Arizona republican., 1919-06-21
QUESTION SUBMITTED


 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 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 a
 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 per
 centum per annum, payable semi
 annually on the first days of
 January and July, beginning Janu-
 ary l, 1920, at some bank in the
 City of New York, State of New
 York, and said bonds shall ma
 ture January 1, 1950.''
 Immediately following said propo- cit tc ho To erty taxpayers of said City, who shal in all other respects be qualified cleo tors in said City, the words Yes and 'No' shall be printed in sucf manner that said electors of said City may clearly express their approval ol disapproval of the proposition so to bt submitted, substantially as required il Section 6, Chapter XV. of the Charter of the City of Phoenxi
 Section 6. The Clerk of the City O Phoenix is hereby authorized, in structed and directed to post at leas five copies of this Ordinance and tn, Notice of Special Election in five pub lie places within the City of Phoenix at least twelve days prior to the dat, of the election hereby called and di rected to be held, and shall post NOPy VI salQ anu 4NOllCE Q Special Election at each of such pollin, places, provided, that in addition t, the posting of said Ordinance and tn Notice of Special Election, publication of said Ordinance shall be made in tn Arizona Republican" being a news paper published in the City of Phoeni, Arizona, and further provided tha publication of the Notice of the Specia Election herein provided to be giver shall be made in the said Arizon Republican, being the newspaper desig mated by the Mayor for that purpos, for not less than thirty days prior t the day of said election.
 Section '. That the Mayor and Cler of the City of Phoenix are hereby au thorized and directed to cause a no tice of Special Election to be posted and published as hereinbefore provide and the said Clerk is hereby furthe authorized and directed to effectuat the various provisions hereof.
 Section 8. The preservation of tn public health, welfare and safety ( 1 the City of Phoenix, requires that thi ordinance shall become effective i'm mediately. and an emergency is here by declared to exist, and this ordinanc is hereby declared to be exempt frol the Referendum provisions of the Cit | Charter, and this ordinance shall tak | effect and become operative from an after it's passage and approval by tf Mayor.
 1 Section g. Ordinance No. 266, passe ! by the Commission and approved u 11th day of June, 1919, is hereby It i pealed. Passed by the Commission of tfe Ci