Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-02-22

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-quartcr (1A) per
centum of The actual value Of the
taxable property i'm said district,
and
Whereas, the Board of Direc-
tors of said district finds that the
total indebtedness of said district.
increased by The amount of bonds
proposed 10 be issued hereunder,
will not exceed five 81 per CEN
tum of The actual value of the
taxable property of said district,
the said Board of Directors, .pur
sllant to law on the twenty1sixth
day of January. 1917, at regu-
lar meeting held for that purpose,
ordered than an election he 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 propositions:
'sShall the Independent School
District of Missouri Valley, Har-
rison County, Iowa, issue its ne
.gotiablc bonds in the sum of
Twenty Thousand Dollars $780,
100000 for the purpose of pro-
curing funds to complete pay
ment for grounds heretofore ac-
quircd 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
ines With such appurtenances as
MAY properly pertain thereto;
said bonds to be issued as other
wise provided by law and to bear
interest at rate not to exceed
five t5) per cent per annum. in
tcrcst payable semi-annually?"
Official ballots will be printed.
having thereon the above prop
osition, followed by the word
Eyes" with a square opposite. and
also the word mo" with a square
,opposite. Those favoring the
proposition will vote Eyes" by
placing a cross in the square OPP
posite thereof, and those opposed
to said proposition will vote mo"
by placing a cross i'm The square
Iopposite said word. If a majority
of all the votes cast on said prop
IOsition are i'm favor thereof, said
district will be authorized 10 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
sday, and the same officers will
! act as judges and clerks of said
special election as those acting
for the general annual meeting
and election of said district. said
special election TO be held at the
time and place and during the
same hours of said regular an
nual meeting. Whereof all per-
sons concerned will take due no.
tice.
Dated this fifth day of Febru-
airy, 1917.
By order of Board Of Directors
'of said District.
j. s. DEWELL., Secretary.