The Elbert County tribune., 1916-05-05
RESOLUTION AND NOTICE OF
SPECIAL SCHOOL. BOND ELECTION

Whereas, the Board of Directors Of
sehooi District No. IL, in the county of
etsefti IN this state OF Colorado, deems
itadfisable and for the best interests Of
tue district that bonded Indebtedness
snali be contracted for the purpose Of
efeNhns and furnishing a school build
lng therein; aud.
hereas, the said School District is
HSw authorized under the laws of the
staue Of Colorado to issue its negotiable
coupon bonds for the purposes aforesaid,
upon the approving vote of the qualified
eieet7rs VI the district.
NOW therefore, be it resolved by the
koard of Directors of School District
NJ. 1, IN the county of Ebert, and state
OF Colorado.
FIRST That the Board OF Directors OF
sald school District does hereby deter
nine that the amount of the bonded in
urbtedness proposed TO be contracted is
eight thousand, five hundred dollars
lSo,lVOU0l, for the purpose Of erecting
ana furnishing school building.
Second. That there be and hereby is
snpmitted to a vote of the qualified elec-
tofs of said school district, who shall
nave paid school tax therein in the
year next preceding such election, at a
speeial election hereinafter called foI
tbat purpose, the question of whether
or not the board of directors of said
school district shall issue the bonds OF
said district TO the total amount of eight
Thousand, i've hundred dollars Us, 800 OO),
Tor the purpose Of erecting and furnish.
lug school building as school house
ior the use of said district.
Third. That for the purpose OF taking
said vote, there be and hereby is, called
and appointed to be held, special elec
ton on Monday, the 10Th day of May.
A. u. 1916, beginning at 200 o'clock in
the afternoon and continuing until 500
O'Clock IN the afternoon of said day.
Fourth. That at said special election,
the question whether the board of trus.
tees Of said school district shall be au
thorlzed to issue the bonds of said dis,
triet IN the amount of eight thousand,
hye hundred dollars, tSS, S,5o000), for the
purpose of erecting and furnishing
school building as a school house for the
use OF said district be, and the same il
hereby submitted to the duly qualified
electors Of said school district, for then
determination.
Fifth. No person shall vote on said
question for or against the issuance oi
said bonds unless said person shall have
the necessary qualifications of an elector,
as provided by law, and shall have paid
aschool tax upon propertyiassessed TO him
or her IN said school district in the year
next preceding said election. Upon re-
quest the County Treasurer OF the coun.
STof Elbert hall make out and cause
10 be delivered to the judges OF election
of said school district, prior to said cleo
ton, a certified list of the taxpayers il
SAID school district, who shall have paid
"A school aGa..ae..1
them iu said school district in the year
next preceding such election, and no
person shall vote upon the question oil
the issuance Of said bonds unless his OF
her name shall appear upon such list.
Sixth. Tbs question so submi ted
shall be voted on at said election by
voters qualified as aforesaid, at Oaks
hall, Elbert, Colorado, in said District
No. H. The vote shall be taken by bal
lot, of the form hereinafter provided, and
such election shall be conducted in the
manner provided by law.
Seventh. The ballots to be used in
voting upon the question above submit
ted shall be prepared and supplied by
the Secretary of the district to the
Judges of Election, and be by them fur
nlshed to the voters, and shall be in the
following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Special bond election held in School
District No. IL, in the county of Elberi,
state of Colorado, on Monday, the 10Th
day Of May, 1916.
QUESTION SUBMITTED
"Shall School District No. IL, in the
county of Ebert, and state OF Colorado,
contract bonded Indebtedness in the
amount of eight thousand, five hundred
dollars (58,50000), for the purpose of rails
ing funds to erect and furnish school
building within and for said district and
may the Board of Directors OF said dis
trict issue negotiable coupon bonds of
said district, in such amount, for the
said purpose?"
ANSWER
For the bonds. ....; mum.
Against the bonds. s..........,; go. 49,.
INSTRUCTION
fIhe voter will place an (X) in the
pace opposite and to the right of the
answer to the questions above submitted
which indicates his cboice.)
Eighth. The following named Presi
dent, Secretary and Treasurer OF the
District School Board are hereby ap
pointed as Judges of said Election, and
the following named persons are hereby
appointed as Clerks Of said Election
to- wit:
JUDoEs-Fred Long, President; Mrs
Paul Jones, Treasurer, Mrs. Georgia A
Putnam, Secretary.
CLERKs-Albcrt Neuman, g. G. Nc
Lagan.
Ninth. The polls shall be opened a