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NOTICE OF
Special Election
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RESOLUTION, Giving Notice of Spe-
cial Election of the City of Gilroy; of
the submission at said election to the
acceptance of the legal voters of said
city, the proposition of incurring a
debt by said city of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars, for the acquisition, construc.
tion and completion therein of a per-
manent system of municipal gasworks,
to be owned and controlled by said
city.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor
and Common Council of the City of
Gilroy, as follows; and it is hereby
found, considered and determined by
said I lyor and Common Council:
That on the 22nd day of Septbmber,
A. D., 1902, said Common Council oy
vote of more than two- thirds of all
its members, passed the Ordinance of
said City of Gilroy, Number 14 en-
titled:
"An Ordinance calling a special elec-
tion in and for the City of Gilroy; sub-
mitting to the qualified voters of said
City, at said special election, the pro-
position to incur a municipal debt, ag-
gregating fifteen .housand dollars, to
be paid by said City of Gilroy for the
object and purpose of acquiring, by
purchase, construction and completion,
ei permanent system of Gas - works, to
be located in °and owned and controlled
by said Ci y of Gilroy, consisting of
rill ihstt portion of Lott, in Block 1, S.
_R. 1 E., in said City of Gilroy, State
of California, and the improvements
thereon, consisting of houses, build-
ings and structures, wi h retorts, re-
ceivers, main and distributing pipes,
.,nd other devices constituting the
complete' gas works note, owned and
controlled by the "Gilroy Gaslight and
Fuel Company," a priva e corporation
under the laws of the State of Califor-
nia, and street niajn extensions, meters,
and services to be hereafter added
thereto to nianufac ure and distribute
gas for the purpose of lighting and to
light said City of Gilroy, and to fur-
nish an adequate supply of gaslight
and heat for the domes le uses of its
inhabitants; which proposed gas -
works, will require an expenditure
greater than the amoun, allowed for
such improvements by the annual tax
levy of said City, find he cost thereof
gill be too great to be paid out of the
ordinary annual income and revenue
of said City; and providing for the
issuing of bonds of said city, for said
airount if said proposition be accepted
by the qualified voters of said city of
Gilroy. as required by law; and pre-
scribing the time and manner of hold -r,
ing said special election and voting for
or against the proposition to incur
said debt; and otherwise providing for,
zurd regulating, said election."
And, did, in and by said Ordinance,
call a special election in and for said
city of Gilroy, to be held on the 27th
flay of October, 1902, and submit to
the electors of said city of Gilroy the
pr'oposi. ion of Incurring a debt in the
;nnount and for the objects and pur-
iroses aforesaid; to be voted upon at
said special election as aforesaid; and
that the said ordinance, Number 171,
was after the approval t hereof by the
?xecutive of said city, , to -wit, the
]4ay01' of said city, pursuant to the
uirections con ained in said ordinance,
published for two corisecutive weeks,
that is -to say, on the 24th day of the
month of September and the 1st and
8th days of the month of October,
1902, in "The Telegram," a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and pub-
lished weekly in said city, said days
and times of publication being as often
as said newspaper was regularly
issued during the period from and in-
cluding the 24th day of September and
the 8th day of October, 1902:
That the following notice of said
special elec ion, so ordered and called
by said Ordinance, Number 171, to be
held in said city of Gilroy on the 27th
day of October, 1902, is now after the
completion of the publication for two
consecutive weeks, of said Ordinance
Number 171, established as the notice
to be given of said .election; and said
notice is hereby required to be pub-
lished for two consecutive weeks in
the "Gilroy Gazette," a newspaper of
general circulation, printed and pub-
lished weekly in said city of Gilroy,
and he City Clerk is hereby authorized
and directed to cause said notice to be
so published. The notice hereby pro-
vided, established and required to be
published is in words and figures, as
follows:
Notice of Special Election.,
To the .legal voters of the City of
Gilroy, the Common Council of the
city of Gilroy hereby gives notice that
a special election has been regularly
ordered and called by ordinance duly
passed by this common Council, certi-
fied by its Clerk and approved by the
Mayor of said city, and duly published
for two consecutive weeks, in a news-
paper of general circulation, printed
and published weekly in said city of
Gilroy, as by law is required, and said
special election will be held in said
.city of Gilroy on MONDAY, the 27th
DAY OF OCTOBER, 1902, at which
special election there is submitted to
the qualified voters of said city of Gil-
roy, to be voted upon at said special'
election, as hereinafter provided, the
proposition of incurring a debt amount-
ing to Fifteen Thousand Dollars, by
said city of Gilroy.
