West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-30

Court, and 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 1t 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 dis
trict, for road purposes, is insufficient
for the purpose of said permanent
improvements to be made, construct
ed and erected in said district, as set
forth In said petition.
And 1t further appearing to the
County Court, and the County Court
doth so find, that the total valuation OF
the taxable property in the magister-
ial district of Kingwood, in the coun-
~ OF Preston. is ($3,895, $4,000 Three
Million Eight Hundred Ninety-Five
Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Six Dol
lars. as shown by the last assessment
of property in said district, for state
and county purposes.
And 1t further appearing to the
doth so find, that the said niagisterial
district of Kingwood, has a bonded
Indebtedness OF Thirty-Five 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 $4,426.48 in the
sinking fund. provided for In the man
ner prescribed by law las shown by
the sheriff's settlement OF 1879, to be
applied on the payment of said bond
issue aforesaid, and there is therefore
still due the sum of $30,573.O2, which
the court finds to be the Indebtedness.
and the only Indebtedness of the said
magisterial district ofKingwood at this
time; also that said Preston county
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
deductinB the amount OF said indebt-
edness OF $30.573.02 OF which the said
magisterial district OF Kingwood is
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 1854 100000 is not in excess of
the amount OF Indebtedness said dis
trict may incur at this time, includ-
Ing the said indebtedness OF O,573. OF.
Now, on this day, after mature con-
sideration OF said petition, the County
Court Ia 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
deeming II desirable that the said mag
isterial district OF Kingwood, in said
Preston county. should appropriate
the sum mentioned in said petition
and Tor the purposes mentioned in
said petition, and to the end that said
appropriation may be made, the court
deems IL desirable that the said magis-
terial district of Kingwood, of this
said county, should be bonded i'm the
amount named in said petition, to- wit;
one hundred and sixty-fouF thousand
dollars. and that the proceeds arising
from the sale Of said bonds last afore-
said should be used i'm making per
manent improvements OF the roads
specified In said petition, and to the
extent therein set forth, by the use OF
concrete, lime, asphaltum OF macadam
and such other materials as is required
to complete the work, and I'm the man
ner prescribed by law; and the County
Court doth hereby order and direct
that vote be taken of the legal vol
ers OF the said magisteriai district OF
Kingwood. I'm the county OF Preston.
state OF West Virginia, on the question
aforesaid. at the several voting places
In the said district Of Kingwood, at a
special election 10 be held for the pur-
pose OF taking such vote, and an cleo
ton is hereby directed to be held on
Tuesday, the 25th day Of January,
Aipteen Hundred and sixteen,
upon the question Of TIE Issuance of
the bonds last aforesaid, the proceeds
OF which said bonds shall be used for
the purpose aforesaid, set out in said
petition, which said bonds shall draw
interest at not 10 exceed five per cen
tum per annum, payable semi-annuaiiy
on the first days Of January and July
OF each year, and be redeemable with
IN thirty-fOur years, but at the pleas
ure or the said magisterial district,
or the County Court, serially on each
annual interest period after FIVE 90
years from the date Of said bond.
The County Court hereby appoints
the following commissioners OF cleo
ton. 10 take the p0li and ascertain the
results Of such election IN such 4 MAJ,
ner as IL prescribed by law for aaoer.
tanning and certifying the election OF
county and district officers, as IL pro-
vided by chapter s 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, namely:
Precinct No. ! ~ function. ]. w.
haibrlthF, Thomas Murphy and Earl