The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-30
J. w. CHAPMAN,
Clerk and Treasurer.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Ordering a Special Election in the
! Town of Newberry for the Purpose
Of Issuing Bonds for Enlarging and
Extending Waterworks of Said
Town:
Whereas, a 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
special election in said town for the
purpose of issuing coupon bonds OF
said town to the amount Of ffty-two
thousand dollars, payable in twenty
five years from the date of issue and
bearing a rate of interest not exceed
ing five and one-half per cent. per
annum, for the purpose of enlarging
and extending waterworks. of said
town."
Whereas, it appears that said petit
tion is signed, by majority Of the
freeholders of the Town of New
berry, S. c., as shown by its tax
books; and,
Whereas, Section 1850, Vol. i, 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 major
ity of the freeholders of said city or
town as shown by it's tax books, to
order a special election in any such
city or town for the purpose Of
issuing bonds for any corporate pur-
pose set forth in said petition.
Now, Therefore, Be it Ordained by
the Mayor and Aldermen Of the Town
of Newberry, in the State of South
Carolina, in council assembled and by
authority of the same, that 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. M, and to close at 4 o'clock
p. M, on the 7th day of May, 1920,
Ior 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 en-
larging and extending waterworks' OF
said town shall cast a ballot upon
which shall be printed or written the
words I'm favor of issuing bonds for
enlarging and extending waterworks"
and those who oppose the issue OF
said bonds shall cast ballot upon
which shall be printed or written the
words against the issue of bonds for
enlarging and extending the water
works"
That the siad 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 Z.
Hipps Store, Upstairs; Ward No; 4,
at ]. 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, c. F.
Werts. H. B. Wells; Ward No. 2-F.
= Martin. w. J. Swittenberg, R. II.
Wright; Ward No 3-P. E. Anderson,
!. ". Johnson, r. L. Tarrant; Ward
No. 4-E. H Aull, A H. Dickert, Jr.,
c. T. Paysinger, and Ward No. b
T. J. Bradley, J. E. Franklin, M. N.
Padgett 4
Provided, That any vacancy that
may occur in the board of managers
may hereafter be filled by appoint1
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 opening of said registration BOOKS
to be given by the publication OF
this ordinance once week for tour
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
dav of April, A. D., 1920.
EUGENE S. BLEASE,
Mayor.
Attest:
J. ". CHAPMAN,