate seal of the County Court shall
be affixed thereto. The interest con
pons shall likewise be so PAYABLE and
bear the engraved or printed signature
OF the Clerk of said Court, and thew
shall be cut off when paid. Said
bonds shall refer on their face to an
Act Of the Legislature of West Vr-
ginia of 1913, relating to the issuance
OF bonds Of any Magisterial District
TIN ough which the Shenandoah River
runs, and shall contain a reseryat'on
OF the right of said oblgor therein to
pay off and redeem the same after
| ten years from the date of issue as
provided by this order.
AT any time after ten years from
the date of said bonds, the County
Court of Jefferson County NAV re.
deem out of any fund on hand ar.s-
ing from. "the bridge levy" specified
IN the Act of the Legislature above
referred to, or out Of the tolls charg-
ed and collected for travelling over
SAID bridge any or all of said bonds
and TO this end may from time to
| time direct the Clerk of the said
Court to give notice by publication to
the holder or holders OF the bonds 70
be redeemed, that on or after day
named, the designated bond or bonds
with any accrued and unpaid interest
Will be paid upon presentation that #
not presented they shall cease to hear
interest after the day named that
said notice shall be published for two
successive weeks in some newspaner
IN Jefferson County, West Virginia
prior to such designated day of paw
ment. Said bonds shall on their face
refer to this order, and shall state
mat they are redeemable by the
obhgor at any time after ten wears
from the date thereof in the manner
herein set forth.
IS further ordered by the Court
that the places OF voting shall he the
same as those used at the last general
election for state and county Officers
and the result OF such election shall
be ascertained and declared as pro-
vided by law, for holding and ascer-
tanlng, and declaring the result OF
general election. The comm ssioners
OF election and the poll clerks shall
be as follows
Precinct No /, Shenandoah junction
Voting Place, White School House
Commissioners of Election Y
blackford, Jno. w. Irwin, J. A. Dear
Poll Clerks.--F. c. Littlejohn. Roy
]. Shirley. ~
u, Ch;a,llengers.--John D. McGsrry, DR.
Precinst No. ..
Voting Place, Court House
Commissioners nf Election