ORDINANCE NO. 99
An ordinance of the town of 8ew.
acd, Alaska, providing for the con.
strutting and equipping of a public
Softool building in the town of Seward,
Alaska, providing for the issuance of
general bonds in any sum not exceed,
ing flfthy thousand dollars ($50,000.00)
for the constructing and equipping of
a public-school building in the town
of Seward, and calling a special elec
tion at which the question of whether
such bonds shall be issued shall bs
submitted to the qualified eleotors, of
said town of Seward, whose names ap
pear on the assessment roll for the;
year 1927, of said town, for municipal
taxation. —
BK IT ORDAINB1D by the Common
Council of the Twn of Seward, Terri
tory of Alaska.
Section 1. That the incorporated
Town of Seward, Alaska, does hereby;
authorize and direct the construction
and equipment of a public-school
building in said Town at a cost not to
exceed a sum of fifthy thousand dol
lars ($50,000.00).
Sec. 2. That the estimated cost of j
construction of said public-school
building, including complete equip
ment therefor, is declared to be the
sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000..
00).
Sec. That in order to pav for the
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construction and equipment of the
public-jschool building, provided for
in Section 1 of this Ordinance, the:
$?<0wn of Seward, Alaska, shall issue
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.d. negotiate its general bonds in de
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nominations not exceeding one thou
sand dollars ($1,000.00) each, for a.
.atm not to exceed fifty thousand dol-:
iars ($50,000.00), which bonds shall
bear interest at a rate not to exceed
seven per cent (7 per cent) per an
num, payable semi-annually, and
which bonds shall not be sold for less
j than their par value "with accrued fn
' tereet; and eald bonds shall be pay
able and the principal upon sanre shall
i become due in twenty (20) years from
; the date thereof, provided, however,
the Town of Seward does hereby re
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I serve the right to pay oft’ such bonds
| in their numerical order at the rate
of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)
! annually from and after the expire
j tkm of five (5) years from the date
| thereof; provided, further, that each
| and every bond shall have the writ
ten signature of the Mayor and Clerk
| of said Town of Seward, Alaska, and
also bear the seal of said town; said
bonds shall have interest coupons at
tached and such interest coupons shall
also bear the signature of the Mayor
and Clerk of said town; principal
| and Interest upon said bonds shall be
I payable in lawful money of the United
: States of America, at the office of the
town treasurer or at such bank in the
City of New York, in the State of New
York, or such place as may be desig
nated by the Common Council of the
Town of Seward, the place of pay
ment to be mentioned in the bonds.
Sec. 4. That no part of the fund.
arising from the sale of said bonds j
shall be used for any purpose other j
than as specified in this Ordinance;
and said bonds shall be sold only in
such amounts as the Common Cuuncil
shall direct and the proceeds thereof
shall be disbursed for the purposes
hereinbefore stated, and under the
order and direction of said Common
Council from time to time as the same
may be required for said purposes.
Sec. 5. This Ordinance shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the Town of Seward, Alaska, whose
names appear upon the 1927 Assess- j
ment Roll of said town for municipal j
taxation, for adoption or rejection, at |
an election to be held therein on Mon
day, the 14th day of May, A. D. 1928,
t the Town Hall of said town, which
lection is hereby called and author
;ed and shall be conducted as nearly
s practicable in accordance with the
requirements of law in respect to gen-! i
eral or special ejections in said Bow- j
ard.
The ballots used at said election
shall be in the usual form of election ;,
ballots, in accordance with the Ordi
nances of said Town of Seward, and
shall contain, aside from the usual | ^
inscription upon the ballots, the fol- J,
lowing words:
“Shall the Town of Seward, Alas
ka, erect and equip a public-school
building in the Town of Seward, J
Alaska, and issue Its negotiable 1
general bends for the payment
thereof in a sura not to exceed
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) ?”
[ ] FOR BONDS
[ J AGAINST BONDS
The voter shall prepare his ballot!
by placing a cross in the square pre- j
ceding the words “FOR BONDS,’' if j
he desires to vote for the same, and
by placing a cross in the square pre-,
ceding the words “AGAINST BONDS,"
if he desires to vote against same.
Sec. 6. As provided by that certain j
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Act of Congress, entitled: “An Act to
authorize the incorporated Town of
Seward, Alaska, to issue bonds in any
sum not exceeding $50,000 for the pur
pose of constructing and equipping
a public-school building in the Town
of Seward, Alaska,” thirty (30) days”
notice of said election shall be given
by publication thereof in the SEW
ARD GATEWAY, a newspaper print
ed and published and in general cir-J
dilation in said town before the day
fixed for such election.
The following named persons are
designated and appointed as officers
of the said election and to conduct
the same, to-wlt:
Inspector: Wm. H. Whittlesey
Judges: Leon Urbach and J. H.j
Flickinger.
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Clerks: Emilie B. Weybreckt and =
Sylvia Sexton. I
The polls for said election shall he |
open at the hour of S A. M. and close =
i at the hour of 7 o’clock P. M. on said i £
' 14th day of May, 1928, and the place =
of voting shall be at the Fire Hall, or;
Town Hall, in said Town.
Sec. 7. This Ordinance shall be j
published in the SEWARD GATE- j j
WAY, a newspaper of general circula. j =
tion published and printed in said :
Town of Seward, once a week for a j
period of four (4) weeks preceding j
said 14th day of May, 1928.
Sec. 8. The Common Council of the j
Town of Seward, Alaska, shall meet
at the hour of 2 o’clock P. M. on the
15th day of May, 1928, at the Town
Hall of said town, to canvass the re
turns of said election, in accordance
with the requirements of the Ordi
nances of said town relative to general
or special elections in said munici
pality.
Sec. 9. This Ordinance shall be
valid upon condition only that a ma
jority of sixty-five (65) per centum
of the votes cast as said special elec
tion shall be in favor of the issuing
of the bonds hereinbefore provided
for.
Passed by the Common Council this
10th day of April, 1928.
Approved this 10th day of April,
1928.
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« ATTEST:
L. V. RAY,
Mayor.
J. P. HANNON,
Municipal Clerk.
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