The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-06-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State OF South Carolina,
!. LIurCnS County.


" Notice Of special election on thr
question OF issuing coupon bonds 70,
INC city or Laurcns in the sum of
$40,000 for Street Improvement Of tbo
City OF Laurens. ''''
- whereas, q written petition of q ma
jority OF the freeholders of tho Citv
OF Iaurens as appears from the tay
books OF said City has been fled with
the City Council OF the City of Lau-
rcns asking that an election de held
in said CITY Of 1Iaurcns at which shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF said City the question of issuing
coupon bonds OF the City Of Iaurons
in the sum OF $4,000 payable within
forty years from the date of issue and
to bear 4 rate of interest not exceed
ing gDer cent per annum for the Dur-
pose Of Street Improvement Of ihc
City Of IIaurcnS: and
Whereas, the City Council of Tho
City OF l!aurens has duly considered
said petition and canvasscd the samc
and found 1t to be in proper form and
slgnod by the required number OF
froehoidere ~, N"ncorilnh hv the Con
luton and Statute laws Of the State
ol LGStftn ..,iO.I4.., Iiuue ;.nu provided
rin such cases, and upon consideration
thereof, has adopted an Ordinance and
Resolution dated 2Gth Of June, 1922,
that the prayer OF tho petition be
granted and that the question Of issu-
ing said bonds be submitted to the
qualified registered electors Of said
City OF 'laurens at a special election
to be held III and for the said City Of
LaurenS on tho 25th OF July, 1922.
y Now, therefore, notice is hereby Civ
en- that a special election will be held
in the City Of Laurens OH Tuesday. the
25th day of July, 1922, uCon .jhc cues
ton Of Issuing coupon bonds Of the
City Of Laurens in the sum OF $40, 900
to be payable within forty years f,om
date OF issue and to bear interest at
not exceeding 6 per cent per annum
for the purpose Of Street Improyeiacn.
OF the City Of Laurens. At said elnc.
tion the polls will be opened at S
O'clock in the forenoon and will be
closed at o'clock in The afternoon
and only qualified registered electors
of the City of Laurens shall he enti-
tied to vote at said election. The bal
lots shall have printed upon them the
question to be submitted and the
words "ycs" and mo" and the clector
favoring the issue Of said boals shall
vote. the ballot containing the word
yes" and the elect0r ortGo.cd to the
issue Of said bonds shall vote the bal
lot containing the word "no". The
said election shall be held at the plac-
es and by the persons who have been
appointed managers to conduct the
same at each precinct, as follows, tc
wit:
For Ward One--voting place at City
Clerks Office. Managers: j. f.. Bolt,
j. p. Tollison and j. ID. Watts.
For Ward Two-Voting place at
Switzer's store. Managers: j. d.
Sexton, j. III. Cunningham and Carl
Roper.
For Ward Threc-v Voting place at
the Ianrcns Cotton Mill store, Man
ayers: Jim Lewis, Walter Hellams and
race league.
Fer ~, -. .our-Voting place at
Davis-Roper Company's store. Man,
ayers: J.t1C. Wasson, Jno. W. Fowler
and John Switzer.
For Wa"d Gfive-Voting Dlace at
James Nv. AGmnkln's residence. Man
ayers: y. w. Machen, James Clardy
and t. Mac Roper.
ct tho close of tho election the man
ayers will ascertain tho result and re-
turn the same to the said City Council
OF the City Of Glaurens as required by
law.
BY order Of the City Council of the
City OF Laurcns this the 26th day OF
June, 1922.
w. III. DIAL,
Attest: Mayor
STANLEY w. CREWS,
City Clerk and Treas. 5O-lt