The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-21
Ordinance No. 798-C

be held in the city of Birming-
 ham for the purpose of submit-
 ting to the qualified electors of
 the city of Birmingham, for their
 determination by ballot, a prop
 osition to issue bonds of the city
 of Birmingham for the purpose of
 erecting a public auditorium and
 extending, enIarging, repairing,
 equipping and furnishing the
 same, said bonds to be in the
 amount of five hundred thousand
 dollars ($5oO,ooo), to mature
 thirty (30) years after date of
 issue and to bear interest at the
 rate of five per centum (5 per
 cent) per annum, payable semi
 annually, and to be secured by
 the full faith and credit of the
 city of Birmingham and by the
 full taxing powers of the city ot
 Birmingham heretofore, now, or
 hereafter conferred upon it by
 law.
 Be if ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as rol- lows:
 Section 1. That an election be and the same is hereby called to be held in the City of Birmingham, Jeffer- son County, Alabama, on Monday, the 22nd day of May. 1922, for the pur- pose of submitting to the QuallIleo electors of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, for their determination by ballot. a proposition to issue bonus of the City of Birmin gham to the amount of Five Hundred Thousano Dollars ($5o0, ,o00), for the purpose or erecting public auditorium ana e@- tending. enlarging, repairing, equip ping and furnishing the same, said bonds to mature thirty C30) years from date of issue, and are to be or the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,000) each, and are to pear interest at the rate of five per cen tum 6 per centum) per annum. Tn terest. payable semi annually rom date of issue, tho place of payment of said bonds and the date or issue to be hereafter fixed, and said ponos to be secured by the full faitn anu credit of the City of Birmingham. and bv the full taxing powers of the citvt of Birmingham, heretofore, now, or hereafter conferred upon 1t by law.
 Sec 2 That the Election Commits sion of the City of Birmingham, be and it is hereby requested and ln- structed to prepare the ballots 10 pc used in such election, which may pc in the following form;
 Official ballot for the auditorium bond election to be held in the Clty of Rirmjn eham on Monday, the zznd day of May, 1922.
 Shall the bonds of the City of Bir- mingham to the amount of Five Hun dred Thousands Dollars (S50O,OOO)s maturing thirty (30) years from date of issue, and bearing interest at the rate of five per centum (o per centum) per annum, interest payaple semi-annually from date Of issue, De issued for the purpose Of erectins public auditorium, and extending en larging, repairing, equlpplhs anu furnishing the same?
 Make, a cross mark (X before or after the proposition you wish td vote for.
 FOR AUDITORIUM BOND ISSUE. AGAINST AUDITORIUM BOND IS-
 SUE.
 See 8. That the Election Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham IN hereby ordered and directed to give thirty days notice of such electlon which said notice shall be given by publication in the Birmingham Ase- Herald. a newspaper published in the ,ritv of Birmingham, once a week for three consecutive weeks, which snaii state the purpose for which the cleo tion is to- be held and the time and rlaces of holding the same, the amount q of the proposed ponu issue. the rate of interest the b,nds are to bear. the time for which they are to run. and the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, ana such notice shall be signed oy the Election Commission of the City or Birmingham, Alabama.
 Sec. 4. That the election herein provided for shall be held on the date above mentioned between the hours of eight o'clock A. M. ana SIX o'clock F. M. and by the election or ficers and at the voting places des- ipnated bv the Election Commission of the City of Birmin gham, all in ac- cordance with the notice of said election to be given by the said Election Commission as provided by law.
 Sec. 5. That the Election Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham shall canvass the returns and declare the result of such election, and said Com mission shall meet in the County Court House of Jefferson County on the 23rd day of May. 1922, at 12:00 o'clock and shall canvass the returns of such election and declare the re- suit thereof.
 Sec. 6. That a record of the re- suit of such election as ascertained and declared by the Election Con- mission shall be recorded in the min utes of the proceedings of the Com mission of the City of Birmingham, and when so recorded the records shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated and the valid ity of such election, unless contested as required by law.
 Sec z. That the Election Com mission of the City of Birmingham shall appoint three managers and one returning officer and two clerks for each polling place, and such officers as are required by law to conduct such election, and that in appointing such officers as far as practicable one manager at each voting place shall be known to favor the issue of the bonds proposed to be issued and one manager against such issue. That the Election Commission shall notify the managers, clerks and returning officers of their appointment, and shall deliver the boxes and ballots to the managers at the several voting places In the City of Birmingham.
 Sec S. That after said vote shall have been canvassed the Election Commission shall huve the custody of the ballots cast in said election and shall preserve the same for period of thirty days, and In the event of contest being instituted, it shall pre- serve said ballots until the contest