The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-21
Ordinance No. 795-C

An ordinance to order an election
 to be held in the city of BirminR-
 ham for the purpose of submit-
 ting 10 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 purchasing or acquiring real
 estate for the site of free pulp
 lie library, and for establishing n
 free public library, and for ex-
 tending, enlarging, improving,
 repairing, equipping and furnish
 ing the same, said bonds to be in
 the amount of seven hundred and
 fifty thousand dollars ($75O,.
 OOO), to mature thirty (3O)
 years after date of issue, and to
 bear interest at the rate of five
 per eentum (5 per centum) per
 annum, payable semi-annually, and to be secured by first mort
 gage or deed of trust upon the
 property acquired or to be ac-
 quired with the proceeds of such
 bond issue, and to be further se-
 cured by the full taxing powers
 of the city of Birmingham, here
 tofore, now, or hereafter con-
 ferred upon it by law and by the
 full faith and credit of the city
 of Birmingham.
 Be It Ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as follows;
 Section l. That an election be and the same Is hereby called to be held in the City of Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama. on Monday, the 22nd day of May, 1922. for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors or the City of Birmingham, Alabama, Tor their determination by ballot. a proposition to issue bonds of the City of Birmingham to the amount of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars $750.000), for the purpose of acquiring a site for free public library, and for establishing a free public library, and for extending, en- larging, improving, repairing, equip ping and furnishing the same, said bonds to mature thirty (sO) years from date of issue, and are to be of the denomination of One Thousand Dollars s1.000) each, and are to bear interest at the rate of five per centum G per centum) per annum, interest payable semi annually from date of issue, the place of payment of said bonds and the date of issue to be hereafter fixed, and said bonds to be secured by first mortgage or deed of trust upon the property acquired or to be acquired with the proceeds of such bond issue and to be further secured by the full faith and credit of the City of Birmingham, and by the full taxing powers of the City of Birmingham heretofore, now. or hereafter conferred upon 1t by law.
 Sec. 3. That the Election Commits sion of the City of Birmingham, be and it Is hereby requested and in- structed to prepare the ballots to be used In such election. which may be in the following form:
 Official ballot for free public liz brary bond election to be held in the City of Birmingham on Monday, the 22nd day of May. 1922
 Shall the bonds of the City of Bir- mingham to the amount of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars (ST50.00o) maturing thirty (30) years from date of issue, and bearing inter est at the rate of five per centum (5 per centum) per annum. interest pay able semi-annually from date of is- sue. be issued for the purpose of ac- quiring real estate for the site of . free public library. and for estab- fishing free public library, and for extending, enlarging, improving, re- pairing. equippinx and furnishing the same?
 after the proposition you wish to vote