HomeMy WebLinkAbout1923 Ordinance No. 002BY AUTHORI'l'Y.
ORDINAN CE NO . 2. SERIES OF 1923.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR T iI1~ SUBMI~SION 'rO THE VOTE OF THI DULY QUALIFIED
TAX PAYING ELELCTORS OF TH E CITY OF EN GLE WOOD.COLORADO. AT THE RBGULAR MUNICIPAL ELEC"
TION TO BE HrLD IN SAID CITY ON THE 3rd.DAY OF APRIL.A.D.1921. THE QUBSTION OF AUTHOR
!ZING THE CITY CBUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO CONTR AC 'l' AN IND E BTEDNESS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
llDTDOlr.TRlr.C:REDIT THJ:RBOF~'!Y?SSO:EllG 'BORD$ .op .1'BB. oiTYDZR T rBB. ABOREGAD PDSOll OP ~lft'r .1.THODAAU ' nor;x.aes~r 201 n m ·r1ullP01s . OH1.mC:1110_.PDBLIC , SDILl>I•GS. TO-WJT:, A CITY
HALL IB AllB l'OR SATir.7 CITY.
;'IHERE AS, the City Council deem it to the best interest of the City that a City
Hall b e erected in and for said City ; and,
WH EREAS : there are no funds at present in the Treasury of said City available
for the purpose of such publ i c building; and,
WHEREAS: it is provided by the l~···;s of the State of Colorado, that when aut.ho~
!zed th ere to by the approving vote of a mRjority of the qualified tax-paying electors
of th e Cit y , th e City Counci l may is sue bonds of the City for the purpose of erecting
public bu ildines ,
NOW .THEREFORE .B E IT ORD AINED I3Y THE CIT Y CO UNCI L OF THE CITY OF ENGL EW OOD.
COLORADO ;,
SECTI ON ,l. That Rt the reg u lar e lect !on for the Officers of the City of Engle
wood, to be held on Tuesday, t he 3rd, d ay of April ., '-·P· 1923, the foltowing question
shall be and is h e r eby submitted to th e vote of the qualified tax-paying electors or
said City as shall, in the year next pre c c e ding s Rid election, have paid a property
tax therein, for their detcrmlnatl o n , to-wit;
Shall tije City Council of the City of En g lewood, Colorado. be authoeized to
co n tract an ind e btedness on behA.lf of th e City e.nd upo n the credit theiwot, by iaauia :"'
ingbonds of the Cit y in the R ~r,re~ate amount of Fitty Thouaand Dollars, for the pur-
p ose of erectine public bu i ldings, to-wit:
A Oity Hall in R ?d for said City.
Section, 2. The questi o n so su bm itted shall be voted on at a r id election by
the voters qual.1f1ed, a n aforeaaid, a t the polling place in each ward in said City ~t
*be191 ~th•~bail•t•1 •~•~t0 L be cast.for the mun icipal officers of said City at the generaL
elec tion to be held April 3rd. A.D. 1 9 2 3. The vote shal l b~ taken by ballot of the ~·n
roem h ere i n Rfter provided Hn l: !lRi ct election shall b• in all re spec ts El.S n e arly as
may be held amtl c onducted in the manner p rescribed by law in cases o f electioba for
aunic i ,al Officers,
Section, 3 . Th e b a ll ot to be u s ed in voting upon the 1 uestion above submitted
shal l be prepared and furnished by t h e City Clerk to the Judges of election to be by
them furnis hed to the voters Rnd shal l be in the following printed form, and shall be
deposit ed in a se p ~ra ~• ba llo t box provided by the City Clerk for such purpos e .
OFEICIAL_B~L L OT.
CITY OF ENGL~WO O D. COLORADO.
City Hall Bond Election.
Tue sdl\y, the Th ird Day of April A.D. 1923.
QUESTION SUBMITTED .
Sha ll the City Council of the City o~ En e lewood, Co lorado. be authorized t.o r: ,,
contract an indebtednass on behalf oG the City P n d upon the credit thereof, by issuin ~
-the bonds of the City i n the i tg~regRte amount of F i fty Th ousRnd Dollars, for the pur-
pose of ere ctine publ ic l;uildinge, to-wi t:
A CITY HALL IN AND FOR SAI D CITY .
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FOR CITY HALL BONDS :
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AGAINST CITY HALL BONDS:
The voter s hall p "'epare his ba l lot indic a tiq his approv~l or disapproval of
th e proposit io n submitted by Jlacing a cross(xl opposite the group of words on his
ballot which e xpresses hls choice, and shall tlien deposit his ballot in the ballot
box provided for such pu rpose.
Section 4. No b a 1 lot for or ae it inst s Rid quention shall he receive d by the .
