Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-03-20

TON HELD IN THE INDEPEND-
ENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MIS-
souri, VALLEY IN THE CoUN-
TY OF HARRISON AND STATE
OF IOWA, ON THE TWELFTH
DAY OF MARCH, 1917, AND TO
AUTHORIZE AND LEGALIZE
BONDS TO BE ISSUED PUR-
SUANT TO SUCH ELECTION
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE Elk
PENDITURE OF THE FUNDS
FOR THE PURPOSES AS PRO
POSED AT SAID ELECTION.
Whereas, at regular meeting of
the board Of directors Of the indie
pendent School district of Missouri
Valley in the county of Harrison and
state of Iowa held on January &c,
1917, said board of directors by
unanimous vote ordered that an cleo
ton to be held on March ~, 1917, for
the purpose of submitting to the
voters Of said district the question of
issuing additional bonds of said dis
trict in the sum of twenty thousand
dollars ($20,ooo.oO) for the purposes
of procuring funds to complete the
payment for grounds acquired for
school purposes, and to complete pay
ment for buildings constructed there
on and further to improve said
grounds and to complete and further
furnish and equip said school build
ings with appurtenances as may
properly pertain thereto; and,
Whereas, said proposition was duly
submitted to the voters of said in
dependent school district at the time
of regular annual meeting held in
said district on March IL, 1917, said
proposition being submitted under a
special notice specifying the amount
of bonds to be issued, the purposes of
such issue and the purposes to which
the proceeds Of the sale of said bonds
would be applied, and specifically
/ stating that such indebtedness should
be in addition to all the then out
standing Indebtedness of said district,
and further stating that the grounds
already acquired for school purposes
and the buildings constructed there
on, and the required improvements to
be made and the necessary equipment
for said buildings could not be paid
for out Of the ordinary and current
revenues Of said district, nor within
the limit of one and one-quarter pei
centum Of the actual value Of the
property of said district; and ma.
jority of the voters voting on sale
proposition at said election did vote
in favor of said proposition and in ia
] vor Of issuing bonds in the amour
J and for the purposes so specified; and
], Whereas, the board of directors o.
! said independent school district ant
:, the citizens of said district desire t,
= proceed in pursuance of said election
7 to issue bonds so voted and to com
plete payment of the grounds alread,
4 purchased and buildings Thereon
t constructed and to pay for the i'm
1 provement Of said grounds, and tn
t equipment of said buildings as afore
! said; and,
Whereas, doubts have arisen con
corning the regularity of the proceed
ings relating to said election and t
the validity and legality of the pro
n pose issue of bonds under said elec
ton in that said Indebtedness or
d part thereof to be paid out of the pre-
r ceeds of said bonds had been create
or contracted for and part of tn
e work done and the buildings in whol
d or in part constructed prior to sal
l. election; also because there is val
Is lance between the petition filed wit
the board requesting such election ar
is the form in which the proposition WI
70 submitted to the voters, and 9th,
possible defects, variances or irrel
D ularities in said proceedings; and,
" Whereas, it is desired to legal:
Is all the aforesaid proceedings and
Or cure any defects pertaining TO 81
proceedings and to remove all doub
" respecting the legality and validi
er of said proceedings and the bonds
RS be issued Hereunder, now therefor
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE GEL
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SCAT
OF IOWA:
Section I. That the said electi
and all matters and things done
relation to calling and holding Sc
election and the submission to t
voters of said Independent. school d
trict of the proposition aforess
for the issuance of bonds for t
purposes set out in the notice Of s;
election and any and all bonds to
amount Of twenty thousand dolls
($20,000.00) issued by said indeper
ent school district in addition to t
bonds of said district already OF
standing, be, and the same are here
legalized and declared valid to I
same extent and with the same eff
as though said proposition had be
submitted on valid petition and s;
election held before such addition
Indebtedness was in any manner
Cured and the bonds to the exte