West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-01-20

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Precinct No. at Kingwood. T. d
| Craig, w L. Morris and v. T. Stemple
Precinct No. 8 at Kingwood. Geo. w
White, Il. $. Brown and Chas. NJ. Jack
/ son.
Said commissioners OF election. hoIds |
| ing said special election at the seyera
voting places I'm said district, shal
cause TO be taken and ascertained tn
| result OF said election at said severa
voting places for which they are ap
| pointed. respectively. and the sal,
votes polled at said several votint
places shall be taken and the resul
ascertained and certified according e
the regulations prescribed by law. 10
ascertaining and certifying the cleo
ton OF county and district officers. i,
aforesaid, and the ballots used i'm tax
| ing such polls shall be the same a.
those used in voting for officers TO
| county and district purposes and shat
have printed thereon: First. the word.
| For Bonds" and second, the words
Against Bonds"
| IL Is further ordered by the Count,
Court that this order be published
throughout the said district thirt,
days at least before the said vote 4
taken, as follows: The clerk of IN,
L
copies Of this order TO be made o.
| printed as may be necessary, and sigi
the same; he shall forthwith post on,
in conspicuous place in his office. on,
| at the front door OF the court house
or this county, and shall deliver tn,
| others TO the sheriff of the county
who shall forthwith post one Of sai(
orders in a conspicuous place at eacl
voting place in the district. The sai6
sheriff shall make his return Showing
that such orders were duly posted
which shall be recorded by the CLERK
OF this court in the order book of this
court, and the court doth further or
der and direct that a copy OF this or.
der, signed by it's clerk shall be pub
lished once each week for four sue
cessive weeks in the following news
papers published i'm said county, prior
TO the date of said election, namely:
The Preston County Journal the Wesi
Virginia Argus and the Preston News
and the certificate of the editor o
said papers, under oath, showing tn,
publication thereof. shall be recorded
by the clerk OF the County Court II
the order book of this court.
II is further ordered that the cleri
OF this court do forthwith prepare pol
books. ballots, etc. as may be neces.
i y
| tifyiLg said special election; the sam,
to be delivered by him to said com
missioners OF election. The said bal.
lots shall have printed thereon, d.
rectly over the words For Bonds
and Against Bonds" the following
| words. namely:
Especial Road Bond Election, King
wood District. held by order OF tn,
| County Court of Preston county, Yves
| Virginia, entered on the 2nd day
December, 1915, in compliance witt
the petition Of more than fifty free
holders filed with the court, asking
for special election to authorize the
issuance of bonds in the sum of Ono
Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Dol
lars. according TO law, TO improve tn,
roads of said district specified
II is further ordered that. in the
event of the electorate of said district
at said election, authorizing the issu
ance of said bonds, that the Presidenr
Of this court be, and he is hereby au
thorized and directed to execute thu
bonds of said Kingwood district. 70,
and in the name Of the district and e
, sign the same as President OF thi.
court, and the clerk OF this court Is
hereby directed and authorized Il
, countersign said bonds and attach thu
seal of this court thereto, which saiC
bonds shall be, by the President o
this court, i'm conjunction with a com
mittee of three citizens of Kingwoot
dist let, appointed by an order of tn,
court, which committee shall serv,
without compensation for services rem
| Tered, 10 confer with and assist tn,
County Court, in all transactions per
tanning to the locating, grading ant
proposed work and improvements. o
, the letting of contracts therefor, anf
he work OF road construction and tn,
auditing of accounts from time TO time
as may be required, and the sale o
said bonds and the expenditure OF Tn,
proceeds, etc, sold and delivered unde,
the supervision OF this court, and TN,
President thereof; said bonds shall h,
sold and disposed OF to the hes
| advantage of the said district in
such manner as the President an,
committee may deem best. but II
no event shall said bonds be
disposed Of for a sum less thar
their face value. Said bonds so to b,
issued, shall be serial coupon bonds
or the several denominations of On,
Hundred ($l00OO) Dollars, Five Hun.
dred (S500.00) Dollars and One Thou.
sand (S1,000.00) Dollars respectively
but not 10 exceed ir the aggregate
one hundred and sixtv-four Thousand
dollars. and shall be issued and dated
the lst day of July 1916, and be pay.
able 20 bearer at Tho Kiugwood Ma
tional Bank, The Bank of Kingwood
in the town OF Kingwood. West Vir.
ginia, or at The Tunnelton Bank, in
the town Of Tunnelton. West Virginia
at the option OF the holder. thirtv-fou,
(34) years after date, but conditioned
that they, or either OF them. may Do
recalled serially, and paid at the Oh
ton OF said district. or at the option o.
this court, on the first day of July
1921, and each year thereafter on tho
same date, the owner being given &C.
days notice of said districts or sale
| courts election 10 redeem said bonds
by publication in one or more news
papers published I'm Preston county
| West virginia. By describing the bond
| or bonds so called for redemption anC
| giving the serial numbers thereof. AND
| ;he bonds shall show on their face
their serial numbers rc1ccmahle or
each annual period and shall bear i'm
| terCst at 3 per cent per aunum. pay
| abb seWi annually al the said The
| kiuewOOd National Bank. The Bank %
Kingwood, in the town of Kingwood
| Wegt Virginia or at the Tunncltor
Bank % thC town or TunnoltOu. Yves
NirginIn. 20 the option OF the holder
and inot The said interest be evidence
by coupons attached to said bonds
and the said coupons 20 hc execute,
by facsimile signatures OF th. Pros
dent of This court ard the clerk th-re
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