Jud g e s unless the pe rson o fferine the s a me shall be a q ualified elector of the city _
or En Clewo:od and shall in the y ear ne x t prec edi ne SE'l.id elect i ob h n ve paid a propert.y
tax there in.
Section 5. The election u p on the purp ose aforsttid s hall be conducted in Ward
Number One of said City by Kate Stewa rt, ElizRbeth CRdy, and Edward Edom, who are
h ereby a ppointed Judges, and Nellie Johnson, and Emma B.Edom, whoare hereby appoint-
d Cl erks of said election in s Rid Ward.
The election up o n the purpose aforsnid shall be conducted in Ward Number Two
of said City by M.M.StrRight Mab le Sinc lair Rnd Minni e Tan g ye, who are h ere by appoint
edJudges, ~nd Doda Sw eeney and E.W.IIamlyn who arc hereby a pp ointed Cl~rks of said
elect6cm in said Ward .
Th e election up on the purpose aforsaid shall be cond ucted in Ward Number Three
of said City by Lyda Albers, H.C.Grant, ~nd Florence B.Cole, who are h e reby appointed
Judges, •.nd E . o. Boone, and Mi llie Boone £1.;.l l ison, whol\re hereby a pp ointe d Clerks of
said elect ion in said Ward; b eing the J u d~es a nd Clerks «.t the r e r.;ular munic i p al l 1
-•leo ti on.
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Section 6. Tho vote Rt s n l tl election on the 1uestion afornRid shall b e can-
vass ed Rn d retn rned and the r eturn made fl.nd the result declared in the sRme manner u'
nearly a s mRy be, as provided by lRw for th e canv•s ··~eturn and dec1Rr1ng the result
of the votes cast Rt an election of municip al offic 0 rs,
Section 7. Not ice of t he time and p lace of sRid elect i on shall be publ ished in
the Englewood, Herald, a newspaper of eeneral circulation printed in the City of Engle
wood in th e County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado., at least fifteen (15) days before
such election aud also R co r y of s u ch no t i ce shAll be posted at the voting places and
in one other consvicuous p la c e in said City at leRot fifteen (15) days before said
lec ti on Pnnouncing th e time, p lac~ and o bj ect of the election and the Clerk of the
City of inglewood, is hereby chareed with the duty effectuRting thi s provision.
Said notice mr•y b e included in the re c;u lar e lection not t J::e fo r officers of the
City of Eng le ,•;ood, held on the flrtlt Tueaday 10f April, 1.Jeing Apf"il d5~d. A.D.1923.
said notice to be published and p oste d as a f oresaid shall be in substanti Rlly the fol-
lowing forn1;:
E L E C T l 0 .!! _N 0 T l .£ E.
Pursuan t ~o th e l a a s of the State of Co l orado, and Ordinance No. . Series
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1923. of the City of Ene lewood, State of Colorado, ~1 dopted and ap 11roved on the 1 day of _ _, A.D. 1923. notice is hereby given that at the aforesaid reg•lar :
election for of f'ic ers of the City of Enc lewood, to be held at said City on TuesdRy, t 1
the Th ~rd d a~ of April, A.D. 1923. beginning at the hour of Seven o'clock A.M. and
clos ing at th e hour og Seven o'clock P.M. of said day, there wjll be submitted to the
voters of Skid City quRl ified t o vote there 'n the question of whether or not the City ·
Council shall be auth orized to contract an indebtednes s on behalf of the City and up•
on the credit there of by issuine the bond ;, of the City in the aggregate amount of
Fifty Th~usRnd Dollars, for the purpose of erecting public buildings , to-··it:
A CI~Y HALL IN AND FOR SA I D CirY.
The following a r e the polline p laces of sR id Elect i on
WARD No• l. MRy flow e r Cong r eeRtl onal Church, cor. Cornell & So. Acoma, St
• • • • City Hftll ~482. Sf, Broadway S treet, WARD .No , S !
WARD ,No. I. . . . . S outh Eng lewo Gd, Community Church, Car. Mansfield,& So, Acoma
All persons, who Rt t h e tlme o f snicl election hnve the neoessary quali f ications
of electors RS provided by lnw, nn rt who shall in the year next prece c dine s a id elec-
tion, have paid a prope rty tRx in stti d City, and no other, shall be quali~ied to vote
at the n~id ele ction . Th e vote at said el e ction on the ~uestlon submitted be in sub-
stan tially th e fol l owing f orm:,
e F F I C I A L B A L L _Q T ••
City o f Enelewood, Colorado.
City Hal l Bonds; Election,
Tuesday , the TJ1 ird d ny of April, A.D. 1923.
QUESTION SUBMITTED.
