Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

water and power plant and It's dis
tribution lines:
Therefore, be It ordered by the
City Commission q the City Of
Brownsville. Texas. that an election
be held on the 9th day OF August,
A. d. 1880. az which the following
proposition shall be submitted.
Shall the City Commission OF the
City Of Brownsville. Texas, be au-
thorized 10 issue bonds OF the City
OF Brownsville, Texas, in the sum OF
One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
lars. $3.50. 100000, payable serially
in not 10 exceed forty t40) years
from date thereof. bearing interest
at the rate Of not 70 exceed six per
centum t6T) per annum payable
semi-annUally and to levy a tax
sufficient TO pay the interest on
said bonds and create a sinking
fund sufficient TO redeem them al
maturity for the purpose of con-
structing additions extensions and
improvements 70 its water and pow
er plant and its distribution lines
as authorized by Section l Of Article
Nv Of the charter Of the City Of
Brownsville adopted BY vote Of the
people on the i4th day OF Deem
Der A. ID. 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-wit
Grammar School 9th street. be-
and the following named persons
are hereby appointed managers Of
said election, to-wit:
A. G. Buckncr. 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 l4th day OF December, A. ID.
1915 and. amendments theerto. and
the constitution and laws of the
state Of Texas, and only qualified
voters who arc property tax payers
Of said city shall be allowed 10 vote.
All voters who favor the propo-
sition to issue the bonds shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words:
For the issuance OF bonds for the
purpose OF constructing additions.
extensions and improvements 10 the
water and power plant and distri-
button lines Of the City OF Browns
vile. Texas"
and those opposed shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words:
Against the issuance Of bonds
for the purpose Of constructing ad-
ditions and extensions and improve
mentS 70 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.
eral 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
rotary Of said city, shall serve as a
proper notice OF said election.
The mayor Of the City OF
Brownsville is authorized and d.
rected to cause said notice Of the
election to be posted at the place
hereinbefore mentioned. which Is
the voting place Of said election.
for at least three ~ consecutive
weeks prior TO the date Of said cleo
ton.
The mayor is further authorized
and directed 10 have said notice of
said election published in The
Brownsville Herald, a newspaper Of
general circulation, published in
the City Of Brownsville, Texas.
which notice shall be published
once each week for three ~ con-
secutive weeks. the date Of the
first publication being not less than
tw~enty-one CID full days prior 10
the date Of the election.
r. B. RENTFRO. Mayor.
City Of Brownsville, Texas.
Attest:
II. Van Horn. Secretary.