Arizona republican., 1919-07-09
QUESTION SUBMITTED

Clty or PnOenlX, Maf1cOpd COunly,
 State of Arizona.
 Election - July 26, 1919.
 QUESTION SUBMITTED
 Shall the Commission of the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County State of Arizona, be authorized to create an indebtedness for and on behalf of the said City of Phoenix, and upon the credit thereof in excess of four per centum of the value i of the taxable property of said City, but not in excess of fifteen per cen tum of the value of said taxable property of the City of Phoenix, by issuing negotiable coupon bonds of said City in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars. for the purpose of acquir- ing funds for the purchase, con- struction and installation of waterworks system, to be owned and controlled exclusively by the said City of Phoenix Said bonds to consist of thirteen hundred bonds. numbered one to thirteen hundred, both inclusive, in de- nominations of One Thousand Dol lars each; which bonds shall bear the date of their issuance shall be payable to bearer, and bear in- terest as evidenced by coupons at tached thereto at the rate of 5 per centum per annum, payable semi
 annually on the first days of
 January and July, beginning Janu-
 ary 1, 1920 at some bank in the
 City of New York, State of New
 York, and said bonds shall ma
 ture January 1, l950.'
 Immediately following said propo- sition so to be submitted to the prop erty taxpayers of said City, who shall in all other respects be qualified elec- tors in said City, the words Yes" and No" shall be printed in such manner that said electors of said City may clearly express their approval or disapproval of the proposition so to be submitted, substantially as required in Section 6, Chapter XV. of the Charter of the City of Phoenxi
 Section s. The Clerk of the City of Phoenix is hereby authorized, in- structed and directed to post at least five copies of this Ordinance and the Notice of Special Election in five pub lie places within the City of Phoenix, at least twelve days prior to the date of the election hereby called and di- rected to be held, and shall post a copy of said Ordinance and Notice of Special Election at each of such polling places, provided that in addition to the po<ting of said Ordinance and the Notice of Special Election, publication of saiG Ordinance shall be made in the Arizona Republican" being a news paper published in the City of Phoenix. Arizona, and further provided that publication of the Notice of the Special Election herein provided to be given, shall be made in the said Arizona Republican, being the newspaper desig- mated by the Mayor for that purpose, for not less than thirty days prior to the day of said election.
 Section '. That the Mayor and Clerk of the City of Phoenix are hereby au- thorized and directed to cause a mo- tice of Special Election to be posted. and published as hereinbefore provided and the said Clerk is hereby further authorized and directed to effectuate the various provisions hereof.
 Section s. The preservation of the public health, welfare and safety of the City of Phoenix, requires that this ordinance shall become effective im- mediately, and an emergency is here by declared to exist, and this ordinance is hereby declared to be exempt from the Referendum provisions of the City Charter, and this ordinance shall take effect and become operative from and after it's passage and approval by the Mayor.
 Section 9. Ordinance No. 266. passed by the Commission and approved the 11th day of June, 1919. is hereby re- pealed.
 Passed by the Commission of the City of Phoenix. this 18th day of June, 1919 Approved:
 PETER CORPSTEIN,
 Mayor. Attest: FRANK THOMAS,
 City Clerk. l WHEREAS, the undersigned, Mayor | of the City of Phoenix, has duly desig- mated THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN a newspaper published within said City l of Phoenix, in which the notice of said special election is to be published, a: required by Paragraph 5270. Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1913;
 NOW, THEREFORE, l, the under signed, mayor of the City of Phoenix Maicopa County, Arizona, in accord ance with and by virtue of the pro- visions of said ordinance No. 2ll passed and adopted bl the Commission of the City of Phoe nix on the 18th day of June, 1919, al aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and giv, public notice that a special electioI will be held within the said City o Phoenix on the 26th day of July, 1919 for the purpose of submitting to tn, property taxpayers of said city, wht shall be in other respects qualified electors of said city, the question whether or not negotiable coupol bonds of the City of Phoenix shall b issued in the aggregate principal sur of One Million Three Hundred Thou sand Dollars (s1, 300, ,O00) for the pur pose of providing funds with which t purchase construct and install a wate works system in and for said city, an the indebtedness of said city be in creased thereby over and above tn four per cent limitation as fixed b law, which said bonds are to bear tn date of their issuance, be payable t bearer, and bear interest as evidence by coupons attached thereto at tn rate of five per cent per annum, pay able semi annually on the first day of January and July in each year; t be of the denomination of One Thou sand Dollars (s1,000} each, and to b | IL. rrTl-