The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-12-29
ORDINANCE NO. 236.


AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE CALLING OF AN ELECTION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMIT
TING TO THE QUALIFIED
PROPERTY TAN PAYING VOT-
ERS OF THE CITY OF ARDMORE,
CARTER COUNTY, STATE OF
OKLAHOMA. THE PROPOSITION
OF ISSUING THE NEGOTIABLE
COUPON BONDS OF SAID CITY
TO THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN
THOUSAND (sl5,OOO.OOD DOL
LARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE IN
PROVEMENT OF WHITTINGTON
PARK IN SAID CITY BY CON
STRUGGLING AND IMPROVING
DRIVEWAYS AND RACE COUR-
SES AND IMPROVING AND
ERECTING PARK BUILDINGS
THEREON TO BE OWNED AND
CONTROLLED EXCLUSIVELY
BY TIE CITY OF ARDMORE,
AND DECLARING AN EMER-
GENCY.
Be it ordained by the Board of Com
missioners OF the city OF Ardmore, in
the county of Carter, state OF Okla
homa:
SECTION |.
That special election be and the
same is hereby called to be held in
the city OF Ardmore, county of Carter
state or Oklahoma on the 30th day of
January. 1917, for the purpose of sub
mitting to the qualified property tax
paying voters of said city the follow.
ing proposition:
PROPOSITION
Shall the city of Ardmore, Carter
county, state of Oklahoma, incur an
Indebtedness by issuing its negotiable
coupon bonds in the aggregate princi-
pal sum of Fifteen Thousand (Sl5,-
O0O0 0OD Dollar for the purpose of pro
yiding funds for the purpose of i'm
proving Wilmington Park in said city
by constructing and improving drive
ways and race-COurseS and erecting
and improving park buildings thereon,
all such improvements and buildings
to be owned and controlled exclusive
ly by said city of Ardmore and levy
and collect an annual tax in addition
to all other taxes upon all of the tax
able property in said city sufficient
to pay the interest of said bonds as
they fall due and also to constitute
Sinking Fund for the payment of the
principal thereof when due, said
bonds to bear interest not to exceed
five 60 per cent per annum, pay
able sem-annually and the principal
sum to become due within twenty !
five C25) years from date.
SECTION H.
That the Mayor of the said city of
Ardmore, county of Carter, state of
Oklahoma. is hereby authorized and /,
directed to call said special election
by proclamation specifying therein |
the proposition to be voted upon sub /
stantially in the manner above set |
forth the time and place of holding |
said election, the hours at which said |
election shall open and close, the !
names of the officers who shall con |
duct said elections and the form of |
the ballot to be used thereat. Said |
election shall be held as provided by |
law for special elections in accordance +
with the provisions OF Section ass of /
Chapter 10. Article of the Revised |
Laws of Oklahoma of 1910. The bal |
lots for said election shall be prepar
ed by the City Clerk OF the city of I.
Ardmore, county of Carter, state of
Oklahoma.
SECTION III.
All qualified electors residing in
said city of Ardmore, county of Car
ter, state of Oklahoma, who are also
property tax payers shall be allowed
to vote at said election on the atore-
said proposition.
SECTION ".
BY reason of the said city of Ard
more being without adequate park ia
cilities, it is deemed necessary for
the immediate preservation OF the
public peace, health and safety that
Wilmington Park be Immediately i'm
proved. the necessary buildings imme-
diately erected thereon and an emer-
gency is hereby declared to exist by
reason of which this Ordinance shall l.
go into effect and become operative
from and after its pas
sage, approval and publication.
Passed this 26th day of December.
1916.
Approved this 26th day of Decem-
ber, 1916.
o. c. LASHER. Mayor
Attest. c. H. BRUCE.