Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
Town of Smyrna,
i'm Kent County,
Delaware
Notice of
Referendum
Election
On Bond Issue

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that refer.
endum election will be held in The
Town of Smyrna, in the County OF
Kent and State of Delaware, on Mon
day. April Is, 1856, pursuant to and
in accordance with the Act of the
General Assembly of Delaware entitled
An Act authorizing The Town of Smyr-
ma to borrow not in excess of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars (s2O0.O0O and
to issue bonds therefor for the purpose
Of the extension and improvement of
the water and sewer systems, the cleo
trical distribution system. and the streets
of The Town of Smyrna" approved BY
the Governor of the State of Delaware
on February 29, 1856, in order to per-
nit the qualified voters of said Town
to vote for or against the borrowing
by The Town of Smyrna of the sum
of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars $780,
00O) on the faith and credit of said
Town for the purpose of the extension
and improvement of the water and
sewer systems. the electrical distribution
systems and the streets of The Town
of Smyrna, and the issuance of bonds
of said Town of the aggregate principal
amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars tS200,000) to secure the repayment
of the sum so borrowed.
Said election will De held at the
Town Hall located at the southwest corn
er of South and Main Streets in the
Town of Smyrna, being the place where
Town Elections are usually held in said
Town, and the polls at said election
will be opened at Two (2) o'clock, Pm.
Eastern Standard Time) and will re-
main open until and be closed at seven
Z O'Clock, PM. Eastern Standard Time)
on the day of said election.
The ballots provided for the use of
voters at such referendum election shall
have printed thereon FOR BOND IS
SUE 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
a ballot. except the number of votes
noted thereon by the judge. shall render
such ballot void. No voting by proxy
shall be permitted.
At such referendum election every
resident and also every nonresident tax
able of said Town, of the age of twenty
one years or upwards. who has by the
time of voting paid all town taxes
heretofore assessed to him, and /or as
sessed against the property 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
according to the last Town assessment
and tax payment records preceding the
referendum election. The Judge of the
election shall note on the outside of
each ballot. before he deposits the ballot
in the ballot box. the number of votes
TO which each voter is entitled in ac-
with the Town assessment and
tax records.
In cases of jointly owned property, the
voters of the owners of shares or in
terests therein shall be in accordance
with their respective shares or interests,
or if all owners of a property appear
at the polls and so consent, all of the
votes may be cast by the owner of
any share or interest therein, except
all the votes in reference to property
held by husband and wife, as tenants
by the entirety. If both husband and
wife, holding property as tenants by
the entirety, present themselves to vote
at the same time, each shall have the
right to vote one-half of. the votes to
which they are entitled as the joint
owners of such property. Life tenants
shall have the entire vote as to the
property so held by them for life, and
holders of remainder or other like in
Lerests only shall have no vote by rea-
son thereof.
By order of the Mayor and Council
Of The Town of Smyrna. in Kent
County. Delaware.
]. E. WILSON. III
Secretary
Dated March 49, 1856