The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-25
Ordinance No. 20

An ordinance providing an election
for submitting to the vote of the
taxpayers of the City of Fort Ben
ton affected thereby the PROPOSE
ton of contracting Indebtedness by
Issuing bonds for the construc-
ton of a sewerage system for the
city, which Indebtedness, including
all existing Indebtedness, will ex-
coed three per centum of the total
assessed valuation of the taxable
property of said City.
Be it ordained by the council of the
City of Fort Benton:
Section 1. That for the purpose of
constructing a sanitary and drainage
sewerage system for the city, it is
necessary to contract an indebtedness
which, including all Indebtedness
heretofore contracted, unpaid and out
standing, will exceed three per cen
tum of the total assessed valuation OF
the taxable property of said city.
Section 2. That an election be
held on the 30th day of January, A..
D. 1914, in the City of Fort Benton,
for the purpose of submitting to vote
of the taxpayers affected thereby the
question of contracting the said in
~debtedness by issuing bonds of said
city.
Section 3. That the total amount of
said bonds shall be thirty three
thousand dollars; that they shall bear
interest at the rate of 51& per centum
per annum, payable semi.annually,
that the term of said bonds shall be
20 years from the date of their issue,
and that they shall be redeemable
after IL years from the date of their
issue.
Section 4. That at such election the
ballots shall contain the words
"Bonds-YES"
"Bonds-NO"
and in voting the voter must make
a thus TX" after the answer
for which he intends to vote.
Section 5. That such election shall
be conducted, canvassed and returns
made in the same manner as other
city elections.
Section 6. That at such election,
all taxpayers of said city, as taxpay-
ers are defined by Sections 1853 and
469 of the Political Code. Revised
Codes of Montana. 1907, and only such
taxpayers shall be entitled to vote.
Section Z. That the City Council
shall appoint a registry agent for said
city for said election. He shall have
power to administer Oaths or afirma-
tons, and do such other acts as are
necessary to carry out the intent of
the provisions of this section.
1t shall be the duty of such regis
try agent on the Monday and Tues
day the 10Th and Goth of January to
open his Office in the city of Fort
Benton at the hour of 8 o'clock a. m.
and keep the same open until the
hour of 8 O'Clock p. M, with an
hours intermission at noon and at
evening. He shall proceed to make
a registry list of all persons who
shall appear before him and show
themselves qualified and entitled to
vote at said election, as provided in
Section 6 of this ordinance. Separ
ate lists shall be made for each ward
with the names of the qualified voters
therein alphabetically arranged.
On the following Wednesday, the
said registry agent shall post at the
polling place of each ward a copy OF
the registry list for such ward.
On the Saturday preceding said
election the registry agent shall keer
his office open from 9 o'clock a. m
until @ o'clock n. M with on honr's
intermission at noon and evening, fol
the purpose of revising. correcting
and completing such lists. during
which time any person qualified who