Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-28
NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION.

Sumter County, Georgia, held on the
18th day Of April, 1916, the following
Trustees being present to-wit:
E. L, Wilson, P. o. Bradley. ]. T.
Bolton, R. j. Sims, R. A. Deriso, the
petition of F. p. Jones, F. A. Wilson,
ST., w. w. Webb, L. NJ. Hawkins, ct
TAI, was filed with the said Trustees, a
copy of which is as follows:
To the Trustees of the Leslie School
District, located in Sumter County,
Georgia:
The undersigned, who are register
ed, qualified voters residing within the
limits of the Leslie School District, re-
specially ask you, as Trustees to call
an election to be held by virtue of the
Act approved August 18th, 1912, the
same being an act of the General AS
sembly of Georgia, for the purpose OF
determining whether or not bonds shall
he issued for the purpose of building
and eqUipping a school alOuse for said
district, the same being a School Dis
trict, in which local tax is now being
levied for school purposes, as it is by
said Act authorized
Petitioners:
+. P. Jones, F. A. Wilson, Sr., w. ~
Anderson, V. C. Odum, ]. C. Hoffman,
A. H. Walker, E. D. Bigham, D. R.
Parker, G. J. Parker, r. w. Cobb, S. G..
Evans, S. L. Cox, E. E. Gardner, ]. R.
Pitcher, R. l.. Reeves, H. A. Deriso, Jr..
]. L. Jones, w. w. Webb, L. M. Haw-
kins, w. NJ. Laramore, J. o. Suggs, l..
G. Griffin, r. D. Winchester, E. w.
Brown, NJ. H. Sims, r. F. Thompson, R.
E. Brown, X. H. Hines, E. A. Bowen, D.
V. Smith, James Harp, J. w Suggs, W.
y Wade, ]. Q. Jones, Crisp Wilkinson,
j w. Barwick, T. H. Ratliff, B. j.
Ranew, U. S. Lancaster, E. B. Wallace,
| +. A. Wilson, Jr., Ed Jenkins, E. C.
Brown, J. E. Ranew, R. w. Pryor, H.
| II. Williams, w. L. Johnson, A. G.
James, G. D. Jones, K. Wood, Roy T.
,Nnes, J. r. Remington, V. D. Ba. $,
| P, e. Bass, J. o. Sumerford, r. w.
Livingston, r. B. Clifton petitioning
for an election for the purpose of
determining whetheror not bonds shall
be issued for the purpose of building
md equipping a school house for said
District, petition was adopted unanim-
ously.
Whereas, We the Trustees of the
Leslie School District of Sumter
County, Georgia, have determined thar
more than One-fourth Of the registered,
qualified voters of the Leslie School
District in Sumter County, Georgia,
fave filed their petition with the
board of Trustees of said District, ask
ing for an election for the purpose OF
determining whether or rot bonds
shall be issued for the purpose of
building and equipping a school house
for said District, and the Ordinary of
aid County having furnished and fill
d with said Trustees a list of the reg
istered, qualified voters of said Dis
riot; it is, therefore, hereby ordered
and adiudged by said Trustees that an
election be held in said District in the
Court Douse in the city of Leslie for
the purpose of determining whether or
no. bonds shall be issued for the pur
'ose of building an equipping a school
house for said District, on the 18th
'ay of May, 1916.
The ballots cast in said election shall
ave printed or written thereon, For
School House" or Against School
iouse."
The amount of bonds to be rssuer
denomination, rate of interest, and
ates when due is hereby fixed by said
Trustees as follows: The amount
shall be Ten Thousand Dollars (S1O,-
JQ0), the denominations, ten bonds, the
principal of each shall be One Thous-
md Dollars ($1,000); five bonds with
principal each of One Thousand Dol
ars ($1,000 shall be due July 1st
93l, and five bonds with principal
Zach of One Thousand Dollars
$4,000 shall be due July list, 1916;
the rate of interest each bond shall
lear shall be five per cent. per annum
until the due date thereof, payable
iemi-annually on the first day of Jan
lary and the first day of July each
jear. and if the interest is not paid
promptly, to bear interest annually at
the anne rate; the due date of last
bond shall be July list, 1916; all Of
said bonds to bear date of July 1st,
D%}r.
1t is further hereby ordered and al
judged that the said Trustees, and
tie proper authorities provide each
| wear nv sufficient law of +bo TOW an