The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-30

Town of Newberry for the Purpose
of Issuing Bonds for Enlarging and
Extending Sewerage Of Said Town:
Whereas, petition has been pre-
sented to the Mayor and Aldermen of
the Town of Newberry, S. c., in the
words following, to-wit:
"To the Honorable, the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of New
berry, South Carolina:
Eve, the undersigned, freeholders
of the Town of Newberry, in the
State of South Carolina, respectfully
petition your honorable body to order
a special election in said town for the
purpose of issuing coupon bonds of
said town to the amount of twenty
thousand dollars, payable in fifteen
years from the date of issue and
bearing rate of interest not exceed
ing five and one-half per cent. per
annum, for the purpose Of enlarging
and extending sewerage of said
town
Whereas, + appears that said peti-
tion is signed by majority of the
freeholders Of the Town of Newberry,
S. c., as shown by its tax books; and,
vi hereas Section 1850, Vol. /, Of
the Code of Laws OF South Carolina,
1912, declares that it shall be the
duty Of the municipal authorities of
any incorporated city or town OF this
State, upon petition Of the majority
Of the freeholGers Of said city or
town as shown BY its tax books to
order a special election in any such
city or town for The purpose Of is
suing bonds for any corporate pur-
pose set forth in said petition:
Now, Therefore, Be it Ordained by
the Mayor and Aldermen Of Che Town
Of Newberry, in the State Of South
Carolina, in council assembled and by
Authority of the same, that a special
election be, and the same Is hereby,
ordered held in the Town OF New
berry, the polls to be opened at 8
o'clock a. n., and to close at o'clock
D. n., on the 7th day Of May, 1920,
for the purpose of submitting to the
electors of said town who are duly
qualified for voting under the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of
South Carolina the question whether
said bonds shall be issued (according
to law as prayed for in said petition.
Those voting at said election who
favor the issuing of bonds for enlarg-
ing and extending sewerage of said
town shall cast a ballot upon which
shall 'le printed or written the words
':In favor of issuing bonds for en-
larging and extending sewerage" and
those who oppose the issue of said
bonds shall cast a ballot upon which
shall be printed or written the words
Against the issue of bonds for en-
larging and extending sewerage.
That the election shall be held in
said town at the following polling
precincts:
Ward No. /, at Recorders Court
Room; Ward No. 2, at Supervisors
Office; Ward No. 3, at George 6.
Hipp's Store, Upstairs; Ward NO: 4,
at j. w. Whites Store, and Ward No.
5, at Corley's Barber Shop, and the
following named persons are hereby
appointed managers of said election:
Ward No. il. w. Earhardt, &. r.
Werts. H. B. Wells; Ward No. 2-F.
N Martin, W. J. Swittenberg, R. Il.
Wright; Ward No. 3-P. E. Anderson,
J. W. johnson, r. L. Tarrant; Ward
No. 4-E. H Aull, A H. Dickert, Jr.,
C. T. Paysinger, and Ward No: 8
E. j. Bradley, J. E. Franklin, M. N.
Padgett
Provided, That any vacancy that
NAV occur in the board of managers
may hereafter be filled by appoint
ment to be made by the Mayor, or
acting Mayor as the case may be.
That the registration books be
opened for said election on the 10th
day of April, 1920, and remain open
until and including the 26th day OF
April, 1920, at which time said books
shall be closed.
Public notice of said election and
the openi g of said registration books
to be given by the publication OF
this ordinance once week for four
consecutive weeks in The Herald and
News and The Observer, two news
papers published in said town.
Done and ratified under the cor
porate seal of said town this the 9th
day of April, A. D., 1920.
EUGENE S. BLEASE,
Mayor.
Attest:
]. ". CHAPMAN,
Clerk and Treasurer.
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