The Delta independent., 1920-10-08
Public Notice.

PUBIC NotiCe-
OF School District Bond Election.
School District No. /. Delta County,
Colorado.
Public notice is hereby given that
special election of such qualified
electors of School District No. l 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
Directors. called for and the same
will be held on Tuesday, the 18th day
a. October. 1920. at the Central
School building in said District at
which election there will be submit.
ted the following question;
Shall the Board of Education of
School District No. I. in the Coun-
ty OF Delta and State of Colorado
contract bonded Indebtedness
in the sum OF Fifty Thousand
(s5o.000.00) Dollars for the pur-
pose OF erecting a 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 6 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
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 tie words, For the
Bonds.' and the words Against the
Bonds" and the elector shall indicate
his approval or disapproval of the pro-
positions submitted by placing n
cross (X) opposite the group of
words on his ballot which expresses
his choice
No ballot win be received by the
judges OF election unless the person
offering the ballot shall be 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
such questions touching his qualifica-
tions as voter at such bond election
as they shall see fit. One of the
judges shall administrator to him an
oath, which he shall sign. as follows:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm ;
that l am citizen of the United
States: that I have resided In this
state for one year Immediately pre-
ceding this election, in this county
ninety days. and in this school dis
trict thirty days: that am twenty.
one years OF age, and that have not
voted at this election. and
that I have paid school tax within
this school district in the year next
preceding this election; So Help Me
God.'
If the person so challenged shall
refuse to make such oath or affirma-
tion. his vote shall be rejected; and
the judges may reject the vote Of any
person offering to vote II, in their
Judgment, the said voter Ia not quail
fled according TO law. whether the
said voter takes the said oath or not.
In witness whereof. The Board OF
of School District No. 1.
In the County OF Delta. and State of
Colorado has caused this notice to he
given rs required by law. this 18th
day of September. A, d. 1920.
C. II. STEWART, Secretary.