Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-06-17
Order of County Court
of Jefferson Co., w.
Va, Providing for an
Election on a Proposed
Issue of Bonds.

GlCNllOIl OlI d IOPOoNO
Issue of Bonds.
At meeting of the County Court
on May "a, 1918, the following order
was passed.
Pursuant to an order of the Court
entered yesterday the indebtedness OF
the Magisterial District of Charles
Town as of May 1st, 1913, is this day
certified to the Court to be as
follows:
Jefferson County Bonds $l72 10000
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,O6S91
indebtedness Of the Corpora
ton of Ransom 10000
Bridge over Shenandoah
River at Bloomery 100000
......-.....-'.
Total Sz55,31S.05
Five per cent levy on tax
able bass in said district z59,S69.93
.....-.'......-
Balance s4.551.SS
Also in the matter of the petition
of H. c. Getzendanner and others, for
a 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 S35 100000; 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 Magsterial District, and
plus the total bonded or other indebt-
edness ot all School Districts and
Independent School Districts in the
| Charles Town Nagsterial 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
| Magisterlal District as ascertained by
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 Mag:s-
| 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
fused 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 70 consecutively, making the aggre-
gate $35,000,00. They shall 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 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 1st day
of November in each year and so
on until the bonds mature, unless
sooner redeemed or canceaed pur-
suant to law SAID bonds shall be
payable to bearer and signed. "the
Charles Town Magisterial District OF
Jefferson County, West Virginia." by
the president oS 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
sfal 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 bends of any Magisterial District |
through 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.
will 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 newspaperl
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
that they are redsenaHe by the
obligor 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 be the II
same as those used at the last generaIp
tor state and county officers
ana the result of such election shall
be ascerta.ned and declared as prof. .
viaed By law, for holding and ascex
tanning and declaring the result of
general election The commissioners !
OF election and the poll clerks shall !
be as follows:
Precinct No. |, Shenandoah Junction !,
Voting Place, White School House.
Commissioners of Election.--L Y
Blaekford, Jno. w. Irwin, ]. A. Dear
ing.
Boil Clsrks.-E c IittIeinhn Ror