Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-03-01
NOTICE OF spEolAL ELIcf,oa.

Missouri Valley, Harrison
County, Iowa.
Whereas petition signed by q
number Of electors equal to more
than twenty-five per cent Of the
number of electors voting at the
last school election in the Inde-
pendent School District Of Mis-
souri, Valley, Harrison County,
Iowa, was filed with president of
the Board of Directors of said In
dependent School District, asking
that an election be called for the
purpose of submitting to all per-
sons of said district legally en-
titled TO vote thereon the PROPOSE
ton to permit and authorize said
district to contract an additional
Indebtedness in the sum of Tween
ty Thousand Dollars ($20,O00.0O)
and to issue the negotiable bonds
of said district for that amount,
which Indebtedness shall be in
addition to all the present OUT
standing Indebtedness of said
district, for the purpose of pro-
curing funds to complete pay
ment for the grounds heretofore
acquired by said district for
school purposes, and to complete
payment for the buildings con-
structed thereon, and to improve
said grounds and to complete and
equip said school buildings, for
the reasons that the grounds al
ready acquired and the buildings
CONSTRUCTED thereon and the re-
quired improvements to be
made and the necessary equip
ment for said buildings can
not be paid for out Of the ordin-
airy and current revenues of said
district, nor within the limit of
one and one-quarter (tA) per
|centum of The actual value of the
taxable property in said district,
land
Whereas, the Board of Direc-
tors of said district finds that the
total Indebtedness of said district,
increased by the amount of bonds
proposed to be issued hereunder,
will not exceed five (5) per CEN
tum of the actual value of the
taxable property of said district,
the said Board of Directors, par-
suant to law on the twenty-sixth
day of January, 1917, at a regu-
lar meeting held for that purpose,
ordered than an election be held
for the purpose of submitting
said proposition, or the substance
thereof, to all persons legally en-
titled to vote thereon and fixed
the time and place of holding
such election at the time and
place of holding the regular
school election in said district,
to-wit, at the office of Stout &
Goodwin, on Erie street, Missouri
Valley, Iowa, on the twelfth day
of March, 1917, at which time
there will be submitted to all per-
sons residing in said district, and
legally entitled to vote thereon
the following proposition:
"Shall the Independent School
District of Missouri Valley, ,Har-
rison County, Iowa, issue its ne
|gotiable bonds in the sum OF
Twenty Thousand Dollars $780,
|O00.OO) for the purpose Of pro-
curing funds to complete pay
ment for grounds heretofore ac-
quired for school purposes and to
complete payment for the build
|ings constructed thereon and
further improve said grounds,
and to complete and further fur
nish and equip said school build
ings with such appurtenances as
may properly pertain thereto;
said bonds to be issued as other
wise provided by law and to bear
interest at a rate not to exceed
five (5) per cent per annum, in
terest payable semi-annually?"
Official ballots will be printed,
having thereon the above prop
|osition, followed by the word
Yes with square opposite, and
also the word "No" with a square
opposite. Those favoring the
proposition will vote Eyes, by
placing cross in the square OPP
posite thereof, and those opposed
to said proposition will vote mo"
by placing a cross in the square
opposite said word. If a majority
of all the votes cast on said prop
|osition are in favor thereof, said
district will be authorized to issue
bonds as therein provided and
the same will be issued accord
ingly and the funds appropriated
for the purposes therein stated.
The polls of said election will
be open at one o'clock p. m. and
close at six O'Clock p. m. Of said
day, and the same officers will
act as judges and clerks of said
special election as those acting
for the general annual meeting
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