Holmes County herald., 1963-04-04

| authorized.
SECTION 10. If any clause
or section of this ordinance is
illegal, or is not embraced
within the title hereof, or is
not cognate to the subject ex-
pressed in the title, the re-
naming provisions hereof
shall not be thereby affected,
but shall have full rorce and
effect.
SECTION II. 1t is further
ordained that this ordinance
shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the City
OF Lexington, Mississippi, at
an election to be held on the
18th day of March, 1868, for
the approval of said electors.
That T. B. Lehman, Mrs.
Grace Shepherd, and Mrs.
Mayme Hooker be and are
hereby appointed Commits
sionerS for the purpose Of
holding said election, which
shall be held ano conducted
in accordance with the laws
of the State of Mississippi,
and the ordinances of the City
Of Lexington. T.. B. Lehman
is designated to have the bal
lots printed, and if, for any
reason he should be unable
to act, then Mrs. Grace Shep-
herd, who is one of the Com
misSioners hereby appointed,
shall have said ballots print
ed. The form of the ballot
used at said election shall be
as follows
For the Adoption of the Ord
nance Entitled:
"An Ordinance granting an
electric franchise to Missis-
sippi Power & Light Company,
a Florida corporation, it's sue
cessors and assigns, in the
City of Lexington, MISSISSIPPI
pi, fixing the terms thereof,
prescribing the obligations
thereasto, calling and provid-
ing for a special election
| thereon, and for other pur-
poSeS.'
Against the Adoption of the
Ordinance Entitled:
"An Ordinance granting an
electric franchise to Missis-
sippi Power & Light Comp
any, a Florida corporation,
it's successors and assigns, in
the City of Lexington, Missis
| sippi, fixing the terms there
| Of, prescribing the obligations
| thereasto, calling and provid-
ing for a special election
thereon, and for olatr pur-
poses."
SECTION IL. Said Commits
sioners, after holding said
election in accordance with
law, shall forthwith certify, as
the law doth require, the re-
suits to this body.
SECTION IS. That this ord
nance shall be in force and
take effect as provided by law,
but shall have no validity I'M
til affirmed by the qualified
electors of the City of Lex
ington, Mississippi. When this
franchise shall have become
lawfully effective, it shall
supersede any previously ex-
| listing franchise in favor of the
Grantee herein.
The foregoing ordinance was
reduced to writing and pro-
posed and introduced by AL
derman Moses and was read,
| considered and voted upon by
sections and as a whole; the
vote on each and all the Sec
tons, and upon the ordinance
as an entirety, was taken by
"Yea" and NAY vote. Those
voting "Yea" being as fol-
lows: Aldermen: Bailey,
Moore, Nichols, Hollings-
worth and Moses, and those
voting MAY" being Aldermen:
None, and was adopted on
this the 10Th day Of February,
1868.
APPROVED:
w. B. KENNA
Mayor: City OF Lex
ington, Mississippi
ATTEST:
ALTON B. PARKER
Clerk
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
HOLMES COUNTY
l, Alton B. Parker, Clerk
of the City of Lexington, Mis-
sissippi, do hereby certify the
foregoing is a true and corrtct
COPY of an ordinance passed,
approved and adopted by the
Mayor and Board of Alder
men on the 10Th day Of Feb
| ruary, 1863, as the same ap~
pears of record in Book 10,
| Page 236, of the Minutes OF
| said Board.
Witness my signature and
seal of office this tn e3rd day
of April, 1868.
| (SEAL)
ALTON B. PARKER,
Clerk of the, City OF
Lexington, Mississippi
4-4-1tc
A RESOLUTION GRANT
ING FRANCHISE TO MIS-
SISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT
rONfDANV I'M ACCORD-