The objects and purposes for which
said indebtedness is proposed to be by
said city of Gilroy are the acquisition,
construe. ion. and completion of said
permanent system of gas -works above
herein and in Ordinance Number 170,
contemplated, including all necessary
lands, buildings, s ructures , retorts,
receivers, main and distributing pipes,
meters, services and other devices, to
furnish gas for the purpose of lighting
and to light said city of Gilroy, and to
furnish an edequate supply of gas-
light and heat for the domestic uses
of the inhabitants thereof; and to per-
form all acts necessary to acquire the
Gas -works now owned and controlled
by the "Gilroy Gaslight and Fuel Com-
pany," a private corporation organ-
ized under the laws of California, to
construct, complete and adapt said
system of Gas -works aforesaid to fur-
nish to said city of Gilroy and to its
inhabitants, through all time, an ade-
quate supply of gas for all public uses
and purposes herein expressed and
contemplated and as by Ordinances of
said city, Numbers 170 and 171 was
before determined.
The polls of said election shall be
and remain open from sunrise of the
said 27th day of October, 1902, to the
hour of six o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, when the polls shall °be closed.
Bonds of said city of Gilroy of the
character of bonds known as "serials"
to the aggregate amount of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars will be issued to pay
the cost of the acquisition, construc-
tion' and completion of said system of.
Gas -works as set forth in Ordinance
Number 170, of said city, passed Sep-
tember 5, 1902, by this common council
and approved by the Mayor of said
city; September 5, 1902; if the proposi-
tion to incur said municipal indebted-
ness by said city, be accepted by the
qualified voters of said city, at said
special election.
The day, month and year of pay-
ments of said bonds and of coupons at-
tached and issued therewith for in-
terest thereon shall be expressed in
each bond and coupon; and said bond,
and coupons shall be made and be pay-
able at the office of the City Treas-
urer, in the city of Gilroy, and shall be
issued and made payable in gold coin
or lawful money of the United States,
in the manner following:
One - fifteenth part of the whole
amount of said indebtedness so in-
curred, together with the annual in-
terest at the rate of five per cent per
annum on all unpaid sums thereof,
shall be payable each and every year,
on a day in each year and at a place to
be fixed therein, by the Common Coun-
cil of said city, until the whole amount
of said indebtedness shall have beer
paid, the interest thereon to be payable
semi- annually.
Said bonds shall be of the denomina-
tion of $500 each and shall be num-
bered consecutively from one to thirty,
both inclusive, divided into fifteen
eeries, the Series also to be numbered
consecutively from one to fifteen
both inclusive. Each series shall con-
sist of two bonds. Two separate cou-
pons shall be attached to every bond
for each and every year such bond is
to run, which coupons shall be num-
berzd consecutively from one up to
and including the coupons for the last
year each such bond is to run. The
odd numbered coupons must be drawn
for the payment of the first half and
the even numbered coupons for the
payment of the last half of the year's
interest such coupons are drawn to
pay. The first two coupons, coupon
No. 1 and coupon No. 2 of each bond,
shall be drawn to pay the first year's
interest; and in the ascending scale of
the numbers of coupons attached to
each bond, in regular order and suc-
cession; each two higher numbereid
coupons shall be drawn for the pay-
ment of interest for the year succeed-
ing that for which the two next lower
numbered coupons are drawn to pay on
the same bond. Each coupon must be
signed by the City Treasurer.
Each of said bonds shall therein be
made payable, and shall be payable at
the office of the City Treasurer of said
city of Gilroy, in said city of Gilroy, on
the first day of May of the year the
same is to be finally paid and redeemed.
Said bonds shall be signed by the
"Mayor of the city of VWroy" and by
the "City Treasurer of the city of Gil-
roy," and countersigned by the "City
Cleric of the city of Gilroy," and shall
have the corporate seal of the city of
Gilroy thereto affixed. The bonds num-
bered respectively No. d and No. 2
shall constitute the first series and
each succeeding series shall include in
regular succession of series the two
bonds numbered consecutively after
those'included in the next preceding
series. The bonds of the "first series"
shall be made payable on the first day
of May, A. D.- 1904, and shall have two
coupons attached to each numbered re-
spectively coupon No. 1 and coupon No.
