The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-08-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State OF South Carolina,
County Of Lnurens.

Notice Of Special Election on the
Question OF Issuing Coupon Bonds Of
Tho City OF Laurens In tho Sum OF
S2O,O0O for Sewerage Extension and
Improvement Of the Sewerage System.
whereas, written petition Of ma
jority of the freeholders Of the City
or Laurens, as appears from the tax
books of said City, has been filed with
the City Council of the City of Lau
rens, asking that an election be held
In said City of Laurcns, at which shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
Of said City the question Of issuing
coupon bonds Of the City Of Laurens
in the sum of $4,000. payable within
forty years from the date OF issue,
and bearing rate OF interest not er-
cceding six Co per cent per annum,
for the purpose Of sewerage extension
and Improvement Of the sewerage sys-
TEN in said City; and,
Whereas, the City Council OF the
City OF Laurens has duly considered
said petition, canvassed the same, and
found 1t to be In proper form, and
signed by the required number OF free
holders as prescribed by the Consti-
tuition and Statute Laws OF the State
Of South Carolina, made and provided
In such cases, and upon consideration
thereof adopted an Ordinance and
Resolution dated 18th day OF July
1921 that the prayer Of the petition be
granted, and that the question of said
bonds shall be submitted to the quail
| fed, duly registered electors of said
City of Laurens, at Special Election
to be held In and for the said City Of
i.aurens on the 23rd day Of August,
1921.
NOW THEREFORE,, Notice is here
by given that Special Election will
be held in the City Of Laurens on the
| 23rd day OF August, 1921, upon the
question OF issuing bonds Of the City
| Of Laurens in the sum OF $4,000. pay
| able within forty years from date OF
issue, and bearing interest at not ex-
ceeding six co per cent per annum,
| for the purpose OF Sewerage Exten-
sion and Improvement of the Sewerage
| System Of the. City OF Laurens. Said
| election shall be held at the following
| places: Ward /. at City Clerks Office;
Ward 2, at Swtzers Store Ward 3, at
Iaurens Cotton Mills Store; Ward 4,
1T Davis-Ropep Co. Store; Ward s.,
| at Jones-Taylor Hardware Co. Store;
Ward 6. at City Power House; that
| the following have been appointed
| managers to onduct the said election:
Ward 1, j. F.. Tcllison, j. b. Thomp-
son, W. I. Burns; Ward Q, John Swift
zer, ohm II. Cunningham, j. d. Sex
ton; Ward 3. Walter Hellams, 8. j.
| Avery. Willie Powers; Ward 4, e. w.
Martin, j. G. Wasson, j. w. Fowler;
Ward s, r. +. Jones, Fred Fuller, r.
B. Ovens; Ward 6, II. Mack Roper, Il.
w. Machen, ". #. Todd.
At said election the polls shall be
opened at o'clock in the Forenoon
and closed at o'clock In the after
noon. At said election only the quail
fed, registered electors OF the City
OF Laurens shall be entitled to vote.
That the ballots shall have printed
upon them the question to be submit
ted and the words "TES" and mo-,
and the elector favoring the issue OF
said bonds shall vote q ballot con-
tanning the word yes, and the cleo
tor against the issue OF said bonds
shall vote blot containing the word
no"
BY order OF tho City Council of the
said City Of Laurens, this 14th day of
July, 1921.
JNO. A. FRANKS,
Attest: Mayor.
STANLEY w. CREWS,
Clerk and Treasurer.