The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-08-19

raised anu set apart WIFI Which,
to pay off said bonds, at maturity
by such municipality or taxing
district. PROVIDED, that before
such ordinance shall become eff
fective, the question of the issu-
ance and sale of said bonds, shall
be submitted to the qualified
voters of. such municipality of
taxing district, at AN ELECT
ION TO BE CALLED BY SUCH
LEGISLATIVE BOD Y, md
which is to be held not less than
three weeks after the passage
of such ordinance on its third
and final reading, and in which
election it shall be necessary for
a majority of the qualified voters
of such municipality or taxing
district voting in such election to
approve such bond issue. Said
election shall be advertised at
least thirty days before same is
held not less than one time in a
newspaper of general circulation
published in such municipality or
taxing district; and if there is no
such newspaper, by printed
notices, which shall be posted in
not less than five conspicuous
public places in such municipality
of taxing district; and in such
advertisement or notice, the
ordinance so passed by said legis-
lative body shall be set out
verbatim.
"Said election shall be held in
the same manner and by the
same officials as State and county
elections, and shall be subject to
and in compliance with the
general election laws of this
state"
Thus is seen the provisions of
the act under which the election
was held. 1t was advertised by
the ordinance, published YER
batim, more than thirty days
prior to the election, by the
legislative body. Attorneys state
that the publication of this notice
by the council is in full compli-
ance with the requirements of
the law, and that its spirit was
followed absolutely. One at
torney said that the last sentence
of the act, ''and in such adver-
tisement or notice." might imply
that the ordinance should be a
part of an advertisement or notice.
However, others construed the
ordinance as not only being a
verbatim copy of the councils
act, but also an advertisement,
inasmuch as it stated there would
be an election and the date was
fixed therein.
At first, after it was stated
that some claimed the issue to be
illegal, there was criticism OF the
election commission. as it seemed
some thought it had not done its
duties. However, according to
the provisions of the act under
which the election commission
does it's duties, it complied with
! the law. The members of this
board must name all officers OF
an election not less than ten DAYS
prior to the election. The officers
were named twenty-six days prior
to the election. The final clause
of the act providing for the bond
issue, says that it shall be held
in the same manner and by the
same officials as state and county
elections. According to this, the
election commission did not have
to advertise the election, or pub
Iish a call, thirty days ahead OF
time. The commission evidently
acted within it's rights.
Disregarding all claims OF
both sides, it is time the people OF
uaryville and Blount county were
protesting over the holding OF
| two elections on any one quest
ion, when the measures were
passed by such majorities as were
the waterworks issue and the
aountv nike bond issue. 1t costs