Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
NOTICE!

WHEREAS, After notice duly
published according to the require
ments of a Resolution adopted by
the Board of Commissioners at a
special meeting held on June /,
1855, special hearing was held
at the School House, Ellendale,
Delaware, on June Is, 1855, at 500
P. NJ, ID. S. T., upon the proposal
of the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Ellendale to borrow
Six Thousand Dollars (S6.000.00)
upon the faith and credit of the
said Town of Ellendale for the pur-
pose of improving the streets of
the said Town:
AND, WHEREAS, in the opinion
and judgment of the members of
the Board of Commissioners, no
cause has been shown why such a
bond issue should not be under
taken and it positively appearing
to the Board of Commissioners that
the said bond Issue should be un-
dertaken in the event that the ma
jority of the daily qualified cleo
tors shall approve the said bond
issue at the election hereinafter
provided for, it being known to
such electors that the forms of the
bonds, the interest rate, the times
of payment of interest, the time of
maturity, the method of redemp-
ton prior to maturity, and the
question as to whether or not the
said bonds shall be registered shall
all be determined by the Board of
Commissioners by resolution that
it will pass after the election has
been held upon the bond issue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, that a special election
shall be held on the 25th day of
June, 1855, at the School House,
in the Town of Elleudale, between
the hours of two and six P. NJ, ID.
S. T.. at which special election the
electors shall vote for or against
the loan as proposed in the afore-
said resolution passed by the Board
of Commissioners on the first day
of June, 1855.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED that an adequate notice of the
time and place of the holding of
said special election shall be pre-
pared by the Secretary of the Board
of Commissioners and printed in at
least one issue of the Milford
Chronicle prior to the said cleo
ton and shall cause notices of the
said election to be posted in and
about the Town of Ellendale at
least one week prior to the Elec-
ton.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED, that at the aforesaid special
election every person who was leg
ally qualified to vote at the last
Town Election and who has not
since that date been disqualified
for any cause, SHALL be permitted
to vote one vote.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED, that the Secretary of the Board
of Commissioners shall have print
ed and have available for distribu-
tion, a sufficient number of ballots
available to any member of the
public at reasonable times and in
reasonable quantities at least five
days prior to the date of the said
special election.
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED. that for the purpose of legally
conducting the said election on the
25th day of June, 1865, of deter
mining who is and who is not legal
1y qualified to vote thereat, of TAX
ing reasonable steps to see that the
law pertaining to such election is
c0mnIiad with and for fha n11rnoca
of counting the votes and certify
ing the result of the said election
to the Board of Commissioners,
Martin Adkins, Ernest Smith and
Millard Walls are hereby appoint
ed and directed to serve as the
Board of Elections"
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE TOWN OF ELLENDALE
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