The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-30
NOTICE OF ELECTION
ORDINANCE NO. EOS


pose Of building, extending and
improvinR the water works system
Of the CITY Of Lubbock, Texas,
fixing the rate Of interest such
bonds shall bear, said bonds 70 be
payable serially beginning 70
years from their date and 70 ma
turc ail bonds forty years from
their date leyying a tax 70 pay the
interest and sinking fund thereon
90 discharge same at their several
maturit,es. fixing "A date for such
election. appointing officers 20
hold same. providing for notices
thereof and fixing a polling place;
and declaring an emergency ac-
count Of insufficient water sup
ply
Uo 10 ordained by the City Coun-
cI of the City Of Lubbock, Texas
Section That an election shall
be- held at the office of the City Sec
rotary of the City Of Lubbock, Tex
a.. whereby the properly qualified
property-taX paying voters OF TINS
city shall determine II bonds OF TINS
Citv % the amount Of $50 100000
shall be issued for the purpose Of
building. extending and improving
the water works system Of the City
Of Lubbock. Texas. on the 18th day
Of July. 1929. at the usual hours
for holding elections under the gem
eral laws Of this State. and W. =.
Clark. r r. Penney and l.. II. W.
Terry are hereby appointed as judy
cs 90 hold such election, conform
able TO the laws regulating same.
Section 2. II a majority Of such
voters voting thereat shall vote in
favor Of the issuance Of such Bonds
there shall be issued and sold by the
CITY such amount Of bonds. all TO
be dated the / SO day of August,
1922. and Of 100000 each shall
bear interest at rate not greater
than six per centum per annum, pay
able semi-anuually on the first days
Of February and August each year
thereafter until the bonds are sew
orally retired. such bonds shall ma
tre as follows: Nos. ! and 2 on the
first day Of February, 1925, and the
two bonds next In numerical order
hail mature on the first day of
February. 1926, and continuing two
bonds next in order each year on the
first day of said month until 1898,
when bond No. % shall mature,
thereafter one bond each year in
consecutive order until all have ma
tured
Section 3. In the event said pro-
position shall carry. as mentioned in
Section Two. a tax viii be levied on
all pronerty in the City subject TO
a.. .. .s.a. ca. a a.
est and create "A sinking fund TO re-
tire each bond as the same shall ma
ture.
Section q The Mayor Of this City
and the City Secretary thereof, shall
duly authenticate a copy Of this Ord
nance and cause the same to be pub
lished as provided by law for notices
Of bond elections. IN some newspaper
published within this City, and the
publication shall continue until due
notice has been perfected, and at
the election those desiring to vote
in favor of the issuance of such
Bonds. shall have written or printed
on their several ballots. For the Is
suance of Water Works Bonds in the
sum OF S5O.0O0.00 and levying a
tax sufficient TO pay the interest and
create sinking fund to pay and re-
tire same those opposed to such
Bonds being issued shall have writ
ten or printed on their several bal
lots, against the Issuance Of Water
Work Bonds in the sum Of 100000
90, and levying tax sufficient TO
pay the interest and create sinking
fund to pay and retire same.
Section 3. The fact that the City
is not adequately supplied with wat
er for domestic consumption and for
] fire prevention creates an emer-
gency and public necessity that the
rule of the Charter requiring an
Ordinance TO be read at two several
meetings before enactment, shall be
suspended, and that this Ordinance
shall be passed and effective at the
meeting Of its introduction and first
reading, and is so ordered.
Approved this sth day of June,
Percy Spencer, Mayor,
City of Lubbock, Texas.
Attest. X. Germany, City Sec
rotary, City of Lubbock, Texas.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
City of Lubbock.
We, Percy Spencer as Mayor, and
J. X. Germany, as City Secretary, of
the City of Lubbock, Texas, a num-
cipal corporation. do hereby certify
that the foregoing is true and cor
rect copy Of Ordinance No. 200,
passed and approved by the City
Commission Of said City on Sth day
OF June. 1922, at its regular meet.