Milford chronicle., 1961-01-20

NOTICE is hereby given that a
Special Election shall be held at
the present Milton School Building
in Milton Consolidated School Dis
trict No. s, Sussex County, Della
ware, in the same manner as other
school elections, on Saturday, the
18th day of February, A. d., 1861,
between the hours of 100 o'clock
and 500 o'clock P. M, Eastern
Standard Time, of said day.
The purpose of such Special
Election shall be to vote FOR or
AGAINST a proposed issue of
bonds on the credit of Milton Con-
solidated School District No. 8,
Sussex County, Delaware, in the
amount of One Hundred Forty
Four Thousand Dollars ($144 ,O0O).
Every citizen, male or female,
residing in said School District
who shall be entitled at the time
of the holding of said Special
School Election to register and
vote at a general election, if such
general election were to be held
at the time of said Special School
Election, shall be deemed to be a
qualified voter and entitled to vote
at such Special School Election,
regardless of whether he or she
is registered voter at the time
of said election.
The purposes and reasons of
said proposed issuing of bonds
shall be to use the proceeds derived
therefrom to carry out the follow
ing Building Program of Milton
Consolidated School District No. 8,
which has heretofore been propos-
ed and duly approved, viz
Milton Consolidated School
District No. 8
Building Program
Proposed Building Program, as
approved by the Board of School
Trustees of Milton Consolidated
School District No. 8, May "a, 1860
and by the State Board of Educa-
tion, October 27, 1860.
1. Health and Physical Educa-
ton Building and Music De-
partment new rooms and rem
OvatiOnS
2. New classroom and teachers
room addition adjoining the
lobby of the elementary wing
addition
The presently estimated total
cost of completing and carrying
out said Building Program is the
sum of Three Hundred Sixty Thou
sand Dollars ($36O,0OO) of which
Two Hundred Sixteen
Dollars ($216,OO0) is the
share to be contributed
thereto by the State of Delaware,
and the balance, to wit, One Hun
dred FoTty,LFour Thousand Dol
lars ($144,000) is the share of Mil
ton Consolidated School District
No. s.
The maximum rate of interest
that said proposed issue of bonds
shall bear shall not exceed five
per cent (5%o) per annum
At said Special School Election
a sufficient number of ballots shall
be provided upon which shall be
written or printed the words FOR
THE BOND ISSUE" and the words
AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE,
each to be separated and be fol-
lowed by a blank square in which
the voter shall mark his choice,
and each qualified voter of Milton
Consolidated School District No. 8,
Sussex County, Delaware, shall be
entitled to receive one ballot to
vote his choice at said Special
Election.
Section g. That such Notice of |
said Special Election shall be given
by the Clerk as aforesaid, by caus-
ing a true, exact and precise copy |
Of the aforesaid Notice to be pub |
lished in 'The Sussex Countain"
and "The Milford Chronicle, two |
(2) newspapers published in Sus-
sex County, Delaware, at least once
a week for at least three weeks be-
lore the day of said Election, the |
last such publication to be not less
han 5 days before the day of the |
election, and a true, exact and pre-
Else copy thereof to be posted on
he door of the voting place afore-
'aid, and in ten or more of the
most public places in the Milton
School District No. 8
where the Special Election is to be
leld, at least 20 days before the
lay of the election.
Section z. Said election shall be
at the Milton School
Building in Milton Consolidated
school District No. 8, Sussex Coun-
y, by Howard West, a member and
chairman of the Board of School
Trustees, Milton Consolidated
school District No. 8, Sussex Coun-
Y, Delaware, who shall be the pre-
siding officer, and by Albert Lank
md Norman e. Clifton, who shall
,e Judges and by Rudolf Souer and
Tohn Fisher, as Clerks or Tellers.
There being no other or further
BUSINESS to come before the meet
ng a motion to adjourn was duly
made, seconded and unanimously
Jdopted.
IJf0XUADn IN TUIFCT