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1 LOULUJ.M.STORE
Old Officers of Corporation
Were Reelected at Parkersburg
Yesterday.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. .Ian. 12.
' ?At the annual meeting of The United
Woolen Mills company held here
'today the following board of director*
was elected; W. A. Hcrseh. W. W.
1 DerMott, Miss nattier I.emmon and
V' Cecil B. Trace well, all of Parkersburg;
A. P. York, Pittsburgh; TI. II.
Smith, Columbus, and H. It Souders,
Clarksburg.
The board organized by re-electing ,
the old officers as follows; W. A.
Hersch, president and general manager;
A. P. York, vice president; W.
tzr r* ii e_i.v
** ? wb> i-ai'wi d?vi c?ni j i ri. 11. k]iiiiujt
treasurer: Henry H. ffcrech. assistant
y.' treasurer.
('resident Herseh in his annual refort
stated that the volume of bustBoss
done by the "United" during the
past year was tbe largest in the his-1
lory of the concern.
Dan Block has been named as manIger
of the Fairmont store succeeding
C. C. Keller, transferred to Huntington.
Mr. Block has a boat of friends
In tho "Fifty In Five City," who will
jt remember liim as having been In .
?> charge of the "United" store there
leverul years ago. and who will he
pleased to lenrn of Ills return.
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(Continued from sage l.J
aople. as over the instigation of the
Serbian assassination In Sarejovo and
tbe complete mobilisation oi [tussle. >
which meant war against Germany.
"Germany and her allies, who had,
to take up arms for defense of their
" liberty and their existence, consider |
Ibis, their aim of the war, as obtain-1
K"On
the .'trther hand, the hostile
powers always went further away from
[ho realization of their plans which,,
| according to the declarations of their
|l; Responsible statesmen were among j
bthors, directed toward the conquest,
bf AJsace Lorraine and several Prur-1
! liaui provinces, the humiliation of the
\ustro-Hungarlan monarchy, the paf- ;
. lltlon of Turkey and the mutilation of '
Bulgaria.
"In the face of such war aims, the
demand for restitution, reparation and i
guarantees In the mouth of our adverlarles
produced a surprising effect.
"Our adversaries call the proposal ol i
Iho four Allied (Teutonic) Powers a i
War maneuver. Germany and her al-1
lies must protest lu the most energetic!
fashion against such a characterization I
?f their motives which were frankly
tzplalhed. They were persuaded that i
i peace which was Just and acceptable
to all thp belligerents was posslg
tic. that it could bo brought about by
tn Immediate, spoken exchange of.
tlews and that, therefore, the rospon-1
tibillty for further bloodshed could not j
st > be taken.
"Their readiness was uffirmed withput
reservation to make known their;
peace conditions when negotiation'..,
wore entered into, whicn refutes every i
loubt us to their sincerity.
' "Our adversaries, who had it in their '
tarftls to examine the proposition us to i
Its contents, neither attempted an crimination
nor made counter proposals.'
instead they declared that peace was
impossible so long as tho re-establishp
pent of violated rights and liberties, I
pe recognition of the principle of nationalities
and the free existence of j
. imall states were not guaranteed.
' "The sincerity, which our adversary i
lenied to the proposals of the lour
? lilted powers, will not be conceded hype
world to these demands n >ne
World holds before Its eyes the fato
>f the Irish people, the destruction of
Ihfv liberty and independence of the I
S feoer Republic, the subjugation ot .
Kortheru Africa by England. France
r- in A Itulf uilnnsoeai/... nf
illen notions, and also the violation
\t Greece, which Is without precedent
b history.
. "Against the pretended violations of
the laws of Nations by the four allies
Toutonic) those Powers are not en- j
lltled to complain, which from ttte he
w tinning of the war trampled on jus i
ficc and tore to pieces the treaties ;
Which it built. England already during
the first weeks of the war rcpu}
liated the I.ondon declaration, the
T . '.anient of which had been recognised i
j. ty Its own delegates as a valid law of
Corns Peel Right
Off With "Gets-It"
B Drop*, and the Corn is a "GonerP I
*V- + When you've Rot to walk on
jfe the sides of your shoe to get .way
3 from those awful corn-pains, thr. c'a
js?: only one common-sense thing to do.
