Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-01


and now present the same to this
Board
AND WHEREAS. said Board of
County Commissioners now cause to
be shown upon this their record. a GER
tificate of the County Treasurer. show
ing the assessed valuation OF the tax
able property within the County, as
shown by 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
time. together with the outstanding in
debtedness of every class and charac-
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.
SIS.
I. J. V. Spell. the duly qualified and
acting treasurer of the County of
Bryan, Oklahoma, hereby certify that
as 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 ----------------S12, 1872 $1,000
That the total amount of the out
standing Indebtedness OF every class
and character whatsoever is $50 1851
That the cash on hand in the County
Treasury for County use, is $40,524.32
That the amount of bonds to be is
sued is .O0O0 90
Witness my signature and official
"a ~ lulu
(SeaD j. v. SPELL,
County Treasurer.
BY Pearl Il. Davis. Deputy.
Attest: HENRY McCREARY,
(SeaD County Clerk.
AND. WHEREAS, after considera-
tion 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 a site for and to build and
furnish a court house and Jail at Du-
rant, Oklahoma. may be held.
IT is THEREFORE ORDERED that
an election be held on the 5th day of
August 1913. upon the question of is
suing bonds for the purpose OF pur-
chasing a site for and to build and
furnish a court house and jail at Du-
rant, Oklahoma. and that the County
Clerk, Clerk of this Board, for It and
in its behalf give thirty days notice of
said election by publication in two
Weekly newspapers of general circu-
lation in said County, to-wit: The
Bryan County Democrat. and the Du-
rant Weekly News. published at Du-
rant, Bryan County. Oklahoma.
The polls shall be opened at eight
o'clock A. NJ. and closed at six o'clock
p. NJ. of said day. Provided that in
the City of Durant, Oklahoma, the
polls shall be opened at six O'Clock A.
NJ. and closed at seven o'clock p. NJ.
The number and location of the poll
ing places and the names of the Off
GERS wb) shall conduct said election
shall be as follows
Durant. Precinct l. Ward 1. Twp. 1.
w. A. Keatley, Inspector; ]. A. Mer-
ritt. Judge; r. NJ. Donham. Clerk.
Durant. Precinct 2. Ward 2, Twp. !
Jas. Culberson, Inspector; A. n. VIII
cox. Judge; G. w. White, Clerk.
Durant. Precinct 3, Ward 3, Twp. /.
B. M. Head, Inspector; II. J. Robinson.
Judge: 7. II. Williams, Clerk.
Durant, Precinct 4. Ward 4. Twp. !.
Wade Daugherty. Inspector T. j.
Sexton. Judge; E. w. Matthews, Clerk.
Risner, Precinct !. Twp. 2. G. w.
Booker. Inspector; Jim Ladd. Judge;
L. NJ. Cox. Clerk.
Nursery. Precinct 2, Twp. 2. G. W.
Seeley, Inspector; r. B. Beal, Judge;
Jesse Robinson, Clerk.
Goodman, Precinct 3. Twp. 2. NJ. l..
Harris, Inspector; George Colclasure,
Judge; G. w. Levert. Clerk.
Armstrong, Precinct 4. Twp. 2. Ed.
Moore. Inspector; John Walls, Judge;
j. A. Maupin. Clerk.
Shannon. Precinct 5. Twp. 2. w. o.
Shannon, Inspector; S. M. Gan, Judge;
c. w. James. Clerk.
Ft. Washita, Precinct /, Twp. 8.
Frank Fox, Inspector; II. G. Hartigan.
Judge; w. e. York. Clerk.
Silo. Precinct 2. Twp. 3. W. f, Tai
ley. Inspector; 7. J. Breeze, Judge;
j. r. Heath. Clerk.
Mead. Precinct 8. Twp. 3. II. c.
Cotton. Inspector; johnson Krsuse.
Judge; John Franklin, Clerk.
Calera, Precinct 1. Twp, 4. ]. X.
Johnson. Inspector; l.. R. Trout,
| Judge: Holmes Colbert, Clerk.
Roberta, Precinct 2. Twp. 4, John
Conn, Inspector; Joseph Eldrilge.
Judge; Frank Johnson. Clerk.
Allison. Precinct 3. Twp. 4. j. w.
McCalib, Inspector; L. L. Smithson.
Judge; ]. A. Campbell, Clerk.
Bushnell. Precinct 4 Twp. 4. s. s.
Park, Inspector; p. II. Harville.
Judge; w. ID. Jordan. Clerk.
Colbert, Precinct /, Twp. ;, c. W.
Colbert. Inspector: Harve Williamson
Judge; George Murray. Clerk.
Platter. Precinct 2. Twp. >. +. II.
Scale, inspector: w. s. Williams,
Judge; c. II. Mann. Clerk.
Achille. Precinct 3, Twp. 3. J. II.
Holland, Inspector; l.. II. Grimes.
Judge; Jodie Potts Jr., Clerk.
Kemp. Precinct ], Twp. 6. #, J,
Phillips. Inspector; n. p. Powell,
Judge: Tom Short, Clerk.