2. Coupon No. 1 ,,hall be made payable
on the first day of November, 1903, and
coupon No. 2 on the first day of May,
1904. Bonds No. 3 and No. 4 shall
constitute the second series and have
attached four coupons to each bond,
and must be.made and be payable on
the first day of May, 1905. Bonds
No. 5 and No. 6 shall constitute
the third series and have six coupons
attached to each bond, and said bonds
must be made and be payable on the
first day of May, 1906, Bonds No. 7
;rnd No. 8 shall constitute the fourth
series and have eight coupons at-
tached to each bond, and said bonds
must be made and be payable on the
first day of May, 1907. Bonds No. 9
;and No. 10 shall constitute the fifth
series and have ten coupons attached
to each bond, and said bonds must be
made ana be payable on the first day
of May, 1908. Bonds No. 11 and No. 12
shall constitute the sixth series and
have twelve coupons attached, to each
bond, and said bonds must be made
and be payable on the first day of May,
1909. Bonds No. 13 and No. 14 shall
constitute the seventh series and have
fourteen coupons attached to each
bend, and said bonds must be made,
and be payable on the first day of May.
1910. Bonds No. 15 and No. 16 shall
constitute the eighth series and have
sixteen coupons attached to each
bond. and said bonds must be made
and be payable on the first day of May;
1911. Bonds No. 17 and No. 18 shall
constitute the ninth series and have
eighteen coupons attached to each
bond and said bonds must be made and
be payable on the first day of May,
191.2. Bonds Nb. 19 and 20 shall con-
stitute the tenth series and have twen-
ty coupons attached to each bond, and
said bonds must be made and be pay -
able on the first day of May, 1913.
Bonds No. 21 and No. 22 shall consti-
tute the eleventh series and have
twenty -two coupons attached to each
bond, and said bonds must be made
and be payable on the first day of May.
1914. Bonds No. 23 and No. 24 shall
constitute the twelfth series and have
h enty -four coupons attached to each
bond, and said bonds must be made and
be payable on the first day of May,
1915. Bonds No. 25 and No. 26 shall
constitute the thirteenth series and
have twenty -six coupons attached to
each bond, and said bonds shall be
made and be payable on the first day
of May, 1916. Bonds No. 27 and No.
28 shall constitute the fourteenth series
and have twenty -eight coupons -at-
tached to each bond, and said bonds
shall be made and be payable on the
first da*y of May,' 1917. Bonds No. 29
rind No. 30 shall constitute the fifteenth
series and have thirty coupons at-
tached to each bond, and said bonds
shall be made and be payable on the
first day of May, 1918.
The annual ttix levy for the pay-
ment of said bonds and interest shall
be sufficient to pay one- fifteenth of
the whole indebtedness incurred for the
objects and purposes aforesaid, and of
the principal the whole amount
of bonds issued therefor, to-
gether with the accrued inter-
est on all unpaid sums thereof, and
the amount of the tax levy to be. made
for the payment thereof shall he as
folows, to wit:
1 ,
First year ....... .......$ 1,750 00
Second year ............ 1,700 00
Third year .............. 1,650 00
Fourth year ............. 1,600 00
Fifth year ........ ...... 1,550 00
Sixth year .............. 1,500 00
Seventh year .......... 1,450 00
Eighth .year 1,400 00
«Ninth year ............. 1,350 00
Tenth year ............. 1,300 00
Eleventh year ........... 1,250 00
Twelfth year ........... 1,200 00
Thirteenth year ......... 1,150 00
Fourteenth year ........ 1,100 00
Fifteenth year .......... 1,050 00
The aggregate tax levy for the fif-
teen years being $21,000.00.
The ballots which shall be used at
said special election shall be of the
same character and form of ballets
regµired by law to be used at mu-
nicipal elections of said city of Gilroy,
except as otherwise hereinafter pro-
vided. -Each of said ballots shall have
printed thereon the following caption
or heading, towit: "Municipal Ticket,"
under which shall be printed the name
of the municipality, "City of Gilroy,"
and raider the said name, the following
words, towit: "Proposition of incurring
a debt, by the city'of Gilroy, to the ag-
gregate amount of fifteen ($15,000) dol-
lars, to pay for the cost of the acquisi
tion, construction and completion, by
the city of Gilroy, of a permanent sys-
tem of gas works, including all neces-
sary lands, buildings, structures, re-
torts, receivers, main and distributing;
pipes, meters, services and other de-
vices connected with the use thereof,
as set forth in Ordinance No. 170, of
said city, to furnish to said city and
its inhabitants an "ample supply of gas
for lighting and heating purposes."
