West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-23

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Indebtedness OF rhirtS-xive Thousand
Dollars. created by special election.
held for that purpose on Monday. the
sOth day OF June. 1913, and that there
10 now the sum OF $4.4264s in the
sinking fund. provided for In the man
ner prescribed by law Gas shown by
the sherfff's settlement OF 1870, TO be
applied on the payment OF said bond
issue aforesaid. and there is therefore
still due the sum OF $3O,573.02, 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
deducting the amount OF said indebt-
edness OF s30.573.02 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 I'm the
sum OF 1854 100000 is not I'm excess of
the amount OF Indebtedness said dis
trict may incur at this time, includ-
Ing the said indebtedness OF $3O.573.O2.
Now. on this day after mature con-
sideration OF said petition, the County
Court Is or 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. i'm said
Preston county. should appropriate
the sum mentioned in said petition
and for the purposes mentioned in
SAID petition, and to the end that said
appropriation may be made, the court
deems II desirable that the said magis-
terial district OF KIngwood, = OF this
| said county. should be bonded in the
amount named in said petition, to-wit:
one hundred and sixty-four thousand
dollars, 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, lime, asphaltum or 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 yot-
ers OF the said magisterial district of
kingwood, in 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 to 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,
Ninteen Hundred and Sixteen,
upon the question of the 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 to exceed five per CEN
tum per annum, payable semi-annually
on the first days of January and July
or 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 go
years from the date OF said bond
| The County Court hereby appoints
the following commissioners of cleo
ton. 20 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 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. l at Tunnelton, ]. w.
| Halbrfter. Thomas Murphy and Earl
| Miller
| Precinct No. 2 at Housewife, C.. A.
| Craig. w. s. Bobo and Reason Swear
engen.
Precinct No. 3 at Kingwood. VIM. Fl
| Murdoch, ], F.. Murdoch and John M.
Crane.
Precinct No. at Kingwood, #. ID.
| Craig. w. T. Morris and V. IT. Stemple
| Precinct No. at Kingwood, Geo. w.
| White, h. S. Brown and Chas. M. Jack
i son.
Said commissioners OF election, hold
| ing said special election at the several
| voting places in said district. shall
| cause to be taken and ascertained the
| result OF said election at said several
voting places for which they are an
pointed, respectively, and the said
votes polled at said several voting
places shall be taken and the result
ascertained and certified according to
the regulations prescribed by law for
ascertalninB and certifying the cleo
tlon or county and district officers. as
aforesaid ana the ballots used I'm taxi
ing such polls shall be the same as
those used in voting for officers for
county and district purposes and shall
have printed thereon: First. the words
For Bonds" and second. the words
Against Bonds"
1t is further ordered by the County
OF
throughout the said district thirty
uays at least before the said vote is
taken, as follows: The clerk OF the
County Court shall cause as many
copies Of this order to be made or
printed as may be necessary. and sign
the same; he shall forthwith post one
In conspicuous place in his Office. one
at the front door of the court house
or this county, and shall deliver the
others to the sheriff OF the county
who shall forthwith post one OF said
orders In q conspicuous place at each
voting place In the district. The said
sherih shall make his return showing
mat such orders were duly posted
which shall be recorded by the clerk
OF this court in the order book of this
court and the court doth further or
uer ana direct that a copy OF this or
der, signed by its clerk shall be pub
iished once each week for four sue
cessive weeks i'm the following news
papers published in said county. prior
TO the date Of said election. namely:
Ihe Preston County Journal, the West
virginia Argus and the Preston News.
ana tho certificate Of the editor of
said papers, under eath, showing the
publication thereof. shall be recorded
Dy the clerk OF the County Court I'm
the order book OF this court.
IL is further ordered that the clerk
OF this court do forthwith prepare polI
books, ballots, etc. az may be neces-