Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-07-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Whereas it is apparent to the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Macon,
Miss. tina There is an immediate necessity for
repairing the gravel and asphalt streets of
the city, and,
whereas, the Mayor and Board of Alder
men have been advised that to repair and put
said streets in frst-class condition will neces-
state the expenditure Of approximately fifteen
thousand dollars, and
Whereas the city is without available funds
for making such repairs, and such Funds can
he raised only by issuing serial bonls of the
city, for said amount or so much Z treof as
may be necessary to make such repairs, which
issue will not exceed in amount, including
all outstanding bonds, seven per centum of
the assessed value of the taxable property Of
the municipality; and,
Whereas, the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men are without authority to issue such bonds.
unless authorized by majority Of the electors
Of the city, voting in an election called for
that purpose, it is, therefore, resolved;
Frst-That an election is hereby ordered
to be held in said city on Monday, the l4th
day of July, 1919 at which election shall be
submitted TO the electors, the question whether
they will vote to authorize the Mayor end
Board of Aldermen to issue bon,,s OF said city
70 the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, or
much thereof may be necessary, for the
purpose of repairing the grarel and asphalt
streets of said city
Second-That due notice Of said election be
made by publication for three weeks in The
Macon Beacon public newspaper, published
n said city,
Third-That W O. Barnes, j. r. Sargent
and Wood Cockrell be- and are hereby APP
pointed Election Commissioners to hold said
election, and are directed to make publica-
ton Of the notice of the holding of same as
above set forth.
Fourth That said Commissioners be ant
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printed sufficient number of tickets TO be
used in said election, and on each ticket is tc
be printed written the following: go rtht
Issuance Of Bonds" and either above or be
,ow it; Against the Issuance of Bonds
Fifth That said Commissioners make dut
report of the election so held, and the returns
thereof, TO the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
OF said city 1.-THE next regular or regular
adjourned meeting succeeding said election
lsigned) JAS. G. HORTON. Mayor.
Attest
j. j. SCOTT, Clerk
And. whereas it appears to the Mayor ant
Board Of Aldermen that the above resolution
was fully set out and spread at large on tn
minutes of the Board of Aldermen, and tina
publication was made as required by law il
The Macon Beacon. a weekly newspaper, pub
lshed in said city of Macon, and proof thereo
made by the publisher of said paper, as viii
fully appear fro mthe affidavit of said pub
which is on file with the Clerk of the City o
Macon, said affidavit being as follows
State of Mississippi,
NoXubee County
Personally appeared before me, the under
signed Notary Public OF said County. D.
Ferris, publisher Of The Macon Beacon,
weekly newspaper, published in the City Q
Macon, in said County and State, who on oat
says that the notice Of election of which tn
instrument hereto annexed is true copy, wa
published in said newspaper as follows |
Of June goth and 9th, 1919 and July At
and llth, 1919.
(Signed.) D. C. FERRIS
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this tn
dth day of July, 1913
j. c. BUSH. N P.
And, Whereas, it further appears to Til
mayor and Board Of Aldermen that lawfl
notice was given by W. 0. Barnes, J. T. Sal
gent and Wood Cockrell, City Election Con
missioners, of the time mad place of hodin
said election that is to say, the l4th of Jul.
1919, at the Mayors office, which notice is
words and figures following towt
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION,
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF Il
City OF Macon, Miss, having ordered an ele
ton 10 be held on Monday, the 18th t51
duly, 1919, at the Mayors office, for the pu
pose of submitting to the electors of the eli
the question whether or not they will yo
TO rthe issuance of bonds of said city in Il
sum of fifteen thousand dollars, so mu,
thereof as may be necessary, for the purpo
Of repairing the gravel and asphalt stree
Of said city.
We the Undersigned Election COMMISSIONS
Of SAID city. do hereby give notice to the qua
lied electors Of said aity that an election W