. n^gi^r
Cm "fietn-Iti" Your Corn* Wont
Swell tiuWater. Bealdta. They'll
Shrlvw, Loosen and-Peel Off:
Put 2 or 3 drops of "Gets-lt" on tha
1 MPOra right away. Pain and inflam- ?
Us nation will disappear, the corn will
*..-??>srln to shrivel from that instant?
then it loosens and falls right off.
1 There's no other corn-remover in
E&V Ahe world that acts like Gets-It."
Bawo new discovery has been made in
. com-removera nine? "Uets-11 was
Js'horn. Don't forget that fact. "GcttKIt"
does away forever with th? nee
?,of aalveo that Irritate, banda*ea that :
make a bundle of j-our tee. plaetara .
that half do the work, knives and
^ Mlaaora tha^tdrav^ blood. ^ca?'^Gets- ?
hntufe'oraeB* on leeelp^ o?^rto"e?lJ7 I
E. r.swrenoe * Co.. Chicago. 1U.
BELGIAN REFUC
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Mothers and orphans of war-to
States, are here shown at. Kills Islandefforts
ol Father John It. Dcvllle, of
nations, and In the further course of j
the war violated in the most severe
fashion also the ftuns declaration; so
that by her arbitrary measures lor i
warfare. ? condition ol lawlessness lias
boon created.
"The war of starvation against Germany
and the pressure exercised in
Kneland's interest against neutrals
are not less scandalously conflicting
with the rules of the laws of nations .
as with the commands of humanity.
"Likewise, contrary to 'the laws of
nations and fnrnmnaHhlft with the
usages of civilisation, ^ro the use of J
colarod troops in Huropo ami the extension
of the war into Africa which
was done by a breach of existing treat-;
ies and which undermines the prestige
of the white race on that continent.
"The barbarous treatment of prisoners.
especially in Africa and Itussia,
and the deportation of the civilization
population from Eastern I'russla. Alsace-Lorraine,
Galicia and Bukowina, ,
are further proof of how our adver-1
caries point out the special situation ]
of Belgium. The Imperial govorn-1
tnent is unable to acknowledge thut
the Belgian government has always,
observed the duties which were enjoined
upon her by her neutrality. Al-1
ready before the war, Belgium, under i
England's influence, sought support I
In military fashion from England and
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice of Holding ol
Paw Pav
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, ,
County of Marion, ss.
At a Regular Sos-sion of the Coun-1
ty Court held in and for the County of'
Marion at the Court House 1Hereof en
Tuesday, the bih day of ,Ianuai>. A. U.;
lUIi, the following order was enter-;
h1:
This day eanie J. L. Tennant, and j
rendered a petition in writing signed;
by himseli and one hundred and
thirty-four other legal voters and
liWholders iu the Magisterial Dis-!
trict of i'mv Taw, County of Marion j
and State of West Virginia, which i
said petition was tiled in the Clerk's1
office of this Court on the 21st day
of December, 1011?, praying for the'
permanent improvement of certain
public roads in said Paw Paw District.
and asking leave to file the
same, and said petition having been
Inspected by the Court and found to
ho legal and proper, it is ordered that
the said petition be and the same is
hereby tiled: the said petition being
in the words and figures following:
"To the Honorable County Court of
Marion County, West Virginia:
We. the undersigned, who -?i?. legal
voters and freeholders within the
Magisterial District of Paw Paw, in
the County of Marion and State of
West Virginia, helic.ing that the
public interest dcmatids the permanent
improvement of the main public
roads of said district hereinafter enumerated,
hereby request and petition
your Honorable Body to cause to be'
submitted to the legal voters of said
district the proposition ot bonding,
said district, for the sum of
000.00 at a special election to be
hold for that purpose, ami that the
proceeds arising from the sal'- of said
bonds he, bj said Court used
far the permanent improvement of
such roads by the use of asphaltum,
brick, concrete, mataduin. stoneblock
or other process of ctju.ti merit,
as Is provided by law, the roads to he
so improved by said proceeds of said
bonds being, to-wlt:
1. The Fairmont and Wheeling
Turnpike beginning at the Fairmont
and I'aw Paw line on Finches Run.
hy way of Gray's Flats and thence
through the Town of Fairview and
following generally Paw Paw Creek
to the Paw Paw District line at the
munuu^ciiiu v^lfuiuj iuiv, <i uiMciim:
of 7.2 miles.
