Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-04-28

ysAs to pay the interest ana 20 ,r,-
vide suoh sinking fund: but before
the Council shall make an additional
levy. majority Of the votes cast for
and against said levy as provided In
ne succeeding section Shall be in
-avor o. aUch authorization.
Sec. VI. The Mayor n2l, is he
proclamation reciting this o,di2a :.
and appoint day on which. an ele,.
ton shall held by the oualifi,.
voters OF the said city to determ.n
whether they shall reject or ratify
this ordinance; and he shall also
specify IN said proclamation the az.
gresate amount OF indebtedness OF
the said City issued, authorized and
existing at tho date Of tho proclama
ton. This proclamation shall be pub
ished In all the newspapers publish.
ed In the City Of MartinsburE at
least once week for four consecut
i've weeks, the first publication
thereof being at least thirty days be
fore the date fixed for such specia,
election, ard such proclamation shall
be posted at the same time at tn.
front door Of the County Cour.
House Of Berkeley County, Yves
Virginia, and at the front door of tn,
City Hall Of Martinsburg. West Vir
g1n1a, and at place within each vot
ing precinct the Mayor may desig.
nate. The said election shall be held
and conducted in the same manner
as other municipal elections of the
said City are held, and all persons
qualified to vote at such elections
OF said City, and no others. shall
vote at such election
The persons voting for the ratifica-
ton Of the ordinance and for the
authorization Of the bond issue shall
nave written Or printed upon their
ballots the words For Ratification"
and the persons voting against said
ratification shall have written or
printed upon their ballots the words
For Rejection" There shall be print.
ed on the ticket the following: "To
authorize a maximum special bond
levy of TWENTY CENTS according
to the ordinance Of the Council of the
City Of Martinsburg, passed on the
Sth day of March, 1917, to pay the
for the discharge of the bonds now
being votel for; and directly un,
derneath N two separate lines shall
be printed the words For the Levy
and against the Levy" Persons yot
ing for the levy shall leave upor
their ballots the words For the
Levy and persons voting against
such levy shall leave upon their bal
lots the words Against tho Levy
The result of the said election shall
be certified in the same manner a.
the result OF the general municipal
elections is now certified.
Sec. VII. The Treasurer shall RI
"Ord the said bonds in the bond &c
ger in his office in their numJe1
Iates. amounts, TIM when due. 4,
name and address Of the purchase
and holder SO far as known, and file
therein the bonds and coupons taken
up and cancelled from time to time.
Soc. VIII. This ordinance shall BE-
In force and effect from and after It.
passage and shall have been ratified
at the election provided for hereir
as to tho authorization OF the is.
sualce Of said General Improvement
and Paving Bonds" by three-fifths o.
all tho ballots cast for and against
the same at said election and by a
majority Of the votes cast for ana
against the authorization OF the max.
imun special bond levy Of TWENTN
CENTS herein provided for
NOW, THBREFORE TO WHOM
ALL TFIESE PRESENTS SHALL
COME, GREETING
Know, 70, that in pursuance OF and
IN accordance with tho duty imposed
upon me by tho ordinance aforesaid
and under tho statutes in such case
Continued on Page Four.)
made and provided, I, ?. w. Letter,
Mayor Of the City of Martinsburg. do
hereby proclaim that on Tuesday, the
Stu day OF May, 1917, between the
hours Of sunrise and sunset, a spec
ial election will be held At the reg
ularly established voting precincts In
the first, second, third, fourth and
fifth wards Of said city, by tho quail
flied voters thereof, to decide wheth.
or they will ratify or reject tho said
ordnance.