The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-23

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W. X. ROBERTS,
Mayor
,TTEST:
G. W. Groom,
City Clerk
Seal(
First Published March D. 1879
ORDINANCE NO. 34S.
IN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CALLING OF AN
ELECTION FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF SUBMITTING TO
THE QUALIFIED PROPER
TY TANPAYING ELECTORS
OF THE CITY OF ARDMORE,
CARTER COUNTY, STATE
OF OKLAHOMA, THE PROP
OSITION OF ISSUING THE
NEGOTIABLE COUP pom
BONDS OF SAID CITY OF
ARDMORE TO THE AMOUNT
OF THREE HUNDRED THOU
SAND ($5OO,OOO.O0) DOLLARS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRO
NIDING FUNDS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SECURING AN
ADDITIONAL WATER SUP
PLY FOR SAID CITY OF
ARDMORE, AND FOR EQUIP
PING AND CONNECTING
SAID ADDITIONAL WATER
SUPPLY TO THE PRESENT
WATER SUPPLY OF SAID
CITY OF ARDMORE AND
THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE WATERWORKS SYS-
TEN OF SAID CITY OF ARD
MORE, ALL or WHICH
SHALL BE DEVOTED EX-
CLUSINELY TO PUBLIC
USE, AND OWNED AND
CONTROLLED EXCLUSIVE
LY BY SAID CITY OF ARD
MORE, CARTER COUNTY,,
OKLAHOMA, AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS OF THE CITY OF ARD
MORE, CARTER COUNTY,
STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Section /, That a special election
be and the same is hereby called to
be held in the City of Ardmore,
Carter County, State of Oklahoma,
on Monday, April twenty-second,
1918, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified property taxpaying
electors of said city, the following
proposition:
PROPOSITION.
Shall the City of Ardmore, Car
ter County, State of Oklahoma, in
cur an Indebtedness by issuing its
negotiable coupon bonds in the ag-
gregate principal sum OF three hun
dred thousand ($30000000) dollars
for the purpose of providing funds
for the purpose of securing an addi-
tional water supply for said City oi
Ardmore and for equipping and
connecting said additional water
supply to the present water supply
OF said City of Ardmore, and the
Improvement OF the waterwork,
system OF said City OF Ardmore, al
OF which shall be devoted exclusive
ly to public use and owned anC
controlled exclusively by said City
of Ardmore; and levy and collect
an annual tax in addition to all 9TH
er taxes, upon all the taxable prop
erty in said City OF Ardmore, sui
hcient to pay the interest on sale
bonds as it falls due, and also con
stitute a sinking fund for the pay
ment of the principal thereof wheI
due, said bonds to bear interest no
to exceed five per centum per annun
payable semi-annually, and th'
principal sum to become due with
in twenty-five years from date,
Section 2. The mayor of said Cit,
of Ardmore, Carter County, Stat
OF Oklahoma, is hereby authorize,
and directed to call said special elec
ton, by proclamation, specifying
therein the proposition to be vote
upon substantially in the manne
above set out, the time and plac
for holding said election, the hour
at which said election shall open an
close, the names OF the officers VIII
shall conduct said election and tn
form of the ballot to be used there
at. Said election shall be held a
provided by law for special election
in accordance with the provisions {
Section 458 OF Chapter 10, Articl
| 2 of the Revised Laws OF Oklahom
of 1910 The ballots for said eleC
tion shall be prepared by the cit
clerk of Ardmore, Carter Count
State of Oklahoma.
Section 3. All qualified elector
residing in said City of Ardmor
Carter County, State of Oklahom
who are also property taxpayer
shall be allowed to vote at said ele,
ton on the aforesaid proposition.
Section 4. That by reason of II
City of Ardmore, Carter Count
Oklahoma, being without adequar
water supply, it is deemed nece
sary for the immediate preserv;
ton of the public peace, health, we
fare and safety that said addition