The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION

To the Electors Of the City Of OwossoS
Take notice, that Mt the regular elee-
ton to be held In the City Of Owosso Oh
Monday, the End day Of April, 1917, the
following 0r wins. proposition will be submit'eS
Shall Section 20 of Chapter Is Of
the Charter of the City of Owosso Be
amended to read as follows:
Section 20. Should any creator
amount be required in a year for the
purpose Of erecting public buildings,
or for the purchase of grounds there
for, or for other public improve.
ments or purposes, to be paid for
from the general funds of the City,
than can be raised by the Commas
sion under the foregoing provisions
Of this Charter, such amount may be
raised by tax or loan, or partly by
tax and partly by loan, if author
lied by three-fifths Of the electors
voting upon the question at an AN
nual City Election or special election
called for such purpose. The amount
that may be voted or raised in any
year under the provision Of this
section, shall not exceed two per
cent of the assessed valuation Of the
property in the City as shown by ths
last preceding tax rolls therein.
This election is authorized by reso,u,
ton Of the Commission OF the City -
Owosso, adopted at a regular session OF
said Commission held upon the 18th ar
OF March, 1917, said resolution being IN
follows:
Resolution No. 1907:
Resolved, by the Commission Of the Clss
Of Owosso, that at the regular e,cctio&
to be held in this city upon the 2nd 5ar
of April, A. ID. 1917. I'm addition to shs
| other questions to be submitted to 10
electors of this city at said election. tn
Commission of the City Of Owosso pre-
so that Section 20 Of Chapter IS Of tia
Charter of the City OF Owosso be amsnd>
ed to read as follows:
Section 20. Should any greater amorue
be required In a year for the purpose or
erecting public buildings, or for the pus.
chase of grounds therefor, or for otheS
paid for from the general funds OF the
city, than can be raised by the Commits
sion under the foregoing provisions. os
this Chapter, such amount may be raissS
by tax or loan, or partly by tax and partly
by loan. II authorized by three. hiths q
the electors voting upon the Question az
tion called for such purpose. The amount
that may be voted or raised in any wear
under the. provision of this section, ebay
not exceed two per cent of the assessed
valuation Of the property In the City as
shown by the last preceding tax rolls
| made therein.
the question TO be submitted TO the eject
| ors Of this City as provided in this reso-
| luton be printed upon the ballots by tbs
| City Clerk as follows:
% - ~ ~ ~
| Charter of the City OF OwOsso be aments&
| to read ms follows:
Section 20. Should any greater amcukt
be required In a year for the purpose
purchase OF grounds therefor, or for Other
public improvements or purposes 70 q
sion under the foregoing provisions q
this Charter. such amount may be rsi1ok
by tax n OF 1SSn or PSnrty a1 rss
tion at an Annual CITY Election OF spss>
sss fSat eas ss Sr sSa s
ai TOY y ssa o nos c two per cen,
cs as sno%m BY The last pRreceSns
/ rolls therein.
BE It further resolved that the Clerk &C
the City Of Owosso Is hereby directed N
lion ion Of P' ballots fos the submission * u
City and he Is hereby directed to giys
and %0t place as 81 aSns ~ said ~ .
| and the purpose OF the same, said nut3Ss
to set forth fully the purposes and objcek
| Of said election as fully as the same ore
set forth In this resolution. .
The polls Of said election. win be sssss
from eight O'Clock In the foreucen usW
eight O'clock In the afternoon.
Dated March 21st. 1917.