Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-12-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Brazos.

County Of Brazos.
At a special session OF the Commits.
sloners Court OF Brazos County,
Texas, held on the 9th day OF Noyem.
Der, 1914, at the regular meeting place
at the court house In the city ofBryan,
said meeting being called by lawful
authority, and at which meeting OF
said Commissioners Court, all the
members Of said court were present,
to-wit: j. T. Maloney, County Judge
j. i. Atkins, County Commissioner OF
Precinct No. VI. b. Casters, County
Commissioner OF Precinct No. 2; j. J.
Cahill, County Commissioner OF Pre-.
cinct No. 3; and J. w. Hamilton,
County Commissioner OF Precinct No.
I. Thereupon the following resolu.
ton was offered by Commissioner j.
w. Hamilton and same was duly sec.
onded by Commissioner J. Z. Atkins.
and upon vote being thereupon
taken, the said resolution was unanl.
mously adopted, passed and approved
by all the commissioners present, and
said resolution was ordered spread in
full upon the minutes OF this court, to.
wit: Resolution ordering an election
TO Issue six hundred thousand dollars
road bonds Of Brazos County, Texas"
Whereas, there was presented to
this court on this the 9th day OF No.
vember 1914, petition signed by 369
resident property taxpaying voters of
Brazos County, Texas said petition
being presented to the Commissioners
Court of Brazos County and request
ing said court to order an election to
be held in Brazos County. Texas, to
determine whether the bonds of Bra.
EOS County, Texas. shall be issued in
the amount OF six hundred thousand
dollars, for the purpose OF construct
ing, maintaining or operating Of mac.
amized, graveled or paved roads and
turnpikes, or in aid thereof, and re.
1uesting that at such election to sub
NIT to the resident property taxpaying
voters the question as to whether or
not tax should be levied upon all
the property OF said Brazos County,
Texas, subject to taxation, for the
purpose Of paying the interest on said
bonds, and to provide a sinking fund
FOR the redemption thereof.
And whereas, said petition has been
read, examined and It has been found
by the Commissioners Court OF Bra.
EOS County, Texas, that more than
fifty (5O) of the resident property tax.
paying voters of Brazos County have
signed said petition, and said petition
legal in all respect.
And whereas, the Commissioners
Court of Brazos County, Texas, in pur.
suance of said petition, and by author.
ity of Articles G27 to $50, inclusive,
r. s. State of Texas. 1911, and deem.
ing 1t advisable to Issue bonds OF said
Brazos County for the purposes and
amounts therein stated.
Therefore, be It ordered by the
Commissioners Court of said county,
that an election be held on the seth
day of December 1914. at which elec,
ton the following proposition shall
be submitted:
Shall the Commissioners Court of
Brazos County, Texas. be authorized
to issue bonds of said Brazos County
in the sum of six hundred thousand
dollars, payable in forty (40) years
after date with the option of redeem.
ing same at any time after ten years
from date), bearing interest at the
rate of five (59o) per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and to levy a
'aN SulhNlSHI W pay tne lhteleSt vi
said bonds and create sinking fund
sufficient to redeem them at maturity,
for the purpose of constructing, main
tanning or operating macadamized,
graveled or paved road and turnpikes,
or in aid thereof.
Said election shall be held in the
following voting places, and the fol-
lowing named persons are hereby ap-
pointed managers of said election, to.
wit:
(Same being the regular election