Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-11-05

Resolution and notice 10 fine ou,IiGo,
electors OF the City of Macon, Miss.
Of the intention of the Mayor and
BOARD OF Aldermen Of said CITY Of
macon to issue Sl8000.00 of bends
OF said city for the improvement of
the streets.
Whereas, the $15,000O0 realized nv
bond issue for street, innrovo,,,o,,ts
after purchasing the materials, Is not
sufficient to complete the work The
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen nro-
posed doing, there being on hand to
me credit Of the bond fund $4,000 90.
and, 1870
hereas, said board purpose the
Improvement Of streets not within
the original purpose or intertioo ''' 81
Ihe time OF said bond issue bad addis
olai thereto; ana
whereas, the funds raodo1
can only be realized by The issuanco
q bonds Of said city as Drovide5 Nv
chapter 147 Of the Laws Of 1914 aDJ
napier Wlp zO6 OF the Laws of 1920; and
Whereas, said Mayor and Board If
5>'oerneh are without authority to is
sue such bonds, niles autbor;zad Nv
d majority OF the qualified electors #
saia city, who shall vote in an pIac.
pose; '' P'I-
Fir 4harofo~o ,.-,
OF yhe Mayor and Board Of
= .'efman Of the City Of Macon, Mis-
$ the INTENTION of the ss;J
mayor and Board Of Aderen Ia ;ssno
bonds Of said city, fixing the mari
mum amount of such issue at e;ghtao.
Thousand dollars, for the purpoxa AZ .
improving the streets Of .siJ 49,
ailnef the provisions of paragraph IL, :
81 section |, of said chapter l47 Of tba :
Laws OF 1914, which iasue added 10
ghe outstanding bonded o., floating
DEBT OF said city will not amount 10
more than fifteeE per cent Of tba ,s
'eSsed value Of the taxable pronoyv
n the City as shown by The asssa.aJ
salae OF the taxable property in thu
'ty as shown by the assessment rolls
If the current year.
Second That an election is bar.bx v
'rdered to be held ir said CITY Of Ma, d,
on, on h,
Monday, November 18th, 1890 St
{ the mayors office, at which aIec Il
Ion shall besubmitted to the ouali6ad I'll
leetors of said city tho Question a
neither or not they will vote to an. 10
nofl2e the mayor and board of alder ir
len OF said city to issue bonds Of said TO
.sy IN the maximum sum of eighteen s.
1ousand dollars, for the purpose of
rect Improvement. m
Third, That the city election Com he
customers are directed to hold said ELI
ectloh on the date above fixed and wi
icy shall give notice of such election tn
the qualified electors of said eitv tn,
publication in the Macon BEACON ele
weekly newspaper published in said bo
" of Macon, "once a week for tbrea
aeks preceding" such election and
sad election all qualified voters
ay vote, and the ballot used shall
We printed thereon a brief state
sEt OF the amount of purpose of the
opposed bond issue and the words
Or the bond lssao and the words 9
.galnst the bond issue" and the Con
ter shall vote by placing cross * cou
posite his choice of the proposition Nov
Fourth. That after said election ope,
al have been held, said commission pob
shall forth with make report of PieA
election SO held, and the returns pl
,reof, to the Mayor and Board Of ser,
termen of said City of Macon, Miss prop
The next regular or regular adjourn r. !
meeting Immediately following n
4 election. sery,
fifth; That said commissioner. Ger
authorized to have printed sui Of b
ent number of ballots to be used ante,
said election and such ballots shall ter i
printed as follows "City Bond. of
cor, Mississippi, in the amount Of
'OOO, for the purpose Of street i'm
and on the opposite sids
aid ballot there sholl be pristed tia
DIS; For The BOND Isv~s," asd R. A