2. The Benefleld Fork Road leadins
from Fairview near the Hums
Hotel. '.hence up the Honefleld Fori:
to the intersection of the right and
left Fork at Jones Corner. 1.1 miles.
S. The Paw I'aw Road beginning
at a point in the Fairmont and
Wheeling Turnpike at or near Cray's
Flats, thence by way of Grant Town
down the Paw Paw Creek to the
Town of Baxter, a distance of 2.6
miles.
4. The Little Paw Paw Road beginning
at a point at or near the
Town of Baxter and running thence
up the Little Pnw Paw Creek and
crossing the same at Hoodaville, it
distance of 2.4 miles.
5. The Big I'aw I'aw Road beginning
at Baxter and running tlicnco
down the Paw fjaw Crook to a point
at or near the road intersecting tho
Ohio River and Maryland Turnpike
In South Rivcsrlllo, a distance of 2.1
miles. ,
6. The Ohio River and Maryland
THE WEST VTRGINI \\TEES
ARRIVING IN THE I
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r?i Belgium. escaping deportation into
The Belgians were able to louve theli
Chicago.
France and thus herself violated the'
spirit (ol the treaty) which she had;
to guarantee her Independence and 1
neutrality.
" Twice the Imperial government declared
to the Belgian government that. I
it did not come as an enemy to Bel-j
gium, and asked <t to spare to the:
country the terrors ot war. Germany
offered to guarantee the Integrity anu
inuependence of the Kingdom to the i
full extent and compensate for all ;
damages which might be caused by '
the passage of the German troops. It,
is known lhat the floyal British govprnmnhl
In 1077 11100 sso/ilnnJ ?"?) *'
vi iiuivwh ill! nao ICSUIII'U hul lu
filjpofc the use of the right of wav i
through Belgium under those eonth- |
tlons.
"The Belgian government declined 1
the repeated offer of the Imperial gov-,
ernmenl. Fpon her and those powers
which Instigated her to this attitude ,
falls the responsibility for the fate
which befell Belgium.
"The accusations about the German
warfare In Belgium and the measures !
taken there In the interest of military
safety have been repeatedly refuted by j
the Imperial government as untrue. :
Germany again offers energetic protest
against these calumnies.
"Germany and her allies have made
an honest attempt to terminate the
war and open the road for an underSPECIALNOTICES
Special Election in
i? District
Turnpike beginning at the Paw Paw)
District and Monongalia County line I
and running thence down i'hurouh's
ltun to the Town of Rlvesville. crossing
Paw Paw Creek, and thence upi
the Monongahela River to the Fairmont
District line, a distance of f>.1 i
mile;-; that the said pike be built on I
the same road leading from Rivesvillc?
to Fairmont. District line or a
relocation thereof to be determined.'
7. Parker's Run Road beginning!
at a point in the Ohio River and
Maryland Turnpike near the Town oi
Kivesviile and thence down the river,
to Parker's Run. a distance of 0>
miles, on the present location of said
toad or a relocation thereof to bej
1 ;c?ieafter clet errn i neri.
Said roads and pikes are to be subject
to any revisions or changes necessary
to make satisfactory grades
aud cut out curves.
We further petition and request
ihat your Honorable IJod.v, in the
event the; said bond issue is authori/.cr.
appoint -ten freeholders an ! !cr?al
voters within tho said Magisterial;
District of Paw Paw to be recommended
within ten days after the
election to act as an advisory committee
to your Honorable TJody in all
matters relating to said road improvements.
including the sale or
said bonds, the employment of engin
eers. determining kind or road (o do
built and materials to ho used, lot
tinu of contracts, approval of work
and materials used. otr.
Respectfully submitted.
