The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-19
RESOLUTION AND NOTICE OF
SPECIAL SCHOOL. BOND ELECTION

whereas, the Board of Directors OF
School District No. IL, in the county of
Exert IN the state OF Colorado, deems
1t advisable and for the best interests Of
! the district that a. bonded Indebtedness
shall be contracted for the purpose of
| erecting aud furnishing a school build
ing Therein; an0,
whereas. the said School District is
now authorized under tue laws of the
state OF Colorado to issue its negotiable
coupon bonds for the purposes aforesaid,
upon the approving vote of the qualified
electors Of the district.
Nov, therefore. be 1t resolved by the
Board OF Directors of School District
No II IN the county Of Ebert, and state
of colorado.
First That the Board of Directors OF
sald School District does hereby deter
mine that the amount of the bonded in
deDtedness proposed to be contracted is
eight thousand, five hundred dollars
| tSS,ooOOOl, for the purpose OF erecting
aud furnishing school building.
Second, That there be and hereby is
submitted to vote OF the qualified cleo
tors OF said school district, who shall
have paid school tax therein in the
year next preceding such election, at
special election hereinafter called for
or not the board of directors of said
school district shall issue the bonds OF
said district TO the total amount of eight
thousand, tive hundred dollars lS8, 5000
for the purpose of erecting and furnish
ing school building as school house
for the use of said district.
Third. That for the purpose OF taking
said vote, there be aud hereby is, called
and appointed to be held, special elec
tionon Monday, the 10Th day Of May,
A. ID. 1916, beginning at 300 o'clock 10
the afternoon and continuing until $500
o'clock IN the afternoon of said day.
Fourth. That at said special election,
the question whether the board of trus-
tees of said school district shall be au
thorized to issue the bonds of said dis
trict IN the amount of eight thousand,
live hundred dollars, (sS,5OO00), for the
purpose of erecting and furnishing a
school building as a school house for the
use OF said district be, and the same is
hereby submitted to the duly qualified
electors of said school district, for then
determination.
Fifth. No person shall vote on said
question for or against the issuance of
said bonds unless said person shall have
the necessary qualifications Of an elector,
as provided 10y law, and shall have PAID
a school tax upon propertyIasscssed to him
or her IN said school district in the year
next preceding said election. Upon re-
quest the County Treasurer of the coun.
| ty oseElbert hall make oct and cause
TO be delivered to the judges of election
OF said school district, prior to said elec-
tlon, a certified list OF the taxpayers in
SAID school district, who shall have paid
school tax upon property assessed to
them in said school district in the year
next preceding such election, and no
person shall vote upon the question oil
the issuance of said bonds unless his or
her name shall appear upon such list.
Sixth. Tbs question SO submitted
shall be voted on at said election 10y
voters qualified as aforesaid, at Oaks
hall, Ebert, Colorado, in said District
No II. The vote shall be taken by bal.
lot, of the form hereinafter provided, and
such election shall be conducted in the
manner provided by law.
Seventh. The ballots to be used in
voting upon the question above submit
ted shall be prepared and supplied by
the Secretary Of the district to tn
Judges of Election, and be by them fut.
nished to the voters, and shall be in tho
following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
| Special bond election held in Schoo
District No. IL, in the county of Elbert
state of Colorado, on Monday, the 29tt
day of May, 1916.
| QUESTION SUBMITTED
Shall School District No. II. in the
county of Ebert, and state of Colorado
contract bonded indebtedness in the
amount of eight thousand, five hundred
dollars SS,J0000) for the purpose of rails
ing funds to erect and furnish u schoo
building within and for said district and
may the Board of Directors of said dis
trict issue negotiable coupon bonds ol
said district, in such amount, for the
said purpose?'
ANSWER
OF tne Donus --......-; .........
| Against the bonds .....
INSTRUCTION
(The voter will place an (XJ in thu
space opposite and to the right of tn,
answer to the questions above submitted
which indicates his choice.)
Eighth. The following named Presi
dent, Secretary and Treasurer of th,
District School Board are hereby ap
pointed as Judges of said Election, anc
the following named persons are hereb,
appointed as Clerks Of said Election
to-wit:
JUDoEs-Fred Long, President; Mrs
Paul Jones, Treasurer, Mrs. Georgia A
Putnam, Secretary.
CLERKs-Albcrt Neuman, G.. G. Nc
Lagan.
Ninth. The polls shall be opened a