Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-07-25
NOTICE or SPECIAL MEETING
OF, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


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 a court house and
Jail in said County.
Henry McCreary, County Clerk.
June 26. 1913.
The above notice was published in
the Bryan County Democrat on June
26, 1918
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 County
Clerk on June 26, 1913, as shown here
with.
All members of the Board we're
present: ]. f. 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 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 ($150,000.00) Dollars. said petit
ton 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 petit
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 Nickles
and second by ]. f.. 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, 1913.
, WHEREAS. a petition signed by Ger
: tain qualified electors and taxpayers
iof Bryan County, Oklahoma. hayins
been filed with the County Clerk ol
said County on the End day OF July
1913. requesting this Board to call an
election upon the question or issulns
bonds for the purpose of purchasing a
site for and to build and furnish q
Court House and Jail at Durant, Okla
homa. coming on to be heard, the
Board of County Commissioners finds
by a personal inspection made by eact
of them of the last proceeding emu
lmeration Of the county. on file in th'
office of the County Clerk, that the
number of the qualified electors ant
taxpayers of said County is 5529; anC
that 124S persons, who are qualified
electors and tax PAYERS. have signe'
said petition; and that at least one
Sixth of the qualified electors and ta'
payers of said county, as shown b,
the last preceding enumeration o
said County, have signed said petition
and now present the same 10 thi
Board.
AND WHEREAS, said Board o
County Commissioners now cause I
he shown upon this their record, a Ger
" tiflcate of the County Treasurer. show
= Ing the assessed valuation of the taS
d able property within the County, a
. .hown by the last annual equalize
o. assessment Of the property within sal
county taken for the purpose OF taN
H. alton. and in fpr'e aud effect, at thi
[. time. together with the outstanding il
debt,dness OF every class and chara
ter whatsoever. and the cash on han
n the county treasury for county uS
with the amount of bonds TO be issue
r as follows:
OF state Of Oklahoma, County of Brya
~, SIS
iy, III V. Spell the dlly qualified ar
IN acting treasurer of the County
irl BRYAN, Oklahoma, hereby certify tn
r. rs shown by the records Of my offic
l. the assessed valuation Of the taXab
ST. property within the County as show
W., by the last annual enualized asses
nL ment of the property within said cou
he ~ taken for the purpose Of taxatio
in and in force and effect at this tin
ius is - '---------,- l2,932,o4O'
That the total amount OF the OIL
standing Indebtedness OF every ella
and character whatsoever is S6O,395
, That the cash on hand in the Coun
Treasury for County use. is $40,52i
: That the amount of bonds to be
= sued is --------------S1 $3.50. 900
= Witness my signature and offic
= seal this 1st day of July, 1918.
b (SeaD j. V. SPELL,
County Treasur
e BY Pearl E. Davis, Depu
k Attest: HENRY McCREARY.
v (SeaO County Gle
k AND, WHEREAS, after a conside
i ton of said statement this Board is
h the opinion that the entire amount
d axable property. and the ent
n mount OF outstanding Indebtedness
y, Zach and every character is such t
n IN election upon the question Of p
5 hasing a site for and to build {
urnish court house and Jail at
ant. Oklahoma. may be held.
?. 1T Is THEREFORE, ORDERED
election be held on the 9Th day
gust. 1918, upon the question of
4 iuc houdo FOR tha nurpOQa Of I