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

Crane.
Precinct No. at Kingwood. T. ID
Craig, w. II. Morris and W T. Steu,ple
Precinct No. at Kingwood, Geo. w
White. Il. s. Brown and Chas. NJ Jack
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 tn,
result OF said election at said severa
voting places for which they are ap
pointed. respectively. and the sale
votes polled at said several yotinf
places shall be taken and the result
ascertained and certified according Il
the regulations prescribed by law, 70,
| ascertaining and certifying the cleo.
| ton OF county and district officers, at
| aforesaid. and the ballots used I'm tax.
ing such polls shall be the same a.
those used In voting for officers fol-
| county and district purposes and shall
have printed thereon: First, the words
| For Bonds" and second. the words
| Against Bonds"
IL Is further ordered by the County
Court that this order be published
throughout the said district thirt,
days 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 OF
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
OF this county, and shall deliver the
| others to the sheriff OF the county
who shall forthwith post one of said
orders I'm conspicuous place at each
voting place in the district. The said
sheriff shall make his return showing
| that 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
der and direct that a copy OF this or
| der, signed by its clerk shall be pub
lished once each week for four sue
cessive weeks in the following news
papers published in said county. prior
to the date OF said election, namely:
i The Preston County Journal, the West
Virginia Argus and the Preston News,
and the certificate OF the editor OF
said papers, under oath, showing the
publication thereof. shall be recorded
~ the clerk OF the County Court in
the order book OF this court
IL is further ordered that the clerk
of this court do forthwith prepare poll
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sary FOR the purpose of taking and GER
tifying said special election; the same
to be delivered by him to said COM
missioners of election. The said bal
lots shall have printed thereon, di-
rectly over the words For Bonds"
and Against Bonds" the following
words. namely:
Especial Road Bond Election, King.
wood District, held by order OF the
County Court of Preston county, West
Virginia, entered on the End day OF
December. 1915. in compliance with
the petition of more than fifty free
holders filed with the court, asking
for special election to authorize the
issuance OF bonds in the sum of One
Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Dol
lars, according to law, to improve the
roads OF said district specified.
| II is further ordered that, i'm the
event OF the electorate OF said district
at said election. authorizing the issu-
ance of said bonds, that the President
! OF this court be. and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to execute the
bonds of said Kingwood district, fol-
and in the name of the district, and to
sign the same as President of this
court. and the clerk OF this court is
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countersign said bonds and attach the
seal of this court thereto, which said
bonds shall be, by the President oil
this court, in conjunction with a com.
mittee of three citizens of Kingwood
district, appointed by an order of the
court, which committee shall serve
without compensation for services rem.
, dered, to confer with and assist the
County Court, in all transactions per.
. tanning to the locating, grading and
proposed work and improvements. OF
, the letting of contracts therefor and
the work of road construction, and the
auditing or accounts from time to time
as may be required, and the sale OF
said bonds and the expenditure of the
proceeds, etc, sold and delivered under
the supervision of this court, and the
President thereof; said bonds shall be-
sold and disposed of to the best
advantage OF the said district in
such manner as the President and
committee may deem best, but in
no event shall said bonds be
disposed OF for a sum less thar
their face value. Said bonds so to be
issued, shall be serial coupon bonds
or the several denominations of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, Five Hun.
dred ($500.00) Dollars and One Thou.
sand 81 ,000.00) Dollars respectively
but not to exceed in the aggregate
one hundred and sixty-four thousand
dollars, and shall be issued and dated
the LIST day of July, 1916, and be pay.
able to bearer at Tho Kingwood Ma.
tional Bank, The Bank of Kingwood
In the town of Kingwood, West Vir.
ginia, or at The function Bank. in
the town of TunneIton, West Virginia
at the option OF the holder, thirty-fou1
(34) years after date, but conditioned
that they, OF either of them. may be
recalled serially, and paid at the op-
ton or said district, or at the option of
this court, on the first day of July
1921, and each year thereafter, on the
same date, the owner being given sc
days notice OF said districts or said
courts election TO redeem said bonds
by publication in one or more news
papers published in Preston county
west virginia, by describing the bond
or bonds so called for redemption and
giving the serial numbers thereof, and
the bonds shall show on their face
their serial numbers redeemable ON
each annual period, and shall bear in
terCst at s per cent per annum. pay
abb semi-annually at the said The
Kingwood National Bank, The Bank OF
kingwood, In the town of Kingwood
West virginia, or at the Tunnelton
Bank IN the town OF Function. West
Virginia. at the option OF the holder.
md mat the said interest be evidenced
by coupons attached to said bonds.
and the said coupons "a he executed
by facsimile signatures of the Presi-
dent Of this court and the clerk there
Of.