The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-13
r. X. SEWARD,
Town Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED

bonds
in the sum of seventy five thousand dollars
BY the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida, for
the purpose of redeeming certain bonds now
Outstanding and OF improving said Town by
establishing system OF sanitary sewers
street paving, water works, storm sewers.
ana general street Improvement and electric
lighting: and authorizing the Mayor of said
Townof Punta Gorda, Florida, to issue
proclamation calling an election to determ-
Inc whether the issuance of said bonds shall
4 be approved.
Be tt ordained by the Town Council OF
| the Town OF Punta GOrda, Florida:
| Sec.I. That the Mayor and Town Council Of
the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida, in their cor.
1 porate capacity, and under and by virtue of the
power and authority vested and fixed in them
| by the Charter creating said Town and the
amendatory Acts thereto, now deeming il sd.
visable and necessary that certain public i'm
provemcntsin said Town should be made, and
certain bonds of said Town now outsta ndinO
iiquidated, hereby authorize the issue of bonds
OF the Town OF Punta Gorda, Florida, to the a
| mount OF seventy five thousand dollars for the
purpose o. p rshs,;Llng certain Fire and Water
and for the purpose of improving said Town Of
Punta Gorda by establishing therein n system
OF sanitary sewers, adequate water works, street
paving, storm sewers, and general street i'm
provement and electric lighting, the princinal
and interest of said bonds to be payable IN goid
coin or its equivalent Of the Udited States,
and interest. the entire taxable 'n nrpnl
erty of the Town of Punta Gorda, Florida. and
the public utilities that are now may be ac- |
CURED and owned by said Town. shall stand
pledged by this ordinance; the said bonds 70 |
run not less than five normore than thirty wears.
to bear interest not to exceed six per centum
PEI annum, payable simi-annuaily and IN de- |
nominations to be not less than one hundred |
dollars each, provided, however, that none of |
said bonds shall be issued until such issue shall |
hrst have been approved. by. two-thirds of the |
votes cast BY the qualified electors of said Town
OF Punta Gorda, Florida, at special election to
be held in the Town of Punta Gorda. on.the and
day OF Dec,, Idi3, in accordance with this
ORDINANCE and the proclamation of the MAYOR.
Sec.a. There shall be levied and collected
annually. in the manner provided by the Char
ter of said Town of Punta Gorda, and the or.
the taxable property within the corporate Inn
its of said Town of Punta Gorda as may be
necessary to pay theinterest on said bonds,
and there shall be created by the Town Council
a sinking fund to pay off the principal So m Of
said bonds at maturity. Il
Sec. 8. The Mayor of the Town of Punta
Gorda, tloridu, is hereby authorized and direct
ed to issue his proclamation calling an election
to be held in Punta Gorda on the and day of
Dec.s 1913, to determine whether the issu.
ance OF the bonds herein mentioned shalt be APP
proved by two-thirds of all the votes cast by
the qualified electors of said Town who also
own real estate in said Town and who shall
have paid taxes thereon for the year When such .
axes were last due, and said proclamation and
his Ordinance shall be published in the Punta
Sorda Herald once week for period not less
han thirty days preceding said election. Said
,iocihnatlOn snail also give notice OF the cleo
ion. at the same time and place, of three suit
'ble persons as bond trustees who shall serve as
! Board Of Public Works, and who shall per-
ofm such services and duties as provided
W the Charter and ordinances of said Town. a
md who shall give bond and qualify in such T
names, and receive such compensation as the
council may by resolution provide. l
seed. That the inspectors and clerk of said {
lection shall be appointed as Is provided by n
ordinance, and they shall hold and conduct :
aid election, make out and certify to the returns
AQ nd ~ and 80 I..fsA
orm as the Charter and Ordinances of said G
own provide. Ifany inspector or the clerk O 2
ppointed shall fail to attend his place 9
hall be filled in accordance with the provisions q
the ordinance governing such The polls q
hall be opened at a. m. and closed at sun :"
own, with an intermisson of half an hour be-
ween IL and O'Clock g.
Sec S. The Town Council shall prepare and
lrnsh all necessary blanks and ballots, and N
,all make all necessary preparations for said
lection, and shall pay for the same out of the
eneral fund in the treasury. The ballots to be
sed in said election shall be, in substance, in I,
lie following FORM
OFFICIAL BALLOT Il
Decial Election to Determine Whether Bonds sa
Shall be Issued m
and day of Dec, 1913. aC
Make cross mark XXI before the word Ell
"For" or the word against" according as er
youapproye or dssaPprove of the issuance n
OF the bonds proposed. "
F For bonds for Sanitary Sewers in the
sum OF S22,45ooo. 81
bonds for Sanitary Sewers. rs
bonds for Water Works in the tn
sum of $ar,soooo. ca
........ Against bonds for Water Works. II
For bonds for paving Marian avenue ed
from Nesbit to Harvey street a.
in the sum of 100000. M
.........-....A Against bonds for paving Marian ~.
avenue from Nesbit to Harvey
street. thi
.....--.---.-For bonds for storm sewers and To-
general improvement of streets
in the sum Of $s,soooo.
Against bonds for storm sewers and vi
general Improvement of streets, FL
For bonds for improvement of cleo a..
trio lights in the sum of$rooooo ~
bonds for the improvement -
of electric lights. 7
For bonds to retire f3,ssooo Fire and nm,
Water bonds now Outstanding, -,
Against bonds to retire t3,ssooo Fire
and Water bonds now VI
outstanding. ar