Reason Pox lease D. Wilson
W. II. Coontz Andrew Vurner I
C. P. Hamilton ?' ?/ ?ha'f,,nt 1
, ,. J- ?V. I ardor
I. K. MoCay \v. t). Vos'
A. 1.. Dnrrah I) O. llanos
1. V. Hamilton A. M. Hanos
li. T. Ilatson T. K. Mirhacl
\V. S. Swifter .lames Pethel
L. It. Toothman H. C. Snider
Lnrney Mctlee K. T. Harr
lR. Id. F'rlce l.urney Morris
j U. M. F'rlco (I. L. Howman
Clark Jones Uavld Evans
G. L. Sine c. |? Snider
i.ott Austin I. A. Snider
Albert Amnions s. 0. Amnions
A. C. Parrlsh c. C. Ollllngslea I
W. D. Moore C. S. .larvis
Jesse Yost Ellliti Yost
Ira r. Yost Marion A. Gutnp
1>. It. Mellec J: S. Greaser
J. S. Tonnant J. I'. Williams
J. E. I'arrish C. p. Sturm
J. X. Weaver C. S. MeElroy
G. C. Dietrich L. If Underwood
P. M. Urookovor P. W. Yost
J. I,. Sutton Cf. S. itasnett
, Dr. G. It. Miller I. G. Eddy
, X. I). Yost R. A. Gump
Dr. J.W.P. Jarvls W. A. Amnions
J. II. Snodgrass 0. W. Poor
!W. W. Mason J. It. Drewer
T. X. Wilson J. D. Arnett
P. A. Gump John P. Phillips I
U. D. Satterfield E. S. Phillips
Smith Hood. Jr. D. T. Dickerson
T. I- Thorn Riley Davis
A. U. Neely Webb Amos
W. R. Clayton Dr. Geo. Yost
D. \V. Clayton S. h. Toothman
J. S. Freeman U.K. Hawklnsbrrry
H. C. Sattcrfleld U. X. Musgrave
(John Bossi Frank Hood
?J. C. Coogle R. C. Musgrave
C. H. Amos H. A. Fult.-.
J. A. Hess J. C. Mathony
Frank Arnett XV. E. Eddy
C. F. Cunningham Mahlon Eddy
YYm. Sloan D. D. Cunningham
JOTTElj STXTESI P I:
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Germany by eoraing to the United :
r devastated country through the
standing among tlic belligerents. Tht'
Imperial government asserts the fact
that, it merely depended upon the de-1
cislon of our adversaries whether the
road toward peace should be entered '
upon or Dot The hostflo governments I
declined to accept this road. Upon !
them falls the full responsibility for [
the continuation of the bloodshed.
"Our allied powers, however, shall
continue the struggle, in (inlet ronfi- '
dence and with firm trust in their ]
right, until peace Is gained which:
guarantees to their nations honor, ex-'
istencc and liberty of development, and i
which to all the nations of the Euro-)
pcan continent gives the blessing lo
co-operate In mutual respect and under
equal rights together for the solu-;
tlon of the great problems of civillza-1
tion."
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Removing Fence Posts Easily.
fence posts of considerable size
may be removed readily by hitching i
a chain around the post near the j
ground and passing it over a piece j
of - hy 4 stock set at a slnm against
the post. A liorse hitched to tht i
chain can withdraw largo posts by
tneatis of the leverage on the chain
and the piece of wood.?Will Chapel,
Manchester. Ia? In Popular Mechanics
Magnzlne.
SPECIAL NOTICES *
G. F. Mnhaffcy .J. A. McCoy
Hal C. Cummins E. I-\ Floyd
Tliur. It lnghrim W, l>. lee
Chas. II. Clayton H. II. Amos
Walter l.ouph * J. W. Boor
W. M. Knlsely J. 3. Barb
f.tvi Tennnnt John Collins
J. M. Short W. D. Barb
W. E. Core H. K. Hill
I. W. Gump C. R. Martin
I!. T. Fordyee J. Michael
Bi Icon Thompson V. F. Toothmun
A. J. Snider Alpha Toothmnn
Eher Ftoblnson 1., o. Toothmun
Kills Toothmun li. F. Straight
K. G. Price W. .1. Barth
R. II. Moorchead J. N. H. West
John J. Mitchell Wm. Fast
And noon onnsldMriilifm nf (t... u.ji#l '
petition the Court is of the opinion
and (loth so find tliul more than fifty
(fit)) of the signers of the said puti-.
lion are local voters and freeholders!
of the Macisterinl District of I'ttw;
Paw. County of Marion and State of
West Virginia, and it further appearing
to the Court and the Court doth
so tind thill the amount 01 ;i): ettrrent
road levies upon the property
assessed in said Paw Paw District for
road purposes is insufficient for the
propose o'" said permanent improvement
prayed for in said district as set
forth in said petition.
