The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-07-05
NOTICE OF ELECTION
State ofiSouth Carolina,
Iarens County.

Notice of Special Election on the
question OF issuing coupon bonds of
the City Of Iaurens in the sum OF
100000 for funding or extending the
ume CT payment Of OUTSTANDING ifldebt
edness.
whereas written petition of a ma
1ority of the freeholders OF the CITY
or lIaurens as appears from the tax
looks Of said City has been filed with
the said Council Of the said City of
Laurens asking that mn election be
held in said City OF Laurens 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 $G5,000 payable
within forty years from date Of issue
bearing interest at rate not exceed
ing per cent per aunum for the pur-
pose OF funding or extending the time
OF payment Of outstanding indebted
ness Of said City Of Laurens; and
Whereas the said Council Of the
City of Laurens has duly considered
said petition and canvassed the same
ana found 1t to be in proper form and
signed by the required number of
freeholders as prescribed by the Con-
stitution and Statute laws of the State
of South Carolina, made and provided
in such cases, and upon consideration
thereof, has adopted an Ordinance and
Resolution dated 26th Of June, 1922,
that the prayer of the petition be
granted and that the question of issu-
ing said bonds be submitted to the
qualified electors Of said City Of Lau-
rens at a special election to be held
the 25th day Of July, 1922.
Now thoroforo oOtira ;s bornb,, o;,,
en- that a special election will be held
In the City Of Laurens on the 25th day
of July, 1922, upon the question Of is
suing bonds Of the City Of Laurcns in
the sum of S65,000 to be payable with
in forty years from date Of issue and
bearing interest at not exceeding 6
per cent per anum for the purpose of
funding or extending time Of payment
of outstanding Indebtedness Of the
City Of Laurens.
At said election the polls will be
opened at O'Clock in the forenoon
and closed at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Only qualified registered cleo
tors Of the City Of Laurens shall be
entitled to vote at the said election.
The ballots shall have printed upon
and the words Eyes" and "no" and the
bonds shall vote q ballot containing
the word "yes" and the elector op-
posed to the issue Of said bonds shall
vote ballot containing the word "no"
The said election shall be held at the
following places and by the following
persons who have been appointed
managers to conduct the same at each
precinct, to wit:
For Ward One-Voting place at City
Clerks Office. Managers j. r. Bolt
J. lE. Tollison and j. d. Watts.
For Ward Two-Voting place at
Switzer's Store. Managers: j. D.
Sexton, j. II. Cunningham and Carl
Roper.
~or Ward Three-Voting place at
sIaurens Cotton Mills Store. Managers:
Jim Lewis, Walter Hellams and 'Hor-
ace league.
For Ward Four-voting place at
Davis-Roper Company's store. Man
and John Switzer.
For Ward Five--Voting place at
Bones Taylor Hardware Colnpanys
store. Managers: II. p Kendrick, r. T..
Jones and Roy B. Owngs.
For Ward Six-VOting Place at
James wv. Dunklin's residence. Man
ayers: B. w. Machen, James Clardy
and r. Mac Roper.
At the close OF the election the man
ayers will ascertain the result and re-
turn the same to the said Council of
the City Of Iaurens as required by
law.
BY order Of the CITY Council Of the
City Of Laurcns this the 2Gth day Of
June, 1922
w. fl. DIAL
Attest: Mayor
STANLEY w. CREWS,
City Clerk and Treas. 5O-4t