Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-01
Electors To Decide On Is
Leviies, Isl Candidates
School Board Is
Only London Race

Madison County electors will re-
ceive five to eight ballots on Mo-
vember 8, depending on their sub
divisions tax levy issues.
One hundred and fifty-one can
didates will appear on the ballots,
and fifte IN tax Ievies for various
subdivisions of the county.
Four state issues will be on two
ballots. The three proposed Con-
stitutional amendments will ap-
pear on one. No. l is the bond is
sue for public buildings; no. 2 the
proposal to permit the raising or
lowering of certain elected Off
cials' salaries; no. 3 the proposal
to permit the raising or lowering
of judges salaries. The fourth
state issue, the Go proposal to in
crease unemployment pay, will be
on separate ballot.
Each elector in Madison County
will receive a ballot on the county
wide issue of the Playground tax
levy. This is a 1/5 mill levy to run
for five years. A fifty-five percent
affirmative vote is necessary for
Passage.
Each elector will also receive a
township ballot and a board of
education ballot for the subdivis-
ion of which his precinct is part.
Those electors living in villages
will receive their respective Will
age ballots and London voters will
be given the city office type ballot.
School tax levy ballots will go
to voters in the Jonathan Alder
Local School District. the Madison
South Local School District, the
Fairfield Local School District,
and the London City School Dist
rict.
Village levies will be decided in
the following: Plain City, Is mills
for current expenses; Mt. Sterling,
1.C mills for general operating ex-
penses; South Scion, 3 mills for 5
years for current operating expen-
ses; Midway, 3 mills for 4 years
for street lighting and general op-
Grating expenses; West Jefferson, 1
mill for 2 years for current oper-
ating expense, particularly street
lights.
Fire tax levies in four subdivi-
sions: Pike Twp, Range Twp,
Somerford Twp, and South Solon
and Stokes Twp. Cemetery levies
in Pleasant Twp. and Mt. Sterling
will be decided for current expen-
ses of the cemeteries there.
Contests in most of the local
races indicate more general in
terest in local politics, although
London has only one contest, that
of the school board. There are may
orally races in Plain City, West
jefferson, and Mt. Sterling; town.
ship trustee races in Canaan,
Deercreek and Monroe Twps.;
DooA Vi NdL1clblOll pOSI dSto III
Jonathan Alder, Madison South,
Jefferson Local, Mt Sterling Lo-
cal and London City; and two-man
contest for the newly organized
State Board of Education from the
Seventh Congressional District.
West Jefferson is the hottest
polictical spot with eleven candi-
dates for six council positions and
two for mayor and seven for the
three seats of the Board of Edu-
cation. Mt. Sterling has a full Will
age ballot, with contests for every
village post.
For the convenience of electors
who must vote an absent voters
ballot, the Madison County Board
Of Elections office will be open
each weekday afternoon, Monday
through Friday, from l pm. to 4
p m. On Saturday the office will
be open in the morning from 9
a. m. to 80 a. m, at other times
by appointment.