Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-12
OF SPECIAL ELECTION
OF THE CITY OF BROWNS
WILLIE. TEXAS

Re Il remembered: That at a
Regular meeting Of the City Com
mission Of the City OF BROWNSVILLE
1eId on July 18th, 1880;
Commissioner Reed read, intro
duced and moved the adoption OF
The following order:
Orders of city commission call
ing election for the purpose Of de-
4 ermining whether or not SAID
commission shall have authority TO
.ssue a hundred fifty thousand
dollars u50.000.O0) Of bonds for the
purpose Of constructing additions,
Extensions and Improvements 70 us
water and power plant and its dis
Itribution lines.
Whereas, the City Commission OF
1.-The CITY Of BROWNSVILLE, Texas,
n deems n advisable and necessary TO
tissue bonds Of said City for the pur-
\ pose Of constructing additions, ex-
tensions and Improvements 70 It's
water and power plant and It's dis
stribution lines;
Therefore, be 1t ordered by the
Z CITY Commission Of the City OF
Brownsville, Texas. that an election
4 be held on the 9Th day Of August,
la. d. 1880, at which the following
\ proposition shall be submitted:
sShaIl the City Commission OF the
CITY Of Brownsville, Texas, be u
\ thorized to issue bonds OF the City
Z of Brownsville, Texas. in the sum OF
one Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
lars. Sl50,000.O0). payable serialy
lin not TO exceed forty t4O) years
<f-oru f9te thereof, bearing interest
II Nate Of not to exceed six per
II; 6~s) per annum payable
sannually and to levy a tax
. icient to pay the interest on
said bonds and create a sinking
i fund sufficient TO redeem them at
] maturity for the purpose OF con-
structing additions extensions and
improvements TO its water and pow
er plant and its distribution lines
a. authorized by Section l Of Article
Nv Of the charter OF the City OF
Brownsville adopted by vote OF y
people on the 14th day OF Deem
Der A. d. 1915 and amendments
thereto and the constitution and
laws OF the state OF Texas"
The sadi election shall be held at
the following place in the City OF
Brownsville to-wtt:
Grammar School 9Th street. be-
tween Adams and Madison streets,
and the following named persons
are hereby appointed managers OF
said election. to-wit:
A. G. Buckner, presiding Judge.
Frank Lopez. assistant judge.
Frank Alcedo. clerk.
Mrs. w. B. Sudlow clerk.
The said election shall be held
under the provisions Of the charter
of the City of Brownsville. adopted
on the 18th day Of December, A d.
1915 and, amendments theerto. 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 propo-
gltion to issue the bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words:
For the issuance OF bonds for the
uurpose Of constructing additions.
extensions and improvements TO the
water and power plant and distri-
button lines Of the City Of Browns
Vile. Texas"
and those opposed shall have writ
ten ~ printed on their ballots the
words:
against the issuance OF bonds
for the purpose Of constructing adj
dit!ons and extensions and improve
ments TO the water and power plant
and distribution lines Of the City
of Brownsville, Texas
The manner Of holding said cleo
ton shall be governed by the gen.
erai election laws Of the state Of
Texas.
A COPY OF this order. signed by
the mayor OF the City Of Browns
vile. and attested by the city sec-
retary of said city. shall serve as a
proper notice of said election.
The mayor Of the City Of
brownsville is authorized and di-
rected to cause said notice Of the
election TO be posted at the place
hereinbefore mentioned. which Is
III. voting place Of said election,
for NJ least three 90 consecutive
weeks prior to the date of said cleo
lion.
The mayor is further authorized
and directed to have said notice Of
aid election published in The
Rrownsville Herald, a newspaper OF