Cheyenne record., 1920-02-12

WHEREAS-A petition signed by
more than fifty qualified voters OF TIE
Cheyenne County High School Dis
irict, in the Stale Of Colorado, as have
paid school tax therein in the year
next preceding such election, has been
made and filed with the undersigned
County Superintendent, requesting the
submission of the following bonding
question to the voters of said County
High School District, having the quail
iiication hereineafter prescribed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIvEN--That
at special election of the duly quail
tied electors of several school districts
in Cheyenne County, Colorado, which
comprises the Cheye yenne County High
School District, in the State OF Colo
RADIO, TO be held on Friday, the 20td,
day of February, A. D. 1920
in the said several school districts,
there will be submitted to such quali-
fad electors OF said High School Dis
trict as have paid school tax therefu
in the ear next preceding said election
the following question::
.sShallthe County High School
Committee of. the Cheyenne
County High School District,
in The State OF Colorado, Con-
tract q bonded Indebtedness
in the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (si0G, ,01O),
for the purpose of erecting
and furnishing high school
building within and for said
school district, by the issuance
and sale of negotiable coupon
bonds of said school district
therefore?''
The said election shall be held in
School District No Two in the Coun-
ty of'Cheyeans and State of Colorado.
at the public building in saidschool dist
and the ballot box for the reception OF
ballots upon said question will be
opened at the hour of two o'clock
in the afternoon tf said day OF ssaid
place and will be kept open until and
will be closed at the hour of five
o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
Ballots to be used in voting on ihe
question submitted will be furnished
by thu Secretary of the district to the
judges of election, to be by them fur
nished to the voters. Each elector
voting at said election shall deposit
In the ballot box ballot vlicrcon
shall be printed or written the words,
'.FOR HIGH SCHOOL BONDS'' and
the.wolds AGAINST THIGHSCHOOL
BONDS, and shall indicate his ap-
proval or disapproval OF the propo-
sition submitted by placing a cross(x)
opposite the group OF words onhis ball
lot which expresses his choice.
No ballet will be received by the
judges of electio unless the person
offering the ballot shall be qualified
elector .of said County High School
District and shall have paid scho il
tax therein in the year next preceding
said election,
Any person offering to vote at said
election may be challenged by any le.
gally qualified electcr of the district,
and any one of the judges of election
shall thereupon administer to the per-
son challenged an. oath, as follows:
"You do swear Tor affirm)
that you are citizen of the
United States: that you have
resided in the State OF Colora
do, one year Immediately pre-
ceding this election; that you
are twenty-one years of age;
that you have resided in this
district thirty days next pre-
ceding this election aud that
you have paid school tax with
in this school district in the
year next preceding this elect
ion and that you have not vot-
ed at this election; SO help you
God Tor under the pains and
penalties Of purgery)".
If any person Offering to vote shall
refuse to take such oath or affirmation
his vote will be rejected. 1t is provid-
ed by law, however, that the judges
may reject the vote OF any person Of
fering to vote, If in their Judgment.
said voter is not qualified according
to law whether said voter has taken