Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-17
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION
OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE.
TEXAS.
BE 1T REMEMBERED: That AZ !.

BE 1T REMEMBERED: That ~
regular meeting Of the City Com
mission of the City Of B~rownsyiIIo-
held on February 5rd, 1928:
Commissioner Hipp read, intro.
duced and moved the adoption OF tha
following order:
Order or City Commission ~calliny
election for the purpose of determ.
ming whether OF not said comm:ssfn,
shall have authority to issue ors
hundred thousand $500 OOO.OOl DOL
lars of bonds fer the purpuse og
acquiring and improving lands either
within or without the limits ~ 49,
City Of Brownsville for a park.
Whereas, the City Commission ~
the City " Brownsville, Terar
deems u advisable 10 issue bonds ~
said city for the purpose OF acauir-
ING and improving lands either with.
in or without the limits Of the City
OF Brownsville for a park;
Therefore, be II cruered by tha
City Commission of the CITY M
Brownsville, Texas, that an election
be held on the 3rd day OF March. ~
ID. 1928, mt which election the foI-
lowing proposition shall be submit
ted:
"Shall the City Commission of ~
City Of Brownsville, Texas. be author-
lied to issue bonds OF the Citv ~
Brownsville, Texas, in the sum of one
hundred thousand ($I0O, 10000 dnl-
lars, payable serially in not to exceed
forty t40) years from date thereof.
bearing interest mt the rate OF uot
to exceed six (6ec) per cent Der
annum, payable semi-annually, and
to levy a tax sufficient to redeem
them mt maturity, for the purpose w
acquiring and improving lands eth
err within or without the limits ~
the City Of Brownsville for a park.
as authorized by Section ! Of Article
IL o. the Charter Of the CITY OF
Brownsville, adopted by vote of thu
people on the 14th day of Decem-
Der. A. D., 1915, and amendments
thereto, and the Constitution ara
Laws of the State of Texas"
The said election shall be held AZ
the following places in the CITY ~
Brownsville. to-wit:
First ward, III. l.. Fitch's Garage;
second ward. Carlos Bouis' store.
corner Eighth street and Madison
avenue; third ward. city hall;
fcurth ward. Miller hotel: and the
following named persons are hereby
appointed managers Of said election,
to-wit:
First ward: w. b. Clint. presiding
Judge; Henry Bell, assistant Judge.
julius Jefferds, clerk; Mrs. RI. Il.
Fitch. clerk.
Second ward: Henry Shelton. IT..
presiding judge; Bertram e.. Combc.
assistant judge: Carlos Bouis, CLERK:
Mrs. w. u. SudIow, clerk.
Third ward: George Conner. pre-
siding judge; Ramon Munoz, assist
ant judge; Mrs. Bertha FerrelL
clerk; ManueIa Longorla, clerk.
Fourth ward: Norman Kendall.
presiding judge; George Ireland. As.
sistant Judge; Mrs. Maggie PETER.
cier1; J. VI. H~ainswcrth, clerk.
The said election snail be held
under the provisions OF the Charter
Of the City of Brownsville, adopted
on the 1Ith day OF December. al. IN.
1918, and amendments thereto. and
the Constitution and Laws OF the
state OF Texas, and only qualified
voters who are property. tax payers
OF said city shall be allowed to vote.
All voters who favor the proposi
tion TO issue the bonds shall hnva
written or printed on their ballots
! the words:
For issuance of bonds for the
purpose OF acquiring and improving
lands either within or without TIA
limits of the City Of Brownsville for
q parks" and thoss opposed shall
have written or printed On their bal
lots the words:
Against issuance or bonds for a.
purpose OF acquiring and improyinr
lands either within or without the
limits u the City OF Brownsville for
a park"
The manner of holding said cleo
ton shall be governed by the gen.
eral election laws Of the State NJ
Texas. nm
A copy Of this order, signed ~
the mayor Of the City " Brown.
vile, and attested ny the CITY SCI.
rotary Of said City, shall serve az
a proper notice Of said election.
The Mayor or said City Of Browns.
Vile j. authorized and directed 10
cause said notice Of the election IA
ee posted AZ four Cd places herein.
before mentioned. which are the vot.
ing places Of said election. for a.
least three CD consecutive week
prior to the date Of said election.
The said Mayor in further author.
lzed and directed 70 have said NJ.
tlce OF election published In III
Brownsville Herald, a of
general circulation, published i'm the
City Of Brownsville, and which NM.
tice shall be published once each
week for three CD consecutive weeks
the date Of the first publication Nv.
ing not less than twenty-one f2fl
full days prior to the date Of Tia
election.
A. b. Cole. Mayor, CITY y!
Brownsville. Texas.
A. l.. Munday, secretary.
City of Brownsville, Texas.
(seal)
The motion for the adortion AZ
the above order, as made bv Com.
missioner Hipp, was duly seccnder
oy Commissioner Starck. Therein TN
question being called for the adop
ton Of said order. carried by unani.
nous vote as follows.
Voting AYE: Mayor Cole. Com
missioners Cobclini, Starck, Hinkley
and Hip.
Voting "No": None.
Now therefore. ! A. n. Cole. NJ
mayor Of said City and as directct
BY said above and foregoing order. az
cause said above and foregoing ordel
70 be posted as m notice in said Spc
cial Election at the four az place
named therein as the voting place.
for said election, for at least twenty
one t2l) full days prior to the dat,
OF said election. and do also cans,
same to be published for nj leas
three consecutive weeks prior to tn,
date Of said election.
A. b. Cole. Mayor. City O
Brownsville, Texas.
ATTEST:
A. +. Munday. Secretary,
City of Brownsville, Texas.
(seal)
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