And it further appearing lo the
Court and the Court, doth further
find that the total valuation of the
taxable property in suld Paw Paw
District, County and State aforesaid,
is $7,471 .XIo.SO as shown by the Inst
assessment of the property in saitl
district for state and county purposes:
and the Court doth further
find that the said Magisterial District
of Paw Paw has no indebtedness as
i.uch district, either bonded or otherwise:
and that the snid County of
Marion has no indebtedness, either
bonded or otherwise; that the
amount of bonded indebtedness authorized
by law, which said Paw Paw
District may Incur, is in excess of the
aggregate amount of $3:10,000 lor
tic purpose aforesaid.
And it further appearing to the
Court and the Court doth so find that
the common councils of the Towns
ol' Killrviev.- and Kivesville, through
which municipalities a part of the
ronds in and by said petition is proposed
to be permanently improved,
have each, by a resolution entered of
record on the minutes of their respective
ineetlnps. consented to the. improvement
of said streets and roads
within said respective municipalities,
by the County Court of Marlon County.
under the proposed bond issue
and have authorized said County
Court to build and construct the said
itrerts ami-roads within said municipalities,
in the event said bond issue
he authorized at said special election,
out ot the proceeds of said bond issue
In the manner prescribed by law. and
as set forth in said resolutions respectively
of the Common Cornells
oi said towns.
Now, on (his day, after mature
consideration of said petition the
Court is of the opinion that the prayer
of said petition should be granted. '
and the Court doth hereby grant the
same.
And the Court deeming it advisa-j
Ide and being of the opinion thut the:
said Paw Paw District aforesaid,
should appropriate and use the sum,
of $tl30,000 for the permanent Iin-'
provc'rnent of the roads mentioned I
and described in said petition, and'
that to t.his end the said district
should he bonded in the said ameuni.;
and that the proceeds arisinn from I
the sale of said bonds should be used j
SPECIAL NOl'ICJjb
In the permanent Imporvement of the i
said roads mentioned and described , i
in said petitlpn Ay the construction |1
of asphaltum, brick, concrete, mac-i I
adara. stone-block, or other process1
of equal merit as Is provided by law.
and in such manner as preseibed by j
law; and the Court doth therefore order
and direct that a rote be taken
by the legal voters of said I'aw Paw|;
District. Marion County, West Virginia.
on the question or the Issuance
01 the bonds aforesaid at the several1
voting places In said District of Paw <
i'aw at a special election to be held for <
the purpose of taking such vote, and i
said election is hereby ordered and,
directed to be held on Wednesday, i
the 14th day of February, A. D. T917,
upon the question or the issuance of >
bonds In the amonnt and for the pur- j
poses and uses aforesaid, and the pro-!
reeds of which said bonds so author-!
ucu ana tssnea snail DC used for tile .
purposes set out in said petition,!
which said bonds shall draw Interest,
at not to exceed five I'er Centum 1
(5%) per annum, payable semi-an-|<
rually on the first days of June and!
December of each year and he paya-1
hie serially on each annual interest {
period within twenty-one years com-:
mencins one year from the date of;
raid bonds. ;
For the purpose of holding such
flection tiie. Court dolli hereby appoint
the lollowing Commissioners of
I lection to take the poll and ascerlain
the result or such election In
such manner as is prescribed by law!
for ascertaining and certifying the;
election of ^County and District ofti-i
cere as Is provided by Chapter Eight
or the Acts of the Second Extraordinary
Session of the Legislature of
West Virginia, convening on the lflth
<lay OI May, 1915, namely:,
At Precinct Number 1, J. D. Arnctt.
Custer SntterBeld and Ray i
Amos.
At Precinct Number 2, Flem !
Toothman. Bert Ammons and J. C.
