Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-20
Le.dI Advertisements

&, GEORGIA, Sumter County.
] To The Qualified Voters of Sum-
ter County:
Whereas, under and by virtue of the
laws of this state, the Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues Of
said county are required to keep and
maintain the public roads and high
ways in said county in such condition
that ordinary loads may be hauled
over the same with ordinary ease, and.
Whereas, the public is demanding
better roads than it is possible to
build with dirt, and,
/ Whereas, the Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues of said
county, are authorized to issue county
bonds for the building of permanent
roads, provided the requisite assent OF
the qualified voters of the county to the
issue of said bonds is first obtained.
Now, therefore, for the purpose of
obtaining said requisite assent of the
! qualified voters of the county and in
accordance with the laws of the state.
notice is hereby given to the qualified
voters of said county of Sumter, that
an election has been duly called and
ordered by said Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues to be held
on April 9Th, 1919, to determine the
question whether an issue of bonds in
the sum of Five Hundred Thousand
($500,O00 dollars shall be issued by
said county, the same to be designat-
ed and described as Permanent Road
! Bonds, in denominations of One Thous-
and Dollars each, to bear interest at
/ the rate of five per cent. per annum,
payable semi-annually on the first DAYS
| of April and November of each year
with interest coupons attached there
| to; the principal of said road bonds to
mature and be paid and retired as fol-
lows: Sixteen thousand dollars to be
paid and retired on Jan. LIST, 1920, and
sixteen thousand dollars each year
thereafter until Jan. LIST, 1850. at
which time the balance of said bonds,
/ amounting to eighteen thousand dol
/ lars, shall be paid off and discharged.
That the proceeds arising from the
sale of said bonds, if authorized, and
assented to by the qualified voters,
shall be used exclusively in the build
ing of permanent roads in said county
| OF Sumter, as shown by the map of the
| Georgia Highway Development with
Federal Aid (1916) on file in the office
! of said board, the purchase of mate
rial, machinery, etc. The work to be
let by contract, as provided by law.
Said election shall be held at all the
voting or election precincts, within the
limits of said county; and shall be
held by the same persons, in the same
manner and under the same rules and
regulations that elections for officers
in said county are held; and the re-
turns of said election shall be made to
said Board of Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues on or before noon of the
following day. who shall, in the pres
ence of, and together with the several
managers (who will bring up the re-
turns), consolidate said returns and
| declare the result.
Voters favoring the issue of sale
Permanent Road Bonds" shall have
written or printed on their ballots the
words For Permanent Road Bonds.''
Voters opposing the issue of said
bonds shall have written or printed on
their ballot the words Against Per-
manent Road Bonds"
In the event said Bonds are authori
lied and before the same are issued
| and sold the Board of Commissioners
Of Roads and Revenues shall pro-
| vide for the assessment, levy and COL
lect on of an annual county tax suffi-
Gent in amount to pay the principal
and interest of said bonds so issued as
the same becomes due and within thir-
! ty years from the date of mourning
said Indebtedness. Said Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues reservine
the right to sell said bonds in lots or
$1O0, 900 at any one time as the funds
may be needed for the building of said
roads.
This notice is given and published
as provided and directed in an order
of said Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues calling said cleo,
ton duly passed at it's regular March
term, on March 5th, 1919, and enter
ed upon the Minutes of said board.
N. A. RAY,
Chairman of Board of Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of Sumter
County, Ga.
This, March 1919.