Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-08-01
NOTICE OF ELECTION
COUNTY OF MONROE }
STATE OF MISSOURI

In the County Court of Monroe
County, Missouri, May adjourned term,
A. D., 1919
ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT
AUTHORIZING A BOND ELEC-
TON.
The County Court of Monroe Coun-
ty, in the State of Missouri, met at
the regular May adjourned term, A.
D., 1919, of the said County Court
at Paris, Missouri, on the goth day of
day of July, A. D., 1919, with the
following Members of said County
Court present, to wit: E. M. Lipp,
]. D. Pryor and A. G. Dooley; E. M.
Lipp, Presiding Judge, presiding.
Thereupon the following proceedings
among others were had to-wit:
1t appearing to the Court that the
following petition, eve, the under
signed Taxpayers of the County of
Monroe, State of Missouri, PETITION
THE HONORABLE COUN Y
COURT of said County and State to
call a SPECIAL ELECTION for the
purpose of voting a Bond Issue of
Nine Hundred and Seventytwo Thous
and Dollars ($972,000) to build a sys
TEN of permanent Roads over the
County, as laid out by the Special
Committee from each Township of the
County, and also to improve the dirt
Roads leading into the permanent
Roads as laid out" signed by more
than two hundred taxpaying citizens
of Monroe County, Missouri, has been
duly presented to the County Court,
requesting them to submit the pro-
position to the qualified voters of
Monroe County, Missouri, to issue
the bonds of Monroe County, Mis-
souri,, in the sum of Nine Hundred
and Seventy-two Thousand Dollars,
for the purpose of grading, con-
structing, paving and maintaining of
paved, graveled, macadamized and
rock roads and necessary bridges and
culverts thereon in said Monroe Coun-
ty, Missouri.
The Court upon examination and
consideration of said petition finds
that it contains more than Two Hun
bred Tax Paying Citizens of said
Monroe County, Missouri, and does
hereby order that an election be
held in said Monroe County on Sat
the 23rd day of August A. D., 1919,
said date being within As days
of this order.
The Court further orders that at
said election there shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of Monroe
County, Missouri, the question of
whether or not Serial Bond of said
Monroe County, Missouri, to the a.
mount of Nine Hundred and Sew
enty-two Thousand Dollars, to be
issued in the denominations of One
| Hundred Dollars each or sum multi
pie thereof, to bear interest not ex.
ceeding five per cent per annum
payable semi-annually, and to be-
come due and payable at such times
as the County Court shall determine
by order of record, not to exceed
/ Twenty Years from the date of is
sue, shall be issued and sold and the
II proceeds from the sale of caiC. bond:
used for the purpose of grading, con
Il structing, paving or maintaining o!
paved, graveled, macadamized am
rock roads and the necessary bridges
and culvertE, said bonds to be ISSUED
as occasion demands for the said pur
ii pose of grading, constructing, paw
III irg and maintaining of paved; S1av
III eled, macadamized and rack road
and necessary bridges and culverts il
III Monroe County, Missouri.
III The Court further orders that tn
II election above provided for shall b
II held in the same manner and at tn
II same polling precincts that genera
elections are held in Monroe County
II Missouri.
il The Court further orders that tn
II County Clerk Of Monroe County, Mis-
II souri,, shall give notice of said cleo
Il ton by causing all of this order to b
HI published once a week in four sepal
ate issues of The Paris Mercury
II The Monroe County Appeal, The Mad
ison Times, The Monroe County Sta
The Monroe City Democrat, and tn
~ Monroe City Semi-Weekly New
- which are newspapers published
Monroe County, Missouri, the last il
sertion to be made prior to the dat
r set for said election.
y The Court further orders that tn
10 ballots to be used at said election sha
% be in the following form:
For mourning of County indebted
Is ness in the sum of Nine Hundred an
" Seventy-two Thousand Dollars '($972
000) for road and bridge purposes.
Against mourning of County indeb
at debtedness in the sum of Nine HUI
bred and Seventy-two Thousand Do
~ lars ($972,000) for road and bride
o. purposes.
=. l, w. Frank Jones, Clerk of IL
d. County Court, in and for Monrc
County, in the State of Missouri, her,
by certify that the above and for,
to going is a complete copy of the orij
q inal order made by the County Cou,
of Monroe County, Missouri, in IL
IS. matter and things therein stated c
"a the day and year above mentioned {
- fully and completely as the san
Or appears of record in my office.
~ In Testimony, Whereof, / hay
hareI1nto set NV hand and affivad n