West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-11-25

1 oouhts, trotn tfne, tv time, as may be
required. which said service is to be
without com pensation."
| And II appearing to the County
Court, ano the County Court doth SO
find. that more than fifty OF the fore
| going subscribers to the said petition
hereinbefore set out, are legal voters
OF and freeholders within the magis-
terial district of Kingwood, in the
county OF Preston and State OF West
| Virginia
And IL further appearing to the
| County Court, and the County Court
| doth so find. that the amount OF the
| current road levies upon the property
assessed In the said Kingwood district.
| for road purposes, Is insufficient for
the purpose OF said permanent i'm
proyements to be made. constructed
and erected in said district, as set
forth in said petition.
And It further appearing to the
County Court, and the County Court
doth so find, that the total valuation
OF the taxable property in the magis-
terial district of Kingwood, in the
| county of Preston, is 1886. sc. OO)
| three million eight hundred ninety-five
thousand one hundred fifty-six dollars,
/ as shown by the last assessment of
property in said district, for state and
| county purposes.
And IL further appearing to the
County Court. and the County Court
doth 80 find, that the said magisterial
district OF Kingwood, has a bonded in
debtedness of thiity-fve thousand
dollars. created by a special election.
held for that purpose on Monday. the
goth day OF June. 1913. and that there
is now the sum of $4.42648 in the sink
ing fund. provided for in the manner
prescribed by law las shown by the
sheriff's settlement OF 1870 to be ap-
piled on the payment OF said bond
issue aforesaid, and there is therefore
still due the sum OF $30,573.02 which
the court finds to be the Indebtedness.
and the only Indebtedness OF the said
magisterial district of Kingwood at
this time; also that said Preston coun-
~ has no floating or other bonded in
| debtedness: and IL further appearing
to the said County Court, and the said
County Court doth so find, that after
deducting the amount of said indebted
ness OF $30.57302 OF which the said
magisterial district of Kingwood is
1 now indebted, the amount of bonded
indebtedness which said magisterial
district of Kingwood may incur by the
further issuing of bonds for the said
Improvement OF the said roads In the
sum OF $160.000.00 is not i'm excess of
the amount OF Indebtedness said dis
trict may incur at this time, including
the said Indebtedness of $30.573.02.
Now. on this day, after mature con-
sideration of said petition, the County
Court is OF the opinion that the prayer
or said petition should be granted, and
the County Court doth hereby grant
the prayer OF said petition and deem
Ing 1t desirable that the said magister-
ial district OF Kingwood. in said Pres
ton county, should appropriate the
sum mentioned in said petition and for
the purposes mentioned In said petit
ton. and to the end that said appro-
priation may be made, the court deems
1t desirable that the said magisteriaI
district OF Kingwood. of this said
county, should be bonded in the
amount named in said petition, to-wit
One hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars, and that the proceeds arising
from the sale OF said bonds last afore-
said should be used in making per-
manent improvements of the roads
specified in said petition, and to the
extent therein set forth by the use OF
concrete, brick ,asphaltum or macadam
and such other materials as is requir-
ed to complete the work, and in the
manner prescribed by law; and the
County Court doth hereby order and
direct that vote be taken of the legal
voters OF the said magisterial district
of Kingwood, in the county of Preston
State or West Virginia, on the question
aforesaid, at the several voting places
in the said district of Kingwood, at a
special election to be held for the pur.
pose of taking such vote, an election is
hereby directed to be held on
TUESDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF DE.
GENDER, NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTEEN,
upon the question or the issuance oi
the bonds last aforesaid and the pro,
ceeds OF which said bonds shall be
used for the purpose aforesaid set out
in said petition, which said bonds shall
draw interest at not to exceed five pei
; centum per annum, payable semi-an.
nually on the first days of January and
July OF each year, and be redeemable
within thirty-four years. but at the
pleasure OF the said magisterial dis
trict, or the County Court, serially on
each annual interest period after five
; (5) years frem the date of said bond.
The County Court hereby appoints
the following commissioners of cleo.
ton. to take the poll and ascertain the
results of such election in such a man
ner as is prescribed by law for ascer-
tanning and certifying the election OF
county and district officers, as is pro-
vided by chapter OF the Acts Of the
Second Extraordinary Session of the
Legislature of West Virginia, conven-
ed on the 18th day OF May, nineteen
hundred fifteen, namelyi
Precinct No. 1 at Tunneiton, J. w
Halbritter and Thomas Murphy.
Precinct No 2 at Howesville, G.. A.
Craig and w. s. Bobo
Precinct No. 3 at Kingwood, VIM. VI
Murdoch and j. f.. Murdoch.
| Precinct No. at Kingwood, T. ID.
Craig and w. r. Morris.
| Precinct No at Kingwood, Geo. w.
White and Il, $, Brown,
Said commissioners Of election.
holding said special election at the
several voting places i'm said district.
shall cause To be taken and ascertain
ed the result Of said election at said
several voting places for which they
are appointed, respectively, and the
said votes polled at said several yot-
ing places shall be takon and the
result ascertained and certified ac-
| corning 10 the regulations prescribed
by law, for ascertaining and certify
Ing the election of county and district
ofllcers, as aforesaid and the ballots
used ~ tgNing ouch polls shall be the
same as those used IN voting for Off
GERS Tor county and district purposes
and shall have printed thereon: First
the words For Bonds" and second
the words Against Bonds"
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