Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-11-17
clamation shall be substantially as fol-
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Special Relief Fund Election,

October 25, 1919
BY virtue Of and pursuant TO the
authority vested In the board OF county
commissioners of Cascade county, Mon
tana, we, w. F. Kester, J. r. Bennett
and Ben c. Johnston, the duly elected
qualified and acting commissioners OF
said county, and as such constituting the
board of county commissioners thereon,
Do Hereby Proclaim that on Saturday,
the 25th day of October. 1919, there w. VIII !
of this county special election OF the
qualified electors thereof, at which there
shall be submitted for their approval or
"Incurring an Indebtedness not exceed
ing the sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ($250,O000O for the
purpose of purchasing seed grain, feed,
provisions and other necessary supplies
i to be furnished and supplied by the coun-
ty to its inhabitants who are financially
unable to procure the same and VINO
have been reduced to such conditions by
! reason Of drouth, hail or other unfayor-
able climatic conditions"
Due petitions therefor signed by more
said county having been duly, presented d
board, all as provided by an act of the
legislative assembly of the state Of Mon, do1a
, known as House Bill No IL.
That the polls will be opened at elgn1
| o'clock in the morning Of said day and and
O'clock % % in The the afternoon thereof.
Said election will be held at the reg
| ular polling places In the several cleo
| tion precincts of the county, located as as
follows: Location or
Precinct No Name polling place
| 1, 1st ward, Great Falls ...... Motor Inn
! 2, 1st ward. Great Falls =: Council room
On the notices posted in each precinct
the following additional paragraph is to
be included and filled in)
I'm. ....... Election Precinct No.
~, 70 do fu said SteC-
tion will be held at the. ......, peins
the regular polling place for elections IN
said election precinct0.
! And In order that said election shall be
conducted in quiet and orderly manner
we do hereby offer a reward of one nun
| dred dollars for the arrest and conviction
visions Of title 4. part !, of the penai
code, revised codes of Montana, 1907,
| IN WITNESS whereof, we have here,
unto set our hands and caused the sea-
| Of the county Of Cascade, state OF Mon
| tana to be affixed at Great FAILS. the
county seat, this 9th day of September
A. D. 1919.
| Done in open meeting by the county
| commissioners, w. F. Kester, j. H. Ben
nett and Ben c. Johnston.
| JOHN E. MORAN, County Clerk and
Recorder and Clerk of Board Of Coun-
ty Commissioners tSeait
clerk be and he hereby Is authorized TO
| do and perform any and all acts required
1
conducting Of said special election to be
held on October %, 1919, for the purpose
aforesaid.
| Commissioner Ben c. Johnston second
| ed the motion to adopt said resolutions
whereupon the following vote was taken
and recorded Those voting in favor there
Of: Commissioners Kester, Johnston and
Bennett Those voting against: None
| Whereupon said resolutions were declar-
ed duly adopted.
| The meeting was duly adjourned
w. F. KEsTER. Chairman of Board
/ Attest: JOHN E, MORAN. County
Clerk and Recorder:
Upon motion the board adjourned until
! September %. 1919.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919
| Present: Commissioners Kester, Ben
nett and Johnston.
Completed examination of claims
against county and signed warrants In
payment of same. Road matters con-
sidered with county surveyor.
Propositions to purchase drought re-
! lief bonds, to furnish legal assistance In
preparing resolutions notices required In
conducting the special election to be held
October 25. 1919 for the issue of special
relief bonds and the preparation of the
blank bonds In the event OF the vote be-
| ing favorable were received as follow5:
| Wells-Dickey Co.-Warrants, interest
81 per cent years bonds, interest. 6is
per cent. optional, years, e1a per cent;
| optional, 3 years, 61z per cent; $500 per
NJ. Prem.
Kahlman. Mattson & wood--Warrants
! interest. per cent; years bonds. 61A
per cent; optional, 3 years, 6H per cent;
$500 per M. Prem
Minnesota Loan & Trust Co-War-
rants. interest, 6a per cent years
years. sA per cent; optional, years, ga
per cent $500 per NJ. Prem.
Walter Bruce-Warrants, interest, 6is
per cent; years bonds, 6ia per cent;
!
NJ. Prem.
The latter bid for bonds optional In
| years s992 so. Warrants to be exchang-
ed for 81 900 bonds. The proposition OF
Wells Dickey was considered the best of
| fered and same was accepted, and follow.
ing agreement entered into with said
/ company:
Established 1878
Wells -Dickey Co. Bonds and Mortgages
| minneapolis. Mimi
I Great Falls Branch.
Great Falls. Montana.
September 29. 1919
| Honorable Board of County Commits
! sioners. Cascade County, Great Falls
| Montana.
Gentlemen: We hereby propose and
agree to have our attorneys prepare al
necessary proceedings in connection with
the authorization and issuance of seed
grain, feed and special relief warrants oi
/ your county In an amount not exceeding
olutions approving the petition and call
ing special election, notice of special elec
tion and all other proceedings necessary
for the authorization of the incurring o
such Indebtedness as provided by the
seed grain act of 1918 or the special re
lief act of special legislative assembly Of
| Montana for 1919 in connection with ths
financing of the 1920 crops and Other
relief
We also agree to purchase and carry
until the bonds can be issued such war
rants. bearing 6R per cent per annum
payable emi-annually. at the American
Exchange National bank in New Yorl
City said bonds to be in denomination:
of 81 600 each, and to be dated soor
ctter the issuance of warrants Al practi
cable and to become due and payable
as follows:
All due in years redeemable in years
after their date on any subsequent pay
ment date.
We agree to deliver to the county. II
exchange for such bonds an equa
amount, dollar for dollar, of the legal,
outstanding seed grain. feed and specta
relief fund warrants of your county, W.
paying the accrued interest on bond
from date of issue to date of exchange
all as provided by the seed grain act o
1918 and the special relief fund act o
1919.
We further agree to furnish blanl
bonds ready for signature. free of cos
to the county, and TO pay for the cos
of legal services in the preparation. ex
amin alton and approval of the proceed