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HomeMy WebLinkAbout003 - 03/05/1938 - PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE DULY QUALIFIED TAXPAYING ELECTORS AT THE GENERAL ELECT ORDINANCE NO. 3 , 1938 BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO A VOTE OF THE DULY QUALIFIED TAXPAYING ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, AT THE GENERAL ELECTION OF A CITY COMMISSIONER TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL, A D 19381 THE QUESTION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO CONTRACT AN INDEBTEDNESS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND-UPON THE CREDIT THEREOF, BY ISSUING THE NEGOTIABLE COUPON BONDS OF THE CITY IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $2003,000,009 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING A SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT' TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESS&RY APPURTENANCES FOR THE CITY. _ WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council of the City of Fort Collins, provision should now be made to rise funds for ^the purpose of acquiring a sewage disposal plant, together with necessary lands , rights of way, sewer mains and appurtenances for the treatment of the sewage of the City of Fort Collins, which plant complete as herein described is hereinafter referred to as a sewage disposal plant , and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is unable to provide Rinds for a sewage disposal plant out of its current revenues , and WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council of said City, an indebtedness should be contracted on behalf of the City and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City, for the purpose of acquiring a sewage disposal plant. NOW THMMFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1. That at-the general election of a City Commissioner to be held in the City of Fort Collins on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, A D. 1938, the question of authorizing the City Council of s4Aid City to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the City and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City in an aggregate amount not exceeding $200 ,000.009 for the -1- purpose of acquiring a sewage disposal plant for the City, be and the same is hereby submitted to a vote of such qualified electors of the City as shall in the year next preceding said election have paid a property tax therein, for their determina- tion. Section 2 The question so submitted shall be voted on at said election by the voters qualified as aforesaid, at the several precincts of said City as hereinafter set forth in the notice of the election. Section 3. The voting shall be by ballot of the form hereinafter provided, and said election shall be in all respects, as nearly as may be, held and conducted in the manner prescribed by law and the charter of the City of Fort Collins in cases of elections for City Commissioners. Section 4. The ballots to be used in voting upon the question submitted shall be prepared and furnished by the City Clerk to the Judges of election, to be by them furnished to the voters, and shall be in the following printed form, and shall be deposited in a separate ballot box provided by the City Clerk for such purpose. SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT 'OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE E B IN THE ,GITY OF F =LLINS. 0 PRI D. . question submitted Shall the City Council of the City of Fort Collins be authorized to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the City, anS upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $200,000*009 for the purpose of acquiring a sewage disposal plant for the city of Fort Collins? =RUCTIONS TO VOTERS-- A voter wishing to vote in favor of the a'doptionrof-the question submitted, shall place a cross (X) mark in the space opposite the words "For r r a Sewage Disposal Plant." A voter wishing to vote against the adoption of the question submitted, shall place a cross (%) mark in the space opposite the words "Against a Sewage Disposal Plant " If you wrongly mark, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the Judge of election and obtain another. When your ballot has been properly marked, deposit it in the separate ballot box provided for such purpose. For a Sewage Disposal Plant Against a Sewage Disposal Plant A vote in favor of the question submitted will authorize the City Council to issue negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City, not to exceed $200,000.00 principal, at such rate of interest as is determined by the City Council and the proceeds to be used for acquiring a sewage disposal plant, together with necessary lands, rights of way, sewer mains and appurtenances for the treatment of the sewage of the City of Fort Collins. A vote against the question submitted means that the voter does not wish the City to issue the above bonds Section 5 No ballots for or against said question shall-be received by the Budges unless the person offering the same shall be a qualified elector of the City of Fort Collins, and shall in the year next preceding said election, have paid a property tax therein. Section 6 The Judges who shall act at the general municipal election in said City are hereby appointed as Judges of said election upon the question so submitted. -3- Section 7 The vote at said election on the question aforesaid shall be canvassed and returned, and the return made and the result declared in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as provided by the charter of the City of Fort Collins for the canvass, return and declaring of the result of the votes cast at an election of a City Commissioner, Section 8. A notice of the time and place of said election shall be published in the Fort Collins Express- Courier, a daily newspaper and the official newspaper-of the City of Fort Collins, at least fifteen days before such election, and also a copy of such notice shall be posted at the place of voting in each precinct, at least fifteen days before such election, announcing the time, place and object of the election, which notice may be included in and made a part of the general election notice of said election, and the Clerk of the City of Fort Collins is hereby charged with the duty of effectuating this provision. Said notice shall be in substantially the following form ELECTION NOTICE NOTICE IS HgRERY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of Article XIV of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, a general election will be held in the several precincts and wards within the corporate limits of said City, on the 5th day of April, A D 1938, for the purpose of electing one Commissioner of Highways, Public Works and Utilities and ex-officio Mayor pro-tempore to serve for a period of six (6) years from the first Tuesday after the second Monday of April, 1938, and that said election will be held at the follow- ing places in said City, to-wit r -4- Precinct 1, Ward 1, City Hall Precinct 19 Ward 21 218 West Mountain Avenue Precinct 2, Ward 21 LaPorte Avenue School, Precinct 11 Ward 39 Court House , Precinct 2, Ward 31 Junior High School, Precinct 30 Ward 31 Washington School, Precinct 1, Ward 4, First Christian Church, Precinct 21 Ward 4, Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 300 Whedbee Street Precinct 1, Ward 5, State Armory, Precinct 2, Ward 50 Lincoln School. And also, pursuant to Ordinance No. 3 of the City of Fort Collins , Colorado, adopted and approved on the 5th day of^ March A D. 1938, public notice is hereby given that at the aforesaid election of a City Commissioner of the City of Fort Collins, to be held in said City on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, 1938, there will be submitted to a vote of such qualified electors of the City of Fort Collins as shall, in the year next preceding said election, have paid a property tax therein, the following question Shall the City Council of the City of Fort Collins be authorized to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the City, and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $200,000.001, for the purpose of acquiring a sewage disposal plant for the City of Fort Collins? The form of the separate ballot for the submission of the above question shall be substantially as follows SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THEE CTION TO BE HELD IN THE ,CITY OF R e TH WYMF APRIL, A D. . 8 Question submitted Shall the City Council of the City of Fort Collins be authorized to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the City, and upon the credit thereof, by issuing the negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $200,000,00, for the purpose of acquiring a sewage disposal plant for the City of Fort Collins? -5- INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERSR- A voter wishing to vote in favor of the adoption of the question submitted, shall place a cross (X) mark in the space opposite the words "For a Sewage Disposal Plant " A voter wishing to vote against the adoption of the question submitted, shall place a cross (X) mark in the space opposite the words "Against a Sewage Disposal Plant " If you wrongly mark, tear or deface this ballot, return It to the Judge of Election and obtain another When your ballot has been properly marked, deposit it in the separate ballot box provided for such purpose For a Sewage Disposal Plant Against a Sewage Disposal Plant A vote in favor of the question submitted will authorize the City Council to issue negotiable interest bearing bonds of the City, not to exceed $200,000 00 principal, at such rate of interest as is determined by the City Council and the proceeds to be used for acquiring a sewage disposal plant together with necessary lands, rights of way, sewer mains and appurtenances for the treatment of the sewage of the City of Fort Collins A vote against the question submitted means that the voter does not wish the City to issue the above bonds No ballots for or against said question shall be received by the Judges unless the person offering the same shall be a qualified elector of the City of Fort Collins, and who shall, in the year next preceding such election, have paid a property tax therein -6- The question above submitted will be voted upon during the hours and at the voting places in the several precincts and wards of said City hereinbefore designated as the time and places of voting at the said regular election for municipal officers The ballots to be used in voting upon the question above submitted, will be furnished to the voters by the Judges of Election, to be deposited in a separate ballot box which will be provided for that purpose (Inserted in the above notice will be notice of the election of a Commissioner of Works for the six (6) year term and certain provisions thereof Also notice of all other matters to be voted upon by the electors at said election ) The polls for said general election shall be opened at the hour of seven o'clock A M and shall remain open continually and be closed at seven o'clock P M of said day, and said election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the City Charter and the law of the State of Colorado appli- cable thereto IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of-said City, this 15th day of March , A D 1938 Miles F House City Clerk Section 9 In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preservation of the public health, peace and safety, and this Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage under and by virtue^of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter -7- Introduced, read at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all members of the City Council at a regular adjourned meeting, held this 5th day of March, .A D 1938 Coffin ss o o y and EX- f c o ATTEST I�Lyor City Clerk STATE OF COLORADO, ) ss Countyrof-Iarimer ) I, MILES F HOUSE, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins , do hereby certify and declare that the foregoing Ordinance, consisting of nine (9) sections, was duly proposed and read at length at a regular adjourned meeting of the City Council, held on the 5th day of March, A D 1938, and was duly adopted and ordered published in the Mountain and Plains Weekly, a weekly newspaper and an official newspaper of the City of Fort Collins, by the unanimous vote of all members of the City Council, as an emergency ordinance , in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter, and thereafter and on to-wit the 11th day of March, A D 1938, said Ordinance No 3 was duly published in the Mountain and Plains Weekly, a weekly newspaper published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City, this 11th day of March, A D 1938 City Clerk