The Port Gibson reveille., 1920-04-15
mEScgath, ESga term seginning March 1st,

month, term beginning March 1st,
The request of citizens, to have
lots near depot drained, accompanied
tby proposition from w. 7. Shelby, to
have property SO drained, as to cause
the town no further trouble for the
sum Of SIS on motion, was accepted.
On motion H. A. Marschalk was
employed to take a census of the ed
ucateable children of the town, for
which, he is to paid the sum Of 8
cents per head, in addition to that
paid him by the county assessor.
1t was ordered that Mrs. NJ. w.
Musgrove, "the Sanitary Officer,
should have entire control of on mule
and cart, for cleaning up purposes,
except when said mule and cart may
be needed for some special purpose
and when said mule is needed to sprin
kle.
no motion of Alderman Samuel
We'll, duly seconded by Alderman H.
ID. Brownlee, the following resolution
was passed:
Whereas, it has developed that thore
are not sufficient funds in the treas
ury to complete the work Of improv-
ing and repairing the present water
works and electric light plant owned
by the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
of the Town Of Port Gibson; there
fore, be it ordained that there be sub
mitted TO the qualified electors Of the
town of Port Gibson at an election
to be held for said purpose at the
eHana f,f ALa nNnwI Il
dermen on the 18th day Of April, A. D.
1920, the question as to whether the
bonds of said municipality shall issue
for an aggregate sum Of $4,000, the
proceeds thereof to be used for the
Improvement and repair Of the exist
ing water works and electric light
plant belonging to said Board of May
or and Aldermen Of said Town; the
said bonds to be in denominations OF
five hundred dollars ($500) each, one
Of said bonds to mature each year
until the goth year from the date Of
issue; said bonds to bear interest al
the rate Of six per cent. per annum
payable annually.
1t was further ordained that the
election commissioners of said towr
be, and they are hereby, instructed tC
call an election to be held in accord
ance with the foregoing resolution, OF
Thursday, April 29th, 1920, 60 decide
as to the issuance of the bonds pro
vided for in said resolutions, sale
election to be held and conducted a!
general elections for town officers arr
held; the ballots to be used at saiC
election to have printed on them, tht
one under the other, the following
words, to-wit:
For Bond issue, according to pub
lished notice. Against Bond issue
according to published notice.
Be it further ordained that ther'
be published in the Port Gibson Rev
ellie, a public newspaper, published
in said town of Port Gibson, for thre,
consecutive weeks, beginning with tn
issue Of April 9th, 1920, the following
notice, to-wit:
| NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR PRO
POSED BOND ISSUE.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of the town Of Port Gibson, Mississip
ri, purposes to submit to the qualifie,
electors of the town Of Port Gibson
at an election to be held at the offic
! of the Board Of Mayor and Aldermel
in said town on the 29th dav 80 Apri
A. D. 1920, the question as to whethe
, the serial bonds of said town shall is
sue in the aggregate sum of Te
. Thousand Dollars: said bonds to b
numbered ] to 20 inclusive, each o
which shall be for the sum of fv
, hundred dollars one of bonds TO fa'
due each year from the date of issu
| Z CnsA har1g ghn
bear interest at a rate not to excee
six per cent. per annum from dat
{ il terest payable annually, and interes
and principal payable at the Office (
i the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
said town of Port Gibson, Mississippi
t The proceeds of said bonds vii be u:
3 ed for the improvement and repair
the water works and electric ligf
E plant of said town.
A. A. MADDOX, Clerk.
: It was further ordained that Il
: election commissioners shall publis
4 a notice Of said election according
e law, in substantially the followir
form, to-wit:
!. NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR BON
T ISSUE.
n Inere VIII De an elecnoH Heiu
Thursday, April 29th, 1920, at the o
i fee of the Board Of Mayor and Aide
: men Of the town Of Port Gibson, Mi
4 sissippi, the same being the polliII
4 place, to determine whether u
N Roard Of Mayor and Aldermen Of sa
. town will issue the bonds Of sa
\ municipality in The aggregate sum
: ten thousand dollars, the proceeds
be used in the Improvement and repa
= Of the water works and electric lig
plant, belonging to said town. y
= bonds will he serial bonds, maturil
Z IS provided in order rassed by So
r Board of Mayor and Aldermen at !
: !. ,egular April, 1920, meeting, bearil
interest at rate note exceeding
l. per cent. per annum, interest payat
: = r. ]. DURR,
! R. E. WALNE
= F. L0URY,
y Election Commissioner,
~ UUL;nb nofica shall he signed a