The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-17
Ordinance No. 640-C

An ordinance to order an election to be held in the city of Birmingham for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the city of Birmingham, for their determination by ballot, proposi- tion to issue bonds of the city of Bir-
 mingham for the purpose of acquiring real estate for the site or sites of school buildings to be used for public school purposes, and for constructing public school buildings for high schools for the use of the city of Birmingham, and for equipping and furnishing the school build ings so constructed, said bonds to be in the amount of one million dollars (S1 ,00o. 000.00) to mature thirty (30) years from
 the date of issue and to bear interest at
 the rate of five per centum (5 per centum)
 per annum, payable semi-annually, and to oe secured by first mortgage or deed
 of trust upon the property acquired or
 to be acquired, with the proceeds of such
 bond issue, and to be further secured
 by the full taxing powers of the city
 of Birmingham, heretofore, now or here
 after conferred upon it by law and by
 the full faith and credit of the city of
 Birmingham.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the
 City of Birmingham as follows:
 Section l: That an election be and the
 same is hereby called to be held in the
 City of Birmingham. Jefferson County
 Alabama, on Monday. the 18th day of
 August 1919, for the purpose of submit ting to the qualified electors of the City
 of Birmingham Alabama, for their de- termination by ballot, a proposition to issue the bonds of the City of Birming- ham to the amount of One Million Dollars sl000. 00O, for the purpose of acquiring real estate Cor the site or sites of school buildings to be issued for public school purposes, and for constructing public school buildings for high schools for the use of the City of Birmingham, and for equipping and furnishing the school build l ings so constructed, said bonds to mature thirty (3W years from date of issue and are to be of the denomination of One Thousand Dollars Cs1,oOooo) each and are to bear interest at the rate of five per centum per centum) per annum, in- terest payable semi-annually from date of issue. the place of payment of said bonds to be hereafter fixed, and said bonds to be secured by a first mortgage 1 or deed of trust upon the property ac- quired, or to be acquired, with the pro ceeds of such bond issue. and to be fur- 1 ther secured by the full taxing powers of the City of Birmingham, heretofore. now or hereafter conferred upon it oy law and by the full faith and credit or the City of Birmingham.
 Sec. 2: That the Election Commission of the City of Birmingham. be and II | is hereby requested and instructed to prepare the ballots to be used in such election, which may be in the following | form:
 OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR HIGH SCHOOL BOND ELECTION TO BE ] HELD IN THE CITY OF BIRMING- HAM. ALABAMA ON MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST. 1919.
 Shall the bonds of the City of Bir- mingham to the amount of One Million l Dollars C1.0oo. .oOo.00. maturing thirty (3o) years from date of issue. and bearing in terest at the rate of five per centum 0 per centum) per annum, interest payable semi-annually from date of issue. be is- sued for the purpose of acquiring real estate for the site or sites of school build | ings to be used for public school pur- poses, and for constructing public school ! buildings for high schools for the use of the City of Birmingham. and for equip ping and furnishing the school buildings so constructed?
 MAKE A CROSS (x) MARK BEFORE IOR AFTER THE PROPOSITION YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR.
 FOR N ,00o, ,000 co PUBLIC SCHOOL BOND ISSUE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
 AGAINST a .OO0. .00000 PUBLIC SCHOOL BOND ISSUE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
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