Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-04
ENACTMENTS.

GENERALIZATION
election and have the supervision
thereof and the receiving and
counting of the returns thereof,
and declaring the results. Notice
of such election shall be advertised
in some newspaper published in
Weakley county for three conse-
cutive weeks, the last issue to be
not less than FIVE days next before
the day Of the election, or by writ
ten or printed posters posted up
in at least five public places in said
town of Gleason for at least thirt
days next before the date Of 81
election, which notices shall
the time, place and purpose O
election.
Section 4. Be it further d
That at the election held as herein
provided for, all persons shall be
entitled to vote therein who are
qualified to vote for city officers
and for mayor and aldermen of
said town OF Gleason, Tennessee.
Those voting in favor of the is
suance OF said bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words for water bonds" and
those voting against the issuance
of said bonds shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
against water bonds" and if at
the election held under this act a
majority Of the votes cast on the
proposition OF the issuance of said
bonds are cast "for water bonds"
the authority holding such election
and to receive and canvass the
votes there Of shall so certify such
result and file same with the Re-
corder OF said town of Gleason, and
also file with said recorder one
copy of the returns of said election,
and retain the other copy as a re-
cord of their Office; in which event
of a majority OF the votes cast in
said election being cast in favor Of
the issuance OF said bond and so
returned and certified, the board
of mayor and aldermen OF said
town OF Gleason shall have the
power to issue and sell bonds un-
der the provisions OF this act, not
to exceed the amount herein speci-
fed, but not otherwise. If a ma
jority OF the votes be not cast in
said election in favor Of said bonds,
then said proposition shall be so
certified and declared lost, such
returns and certificate to be filed
with the recorder of said town;
provided that if in an election held
for such purpose the proposition
to issue such bonds is voted down
and lost, subsequent elections may
be held for such purpose, but no
subsequent election for said pur-
pose shall be held within twelve
months after any election held ac-
cording to this act in which said
proposition to issue such bonds
was defeated.
Section 5. Be it further enact
ed, that if bonds are issued under
the provisions OF this Act the board
OF mayor and aldermen Of said
town Of Gleason shall have the
right and power. and they are
hereby authorized to pledge the
faith, credit and property OF said
town for the payment Of the prin-
cipal and interest of said bonds,
and the board of mayor and alder
men Of said town Of Gleason are
hereby authorized and empowered
to levy and collect annually, from
and after the issuance OF said
bonds, and while said bonds OF
any OF them are outstanding, q
special tax Of all taxable property
within the corporate limits Of SAID
town of Gleason, and taxable un.
der the laws of the state Of Ten.
nessee, for corporation purposes
to levy and collect a special priv
lege ond license tax upon all pur
suits, avocations and business