West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-02-03


Precinct No. at Gainesville. v. A
Linton, l.. A. Frederick and ]. w
Massie
Precinct No. 2 at Irondale. Geo. w
Orr, Geo. Collins and S. NJ. ShuttIes-
worth.
Precinct No at Independence
John Calvert, G. NJ. Shafrer and Harry
Phillips.
Precinct No. 4 at Newburg. Geo. w
Wolfe. j. ii. Newcome and Rober
White.
Precinct No. at Newburg. Jos. c
Federer, NJ. Judson Orr and ]. G. Har-
rington.
Precinct No at Austen. Chas. Mes
senger. A. A. Pyles and B. r. Shut
Ellsworth
said commissioners OF election hold
ing said special election at the sew
eraI voting places I'm said district
shall cause TO be taken and ascertain
ed the result of said election at sal,
several voting places for which the.
are appointed, respectively, and tn,
SAID votes polled at said several yot
ing places shall be taken and the re
suit ascertained and certified accord
ing to the regulations prescribed b,
law, for ascertaining and certifyin,
the election OF county and district Off
GERS, as aforesaid. and the ballots uses
In taking such polls shall be the sam
as those used in voting for officers 10
| county and district purposes and shall
have printed thereon: First, the word
For Bonds" and second, the word,
Against Bonds"
IL is further ordered by the Count,
Court that this order be publishet
| throughout the said district thirt,
days at least before the said vote /.
taken as follows: The clerk OF tn,
County Court shall cause as man.
copies of this order to be made o
| printed as may be necessary and sig
the same; he shall forthwith post on,
In a conspicuous place in his office
one at the front door of the cour
house OF this county. and shall delive
| the others TO the sheriff OF the county
who shall forthwith post one of sale
orders in conspicuous place at eacl
voting place in the district. The sal,
sheriff shall make his return SHOWING
that such orders were duly posted
| which shall be recorded by the clerl
OF this court I'm the order book of thi,
court, and the court doth further orde,
and direct that copy OF this order
| signed by its clerk. shall be published
once each week for four successive
weeks in the following newspapers
| published in said county, prior to tn,
dat OF said election, namely: TIL
| Preston County Journal, the West Vir.
ginia Argus and the Preston News
and the certificate of the editors o
said papers. under oath, showing tn
publication thereof. shall be recorded
by the clerk of the County Court in
the order book of this court.
IL is further ordered that the clerk
or this court doth forthwith prepare
poll books, ballots. etc, as may be
necessary for the purpose of taking
and certifying said special election;
the same to be delivered by him to
said commissioners of election. The
said ballots shall have printed there
on, directly over the words For
Bonds" and Against Bonds" the fol-
lowing words, namely:
Special Road Bond Election, Lyon Dis.
trlct,
Held by order OF the County Court OF
Preston county. West Virginia. enter
ed on the goth day OF January, 1916.
in compliance with the petition OF
more than fifty freeholders filed with
the Court, asking for special election
to authorize the issuance of bonds IN
the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thou
sand Dollars, according to law, to i'm
prove the roads of said district speci-
fed.
| 1t is further ordered that, I'm the
event of the electorate of said dis.
trict, at said election. authorizing the
issuance of said bonds, that the Presi.
dent of this Court be. and he is hereby
authorized and directed to execute the
bonds of said Lyon district, for and In
the name of the district, and to sign
the same as President of this Court.
and the clerk of this Court is hereby
directed and authorized to countersign
said bonds and attach the seal of this
Court thereto, which said bonds shall.
be, by the President of this Court, in
conjunction with committee of three
| citizens of Lyon district appointed by
an order of the Court, which commit.
tee shall serve without compensation
for service rendered, to confer with
and assist the County Court i'm all
transactions pertaining to the loca-
ting. grading and proposed work and
improvements, or the letting of con-
tracts therefor. and the work of road
construction. and the auditing of &C
counts from time to time, as may be
required, and the sale of said bonds
ana the expenditure of the proceeds
| etc, sold and delivered under the su.
| perVision OF this Court and the Presi.
dent thereof; said bonds shall be solo
| and disposed of to the best advantage
of the said district in such manner AS
| the President and committee NAV
deem best. but I'm no event shall said
bonds be disposed of for a sum less
than their face value. Said bonds so
to be issued shall be serial coupon
bonds OF the several denominations o.
1 Five Hundred ($500.OO) Dollars and
One Thousand (S1.O0O.O0) Dollars. re-
/ spectively, but not TO exceed i'm tho
1 aggregate one hundred sixty thousand
dollars. and shall be issued and dated
the LIST day Of July. 1916. and be pay
/ able TO bearer at The Newburg Bank
in the town OF Newburg. West Vir-
| ginia, at the option of the holder. thir-
| ty-fOur (34) years after date. but con
ditioned that they. or either Of them
may be recalled serially. and paid az
the option OF said district. or at tho
| option OF this Court, on the LIST da,
Of July. 1921. and each year thereafter
on the same date. the owner being
given sixty 600 days notice Of sale
| districts or said Courts election tC
redeem said bonds by publication ir
| one or more newspapers published ir
Preston county, West Virginia, by de
scribing the bond or bonds so called
for redemption and giving the seria
numbers thereof, and the bonds shall
show on their face their serial mum.
bers redeomable on each annual per
iod. and shall bear interest at 3 per
cent per annum, payable semi-annual-
ly at the said The Newburg Bank. On
lhe town Of Newburg. and that Tho