The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-24

| exist, or be performed precedent to
| the issuance of such bond, have been
done. exist and have been performed
IN regular and due time, form and
lmanner as required by law. They
shall also recite any other terms or
condition Of said charter act.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty
of the Recorder of the city as soon
after the passage of this ordinance
as possible to file with the said
election commissioners of Henry
County, a certified copy of this ord-
nance, and II shall thereupon be the
duty of said commissioners, within
thirty days thereafter, and at such
date, within the limitations aforesaid,
as they may designate, and after
giving proper notice, to cause to be
held popular election of the quail
fled voters of said city, at the usual
place of voting of said city, and
comfortable to the provisions of the
charter act of the assembly afore-
said and the provisions of the laws
of Tennessee thereto applicable, to
determine the question of eXpe.
diency of the issuance of said bonds
Section A. Said commissioners
shall cause to be prepared at the
expense of the city, ballots in ac-
cordance to the charter act afore-
said, viz: said ballots shall have
printed on them, in separate para,
graphs, this:
Election to be held on the
day of June, 1921, (the date fixed
to be inserted by commissioners
to determine whether the City of
Paris shall issue Public Improvement
Bonds to the amount of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars
For the issuance of said bonds.
Against the issuance of said
bonds
Each voter shall signify his will
by marking an X after the printed
word expressing his desire.
Section 5. The election ,fticers
shall make due return of said cleo
ton within three days thereafter as
required by law and shall certify to
same TO the Legislative Council of
this city as in charter act provided,
within said time"
And where as in conformity to
the provisions of the charter and
ordinance of the city aforesaid, of
May 10, 1921, a certified copy of
which was filed with the Election
Commissioners of Henry County,
Tennessee, on May 10, 1921, popu,
lar election was held in said city,
within thirty days after such filing,
by the return of said Election Com.
missioners made to the Legislative
Council on June 81, 1921, said
council then being in session, and
which was received and directed by
the said council to be spread upon
it's minutes. Said report being as
follows, to-wit:
State Of Tennessee-Henry Coun-
ty:-ss
To the Legislative Council of the
City Of Paris, Tennessee:
1--WE, w. G. Kirk, and Gwynne
Ewing, Election Commissioners of
conformity to the provisions of
the charter of the City Of Paris,
being chapter 52S of the private
acts of the General Assembly of
Tennessee of 1921, and of the ordi-
nance of said city passed May 18th,
1921 entitled AN act to provide
for the holding of popular election
in the City of Paris, Tennessee, to
determine the expediency OF issuing
bonds of said city to the amount
of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to be known as Public I'M
proVement Bonds and to prescribe
bonds" which said ordinance was
filed with the undersigned on May
10Th, 1921, we ordered an election
of the qualified voters of said city
to be held at the usual voting places
in said City of Paris on Saturday,
June 18th, 1921, notice of which
was published for more than twenty
days previous thereto in a news
paper published in said city, copy
of which is herewith attached and
made part of this return as exhibit
"a" And on said day, conformable
to the provisions of said charter act
and ordinance aforesaid and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
laws of this state in such matters,
we opened and held said election
for the purpose aforesaid, towit:
to determine the eXpediency of the
issuance of Public Improvement
Bonds of said city to the amount OF
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars; and there were cast at said
election 627 votes Tor the issuance
of bonds; and 239 votes against the
issuance of said bonds.
This June 21st, 1921.
w. G.. KIRK,
GYNNE H. EWING,
Commissioners of Election of Henry
County.
Filed June 81, 1921.
FRED d. BRYANT,
Recorder