Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-06-03
Order of County Court
of Jefferson Co., w.
Va, Providing for an
Election on a Proposed
Issue of Bonds.


Town as of May lst, 1913, is this day !
certified to the Court to be as |
follows
jefferson County Bonds Sl7z 10000
Interest on above bonds oe513
Bonded and other indebted
ness of the Corporation Of
Charles Town $4,000
Interest on above bonds 54.0e
Charles Town Board Of Eda
cation bonds 30,000.00
Other Indebtedness of the
board 3,O68.92
indebtedness Of the Corpora
ton of Ransom 100000
Bridge over Shenandoah
River at Bloomery 100000
Total s255 ,31S.05
Five per cent levy on tax
able basis in said district 259,S6.93
Balance A,551.sS
Also in the matter of the petition
of H. c. Getzendanner and others, for
bridge across Shenandoah River, at
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
is SIS, 100000; and it further appear
ing to the Court from the above
statements that the estimated cost o.
such bridge, including the approaches
and necessary roads plus the total
fbonded or other indebtedpess 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 indebt-
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
bic property in the Charles Town
Magisterial District as ascertdined by
the last assessment for state and
county purposes; it is therefore
ordered that an election be held with
in the Charles Town Magisteria Dis
| trict on
Thursday, the 10th day of July, 1918,
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 consecutWely, making the aggre-
gate $35,00000 They shall bear date
on the LIST day OF November 1913, and
shall be payable on the 1st day o.
November, 1947, 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 for the payment of the IN
terest thereon and SAID coupons shall
be for $3.50 each, and shall be pay
able semi-annually at the same place
as the bonds are payable on the
1st day OF May and the LIST day
Of November in each year and so
on until the bonds mature, unless
sooner redeemed or cancelled pur-
,uant to law. Said bonds shall be
payable to bearer and signed, "the
Charles Town Magisternl District OF
| Jefferson County, West Virginia" BY
the president of the County court Of
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 cou-
pons shall likewise be so payable and
bear the engraved or printed signature
of the Clerk of said Court, and they
shall be cut off when paid. Said
bonds shall refer on their face TO an
Act Of the Legislature of West Vir-
GINA of 1913, relating to the issuance
of bonds of any Magisteral District
| thu ough which the Shenandoah River
runs, and shall contain a reservation
of the right of said obligor 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 may re
deem out of any fund on hand aris-
| 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 to |
be redeemed, that on or after a day |
named, the designated bond or bonds |
with any accrued and unpaid interest,
WIKI be paid upon presentation; that If |
not presented they shall cease to bear |
interest after the day named; that
said notice shall be published for two
successive weeks in some newspaper
in Jefferson County, West Virgin a
prior to such designated day of paw
ment. Said bonds shall on their face
refer to this order, and shall state
that they are redeemable BY the |
obhgor at any time after ten years
from the date thereof in the manner
herein set forth.
1t is further ordered by the Court
that the places Of voting shall be 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-
tanning and declaring the result of
general election. The comm ssioners1
of election and the poll clerks shall
be as follows
Precinct Ne. l, Shenandoah Junction.
Voting Place, White School House.
Commissioners of Election.--J Y.
Blackford, Jno W. irwin, ]. A. Dear
ing.
Poll Clrks.--F. c. Littlejohn, Roy
]. Shirley.
Challeagers.--John D. McGarry, DR..
w. w. Brown.
Precinst No. 2.
Voting Place, Court House.
Commissioners Of Election.--D. A.
Phillips, Dewitt c. Strider. S. T.
Hockensmith.
Poll Clerks.--A. w. Brown, B. H.
Riddleberger,
Challengers. wv. a. Higps Edu p Il