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

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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,
J. 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 UNTY
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 sys-
tenn 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
dred 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
proceeds from the sale of cait bonds
used for the purpose of grading, con-
structing, paving or maintaining of
paved, graveled, macadamized and
rock roads and the necessary bridges
and culverts. said bonds to be issued
as occasion demands for the said pur-
pose of grading, constructing, paw
irg and maintaining of paved, SIav
eled, macadamized and rack roads
and necessary bridges and culverts in
Monroe County, Missouri.
The Court further orders that the
election above provided for shall be
held in the same manner and at the
same polling precincts that general
elections are held in Monroe County,
Missouri.
The Court further orders that the
County Clerk of Monroe County, Mis-
souri,, shall give notice of said cleo
ton by causing all of this order to be
published once a week in four separ-
ate issues of The Paris Mercury,
The Monroe County Appeal, The Mad
ison Times, The Monroe County Star,
The Monroe City Democrat, and the
Monroe City Semi-Weekly News
which are newspapers published in
Monroe County, Missouri, the last in
sertion to be made prior to the date
set for said election.
The Court further orders that the
ballots to be used at said election shall
be in the following form:
For mourning of County indebted
ness in the sum of Nine Hundred and
Seventy-two Thousand Dollars ($972,-
O0O) for road and bridge purposes.
Against mourning of County indebt-
debtedness in the sum of Nine Hun
dred and Seventy-two Thousand Dol
lars ($972,000) for road and bridge
purposes.
!, w. Frank Jones, Clerk of the
County Court, in and for Monroe
County, in the State of Missouri, here
by certify that the above and fore