The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-07-12
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State OF South Carolina,
Laurenb County.

Notice or special election on the
question of issuing coupon bonds of
inc City Of Laurens in the SIM of
$4,000 for Extension and Improve
ment Of the Water Works System of
said city.
Whereas, a written petition of ma
Jollty Of the frecholderS of said City
or Laurens, as appears from the tax
books OF said City has been filed with
ihe City Council of the City of Lau-
renS, asking that an election he hcIG
IN said City of Laurcns at which shall
De submitted to the qualified electors
OF said City of Laurens the question
of issuing coupon bonds of the City
OF Laurcns in the sum Of $65 900 pay
able within forty (4O years from the
Date Of issue and bearing a rate of in
lc"est Eot exceeding per cent per
ahnum for the purpose OF water works
extension and Improvement Of the wa
ter works system of said City, and
whereas, the said Council Of the
City of Laurens has duly considered
said petition and canvassed the same
and found 1T to be in proper form and
signed by the required number of
tree holders as prescribed by the Con-
st'tution and Statute laws of, the State
or South Carolina, made and provided
in such cases, and upon consideration
thercof, has adopted an Ordinance and
resolution dated the 26th day of June.
1872, that the prayer Of the Petition be
granted and that the question Of issu-
ing said bonds be submitted to the
luallled registered electors of said
CITY or Laurcns at special election
TO be held in and for the said City of
Laurens on the 25th day Of July. 1922.
NOW, therefore notice Is hereby Civ
en- that q special election will be held
IN the City Of Laurens, on Tuesday,
the 10Th day of July, 1922, upon the
question OF issuing bonds OF the City
of lIaurens in the sum of S65, 900 to be-
payable within forty years from date
OF issue and to bear interest at not
exceeding per cent per annum for
the purpose of the extension and i'm
provement Of the water works sys-
tenn OF the City of Laurens. AT said
election the said polls will be opened
at 8 O'Clock in the forenoon and closed
! at a o'clock in the afternoon. Only
qualified Registered electors Of the
Sity OF Laurens shall be entitled to
vote at said election. The ballots shall
have printed upon them the question
TO be submitted and the words ives"
and mo- and the elector favoring the
Issue OF said bonds shall vote ballot
containing the word yes" and the
elector opposed to the issue Of said
bonds shall vote ballot containing
;the word mo-. The said election shall
be held at the places and by the per-
sons VINO have been appointed man.
ayers to conduct the same at each pre-
'cinct, as follows, to wit:
Ror Ward Cne-Voting place ut City
Clerks office. Managers: j. f. Bolt,
j. n. 'Tollison and j. d. Watts.
For Ward Two-Voting place a.t
'Switzers Store. Managers: Jeff d.
Sexton, y. III. Cunningham, Carl Roper.
For ward Three-Voting place at
Laurcns Cotton Mill Store Managers:
Jim Lewis, Walt. Hellams, Horace
league.
For Ward Four-yoting place at
DavIs-Reper Company store. Man
ayers: j. c. WATSON, jno w. Fowler,
John SwitZer.
For Ward Five-voting place at
Jones-Tay1or hardware store. Man
ayers: T. p. Kendriok, r. f. Jones,
Roy B. Owings.
For Ward six---voting place at
James w. Dunklin's residence. Man
ayers: -. w. Machen, James Clardv,
II, Mac Roper.
At the close OF the election the man
ayers will ascertain the result and re-
turn the same to the City Council of
the City of Laurens as required by
law.
BY order OF the said Council of tho
City OF Laurens this thc. G5th OF June
1922.
w. II. DIAL,
Attest: Mayor
STANLEY w. CREWS,
Clay Clerk and Treas 6O.df