Michael.
At Precinct Number it, J. E. McCoy,
Alpha Toothman and H. A. i
Kultz.
At Precinct Number 4. J. !,. Ten-.
riant, Will Swiger and Righter Rice.;
At Precinct Number S, Worthy j
Post, D. D. Cunningham and Larney |
Morris.
Also lite County Court appoints;
tire following challengers of the dec- 1
lion to assist in carrying on said election
In such manner as Is prescribcul
l.y law, namely:
At Precinct Xlittiher 1 Smith TT/wwl i
ami Dave Clayton.
Al Precinct Number 2. Shannon'1
I.cljlond anil .T.irvis Parker.
At Precinct Number W. D. Ice 1
and II. B. Amos.
At I'reel net Number 4. I!. M. Chai-;
fant and Lee Michael.
At Precinct Number 5, Milas
Smith and Riley Davis.
Said Commissioners of Kleetlon
holding said special election at the
said several precincts in the said District
of Paw Paw shall cause to be
taken and ascertained the result of
said election at said several voting
places lor which they were appointed
.respectively, and the said vote
polled at said voting places shall be
taken and the result ascertained and'
cert'flcd arecirdinp to the regulations
prescribed by law for ascertaining
and certifying the election of County
and District officers as aforesaid, and ,
the ballots used In taking such roll
shall be the saaie as those used for
voting for officers for County and j
District purposes and shall have
printed (hereon the following words,
namely:
"Special Road Bond Kleetlon In
Paw Paw District held by order of
the County Court of Marion County, \
West Virginia, entered and spread on ;
the records of said Court on the 9th'
day of January. 1917. In compliance |
?,..i iin: iii-i inuii hi im.y or more;
freeholders of said district, filed with .
the Court praying for a special dec-'
tion to authorize the issuance of j
bonds to the amount of J330.000.00i
lo improve certain main public roads,
of said district, according to the laws
of the state 01 West Virginia: ?
FOR BONDS
AGAINST BONDS."
It is further ordered that the said j
ballot may he voted and marked in j
tile manner prescribed by law.
ft is further ordered by this Court
thai this order he published throughout
the said district thirty (301 days
at least before said vole ts taken as 1
follows:
The Clerk of this Court shall cause
as many copies of this order to be
made or printed as may he necessary
and sign the same, and he shall forthwith
post one of said copies in a conspicuous
pluce in his otlice, one of j
said copies at the front door of the!
Court House of said Marlon County, i1
and ihe affidavit of said Clerk show- !
Ing said posting in his office and at i
Ihe front door of the Court Houbc
shall he recorded by the Clerk of this;1
Court In the order books of this
Court, and the Clerk shall also deliver
the oilier copies to the Sheriff
of said Marion County, who shall
forthwith post one of said copies in 1
a conspicuous place at each voting
place in said district. The said Sher- !
iff shall make his return showing i
that such order and copios thereof i
were duly posted which shall be recorded
by the Clerk of this Court In 1
the order hook of this Court, and the
Court doth further order and direct i
that a copy of this order signed by its
Clerk shall be published once each
week for four successive weeks In 1
in*: luiiuwuiK newspapers, puoitshed]1
in said Marlon County, prior to the i
date of said election, namely:
The Fairmont Times and The West i
Virginian, and the certificate of the
editor or publisher of each or said i
papers under oath showing the pub- i
llcalion thereof, shall be recorded b> '
the Clerk of this Court In the order
book of this Court.
It Is further ordered that the Clerk i
of this Court do forthwith prepare i
poll books, ballots, etc., as may be t
necessary for the purpose of taking t
and certifying said special election; i
the snmc to be delivered by him to i
the said Commissioners of Flection, t
It Is further ordered that, in the t
event of the electorate of said dls- ]
trict. nt sala Special Election, authorizing
the Issuance of said bonds, that);
the President of this Court be, andii
he is hereby authorised and directed I
io execute the bonds of said Paw i
Paw District, for and in the name of I:
ih< raid dimrict. and to *lgtt the I:
same as Preaidont of this Court, audi:
the Clorl; of this Court is hereby dl- '
_ SPECIAL MOTIOKS
reeted and authorized to countersign
aid bonds and attach the seal ot this
Court thereto, which said bonds shall
be by the President of this Court sold
and delivered to the purchasers
thereof upon receipt by hiiu of the
proceeds thereof as provided In Seclion
Klve of Chapter Eight ol the
Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia.
