The Delta independent., 1920-10-15
Public Notice.

FupiC NOTICE..
OF School District Bond Election
School District No. 1, Delta County
Colorado.
Public notice is hereby given that
a special election of such qualified
electors of School District No. 1 in
the County of Delta and state OF
Colorado, as shall have paid a school
tax therein in the year next preced-
ing such election, has been, pursuant
to law and the action of the Board of
called for and the same
will be held on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of October, 1920, at the Central
School building in said District at
which election there will be submit.
ed the following question:
Shall the Board of Education of
School District No. 1, in the Coun-
ty of Delta and State of Colorado
contract bonded indebtedness
in the sum of Fifty Thousand
(s50,0o0.00) Dollars for the pur-
pose of erecting school building
within and for said school dis
trict, by the issuance and sale at
the best price obtainable of nego-
table coupon bonds of said
school district, therefor, said
bonds to be due and payable
twenty years after date, to be
redeemable after ten years from
date, and to bear interest at the
rate of not to exceed per cent
per annum?
The ballot box for the reception Of
ballots upon said question shall be
opened at the hour of seven o'clock
A. NJ. of said day and at said place,
and will be kept open until and will
be closed at the hour ofseven o'clock
P. NJ. of said day. Ballots to be used
In voting upon the question submit
ted will be furnished by the secre-
tary of the district to the judges Of
election, to be by them furnished to
the voters. Each elector voting at
said election shall deposit in the bal
lot box a ballot whereon shall be
printed or written the question to be
voted upon and the words, For the
Bonds" and the words Against the
and the elector shall indicate
his approval or disapproval OF the pro-
positions submitted by placing a
cross (X) opposite the group of
words on his ballot which expresses
his choice.
No ballot will be received by the
judges of election unless the person
offering the ballot shall be a quail
fled elector of the district, and shall
have paid a school tax therein in the
year next preceding said election.
Any person offering to vote at any
such bond election may be challenged
by any qualified elector Of the dis.
trict, and thereupon the judges OF
election, or one of them, may require
him to answer on oath or affirmation
such questions touching his qualifica
tions as a voter at such bond election
as they shall see fit. One Of the
judges shall administrator to him ar
oath. which he shall sign, as follows:
"I. do solemnly swear (or affirml
that I am citizen of the United
States; that I have resided in thii
state for one year Immediately pre-
ceding this election, in this count!
ninety days, and in this school dis
trict thirty days: that 1 am twenty
one years of age. and that I have no
previously voted at this election, ant
that l have paid school tax within
this school district in the year mex
preceding this election; So Help M
God"
If the person so challenged shal
refuse to make such oath or affirma
ton, his vote shall be rejected: AM
the judges may reject the vote Of an,
person offering to vote, if. in thei
Judgment, the said voter is not quail
fled according to law, whether tn
said voter takes the said oath or not
In witness whereof, The Board o
Education of School District No.
in the County of Delta, and State o
Colorado. has caused this notice to b
given as required by law, this 15t
day of September. \. d. 1920.
C. H. STEWART, Secretary
First pub. Sept. II: last pub. Oct. 1