The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-16
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

l3-d-1t Owners.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Under and by virtue of the Consti
tuition and laws of the State of Okla
homa, and an ordinance of the Board
Of Commissioners of the City of Ard
more, County of Carter, State of
Oklahoma, duly and regularly adopt
ed on the 10th day of July, 1916,
notice is hereby given that a special
election is hereby ordered and pro
claimed to be held in said City on
the 91st day of July, 1916, for the
purpose Of submitting to the qualified
property taXpaying voters of said
City, the following questions:
PROPOSITION NO. l.
"Shall the City of Ardmore, Carter
County, State of Oklahoma, incur an
Indebtedness by issuing its negotiable
coupon bonds in the aggregate prin-
cipal sum of forty-fve thousand dol
lars, ($45, 100000 for the purpose of
providing funds for the extension of
the water works system, which eX-
tensions are to be owned and con-
| trolled exclusively by said City, and
levy and collect an annual tax, in ad-
dition to all other taxes upon all the
taxable property in said City, suffic-
lent to pay the interest on said bonds
as it falls due, and also to constitute
a sinking fund for the payment Of the
principal thereof when due, said
bonds to bear interest not to exceed
five 6 per cent? per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually and to become
due within twenty-five years from
date"
PROPOSITION NO. IT,
"Shall the City of Ardmore, Carter
County, State of Oklahoma, incur an
Indebtedness by issuing its negotiable
coupon bonds in the aggregated prin-
cipal sum of twenty thousand ($2O,-
OOO) dollars, for the purpose of pro-
viding funds for extension OF the
sewer system, which extensions are
to be owned and controlled exclusive
ly by said City, and levy and collect
an annual tax, in addition to all other
taxes upon all the taxable property
in said City, sufficient to pay the in
! terest on said bonds as it falls due,
and also to constitute a sinking fund
! for the payment of the principal
thereof when due, said bonds to bear
interest not to exceed five @ per
cent? per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, and to become due
within twenty-five years from date.
No person shall be entitled to vote
on said proposition, except he is in
all respects a qualified property tax
paving elector of said City. In case
majority of the qualified voters, as
above described, shall vote afirma'
lively for the issuance of said bonds,
the mayor and city commissioners
shall issue the same, and not other
wise.
The voting place of said election
shall be at the City Hall, and the fol-
lowing named persons are designated
and appointed to conduct said elec-
ton at the voting place; such officers
shall also act as counters.
Election officers for said voting
place:
Judges-Kirk Dyer. F. NJ. Lykins.
Clerks-Frank Pierce, C. H. Wood
ruff
The polls shall be opened at 8
| o'clock in the forenoon, and close at
6 o'clock in the afternoon.
Said election to be held and con-
Quoted in all respects according TO
the Constitution and election laws
of the State of Oklahoma.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand as acting mayor OF
said City of Ardmore, Carter County
State of Oklahoma, and have caused
the seal of said City to be hereunto
affixed, this 10th day of July 1916.
JOE NJ. LONDON,
Attest. Acting Mayor.
C. H. BRUCE. City Clerk.
(SeaD
First published July 10, 1916. 10-1St