The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Ordinance No. 80.

-, ing, purchasing or obtaining an
Iieetrlc light Plant for the City,
"hlch indebtedness, including all en-
lstihs Indebtedness, will not exceed
three per centum of the total assess
Gu valuation of the taxable property
OF said City.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council
Oh the City of Fort Benton:-
section THAT for the purpose
OF constructing, purchasing or obtain.
lIs an electric light plant for the
Guy, 1t is necessary to contract an
Indebtedness which. including all in
deotedness heretofore contracted, un.
paid and outstanding, will not exceed
three per centum of the total assess.
ca valuation of the taxable property
OF said city.
Section 2.-That an election be held
on the 10th day of July, A. D. 1914,
IN the City of Fort Benton, for the
purpose of submitting to the 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 Seventeen
Thousand dollars ($17.OOO); that they
snail bear interest at the rate of five
and one-half per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually: that the term
OF said bonds shall be twenty years
from the date of their issue and that
they shall be ~redeemable after twelve
years from the day Of their issue.
Section 4.-That at such election
the ballots shall contain the words:
"Bonds-Yes."
"Bonds-No."
n in voting the voter must make
a cross thus tx" after the answer
for which he intends to vote.
Section 5.-That such election shall
be conducted, c%anvassed 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 46S and
1853 of the Political Code, Revised
Codes of Montana, 1907, and only such
taxpayers shall be entitled to vote.
Section THAT the city council
shall appoint a Registry agent for
aid City for said election. He shall
have power to administer oaths or
athrmatiOns, and do such other acts
as are necessary to carry out the in
tent OF the provisions of this sec
ton.
1t shall be the duty Of such regis.
try agent on the Monday and Tues.
day the 22nd and 23rd of June, 1914,
to open his Office in the City of Fort
Benton at the hour of 9 O'Clock a. m.
and keep the same open until the
hour of 8 o'clock p. M, with an hours
intermission at moo 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. Separate 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 Friday preceding said cleo
ton the registry agent shall keep his
office open from 8 o'clock a. M. until
8 o'clock p. m, with an hours inter.
mission at moo and evening, for the
purpose of revising, correcting and
completing such lists, during which
time any person qualified who has not
done so, may have his or her name
entered upon said list.
The registry agent shall deliver to
the officers of election of each ward
the registry list of such ward be-
fore the opening of the polls
at said election. No person shall vote
at such election unless his or her
name appears on such registry list,
unless such person presents to the
judges of election satisfactory evil
dence tina he or she is entitled to
vote therein. Such satisfactory evil
dence shall consist of the affidavit of
person and of two qualified vot-
ers of the same ward setting forth
the facts necessary to entitle such !
person to vote.
Inc registry agent shall publish in
a newspaper published daily in the !
city OF Fort Benton and of general
circulation for one week next pre-
ceding the first day set for the open.
ing OF the registry Office, a notice set.
ting forth the times and place at
which his Office will be open, and that
he will then and there receive the
names of all persons qualified to vote
at said election.
The city clerk shall supply the reg
istry agent with the necessary sta
and blanks and with a COPY
OF the list of the taxpayers on the
last city assessment roll.
Inc compensation of the registry
agent shall be $500 per day and all
the proceedings of said agent shall
be open to public inspection.
Passed by the City Council and an