Shall th e City Counc i l of the City of Eng lewood, Colorado. be authorized to
contract an inde h tedmeso on behalf o r the City and upon the credit th ereof by issuing
-th e bonds of the City i n the aggregate am ount of Fifty Thousand, Dollars for the purp
pose of ere ct ine publ ic bu ildings, to-wit;,
A CITY HALL IN AND FOR ~;AID TO.UN ?
For City Hall ~ondsL • • .. ----------.... ---------...... --------.. •·
Against City Hal l Bond s:
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The voter wil l prep are hi s bRllot, indicRting his approval or diapproval of t~
proposition sutrr.itted by p lacimg a cros s (x) opposite the eroup of words on his balloT
wh 6ch e xpresses his choice , and sha ll t h en ueposit his ballot in the ballot b ox pro-
viding for such purpoa e.
IN .WITNESS THEREOF , The City Counci l o f the City of Enelewood,has ·caus ed this
notioe to b e published and p oste d as r e1uired by law, and dated this day of
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City-Clerk of the City Of Englew •;
wood, Colorado.
Sect l on 9. This Ord ~nance, ~ft e r its passage, shall be recorded in a book kept
for that purpose, be auth enticated by the signatures of th~ M~.yor amd Clerk and shalt
be published in th e Eng lewo od He rald, a newspaper publis~ed with i n the limits of the
City of Enelewo o d,
S ect ion l C. Thi s ~ei n e a Ord inance callin5 a special e lect i on to be held at t ~
th e date of the eenera f;\1;?1ection it ahRll take e f fect and be in force u p on the ex-
pira tion of five (5) days after it has been s o published.
Sea ti on ll. In t he opi ni on of the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colop
rado. the i mm e diate pub lic Rtl on, approval and passage of ttll9 fore3oin s Ordinance is
necessary for the ~ubli c he~lth, welfare and safety of th e citizens of the City Of
Englewo o d, Coloradp. therefore thi n ordinance shall not be subject to any of the re-
ferendum statutes of the Stllte of Color·ado. and shall b e in force from and after its
passage, a pproval and publication.
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Sect i on 12. Jn the opinion of the City Council of the City of Enelewood, Colo•
rado. an emergency exista, there f ore this OrdinRnce shall be in full force and effect
immedifttely from and after its pHssage and publication, as required by law.
Introduced, read and ordered published this 21st. day of February, A.D.1923.
Finally fASsed, a ppr oved ~nd ordered published at a special meetin~ of the Cit
City Council of the City of Englewood , Colorado. thia ?.. day of March, A.D.1923.
Attest:
ST .l'f l::
UlJTY
CITY
~ CO!.UH_.DU . )
) S.S.
D. )
I, Zrnest E. Anderson, Ci ty Clerk and rle corder of the
City of ~ng lew oo d,Coun ty of Arapahoe, ~t a te o f Golorado. do hereby certify that the
above and for ego i ::.1 g Ordinance• was i n tro duc ed o.n d re a d in ful J. and on resolution was
ord e red publi shed ~s a p ropose d Or d ina nce f or the City of Englewood,Colorado. and
sa11e was ord c r ed p ubl i ::.hc d 't an .A djourned .:tcgular l.iec ti ng of the City Council held
on .L"e bnary , -l Bt . 19 2 3 . h e l d by the City Council o n said date, and s :tme was pub-
lished in the Snglewood,He ral d o. weekly neVJspape r of gen eral circulation i n the City
of Bnglewo od, Colo r ad o. in i t s is s ue o f l!'e b ruary,2 Zr d . l<J2 =?. for mo re than 10 days
thereafter and at a s a bsc qucn t 0p ecial Call i.I ectir:g, of said City Council held I.l arch
7th,1923 . ''An Or dinan ce r.r o viding fo r t h e submiss ion to the Yote ot th~-duly quali-
fi e d tax pay i n ,~ electo r s o f the City of .. ngle\':ood, Col o rado. ut the regular municipal
election to be he l d in scid City on the 3 rd. day of April,A.D. 19 23 . ~he question
of authorizing the City Council of said City to contract an indebtedness on behalf
of the ~i ty and U1 'u n th e credit thereof by i s s uing bonds of the ~i ty in the agg re-
gat e a.r:i oun t o f ~1 i fty .1.'h ou s c.:.n d Dol lars, for the pur ·ose of erecting p ublic buildings
to-wit , .A City Hall in and for sa id City." was duly passed and ado (·teu and p ublished
i.1 -the i:.'ngL woo d _-:erald i n its issue ofLi arch 8th, 1 ~2 3 . as requir e Ci by the Statutes
of the tit ate of Uo l~ro.do .
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City Clerk
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