Second Extraordinary Session.
1315; said bonds shall he sold and
disposed of to the best advantage of
(he said ^iistrict In such -manner as
the said President of this Court may
tloAi best, but in no event shall sai.l
bonds be disposed of for less llian
their face or par value. Said bonds
so to he Issued, shall he serial-coupon
bonds of the several denominations
111 aauv.uo ana *1.001).on. respectlvely,
but not to exceed In the aggregate
*330.000, and shall be Issued
and dated as of the first day or June.
1917, and be payable serially to the
bearer at the office or the Clerk of
the County Court of said Marlon
County In the City of Fairmont. State
of West Virginia, or at the National
City Bank, In the Cltv of New York.
In the State of New York, at the option
of the holder, and nil within
twenty-one (21) years from date.
Said bonds shall be payable serially
on the first day of June, beginning
with the year 191R. and every year
there after on the same day and date
thereof; the said bonds shall show
on their face, their serial numbers to
be paid on each annual period and
shall bear Interest at the rate of Five
Ter Centum (51) per annum, payable
semi-annually at the office of
the Clerk of this Court, in the City of
Fairmont, Murion County, West Virginia.
or at Guaranty Trust Company
of New York, In the City of New
York and Slate of New York, at the
option of the holder, and that said
Interest be evidenced by coupon attached
to said bonds and the said
coupons to be executed hy the facsimile
signatures of the President of
this Court and the Clerk thereof.
Said bonds shall show on their
face, the serial numbers of bonds,
and the date each becomes due, ami
I he holder thereof shall present such
bonds for payment when tlicy respee
lively become due and tbe failure to
so present such bonds when due shall
cause the interest thereon to cease
and no interest shall he paid after
said bonds as shown ou their face
shall fall due.
It is further ordered by ihe Court
that, said serial bonds shall be reaper
iivrij muuucr, aim 'Ji III*' respective
denominations and respectively become
due and payable an follows:
Bonds 1 lo 3 inclusive uf $1000
each, on June I, lulls.
Hands 10 lo 10 inclusive of $1000
each on June 1 1015.
Hondo 20 to 20 inclusive of $1000
each on June 1, 1020.
Ilonds 00 to 40 inclusive or $1000
raeh on Juno 1, 1021.
Ilonds 41 to 51 inclusive of $1000
each on June 1. 1022.
Ilonds 52 to l>3 inclusive of $1000
pach on June 1, 1923.
Ilonds 04 to 75 inclusive of $1000
cuch on June 1, 1024.
Honds 70 In 118 inclusive of 1000
each on June 1. 1025.
Ilonds SO to 102 inclusive of $1000
each on June 1. 1020.
Honds 105 to llti inclusive ot
$1000 each on June 1, 1027.
Ilonds 117 to 131 inclusive of
$1000 each on June 1. 102S.
Honda 132 to 117 inclusive of
$1000 each on June 1, 1020.
Ilonds 148 to 164 inclusive of
$1000 each on Juno 1, 1030.
Honds lii5 to 181 inclusive of
$ 1000 each on June 1. 103/7
Uond 182 of $500 on June 1. 1031.
Ilonds 183 lo 200 inclusive of
$1000 each on Juno 1, 1932.
Bond 201 of $500 on June 1, 1032.
Bonds 202 tff- 220 Inclusive oi
$1000 each on June 1, 1023.
Ilonds 221 to 240 Inclusive of
$1000 each on June 1, 1034.
Bonds 241 to 201 inclusive of
$1000 each on June 1. 1 035.
Ilonds 2G2 to 2R!i im'lusiv** /?t
SlflOO each mi June I. 19:16.
lionds 284 to 206 inclusive^ ot
11000 each on Juno 1. 1937.
llond 307 of $000 on June 1, 1937.
Ilonds 308 to 331 Inclusive ot
51000 each on June 1, 193S.
llond 332 of $500 on June 1, 1038.
