The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-01

floating. TO exceed 20% of the as
sessed value of all the taxable
property within the Municipality
according to the last completed
assessment roll or otherwise, and
the issuance Of said bonds in said
hsum will not cause the bonded in
debtedness of the City TO exceed
any other limitation not imposed
by law against the issuance of the
bonds of the said City OF against
the increasing of its indebtedness
and,
Whereas the Mayor and the
Board Of councilmen have found
that the issuance of the said bonds
under the provisions of Sections
3466 TO 3469, inclusive, and Sec
tions 1898 to 3607, inclusive, of
the Mississippi Code of 1880 are
both necessary and desirable, and
it is the intention of the Board
of Mayor and Couneilmen of the
City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, to
issue and sell same for said pur-
pose, provided same are author
lied at a special election hereby
called; and,
Whereas, the Federal Works
Agency, the same being an agen-
cy of the United States govern
ment, has heretofore entered into
a commitment with the City of
Pascagoula, Mississippi, as here
inabove set forth for assisting in
the construction of the said re-
creationaf centers or auditoriums
and park Improvement and play
grounds, and said bonds may be
issued provided a majority of the
qualified electors voting in the
said special election shall vote
for the issuance OF the said
bonds;
Now therefore, be it resolved
by the Board of Mayor and
Councilmen of the City of Pasca-
goula, Mississippi, as follows:
Section /. That a special cleo
ton shall be and is hereby called
to be held in the said City on the
18th day of December, 1914, at
which election there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of
the said City the proposition con-
tanned in the ballot, the substan-
tial form of which is hereinafter
set out.
Section 2, That the ballot to
be used at said election shall be
substantially the following form:
(Official Ballot
City of Pascagoula, Mississippi
Special Election
December 90, 1914
Shall the City of Pascagoula,
Mississippi, issue its bonds to the
payment of which shall be
pledged the full faith, credit and
resources of the City of Pascal
G,slla, Mississippi, in the sum of
$35,000.00, for the purpose of sup
plementing the grant to be made
by the Federal Works Agency of
the United States of America, un
der Project Mississippi No. 22-209
(N for the purpose of construct
ing and eqiupping recreational ia
eilities, consisting of two recrea-
tional centers or auditoriums, adj
ditions to the beach park pavil-
lion, four Fairgrounds or parks,
and for the purpose of acquiring,
improving and equipping such
lands as may be necessary there
for, said bonds to bear interest
at such rate as shall later be de-
termined by Resolution of the
Board of Mayor and Councilmen
of the City, not to exceed So per
annum, payable semi-annually,
and maturing serially over such
period of years not to exceed
twenty-five, as may be deter
mined by the Mayor and Board
of Councilmen of the City of Pas
cagoula, Mississippi.
FOR THE BOND ISSUE
AGAINST THE
BOND ISSUE }
Instructions To Voters:
To vote in favor of the propo-
sition submitted on this ballot,
place a cross mark (x) in the
space after the words For the
Bond Issue and to vote against
the above proposition. make a
cross mark (x) in the space after
the words Against the Bond
Issue"
Section 3. That the said cleo
ton shall be held at the polling
places now fixed by Ordinance of
the City of Paseagoula, namely.
for the Scranton Precinet-the
City Hall, for the North Pasca-
goula Precinct-the USO building
or Community House; for the
Beach Precinct-the Firemen's
Hall; and c. w. Smith, A. M.
Browne and J. N. Cowart. the
Election Commissioners of the
City of Pascagoula, Mississippi.
are hereby directed and appointed