Graham guardian., 1916-10-06


and grounds; and,
WHEREAS, 1t appears in and bv |
said proceedings that at meeting |
of said board of trustees, duly |
called and held on the 25th day of
February, A. d. 1916. at which
meeting there were present ma
jority of the members of said board |
of trustees. a resolution was duly |
adopted and entered of record, call
ing a special election to be held on
the 22d day of April. A. d. 1916.
between the hours of 1000 o'clock
in the forenoon and 500 o'clock in
the afternoon of said day. and that
said election be held at the school
house. situated in said School Dis
trict No. 10, of Graham county.
State of Arizona, for the purpose
of submitting to the taxpayers of
said school district the question
whether or not the bonds of said
school district. in the sum of eight
thousand ($8, 8,000) dollars. should be
issued and sold to build a school
house thereon for said school district;
to supply the said school house with
proper and necessary furniture and
apparatus, and properly to improve
said lot and grounds; and,
WHEREAS. 1t further appearing
in and by said proceedings that pur-
suant to said resolution and said
act. such election was duly called
by posting notices thereof, signed
by said board of trustees. in three
of the most public places in said
school district for not less than
twenty days before the date of said
election, and by publishing the same
in the Arizona Bulletin. a news
paper of general circulation, pub
lished at Stafford. Graham county,
State of Arizona. not less than once
a week for three successive weeks;
and.
WHEREAS, 1t further appearing
in and by said proceedings, that
pursuant to said act. and the Gen.
eral Election Laws of Arizona, and
said resolution and notice, that said
election was duly, in due time. form
and manner held, and that on the
seventh day thereafter, at Loo
o'clock p. m, the returns of said
election having been made to the
said board of trustees, the said
board of trustees duly met. there
being present a majority of said
board, and canvassed said returns,
and it then and there appearing
to said board of trustees, that
more than a majority of the ballots
cast at said election Contained the
words Bonds Yes," and were in
favor of issuing said bonds, the said
board caused an entry of that fact
to be made upon the minutes; and,
WHEREAS. The amount of said
bonds in the aggregate will not ex-
ceed six per cent of the value of the
taxable property in said school dis
trict, as ascertained by the last as
sessment roll for state and county
taxes; 0'a
Now. THEREFORE, 1t is ordered
that the negotiable coupon bonds of
said School District No. 10. of Gra-
ham County, State of Arizona, be
issued in the aggregate to the
amount of eight thousand ($8, ,000)
dollars. Said bonds shall consist of
sixteen bonds for the sum of five
hundred ($5O0) dollars each; shall
be dated September /, 1916; shall
be due $500 in one year from date
and $500 each year thereafter until
all are paid; shall bear interest at
the rate of 81 per centum per an
mum, payable semi-annually. both
principal and interest payable at
the Office of the County Treasurer
of Graham County. Arizona. or at
the Banking House of Kountze
Brothers. in the City of New York,
U. S. A.. at the option of the holder;
said bonds shall be signed by the
chairman of the board, attested by
the clerk, under the seal thereof,
and countersigned by the treasurer
of the county, and registered by
the said clerk; said coupons shall be
executed by the Autographed fac
simile signatures of the chairman
of the board, attested by the clerk.
and countersigned by the treasurer
of the county.
And it is further ordered that the
said bonds and coupons shall be sub.
stantially in the following form,
to-wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF ARIZONA, COUNTY OF GRAHAM
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 10
No. - s5OO
SCHOOL BONDS
School District No. 10. in the
County of Graham, State of Arizona,
for value received, hereby acknowl-
edges itself indebted and promises
to pay to the bearer hereof out of
the building fund of such district,
the sum of five hundred ($5OO) dol
lars in lawful money of the United
States of America, on the First day
of September, A. D. l9--, with