The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-12-02
Notice Of Special Election.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
fled electors of the County of Baraga,
State Of Michigan, that special elec-
tion will be held in said county on the
9Th day of January, A. D. 1916, in ac-
cordance with the following resolution
adopted by the board of supervisors of
said county at meeting held on the
10th day Of November A. D. 1916:
Whereas the Congress of the Unit
ed States by Act 156 of the Public Acts
of the Sixty-fourth Congress-, approved
July II, 1916, has made provision for
the extending of federal aid to the diff
ferent states Of the Union for the pur-
pose of improving highways, whereby
fifty per cent Of the cost of such i'm
provement is to be paid by the Federal
Government; and
Whereas, the State of Michigan
will contribute an amount equal ap-
proximately to twenty-five per cent of
this cost on roads improved by coun-
ties, districts or townships; and
Whereas, it is the judgment of this
Board of Supervisors that Baraga
County should be placed in position
to take advantage of such federal and
state aid as soon as may be; therefore
"Be 1t Resolved by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Baraga County that bonds
in the sum of One Hundred and Ten
Thousand dollars ($11O,O00) shall be
authorized, issued and sold by said
County for the purpose of raising mon
ey to pay the County's proportionate
share of the cost of building and COM
pleting trunk line roads through said
County, such, amount when raised to be
paid out in such manner as may be pro-
vided by the laws of this State relat-
ing to the improvement of federal and
state saided roads. Said bonds shall
bear interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum payable semi-annually and
shall be disposed of at. not less than
par with the accrued interest. The
same shall be issued and sold in series
of Twenty-Five Thousand dollars
($22, 000) each and in denominations of
Five Hundred dollars ($500.00) each
from time to time as the necessity for
the use of the money hereby intended
to be raised may require.
"Bs 1t Further Resolved, that one
tenth Of the series so issued shall ma
ture and be payable in one (D year
from the date of issuance; second
one-tenth shall be due and payable in
two (O years; third one-tenth shall
be due and payable in three (3) years;
a fourth one-tenth shall be due and
payable in fou- (D years; fifth one-
tenth shall be due and payable in five
(5) years; sixth one-tenth shall be
due and payable in six (6) years; sew
enth one-tenth shall be due and paya-
bic in seven (7) years; an eighth one
tenth shall be due and payable in eight
(s) years; a ninth one-tenth shall be
due and payable in nine 10y years; and
the final ope-tenth shall be due and
payable in ten Q0) years from the date
Of issuance thereof. together with in
terest due in each instance.
"Be 1t Further Resolved that spec
ial election Of the qualified electors OF
the County of Baraga is hereby called
and ordered to be held in all the town
ships and wards of said County on the
9th day Of January, A. d. 1916, at the
same time and in the same place thai
the annual spring elections are 70
quired by law to be held, and in accord
ance with the general election laws o.
the State Of Michigan, 1t which sait
special election the question Of issuing
the bonds aforesaid shall be submittes
to said electors for their determine
ton. Said election shall be subject Il
all respects to the general laws Of tn
State pertaining thereto, and the vote