The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-27

NUMBER 0Ucs
County School Bonds.
The State of Florida, eX
rel, Arthur Gomez, as
States Attorney, of the
State of Florida in and
for Monroe County.
Notice of petition to Vail
date and Confirm Special
Tax School District Num-
Der One. Monroe County,
Florida, School Bonds.
To the Taxpayers and Citizens of
Special Tax School District Num-
Der One. Monroe County, Florida:
You and each of you will take
notice that the Board of Public In
on the 25th day of May, A. d. 1926,
filed it's petition in the Circuit of
the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of
the State of FLORIDA, in and for Mon
roe County, alleging that on the
18th day of March. A. D. 1926, pc
tition was filed with said Board.
signed by more than twenty-five
$3.50 per cent of the qualified
electors, who were freeholders of
said Special Tax School District
Number One, of Monroe County,
Florida, praying that an election be
held by the qualified electors, who
were freeholderS of said District. to
issue the bonds Of said District in
the sum of Two Hundred Thousand
($2OO, 900. OO) Dollars, for the pur-
pose of building, repairing, equip
ping and acquiring public free
schools within and for the OK
elusive use of said District.
That pursuant to said petition the
Poard of Public Instruction on the
25th day of March, A. ID. 1926, af-
ter ascertaining that the signers of
said petition were qualified cleo
tors and freeholders of said Dis
trict, and that said petition con-
tanned more than twenty-five (25)
per cent of said qualified electors,
a resolution wherein it was
that it was DESTROYS and
for the best interest of Special Tax
School District Number One, Mon
roe County, Florida, to issue the
bonds of said District in the sum
of Two Hundred Thousand Goo
100000 Dollars, to be numbered from
One TO two-hundred. both inclusive,
said bonds to be of the denomina-
tion of One Thousand $1,000.00)
at the rate of six CD per cent per
annum, interest payable semi-an-
That on the 25th day of March.
A. d. 1926, the Board of Public a.
struction of Monroe County, Flor
ida, adopted a resolution calling an
election Of the qualified electors.
who were freeholders of said Dis
trict, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether said bonds should be
issued or not. That said selection
should be held on the 4th day of May,
A. ID. 1926. That the Board of Pub
lie instruction adopted further
resolution ordering said election to
be held on the 4th day of May, A.
n D1anifofa1 in
and clerks of election, and desig-
mated election Districts, within said
Special Tax School District Number
One, all OF said resolutions and
notices were published in the Key
West Citizen" for four consecutive
weeks prior to the day of holding
said election.
That it was further alleged in
said petition that on the 4th day
of May A. D. 1925, an election of
the qualified electors who were
freeholders, was held within said
Special Tax School District Number
One at the said election districts,
and the polling places designated in
said resolution, and the question
was submitted, at said election
whether the bonds in the sum of
Two Hundred Thousand ($200,
000.00) Dollars should be issued by
said Special Tax School District
Number one, Monroe County, Flor
ida, said bonds bearing interest at
the rate of six Co per cent per an
mum, interest payable semi-annual-
Iy, and payable serially from three
to thirty years for the purpose of
building. repairing, equipping and
acquiring Public Free Schools for
the exclusive use of said District.
That at said election three hun
dred thirtv-two (332) votes were
east hv the electors, who were
free holders within said District
and two hundred ninety-five (295)
of said votes were in favor of bonds
and that hirtY-seven $50 of said
votes were against bonds; that the
ma jority of the votes cast being in
favor of the issuance of said bonds.
That on the eth day of May, ~
u. 1926. the Board OF Public In
Struction, met as CanVaSsinE
Board and canvassed the returns of
said election: a certified copy Of
the certificate of the election re
turns being attached to the said
petition.
1t was further alleged that the
said Board Of Public Instruction
under the authority of the said
resolutions and said election. the
BOARD of Public instruction, became
authorized and empowered to issue
the bonds of said Special Tan
school District Number One. as pro-
vided in said resolution and notices
aud that on the nth day Of May.
\. d. 1926, the Board OF Public In
structlon adopted resolution
wherein II was determined to issue
said bonds in accordance with the
terms Of said resolution. and to ad-
vertisc said bonds for sale.
That the said Board Of Public In
structton In and for Monroe County.
PRAYED in said petition that said
honds be validated and confirmed
and that all necessary orders and
DEGREES he entered in the premises
as may be right and proper To the