The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
EcTloN PROCLAMATION

UnQef ana Dy NHlu' VI ''N
tuition and laws of the state or OKla-
homa. and an ordinance Of the mayor
and council Of the City OF Ardmore,
county of Carter, state Of Oklahoma,
duly and regularly adopted on lhe
18th day of December, 1916, and OF
subsequent ordinance duly and regu-
larly adopted on the 26th day Of De-
cember 1916, notice is hereby given
that a special election Is hereby or
dered and proclaimed to be held in
said city on the 30th day of January,
1917, for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified property taXpaying vot-
ers Of said city the following ques-
tons:
PROPOSITION NO. /.
"Shall the City of Ardmore, Carter
county, state of Oklahoma, incur an
indebtedness by issuing its negotla-
BILE coupon bonds in the aggregate
principal sum of forty thousand
| (S40 900 00) dollars for the purpose OF
providing funds for the purpose OF
improving the city fire station, pur-
chasing additional fire fighting equip
ment for the fire department and in
Sailing a fire alarm system, all OF
said improvements and equipment 10
he owned and controlled exclusively
aDd an ooi,oo,Sa CITY of Ardmore, and levy
to all other taxes upon ali tie taxable
property in said city sufficient to nav
the intereGi on said bonds as it falls
due and also to constitute a sinking
fund for the payment of the principal
thereof when due said bonds to bear
interest not TO exceed five CD per
cent per annum, payable semi-annual
ly and the principal sum to become
due within twenty-five (25) years from
date
PROPOSITION NO. 9.
"Shall the City Of Ardmore, Carter
county, state of Oklahoma, incur an
Indebtedness by issuing its negotiable
coupon bonds in the aggregate prin.
.cipal sum of fifteen thousand ($15,.
100000 dollars for the purpose of pro.
yiding funds for the purpose of i'm
Lowing Wilmington Park in said city
Wy o,nnstructing and improving drive
""S "1 race courses and erecting
an" mp oN'np r"~l, buildings thereon.
all Such llnnrOvements md buiIdinge
to be owned and controlled exciU-15-
ly by said City Of Ardmore and levy
and collect an annual tax in addition
to all other taxes upon all of the tax
able property in said city sufficient
to pay the interest of said BONDS as
they fall due, and also to constitute
sinking fund for the payment of the
principal thereof when due, said bonds
to bear interest not to exceed five (5)
per cent per annum, payable semi-an-
nually and the principal sum to be
come due within twenty-five (25) years
from date.
No person shall be entitled to vote
on said propositions except he is in
all respects qualified property tax
paying elector of said city. In case
majority of the qualified voters as
above described shall vote affirmative
ly for the issuance Of said bonds, the
mayor and city councilmCn shall issue
the same, and not otherwise
The voting place of said election
shall be the city hall, and the follow
ing named persons are designated and
appointed to conduct said elections at
the voting palce; such officers shall
also act as counters:
Judges-E. h. Gullot, Kirk Dyer.
Clerks-C. G. Rowland, l.. A. Jones.
The polls shall be opened at o'clock
in the forenoon and close at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
The ballot used shall be the follow
ing form, towit:
PROPOSITION NO. l.
Shall the City of Ardmore, Carter
county, state of Oklahoma, incur an
Indebtedness by issuing its negotia-
BILE coupon bonds in the aggregate
principal sum of forty thousand
($4O, O,0O0.00) dollars for the purpose of
providing funds for the purpose of
the city fire station, pur.
chasing additional fire fighting equip
ment for the fire department and in
Stalling a fire alarm system, all of
said improvements and equipment to
be owned and controlled exclusively |
by the said City of Ardmore, and levy |
and collect an annual tax in addition |
to all other taxes upon all the taxable
property in said city sufficient to pay
the interest on said bonds as it falls
due and also to constitute a sinking |
'und for the payment of the principal |
hereof when due, said bonds to bear
interest not to exceed five (5) per |
'ent per annum, payable semi.annual-
y and the principal sum to become |
iue within twenty-five (25) years from |
late"