Graham guardian., 1919-12-12
Resolution and Order

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of
| School District, No. 40, of Graham
County, Arizona, by order duly made
in regular meeting on November 4th,
| 1919, have requested this Board to call
an election of the proper property tax
payers of said school district for the
purpose of ascertaiDing whether or not
an Indebtedness shall be created eX-
ceeding four "a per cent? per centum
of the value of the taxable property of
said school district, as ascertained by
the last assessment for state and county
purposes, and for the purpose of rails
ing money to purchase school lot, to
build a school house thereon within said
district and to supply the same with
furniture and apparatus; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by Chapter
ii, of Title LII, of the Revised Stat
utes of Arizona, 1918, Civil Code, and
Acts amendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto, that prior to the ere
alton of such indebtedness and the is
suance of such bonds therefor, the
question whether such indebtedness
shall be authorized shall be submitted
by the Board of Supervisors to the vote
of the bona fide taxpayers of the dis
trict, who have paid III their own name
county or state tax upon property
situated within the district, other than
poll, road or school tax, during the
preceding year, and who are in all re-
spects qualified electors for the pur-
pose of voting at regular school cleo
tions, for their determination:
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
AND ORDERED, and it is hereby ordered
by the Board of Supervisors of Graham
County, Arizona:
/. That a special election by the
bona fde taxpayers of School District,
No. 40, of Graham County, Arizona,
who have paid in their own name a
county or state tax upon property stu
ated within the district, other than poll,
road or school tax, during the preced-
ing year, and who are in all respects
qualified electors for the purpose of
voting at regular school elections, be,
and the same is hereby, called for Tues
day, the 30thNday of December, A. d.
1919, for the purpose of determining
whether such Indebtedness shall be
authorized.
2. That at said election the follow
ing question be, and the same is here
by, submitted to the bona fide tax
payers of said School District, No. 40,
who shall have paid in their own name
a county or state tax upon property
situated within said district, other than
poll, road or school tax. during the pre-.
ceding year, and who are in all respects
qualified electors for the purpose of
voting at regular school elections, for
their determination, to-wit:
Shall an Indebtedness exceeding four
"a per cent? per centum of the value
of the taxable property Of School Dis
trict, No. 40, of Graham County, Ari-
zona, as ascertained by the last assess
ment for state and county purposes, be
authorized, and shall the negotiable
coupon bonds of School District, No.
40, of Graham County, Arizona, be is
sued and sold in the aggregate amount
of six thousand four hundred CSC, 400. 00)
dollars, bearing interest at the rate of
six (6 per cent? per cent per annum,
said interest payable semi-annually on
June lst and December lst of each
year; said bonds to bear date the first
day of December, A. ID. 1919, and to
become due and payable as follows:
Four hundred (S400 00) dollars on June
ISL, 1891, anu SlA lluIlNItu kpOOb.UU) uOl-
lars on June lst in each of the ten Q0)
years, 1922 to 1881, inclusive, and to
consist of bonds of a denomination of
not less than one hundred ($l00.00) dol
lars nor more than five hundred (S500 00)
dollars each; four hundred (S4O0. 00)
dollars of said sum for the purpose of
raising money to purchase "A school lot,
and six thousand ($6, OOO.OO) dollars of
said sum to build school house there
on within said district and supply the
same with furniture and apparatus2
3. That the polls for the reception
of ballots cast upon said question, on
the day and date and at the place afore-
spid shall be opened at the hour of six
o'clock a. m. and shall be Kept open
continuously until, and shall close at,
the hour of six O'Clock p. m. of said
day.
4. That said election shall be con-
Quoted by an inspector and two judges
and by two clerks of election, and the
following persons are hereby appointed
to act as inspector, judges and clerks
of election, respectively, for the pur-
pose of conducting such election, viz:
Inspector: j. b. EVANS.
Judges; A. A. ALFRED and BUR-
RELL HILDRETH.
Clerks: BEN SPARKS and JAMES
HOLCOMB.