Smyrna times., 1929-03-06
NOTICE OF
SPECIAL
TOWN ELECTION

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TOWN ELECTION
WHEREAS the Town Council of the The
Town of Smyrna under and by virtue of An
Act Of the General Assembly of the State of
Delaware entitled AN Act to Authorize The
Town of Smyrna to Borrow Fifty Thousand
Dollars (S50,000), and to Issue Bonds There
for approved February 18th. 1929, is author
lied and empowered to borrow, the faith
and credit of the said The Town of Smyrna
sums of money. not exceeding in the
aggregate Fifty Thousand Dollars for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses incident to
various improvements and needs in said Town !;
AND WHEREAS Section of said Act pro-
yides that before any bonds shall be issued
under the provisions of said Act, a special
election shall be held in the same place and
in the same manner as other Town elections
are held, and said special election may be held,
at the discretion of the Town Council of said
Town, at the same time as the annual cleo
ton in said Town is held, or at some other
time, and that notice of said special election
shall be given by advertisement in a news
paper published in the Town of Smyrna, Kent
County and State of Delaware, and by post
ing notices in at least ten public places in said
Town at least one week before said special
election, which advertisements and notices
shall state the time and place of such election
and the amount of bonds proposed to be
authorized. and the purposes for which the
money is to be borrowed;
AND WHEREAS the Town Council of The
Town of Smyrna, at a regular meeting held
on the 22nd day of February. A. d. 1929,
adopted the following resolution. viz
"FIRST;-That it is deemed necessary
and advisable that Town of Smyrna I'm
Act Of the General Assembly, set forth
in the preamble hereto, to the aggregate
amount Of Fifty Thousand Dollars $780,
000) be issued;
SECOND That all the moneys arising
from the sale Of such bonds shall be ap-
iad 70 into nf
said Act, that is to say, for the purpose
Of defraying the expenses incident to
ious improvements and needs in said
Town, to-wit, for such fire prevention and
protection measures as the Town Council
of said Town shall deem best; and for the
acquiring Of rights-of-way for new Streets
widening existing streets, opening, paving,
improving and lighting of such new
streets, repairing, widening. paving. i'm
proving and lighting of existing streets,
for the installation of cutters, curbs, sew
ers. water-mains, sidewalks drainage sys-
tens and other repairs and improvements
for both existing and streets and for
such other need or Improvement in said
Town as he Town Council may deem
essary.
THIRD That a special election be held
Monday. the 11th day of March, A. D.
1929. from the hour of two o'clock P. NJ.
to the hour Of five o'clock P. NJ. at the
Town Hall in said Town of Smyrna. Kent
County, Delaware. it being the place for
holding other elections in said Town and
that the Secretary Of said Council be and
he IS hereby authorized and directed to
forthwith give notice of such special cleo
tion by advertisement published in a
newspaper published in the Town of Smyr-
ma aforesaid for at least one issue at least
one week before the day of such special
election, and BY posting notices of such
special election in at least ten public
places in said Town at least one week be
fore the day set for such special election
and that said advertisement and notices
shall state the time and place Of the
special election. the amount of bonds pro-
posed to be authorized and the purposes
for which the money is to be borrowed
NOW. THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that a special election will be held on
Monday. the 1lth day of March. A. d. 1929,
between the hours of two o'clock p NJ and
hye O'Clock 81 IA. in the same manner as
other Town election are held in said Town, at
the Town Hall in the Town of Smyrna Kent
County, Delaware, it being the place for hold
ing other election in said Town. for the pur-
Smyrna shall issue Town of Smyrna I'm
provement Bonds in the aggregate amount of
Fifty Thousand Dollars (s50,000). as provided
IN said Act Of the General Assembly, for the
purpose of defraying the expenses incident to
various improvements and needs in said Town
to-wit for such fire prevention and protec-
ton measures as the Town Council of said
Town shall deem best and for the acquiring
OF rights-Of-way for streets, widening e,-
listing streets: +: opening, paving. improving and
llghtlng Of such new streets; repairing, wild
enlng. paving, improving and lighting of ex-
isting streets; for the installation of cutters,
curbs. sewers. water-mains. sidewalks drain
age systems and other repairs and improve
ments for both existing and new streets, and
for such other need and improvement in said
Town as the Town Council may deem neces-
sary.
At such special election. every taxable pay
ing Town Taxes in said Town. and not deIin-
quent in such payment at the time of the
special election, shall be entitled to vote and
shall have one vote for each dollar, or frac-
tional part thereof. of taxes paid by such tax
able according to the last tax assessment in
said Town, and for the purpose of such special
election residence in the said Town, shall not
be a qualification for voting in said Town at
such special election.
At said special election. the ballots used
shall have written printed thereon the
words FOR THE BOND ISSUE or the words
AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE.
If at such election a majority Of the votes
cast shall be for the bond ISSUE then bonds
IN an amount or amounts not exceeding in the
Fifty Thousand Dollars may be is
sued as provided in said Act But if at such
be against the bond issue. then no bonds shall
be issued and no money borrowed under the
said Act.
BY ORDER Of the Town Council of The
Town Of Smyrna
By Harry B. Grieves.
President of the Town Council of the
Town of Smyrna land in office at time
Of adoption of the above resolution)
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