Smyrna times., 1947-06-19
NOTICE OF
TOWN OF SMYRNA
REFERENDUM ELECTION
ON BOND ISSUE

WHEREAS the General Assembly of the
State, OF Delaware by the proper constitu-
tlonal majority passed and the Governor
of the State of Delaware on April 10, 1947
approved An Act Authorizing '.The Town
OF smyrna to Borrow 900 and to Issue
Bonds Therefor for the purpose of Exten-
sion and Improvement of the Water and
Sewer Systems, the Electrical Distribution
System and the Streets of The Town of
Smyrna" and
WHEREAS Section of said Act provid-
ed That before any bonds shall be issued
under the provisions of this Act, the said
endum vote of the qualified voters of THE
TOWN OF SMYRNA. notice of the hold
ing of such referendum election shall be
authorized by resolution of the Mayor and
Council published once week for at least
three consecutive weeks in The Smyrna
Times. newspaper published in the Town
of Smyrna. otherwise in newspaper pub
lished elsewhere in Kent County, such
notice shall set out in summary form the
amount and purposes of such bond issue,
the date and place of holding the refer
endum election and the hours the polls will
be open. At said referendum election every
resident and nonresident taxable of said
Town of the age of twenty-one years. or
upwards. who has at the time of voting
paid all Town taxes heretofore assessed
to him and /or assessed against the prop
erty he owns at the time of the referendum
election. shall be entitled to vote and shall
have one vote for each dollar. or fractional
part of a dollar, of taxes paid by him ac-
cording to the last Town assessment and
tax payment records preceding the refer
endum election. The judge of the election
shall note on the outside of such ballot be-
fore he deposits the ballot in the ballot
box. the number of votes to which each
voter is entitled in accordance with Town
assessment and tax payment records, in
cases of jointly owned property the votes
Of the nf Shqrea theraip shall ha n
accordance with their respective shares or
if all owners appear at the polls and so
consent all of the votes may be cast by
the owner of any share, except the spouse
first present at the polls may cast all the
votes in reference to the property held by
husband and wife as tenants by the en-
tirety. life tenants shall have the entire
vote as to the property SO held and the
holders of remainder interest only shall
have no vote by reason thereof. The
Mayor and Council shall provide sufficient
ballots which shall have printed thereon
For Bond Issue" and Against Bond
Issue. Each voter shall indicate his
preference by making a clearly legible
mark by pencil or in ink opposite the
words showing his preference or by merely
striking out the alternative to which he is
opposed. or by said mark of preference
and also by striking out the alternative to
which he is opposed any other writing
and /or form of marking the ballots ex-
CepIlHS Ine HuiflDeT Oh votes UneTeOn nOUeu
by the Judge shall render it void. No
voting by proxy shall be permitted. .......
The referendum election shall be held not
less than thirty days after the approval of
this Act and at such date thereafter as the
Mayor and Council shall designate after
first determining the extent of the present
or probable future municipal Improvements
and have available such estimates of the
probable cost of the same as they deem
advisable.
Therefore pursuant to said Act and pur-
suant to resolution unanimously adopted by
the Mayor and Council at a regular meet
ing thereof held on May 23. 1947. notice is
hereby given that such referendum election
shall be held at the Town Hall located at
the southwest corner of South and Main
Streets in the Town of Smyrna. Kent
County and State of Delaware, being the
place where Town elections are usually
held in the Town of Smyrna, on Tuesday,
July /. 1947. The polls shall be open from
o'clock P. M. Daylight Saving Time)
and shall close at Z o'clock P. NJ. DAY
light Saving Time) for the purpose of
qualified voters of the Town of Smyrna
voting for or against the borrowing by
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA of the amount
of Eghty-Fve Thousand Dollars (ss5.000)
credit of THE TOWN OF SMYRNA to
secure the said sum and for the purpose
| of the extension and improvement of the
water and sewer systems of THE TOWN
Ot SMfHNA. the extension and improve
ment Of electrical distribution system of
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA and the extern
sion and FOR Improvement of the streets of
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA. and for no
other purpose whatever.
The persons qualified to vote at said
referendum election and the number of
votes entitled to be cast are in accordance
with said Act and as above recited.
| If a majority of the votes cast by the
| qualified voters shall be in favor of the
bond issue. then bonds not in excess of
said amount of EiRhty-Five Thousand Dol
lars 1885. .000) shall be issued on the credit
of THE TOWN OF SMYRNA as provided
by the said Act. but if a majority of the
votes cast by the qualified voters shall be
against the bond issue. then no bonds shall
Be issued nor shall any money be borrowed
under provisions Of the Aforesaid Act.
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF SMYRNA
By Henry T. Price
Secretary