The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-12-16

a. &Hu2hmnce Tor the Issuance OF 3l5O,
10000 Hrookhavsn Separate schoo
II District Bonds; Prescribing the Form
q said Bonds, and Other Detail o.
the issue.
Whereas, by resolution or ordinance
proposed at a regular meeting of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
City OF Rrookhaven. Mississippi on No
vember Z, 1922, the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen OF the City Of Brookhaven
mississippi, proposed to issue the bonds
of said city to the amount of One Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand ($150.0O000)
Dollars or as much thereof as may be
necessary for the purpose of raising
money TO be used for the following pur-
poses;
! To erect, repair and equip school
Buildings in the Brookhaven Separate
School District Lincoln County, Missis-
lsippi and.
Whereas, it was necessary that said
proposal to issue said bonds be pub
ilshed in newspaper in the City of
lBrookhaven, MISSISSIPPI. and having a
general circulation therein in accordance
with the provisions of Section S415.
S4l6, 34l9 and S420 of the Code of Mis-
sissippi, 1905, and the amendments
thereto and in accordance with the
provisions of the Laws of the State of
Mississippi. 1914. Chapter 147, and the
Laws Of the State of Mississippi, 1918,
Chapter 209. and the Laws of the State
of Mississippi. 1920. Chapter 206; and.
Whereas said Brookhaven Separate
School District is operating under Sec
ton 1851 and 1863 of Hemingway's An
notated Mississippi Code OF 1917, Chap
/ ter 179 of the Laws of the State Of
Mississippi enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi in the year
1918, and 1853 of Hemingway's Ammo
tated Mississippi Code Supplement of
1921 and,
Whereas, notice of the proposal to is
sue said bonds has been duly published
in the Brookhaven Semi-Weexly Lead
er, newspaper published in Broolxha-
ven, Mississippi, and having general
| circulation therein for three successive
weeks and 40 petition of any kind hav-
ing been filed by adult taxpayers or
qualified electors of the Brookhaven Sep
arate School District, Lincoln County,
State of Mississippi persons or citizens
of the said Brookhaven Separate School
District against the issuance of said
bonds; and,
Whereas, the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen by said resolution duly passed
at its regular meeting of November z,
1922, in accordance with the Laws of
the State of Mississippi ordered and di-
rected the election Commissioners of
the City of Brookhaven. Miss, to hold
an election in the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, on December 4th, 1922, for
the purpose of permitting the qualified
electors of the said Brookhaven Separ-
ate School District, to determine by
their votes whether they favored the
issuance of the bonds of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss the proceeds of
which are to be used for the following
purposes:
i
To erect, equip and repair School
Buildings in the Brookhaven Separate
School District, Lincoln County State
of Mississippi.
Whereas, the Election Commissioners
of the City of Brookhaven, have this
day reported to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, at its regular meeting on
this day and in accordance with the
provisions and the regulations Of the
resolution or ordinance adopted by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Brookhaven. Mississippi, on No
vember 9TH, 1922. that they gave due
and proper notice to the qualified cleo
tors of the City of Brookhaven, Missis-
sippi of their intention to hold the a.
foresaid election on December 4th, 1922,
copy of said report and said election
commissioners being as follows:-
Report of Election Commissioners of
The City of Brookhaven. Mississip-
pi, in the Special Election Held De-
cember 4th, 1922.
To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi:
We, the undersigned Election Com
missioners of the City of Brookhaven
Mississippi, beg leave to report, that, in
pursuance of an order of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven of T1o.
meeting on the 7th, day of November
1922, directing the undersigned Commits
sioners to hold a Special Election on
the date and for the purpose hereinaf-
ter stated, we gave notice of a Special
Election to be held at the City Hall in
the City of Brookhaven, Miss, on the
4th day of December, 1922, at which
election would be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the Brookhaven Separ-
ate School District of Lincoln County,
Mississippi, the question of whether or
not they would vote to authorize the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of said
City of Brookhaven, Miss, to issue the
Bonds of said Brookhaven Separate
School District in the sum of $150,O00.-
90, or as much thereof as might be ne
cessary for the purposes stated in said
notice. Said notice having been posted
at the City Hall. the usual voting place
Der, 1922, and remaining so posted un-
til December 4th, 1922, and by causing
said notice to be published in the Semi
Weekly Leader. newspaper published
in the City of Brookhaven, Miss, and
having a general circulation therein, for
three consecutive weeks preceding said
election, copy of said notice, together
with proof of publication thereof, being
filed with this report as part thereof
Nc
time and place designated in said notice
and within the hours prescribed by
law, hold a Special Election submitting
to the qualified electors of the said
Brookhayen Separate School District,
the question advertised to be submitted
as shown by copy of the ticket used
in said election, and filed herewith as
a part of this report, and in said cleo
hon, which was legally held. 723 legal
votes Were cast, which were as follows:
For the Bond Issue----------------6
Against the Bond Issue----- 46
the total number of legal votes being
723.
The result Of said election is there
fore declared by us to be in favor of
the Issuance of sand bonds, by major
ity of 631 votes.
Respectfully submitted.
]. H. Sumrall,
c. II. Hamilton,
Election Commissioners.
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
Personally appeared before the un-
|dersigned Chancery Clerk of the county
aforesaid. c. Z. Powe, Superintendent
of the Leader. newspaper printed and
published in the City of Brookhaven.
state OF Mississippi and county afore-
said, who makes affidavit that publica-
ton Of certain legal notice, printed
copy Of which is hereto annexed had
been made in said newspaper for
weeks consecutively as follows:- towit:
November II, 1922: November lS, 1922;
November rs. 1922; and December 2,
G. E. POWE,
Superintendent of the Leader
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 5th day of December, 1922.
S. B. McNair. Chancery Clerk.
Notice Of Special Election in the Brook
haven Separate School District.