Underneath the last foregoing words.
upon each of said ballots shall be print-
ed the following words, "To vote for or.
against incuring indebtedness, stamp
a cross (X) to the right of and against
the answer you desire to give," and un-
derneath which shall be printed in one
line the following: "For incurring tha
indebtedness," to the right of which
shall be printed in one square the word
"Yes," with a blank square to the right
thereof, and immediately below the
same there shall be printed, in one line,
the following: "For incurring the in-
debtedness," to the right of which
there shall be printed, in one square
the word "No, '4 with a blayfk square to
the right thereof.
Every voter desirng to assent to and
accept said proposition, for incurring
said indebtedness set forth herein,
shall in voting at said special election,
stamp a cross (X) in the blank space
to the right of the word "Yes," printed
upon his ballot as aforesaid. And ev-
ery voter desiring to reject said propo-
sition for incurring said indebtedness,
shall in voting at said special election
shall stamp a cross (X) in the blank to
the right of the word "No," printed
upon his ballot as aforesaid.
One election precinct is hereby es-
tablished for said special election and
the boundaries thereof shall be the cor-
porate limits of said city of Gilroy, and
every legal voter of said city shall be
entitled to vote at said precinct at said
special election. The place of voting at
said special election shall be in the
City Hall on Fifth street, between Mon-
terey and Eigleberry streets in said
city and the officers to conduct said
special election are hereby appointed
as follows, towit:
Judges —H. D. VanSchaick, J. J. Dor
land.
Inspectors—C. P. Weldon, H. C. Hol-
loway.
Ballot Clerks— Thomas Darrough, M.
Lennon.
Tally Clerks —W. W. Eustice, James
Princevalle.
In case any of the officers above ap-
pointed to conduct said special election
do not attend at the opening of the
polls on the morning of the day fixed
and named for said special election, the
electors of the city present at that
hour, may appoint and supply any
competent person from among th8m-
selves to fill the place of such absent
member thereof.
All persons qualified by law to vote
at municipal elections in said city of
.Gilroy, shall be and are qualified to
vote at said special election.
As soon as the polls are finally closed
at said special election, the officers of
election shall canvass the votes cast,
for and against incurring said indebt-
edness, hereinbefore mentioned, as
nearly as practicable in the manner
provided by law for canvassing votes
for municipal officers at elections held
in said city of Gilroy, for the election
of such city officers. The returns of
said special election shall be made out
and signed in the usual form by said
officers of election and shall be depos-
ited with the City Clerk of said city,to-
gether with the ballots cast at said
special election.
The Common Council of said city of
Gilroy shall, as "soon as the said returns
and ballots have been deposited with
said City Clerk as aforesaid, canvass
the said returns in the manner provid-
ed by law for canvassing• returns of
elections of muniepal officers in and for
said city. If upon the canvass of said
returns as aforesaid it shall be ascer-
tained and determined that at least
two- thirds of the qualified voters of
said city voting at said special election
have voted in favor of the said propo-
sition for incurring the said indebted-
ness, then bonds of the city of Gilroy
in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars
of the character and number, prescribed
by law and the ordinance of sad city,
and described in this resolution and
notice shall be issued for the objects
and purposes above mentioned; and
then, and in that case, and not other-
wise, the Common Council of the city
of Gilroy shall, at the time in each
year, and in the manner provided by
law for fixing the general tax levy for
said city, levy and have collected on
all property in said city subject to tax-
ation, a tax sufficient to pay one-fif-
teenth part of the principal of said in-
debtedness, together with the annual
interest on all unpaid sums thereof as
aforesaid, until the whole amount of
said principal and interest has been paid
as by law is provided, which tax so to
be fixed and levied annually shall be
in addition to all other taxes provided
for to be levied and collected by said
city.
Finally passed by the Common Coun-
cil of the city of Gilroy, in adjourned
regular session, this 9th day of October,
A. D. 1902, by the following vote:
AYES — Eustis, Hines, Rice and
Skillicorn,
NOES —None.
Absent— Mayock and Wood.
Approved this 9th day of October,
1902.
H. R. CHESBRO,
Mayor of the City of Gilroy.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution is a true and correct copy of
a resolution of the city of Gilroy, adopt-
ed by the Common Council and ap-
proved by the Mayor of said city.
[Seal.] C. N. HOOVER,
City Clerk.
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