Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-22
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State Of Mississippi,

Whereas, 1t appears to the Mayor
and Board or Aldermen of the City OF
Macon, Mississippi, that due notice of
their intention to issue the bonds, OF
other obligation, of said city to the
amount of $4,000. 90 OIL 30 much thereof
as may be necessary, not exceeding
said sum, for the purpose of purchas-
ing a municipal building and the i'm
prOvement and repair thereof, for said
City, has been given by publication in
the Macon Beacon, a weekly news
paper published in said city; it is
therefore Resolved:
First: That an election is hereby
ordered to be held on Monday. October
2, 1916, at which election shall be sub
mitted to the qualified elect ors of the
City Of Macon the question of whether
or not they will vote to authorize the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen to issue
bonds Or other obligation of said City,
in the sum Of $5000.0 90 or so muc
thereof as may be necess airy for the
purpose of purchasing a municipal
building and the repair and improve
ment thereof for the said City of
Macon.
Second: That due notice of the cleo
ton be published in the Macon Beacon
for two weeks from the passing Of
this resolution, the said Macon Beacon
being a weekly newspaper published
in said City of Macon and having a
general circulation therein.
Third: That w. 0. Barnes, Wood
Cockrell and R. E. V. Yates, be, and
they are hereby appointed Commits
sioners to hold said election, and are
hereby required to public notice of the
holding of the same as required above.
Fourth: That the Commissioners
herein appointed make due report of
the election so held and the returns
thereof to the Mayor and Board of
Alderman at the next regular meeting
after holding the said election.
Fifth: 1t is further ordered by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen that the
Commissioners appOintnd to hold said
election on Monday the End day Of
October, 1916, for the purpose of SUBJ
hitting to the vote of the qualified
electors of the City of Macon, the
question of whether or not they will
vote for the issuance of the bonds or
other obligation of the City of Macon
for the sum of $4,000. 90, or so much
thereof as may be necessary for the
purpose of purchasing a municipal
building and the Improvement and re-
pair thereof in said City. be and the
same are hereby empowered to have
printed a sufficient number of ballots
to be used in holding said election.
Sixth; 1t is ordered further that
the ballots be printed as follows: That
is to say that there shall be printed on
each ballot the following:
"For the issuance of the bonds or
other obligation of the City of Macon
for the purpose of purchasing a NUM-
cipal building and the Improvement
and repair thereof"
And underneath this on the same
ticket shall be printed.
against the issuance of the bonds
Or other obligation of the City Of
Macon, for the purpose of purchasing
a municipal building and the improve
ment and repair thereof"
And these shall be the ballots used
in the election.
This, the 18th day of September,
1916.
JAS. G. HORTON,
Mayor of the City of Macon
j. j. SCOTT,
Clerk Of the City of Macon.
State of Mississippi. |
Civ of Macon
|, J. j. Scott, Clerk of the City of
Macon, Mississippi, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing resolu-
ton was first reduced to writing,
duly passed at a regular adj
lourned meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Alderman of the City of
Macon, Mississippi. held at the Mayors
office on Friday the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1916. Alderman Allen, Feath-
%erston, Patty and. Spessard voting
yea" and none voting may" Al
derman D. ID. Patty absent and not
voting.
further certify that the said reso-
luton was duly spread at large upon
the minutes of said Board in Book F,
Page 29S. j. j. SCOTT.
Clerk of the City of Macon,
Mississippi.