The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-03
NOTICE
Of Bond Election for Improv.
ing Highways.

ing Highways.
To the Qualified Voters of Terrell
County, Georgia:
Whereas, under and by virtue
of the laws of this state the board
of commissioners of roads and rev.
enues of said county, are required
to keep and maintain the public
roads and highways Of said county
in such condition that ordinary loads
may be hauled over the same with
ordinary ease, and,
Whereas, the public is demand
ing better roads than it is possible to
build under the present system, and,
Whereas, the board of commits
sioners 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 coun-
ty to the issue of said bonds is first
obtained.
Now therefore, for the pur-
pose of obtaining said requisite as
sent 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 Terrell that an election
has been duly called and ordered by
and revenues to be held on June II,
1919, to determine the question
whether an issue of bonds in the
sum of one hundred and fifty thous-
and ($15O,000) dollars shall be is
sued by said county, the same to be
designated and described as "Perma-
nent Road and Bridge Bonds" in de-
nominations of one thousand dollars
each, to bear interest at the rate of
five per cent. per annum, payable
the first day of January Of each year,
with interest coupons attached there
to; the principal of said bonds to
mature and to be paid and retired
as follows: Five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) to be paid and retired
on January 1, 1921, and five thous-
and dollars each year thereafter I'M
til January, 1850, at which time all
of said bonds shall be paid off and
discharged. That the proceeds arts
ing from the sale of said bonds, if
authorized and assented to by the
qualified voters, shall be used exclu-
sively in the building of permanent
roads and bridges in said county of
Terrell, the purchase of material,
machinery, ETC., as provided by law.
Said election shall be held at all
the voting precincts within the linn
its of said county, and shall be held
by the same persons, in the same
manner and urder 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 the board of commissioners of
roads and revenues, on or before
noon of the following day, who shall
in the presence of, and to gether with
the several managers (who will bring
up the returns) consolidate said re-
turns and declare their result.
Voters favoring the issue of said
permanent road bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballot
the words "For Permanent Road and
Bridge Bonds" Voters opposing the
issue of said bonds shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballot the
words against Permanent Road and
Bridge Bonds"
In the event said bonds are au-
thorized and before the same are is
sued and sold the board of commits
sioners Of roads and revenues shall
provide for the assessment, levy and
collection Of an annual tax sufficient
in amount to pay the principal and
interest of said bonds so issued as
the same becomes due and within
thirty years from the date of incurr-
ing said indebtedness. Said commits
sioners of roads and revenues reserv-
ing the right to sell said bonds in
lots of fifty thousand $(50,000.00)
dollars 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 its regular May
term, May 6, 1919, and entered up
on the minutes of the said board.
J. C. HOLLINGSWORTH,
Chairman, Board of Commission
ers of Roads and Revenues of Terrell
County.
L. C. Hoyl, Clerk, Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues of
Terrell County. Ga.