The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-10-29

penses of SAID publication.
SECTION Is ii any clause or Sec
ton OF this ordinance is Illegal. or is
not embraced within the title hereof,
o. as not cognate to the subject ex-
pressed in the title, tne remaining
provisions hereof shall not be thereby
auecLeo, but shall have tull force and
effect.
SECTION IA. 1t appearing to the
Mayo ana Board OF Aldermen that no
general municipal election VIII be held
IN said municipality within a period
OF SIXTY t60D days from and after this
uate, al ls 1urtner ordained that this
ordinance shall be submitted to the
quailiIeu electors of the City of Du-
rant, Mississippi, at an election to be
hello on the 18th day OF November.
1895, Tor the approval OF SAID elect
olS. That W. >. Heggie, X. X. Van
heuren ana Robert h. Irpy, Sr., are
hereby appointed commissioners for
the purpose OF holding saiu election,
wnicn snail be held and conducted IN
accordance with the laws of the State
OF Mississippi, ana the ordinances of
the City OF Durant W. S. Heggie is
designated to have the ballots printed,
ana ii. for any reason. he should be
unable to act, then Robert T.. Troy. ST.,
who is one of the commissioners here
by appointed. shall have the ballots
printed. The form of the ballot used
~ SaAa CiCttiOIl bt - AOh0WSs
On the face of the ballot, the following:
SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF DURANT. MISSISSIPPI
November nth. 1858
PROPOSITION: Snail me City Of
Duranr, Mississippi, approve or dis
approve the passage of the fol-
lowing ordinance, to-Wit:
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A GAS
FRANCHISE TO MISSISSIPPI VAL
LEY GAS COMPANY, ITS SUCCESS
SORS AND ASSIGNS, IN THE CITY
OF DURANT. MISSISSIPPI, FIXING
THE TERMS THEREOF, PRESCRIB-
ING THE OBLIGATIONS THEREAS-
TO, CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR
A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
For Said Ordinance ......-.----.--..---.(
Against said ordinance ..-------.--.----( }
instruction to Voter Mark A Cross
* or A Check ~ Opposite Your
Choice)
And on the reverse side of the Ballot,
the following:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF DURANT, MISSISSIPPI
November 18th, 1858
SECTION Is. Said commissioners at
ter holding said election in accord
as the law doth require, the results to
this body.
SECTION 16: That this ordinance
snail be in force and take effect as
provided by law. and must be APP
proved after the passage hereof by a
majority of the qualified electors of
the Municipality voting thereon at the
special election herein provided Gran
tee shall not be bound hereby if with
IN 80 days from and after this date il
declines in writing to accept this grant
the foregoing ordinance was pre-
Viously reduced to writing and pro-
posed and introduced by Alderman
Engleman and was read, considered
ana voted upon by sections and as a
whole: the vote on each and all the
sections. and upon the ordinance as an
entirety. was taken by Yea" and
Nay, vote. Those voting Yea" being
as follows: Leon Engelmann, c. III.
Stanton, Jr.. w. c. Landrum, George
Mcintyre, Ralph McGehee and those
voting May" being none. and was
ADOPTED on this the goth day Of Oc-
APPROVED:
K. Z. McNeer, Mayor of City OF
Durant, Mississippi
Attest: Lucille Truitt, Clerk.
CERTIFICATE
1t is hereby certified that the fore
gong ordinance was finally passed,
aoopted and granted by the Mayor and
board OF Aldermen of the City of Du-
rant. Mississippi, on the day and in
the manner therein stated.
ms the 2lst day of October. 1858
tSeaI Lucille Truitt. Clerk of the
City OF Durant Mississippi 8-ltnp