The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-03-07
ORDINANCE NO. III

ORADO, AT THE NEXT GENER-
AL ELECTION FOR TOWN OFFI-
GERS TO BE HELD THE 2ND
DAY OF APRIL, A. d. 1918, THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID
TOWN SHALL ISSUE THE NEGO-
TABLE COUPON BONDS OF THE
TOWN FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FUNDING THE FLOATING IN
DEBTEDNESS AND OUTSTAND-
ING LEGAL WARRANTS OF THE
TOWN, BY MAKING SALE OF
SAID BONDS OR ANY PART
THEREOF AT NOT LESS THAN
PAR, NET TO THE TOWN, AND
USING THE PROCEEDS THERE
OF IN PAYMENT OF SUCH LE-
GAL INDEBTEDNESS AND LE-
CHANGING AT PAR SAID BONDS
OR ANY PART THEREOF FOR
WARRANTS AT PAR OF SUCH
TOWN, WHICH WARRANTS MAY
BE OUTSTANDING AT THE TIME
OF CALLING SUCH ELECTION.
WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees
of the town of Crested Butte, Colo
RADIO, pursuant to a resolution duly
adopted and approved the 4th day of
March, A D. 1918, has determined
that. subject to the approving vote
of the qualified taxpaying electors
of the town, the town shall issue its
funding bonds in the aggregate
amount of Eleven thousand dollars,
(Sl1 900. .oO>, for the purpose of fund
ing the floating indebtedness and
outstanding legal warrants of the
town in accordance with Chapter l44
of the Session Laws of Colorado,
1917: and,
WHEREAS, A certificate of such
finding and determination has here
tofore been made and entered upon
the records of said board of Trustees.
in accordance with the provisions of
said Chapter IA:
Now Therefore, BE 1T ORDAINED
THE TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE,
IN THE COUNTY OF GUNNISON,
AND STATE OF COLORADO:
Section /. That at the next gen.
eral election for town officers of said
town to be held the I'd day of April,
A. D. 1918, the following question
shall be and hereby is submitted to
the vote of the qualified taxpaying
electors of said town. to-wit:
''Shall the Board of Trustees of
the town of Crested Butte issue
the negotiable coupon bonds of
the town, for the purpose of
lunulnS tHe llOdlhlS iihtb'eu-
ness, consisting of Judgments
against said town and outstand-
ing legal warrants of the town.
in an aggregate amount up to
and not exceeding Eleven thous-
and dollars (S11. .0ooOo). by max
ing sale Of said bonds or any
thereof at not less than par, not
to the town. and using the pro-
ceeds thereof in payment of
such ie"al Indebtedness and legal
warrants, or ny exchanging at
par said bonds or any part there-
of for warrants at par of said
town. which were outstanding on
the 4th day OF March, A. d, 1918.
being the date of the adoption of
the ordinance providing for the
submission of this uuesticn?"
Section :. No person shall vote
on the question submitted unless such
person be n qualified taNpaying elect
or of the Town of Crested Butte Mt
the date of SAID election. Tho
term qualified taxpaying elector"
shall include only those persons who
are qualified voters under the regis
tration and election laws of the State,
and who. in the year last preceding
the election at which such vote is
offered. shall have paid tax upon
town where such vote is offered. The
Clerk of said Town of Crested Butte
is hereby authorized and directed to
call upon the treasurer of Gunnison
County, Colorado. in which COUNTY
the Town of Crested Butte is located.
requesting him to make out and
cause to be delivered to said Town
Clerk. ten days prior to such cleo
tion. n certified list of the taxpayers
of the Town OF Crested Butte who.
in the preceding year. shall have paid
taxes upon property assessed to them,
and the Town Clerk shall certify such
list to the Judges of election and no
person shall be permitted to vote at
such election unless his name shall
appear upon such certified list, nor
unless he shall have paid all town
taxes assessed against him in the
Town of Crested Butte the preceding
year.
Section 3. The question so submit
ted shall be voted on at said election
by voters qualified as aforesaid, at
the Council Room. in the Town Hall
in the Town of Crested Butte. in the
State of Colorado, which said place
is herebv designated the polling place
for said election and the following
named persons are hereby appointed
Judges of election: Edgar o. Wilson,
G. V. Benson and William Holmes.
The vote shall be taken by ballot,
of the form hereinafter provided,
and such election shall in all respects
as nearly as may be. be held and con-
Quoted in the manner prescribed by
law in cases of elections for muni-
cipal officers.
Section 4. The ballots to be used
in voting upon the question above
submitted shall he prepared and fur
nished by the Town Clerk to the
Judges of election, to be by them
furnished to the voters, and shall be
in substantially the following printed
form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT