Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, May 12, 1921, Image 4
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' ^ , Sunday in Chester at the home of j
Fort Mill Confederate veterans
HbK. who attended the county reunion
in York Tneadav were S. H. Epps,
Sr.. ,J. P. flpps and A. H. Merritt.
l)r. and Mre. John I. Barron,
Mrs. Louise Barron and Ben Barron
of York were guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Barron at
tlieir home on Hall street.
Mrs. O. T. Culp was called to
her old home at Santuc. Union
county, one day lost week by the
s? rious illness of her father, J. P.
Jeter, whose condition has since
materially improved.
Miss Lucy Fish is expected to return
to Fort Mill th latter part of
a I 1- r* 1 - <
i iii" w?m!k, imer mi auseuee 01 several
weeks in New England. She
will be accompanied home by her
sister. Mrs. Winifred Hansom.
Ira (1. Stay the. Confederate
veteran, was stricken with a Herious
attack of acnte indigestion at
his houie in Fort Mill a few days
ago and for several duvs alarm
was felt by his family over his
% condition. Yesterday his condition
was reported considerably
improved, however.
A banquet which was greatly
enjoyed hv the 20-ryld guests was
;given Monday evening at Crane's
hotel by Capt. Fred Nims and
Lieut. A. ('. Lytic of the Tom
Hall Guards to the non-commissioned
officers of the company.
. Short talks by numerous members
of the company followed the banA
thunderstorm whieh en me up
about 7 :J0 o'clock Wednesday
morning prevented the delegates
from St. John's and Pleasant Hill
fcs Methodist churches from at tend .
ii.g the quarterly conference :?f
the Rock Hill district in Rlacks* ;
burg yesterday. The delegates
had planned to make the trip
^ s through the conn fry by motor.
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D., pastor of Oakland Avenue
Preabyterian church. Hock Hill,
occupied the pulpit of the Port
Mill Presbyterian church .Sunday
morning in the absence of the
pastor, the Rev. J. B. Black, who
is-awav from home on account of
illness. At the conclusion of the
regular services, the sacrament of
the Lord's supper was observed.
The baseball team of the"Trort
Mill post. American Legion, went
to York Thursday afternoon and
took a game from the Legion post
of thnt town. 11 to 9; but in Port
Mill Tuesday afternoon the exfierviee
men of York turned the
tables on the former Port Mill
mm ( tHMiurm n\ vinril I lll^c llll'lll I TO ?
^ Hurley Steven* pitched n pood
frame for the Port Mill hoys, hut
his work was more than offset
by the numerous errors of his
buddies.
,?j>; The Woman's Missioary union
of the Port Mill Baptist church
lu ld its regular monthly meeting
at the church Monday afternoon.
Following the business meeting a
social hour was enjoyed when
several toasts were responded to
by members of the union and reft
eshments of ice cream and cake
were served. The union had as
jEg^Sfciti' guests a number of members
of the missionary society of the
Fort Mill Presbyterian church, a
number of the cicles being thus
j PORT?m.L,S. c.
pllr 8ENEAAL INFORMATION.
I filTY OOVBRNMF.NT
\ K. E. ARDftEY Mayor Tl
C. S. LINK Clerk I
A. L. OTT Police Judge
V. D. POTTS Chief of Police
DEPARTURE OP TRAINS.
No. 86 Southbound 6:19 a. m.
No. 81 Southbound 8.-07 a. m.
fuMo. 114 Northbound .11:66 a. m.
Kf S ' i Ho. 37 Southbound . 5:32 p. m. , ,
Northbound 6:86 p. m.
M f Mo. 38 Northbound 7:48 p. in.
Pot tnfcrNo. 27 6:10 p. m.
No. 28..v...7:20 p. m.
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to not handle mail Sunday.
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I I N I n
NOTICE or ELECTION
In Port Mill Township, in the
- Question of laming Bonds to
the Amount of Seventy-fine
Thousand Dollars, for the Im.
provement of Roads in' Said
Township.
State of South Carolina,
County of York. - '
whkkkas. nnder the provision*
of an Act of the General Assembly
of tbiR State, entitled 44 An
Act to Enable Townships in York
County to Issue Bonds for Roads."
approved March 11th, 1919. petitions
purporting to be signed by
one-third of the resident-freehold
electors of Port Mill Township
were presented to the County
Board of Comurissibners of York
County, pray frig that an election
hi ordered in said Township for
the purpose of voting on the question
of issuing Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars in Serial Coupon
Bonds, for the purpoes of improving
the roads of said Township.,
and alleging that said sum of Seventy-five
Thousand Dollars did
not exceed eight per centum of
the assessed taxnble property of
said Pqrt Mill Township: and.
Whereas, upon thorough examination
into the facts the County
Board of Commissioners of York
County. South Carolina, at their
regular session on the ItJi day of
Mav. 1921. passed the following
order and resolution, to wit:
"Olfiee of County Commissioners.
York County, South Carolina.
May 4th, 1921.
Petitions having this day been
presented to the Board of County
Counnissioncrs of York County,
purporting t?> be signed bv onethird
of the qualified, resident,
freehold electors of For- Mill
Township, in said County nmt
State, and thy petition containing
the affidavit >of the Supereis?>?of
Registration oT York County
to the effect that, If the signatures
were genuine, the petition
' ontained more than one-third of
the qualified resident electors of
said Fort Mill Township, and the
petition containing the affidavits
ot responsible citizens-to the ef>
feet that the said signatures wen
genuine, and the County Auditor
o .1?
in i ui i\ \ umu v, nuimi * fii iniiKi
having certified that said petii
ioners wore resident freeholders
of said Township, and that Sever.ly-five
Thousand Dollars does
not exceed eight per centum of th?;
assessed taxable property in tinsaid
township, the County Board
of Commissioners of York County.
S? uth Carolina, find that the said
petition does contain one-third of
the qualified resident freeholders
of said Fort Mill Township, and
said petition praying for an elee
tion on issuing serial coupon
bonds for the construction of public
highways in said Township
under the provisions of an Act
entitled "An Act to Enable Townships
in York County to Issue
Bends for Roaids," approved
March 11th. 1919. to the amount
of Seventy-five Thousand DoUars.
which said sum docs not exceed
eight per centum of the assessed
taxable property of said Township.
rne saiu county Hoard ot commissioners
do hereby order nn election
to lie held in said Township
ar the precincts provided hv law.
and under the laws governing the
holding of general elections in the
State, under the provisions of sn.Tl
Act. above referred to. on Thurs
dav. the 2nd .day of June, A. D.
1021, the said election to be conducted
by managers appointed by
the State and County Commissioners
of Election of York County.
South Carotina.
HUGH O. BROWN,
Supervisor;
L. J. LUMPKIN,
Commissioner.
JOHN C. KIRKPATR1CK.
Commissioner.
Constituting County Board of
Commissioners of York County.
S. C.
Now, therefore, Notice is hereby
given that a special election
will be held at the vntini* Pre
^ - ? -;r y
eiiicts prescribed by law in Fort
Mill Township, in the County am?
State aforesaid, on Thursday,
dune 2nd. 1921. for the purpose
of determining whether said Fort
Mill Township will issue Seventyfive
Thousand Dollars worth of
serial coupon bonds for the purpose
of road improvement in said
Township.
Only qualified resident electors
of said Township can vote on said
election, and the Managers of elec. ]
tion shall require of every Elector ,
offering to vote in said election. <
before allowing him to vote, the ,
production of his Registration j
Certificate and proof of the payment
of all taxes assessed against
him and collectible during the i
year 1920. The production of
Certificate or the receipt of the i
Officer authorized to collect such ,
f
v .
taxes shall be conclusive proof of
the payment thereof.''
The ballot used by Electors OS;
this occasion shall be of .plain
white paper, clear and even cut,
white papei% clear and eon cut,
without ornament, designation,
mutilation, symbol or mark of any
kind whatsoever, except the words
hereinafter prescribed, and shall
be so folded as to conceal the contents
thereof, and so folded shall
ln> deposited in the ballot box furnish
ed the Managers of Election
foi this pnrpose. ;<
On the one ballot shall be printed
: 4' For Permanent Road
Bonds?Yes." On the other: 44For
Permanent Road Bonds?No."
. ^lectors in favor of said bond
issue will vote the first described
ballot. Electors opposed to said
h< nd issue will vote the second
described ballot.
Before the hour fixed for open
ii.y the Polls. Managers and Clerks
must take and subscribe the Constitutional
oath. The Chairman
Oi the Board of Managers can administer
the oath to the other
members and to the Clerk. A Note
rv Public must administer the
oath to the Chairman. The Managers
at each precinct elect their
own Chairman and Clerk.
Before permitting any elector
to deposit his ballot in the ballot
box, in nddition to requiring such
finuir 10 proeiucc ms Registration
Certificate and to furnish proof
that he has paid all taxes assessed
against him the previous year, the
Managers will administer an oath
to sueh elector to the effect that
lie is qualified to vote in this election
according to the Constitution
and laws of this Rtate, and has
not voted before in this election,
and they shall further require the
said Elector to satisfy them that
he is a resident of Fort Mill Township,
in said County and Rtate.
Polls at each voting place must
he opened at seven o'clock A. M..
and closed at four o'clock P. M.
The managers have the power
to fill a vacancy, and if none of
I he managers attend, the citizens
' nn appoint from among the qualified
resident eleators the managers.
who, after bejng sworn, can
conduct the election.
At the close of the election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open ballot boxes
:ind count the ballots thorein unit
continue without adjournment
until the same is completed, and
.make a written statement of the
result, and sign same. Within
three days thereafter, the Chairman
of the Roard of Managers, or
some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the undersigned
Commissioners of Elecetion the
poll list, the box containing the
ballots, and a written statement of
be result of the election
The following Managers of Elecion
have been appointed to conduct
this special election at the
various precincts In Fort Mill
Township, to wit: Fort Mill: Hubh
Harris. J. M. Balk. W. M. Wilson.
Mr. John E. Carroll is Clerk of
he Hoard, and the Managers will
ret their boxes, tickets and blanks
'rnm him at his office in the Conrt
House 011 or before Noon Tues!?..
O 1 nm
IIIT, .Till T TINI, 19ul a
W. B. WILSON.
Chairman;
W. P. BOYD.
J. D. SMITH.
'oinmissioners of State and County
Elections for York County.
S. C.
$30,000.00
TOWN OF FORT MILL. SOUTH
CAROLINA,
SIX PER CENT STREET IMPROVEMENT
BONDS.
Sealed bids will be received by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the
town of Fort Mill at the office of
he undersigned until 12 o'clock
M?- Friday, May 27, 1921, for the
purchase of one or more of $30,300.00
St reet Improvement Bonds
of said town, maturing $1,000.00
Ten. 1.1923 to 1932, and $2,000.00
lull. 1. 1933 to 1942.
Alt 1--. 1 I * * * - -
/\n doiuir uaieti flan. 1. lHiJl;
denomination $1,000.00; principal
and semi-annual interest (six per
ent J. and .1. 1st) payable in New
York City.
Bonds are to he delivered as
soon as printed. All bonda are
Teneral obligations of the town of
Fort Mill, and an unlimited tax
for their payment haa been provided
by law and ordinance.
The right to reject and and all
bids is reserved. Bids moat be accompanied
by certified check on
some hank or trust company in
South Carolina for $600.00 as evidence
of good faith, payable to C.
S. Link, Treasurer.
F. E. AUDREY.
Mayor.
0. 8. LINK,
Clerk and Treasurer.
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AH ORDINANCE
Declaring the Result of an RlecL
lion to petermine Whether the
Town tof Fort Hill Should Issue
i $30,000.00 of Coupon Bonds for
the Purpose of Paying for Improvements
Upon the Streets of
the Town of Fort Mill, to Au
thorixe the Issuance of Said
Bonds, and to Provide for the
Bonds, and to Proide for the
k Payment of the Interest and
Principal Thereof.
Whereas, petitions were filed by
more than a majority of the freeholders
of the town of Fori Mill to
submit to the qualified voters of
said town the question of issuing
bonds of the town of Fort Mill in
the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars
for the purpose of paying for
improvements upon the streets
thereof; and.
Whereas, such election was duly
CAlled and thereafter held on the
16th day of April, 1920, and at
s?:id election more than a majority
I of the qualified electors of said
town voting at said election upon
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i ciiv ui i iir irw^uciiiuc Ui
said bonds \oted in favor thereof.
Now. therefore, be it ordained
by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the town of Fort Mill. S. C\. in
council assembled, ami by author,
ity of the same:
Section 1. That the aforesaid
election is hereby declared t? have
resultM in Favor of the issuance
of Thirty Thousand Dollars of
bonds of the town of Fort Mill for
the purpose of paying for improvements
upon the streets of said
town.
Section 2. That there shall be issued
negotiable coupon bonds of
the town of Fort Mill in the
amount of Thirty Thousand Dollars.
consisting of thirty bonds of
One Thousand Dollars each, and
numbered one to thirty inclusive.
Said bonds shall be dated January
1st. 1921. and shall bear interest
at the rate of six per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually on
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of ouch year; said bonds and interest
shall be payable in any legal
currency of the United States,
and shall mature in annual series
as follows: One Thousand Dollars
on .January first of each year
from 1923 to 1932, inclusive; Two
Thousand Dollars on the first day
o;' .January of each year from 1933
to 1942, inclusive. The said bonds
shall be numbered in the order of
the dates of maturity. The form
of said bonds and coupons shall
be substantially as follows:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF YORK, TOWN
OF FORT MILL.
STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS. That the Wn of
Fort Mill, in the County of York
and State of South Carolina, is
Justly indebted and promises to
pay to the bearer the first day of
January. 19?, the principal sum
of
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
with interest, thereon, at the rate
o! six (6) per centum per annum,
payable July 1st. 1921, and semiannually
thereafter on the 1st days
of January and July of each year.
upon the presentation and surrender
of the attached interest coupons
as they severally become tue.
Both principal and interest of this
bond are payable at the Hanover
National Bank, New York City,
State of New York. For the
prompt payment hereof, both principal
and interest, as the same
shall become due,- the full faith,
credit and resources of said town
are hereby irrevocably pledged.
This bond is one of an issue of
thirty bonds of like date, aggregating
Thirty Thousand Dollars,
numbered one to thirty, which
bonds are issued for the purpose
of paying for improvements upon
the streets of said town, under the
authority and in full compliance
with OftKft 1 onn ? ''
t?ivn Mwtiuu iu miu ouui oi in<*
Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1912, and pursuant to a vote of a
majority of the qualifed electors
thereof upon the issue of said
bonds at an election duly called
upon petition of a majority of the
freeholders of said town as shown
by . its tax books, held on the 16th
day of April, 1920, and an ordinance
duly adopted by the Mayor
and Aldermen thereof. It is hereby
certified and recited that all
acta, conditions and things required
to exist or be done precedent
to and in the issuance of this
bond by the laws and oonstitution
of the State have duly happened
and been performed; that provision
has been made for the levy and
oollection of a direct annual tax
upon all taxable property in so;d
town sufficient to pay the interest
and principal of this bond as the
same shall become due; and that
the total indebtedness of said town
866 cures BiHomnts.
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including this bond, does not ex-11
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vvvm wuomhiuuuiu ur atatutory
limitation.
IN WITNESS WHHEREOF said
town has caused this bond to be i
signed by its MayOr, and attested 1
by its Clerk and Treasurer under
its corporate seal, and the interest
coupons hereto attached to be
signed by the facsimile signature
ol said Mayor and* Clerk anu
Treasurer as of the first day of
January, 1921.
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Mayor.
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Clerk and Treasurer.
COUPON.
No. $30.00
On
the town of Fort Mill, South Carolina,
will pay to the bearer at the
Hanover National Bauk. New
York City, the sum of Thirty Dollars,
being the semi-annual inter
| est due that day on its street improvement
bond, dated .lauy. 1st.
1921, and numbered .
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Mayor.
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Clerk and Treasurer.
Section 3. That in each year
while any of said bonds shall be
outstanding there shall be levied
and collected upon all taxable
property within the town of Fort
Mill, a direct annual tax sufficient
to meet the payment of the interest
and principnl of said Thirty
Thousand Dollar bonds, as the
same shall become due.
Section 4. That the Mayor and
Treasurer of the town of Fort Mill
are hereby directed to cause a notice
to be published in the Fort.
Mill Times, and in the Columbia
State, calling for sealed bids for
the bonds herein authorized to be ?
rteeived at 12 o'clock M. on the
20th day of May, 1921, said notice
to he published in said newspapers
at least fourteen (14) days
before the date of receipt of said
bids. A ^certified cheek for
$G00.00 may be deposited with
each bid, payable to C. S. Link,
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to reject any and all bids.
Done aiul ratified in council assembled
this 3rd day of May,
1921.
P. E. ARDREY,
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C. S. LINK.
Clerk.
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