The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-02-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Whereas: A petition duly signed by
majority of the free holders and of
the freehold voters of the City of
Union, S. c., praying this City Coun-
Gil to order an election, submitting
to the qualified electors of this City
the question of issuing twenty-five
Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars in
Bonds for the improvement, enlarge
ment and extension of the Water
Works system of this said City; and
whereas:
After strict investigation by this
Council it was found that over fifty
per cent of he free-holders of this
City had signed the said petition; and
that should the said Bond issue carry
in said election, and the said amount
prayed for in said petition be issued
by this said City, the total or aggre-
gate bonded Indebtedness of this said
City would not exceed the Eight PEI
Cent Constitutional limitation upon
| all the taxable property of this said
city; and
Whereas: Every preresiquite i'm
posed by the Charter laws governing
all municipalities of over Five Thou
sand inhabitants has been fully com
piled with heretofore, and the prayer
of the said petitioners has already
heretofore been granted:
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
Mayor and City Council now met AMI
in regular sessions; and by the au
thority of the same:
| Section 1. That Special Election
is hereby ordered to be holden in the
/ City of Union, S. c., on the 10th day
of February, 1915, in which the ques-
tion submitting to the qualified cleo
tors of said City for their approval OF
disapproval of the issuance of Coupon
Bonds not exceeding Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars at rate of interest
not exceeding Six per cent. per all,
mum, for time not exceeding Forty
Years with privilege of redeeming
and paying the same within Twenty
Years; for the purpose and object of
improving and enlarging and expand
ing the Water-Works System OF this
said City.
Sec. 2. That the Ballots used in
the said election shall have printed
thereon and nothing else, the follow,
ing: "For the Water Works Exten>
sion Bonds-Yes." "For the Water
Works Extension Bonds-No."
Sec. 3. That this Special Election
shall be held and governed under and
by the general election laws of this
State and no person shall participate
in the same by voting except he ps
a duly qualified elector of the City.
Sec. A. That the voting precinct in
Ward One will be at w. D. Arthur
Co.'s Store, and w. D. Harris, Ed
hereby appointed the managers OF
election for this precinct.
That the voting precinct in Ward
Two will be at Progress office, (side
door), and II. C. Lawson, w. H. Per.
rim and j. d. High are hereby ap
pointed managers of election at sale
precinct.
That the voting precinct in Ware
Three will be at old Police Head
quarters, and w. D. Parks, G. B. San
ders and Frank Hart are hereby ap
pointed managers of election at sale
precinct
That the voting precinct in Ware
Four will be at City Hall and A. A
Hames, j. F. Cheek and H. 1. Painte
are hereby appointed managers O.
election at said precinct.
That in the event any appointe
manager of election herein is unabf
to serve, his place may be filled b.
the appointment of the Mayor.
Sec. 5. The managers Of eac
ward precinct shall open the polls fo
voting at a. M, and close the sam
at p. M, and Immediately after tn
closing the said polls the manager
, shall proceed to count and tabulat
the ballots and declare the results q
, said precinct, and place back into tn
ballot box the lists of voters, the tai
2 ulation, lock and seal the same an
deliver the said ballot box to the Cit
Council; reserving a copy of the 1e
suits in their own possession until tn
, following morning at 9 a. M, whe
! all the said managers of all the pre-
l cincts shall meet in the council chan
her, open the ballot boxes, taDua nj
y, the returns from each precinct an
declare the election and deliver III
2 declaration over to the Clerk of til
City Council.
Done and ratified in Council assen
{. bled, this the 14th day of Januar.
} 1915.
L. C. Wharton, Mayor.
J. H. Schoppaul.
\ O. r.. Smith.