It in further ordered by the Court
that In the event of said bunds being
disposed as aforesaid the proceeds
shall bfe by the purchaser thereof
placed by him or by the President of
l lie County Court in the hands of the
Sheriff of this County, and it is further
ordered that the Sheriff for receiving
and disbursing said proceeds
shall receive no compensation or
commission therefor and the said
Sheriff shall deposit said proceeds in
banks designated by this Court in the
ruanucr prescribed by law, said banks
lo be required to give security llierelor
as provided by law.
The plan to meet the accruing interest
on said bonds and lo pay them
serially at maturity by said district
Is:
It shall he the duty of the County
Court of said Marion County lo, and
Lhc Court shall ench year, at the annual
levy lor road purposes in said
['aw Pn.nr ninfrift nrni'WIo hw /lln+vln*
levy and taxation as Is required by
law in such eases'made and provided,
lor tlic interest on said bauds, together
with an additional fund us a
linking fund sufficient to be set apart
and to be used to pay and retire said
bonds serially as they respectively
become due.
it further appearing to the Court
and the Court being bf the opinion
that the maximum rate of levy in
the said I'aw I'aw District which the
Court is authorized to lay as providMl
it may In Sections d, 9 and 4, as
Ihe case may be, ol' Chapter 9 of the
Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia,
Exlru Session, 1908, will nut
produce sufficient funds to pay Ilic
Interest on such proposed bonded indebtedness
ot SliUO.OU'b herein provided
for said I'aw I'aw District and
to provide a sinking fund for the discharge
of the principal thereof serially
as said bonds respectively bclome
due; and It further appearing
In ISO ~ "-1 1 - -
IV Knv wuui b UI1U HIV V^uitlb UULII IUI"
Lher find tliat the maximum levy necessary
Tor any year during the said
twenty-one (21 I years to pay the
aid Interest and to provide for each
serial payment to discharge said proposed
bond issuo of $230,000 for said
Paw I'aw District la 36 cents on each
(100.00 valuation of taxable property
of said Paw I'aw District.
The Court doth therefore hereby
order and direct that a vote of the
legal voters be taken in the said Magisterial
District of Paw Paw In said
Marion County and State of West
Virginia, on Wednesday, the 14th
SPECIAL NOTICES
day or February, 1S?17, on the uues'
tlon of authorising the maximum
special hood levy of S5 rents on each
| f 100.00 valuation of the taxable
property in sold raw Paw district to
pay the Interest on. and provide it
stnkins fund (or earh serial payment
to the discharge of said proposed
hond issue hereinafter provided; and
thRt ??td vote shall be taken on the
question aforesaid at the several
TotlnK plates iu the ssid Magisterial
District of Paw l'aw at said Special
Election to be bold on Wednesday,
the Hth day of February, 1S1T
which has been heretofore herein dilecteil
to be held for the purpose of
taking a vote on the said proposed
bond issue of gSOO.OOO for said Paw*
Paw District, and the Court doth further
order and direct that the said
'election commissioners and chaUeng- j
os lie, ei 11 be fore appointed dp fgfr* ?fl
the poll and ascertain the result of
bald election on the question author- (fl
Izing u maximum special bond levy *
| ot :t."i cents on each $100.00 valuation
of taxable property ot said Paw
Paw District to pay the interest and
provide a sinking fund to meet each
serial payment In the discharge of
said proposed bond Issue, and It Is J
further ordered that the Clerk if
this Court shall forthwith prepare
poll hooks, ballots, etc., as may bn
, necessary for the purpose,of taking
and certifying said special election
, on the question ot authorising said
maximum special bond levy aa aforesaid,
to be delivered by hlni to said
; 'otnuilKSioners ot Election; and Bald
Commissioners ol Election holding
said special election at the several
i voting places in said Magisterial '
District of I'aw Paw shall cause tn
' he taken and ascertained the result
'of said election on the question of
authorizing said maximum special
1 bond levy in the several voting places .'$3
' 101 which they are appointed, rcspec- :
lively, and the vote and poll be taken
at the said several voting places
on the said maximum special bond '
levy and the results ascertained and 'tfi j
' cnilicd according to the regulations
concerning general elections and
'lections under the provisions of
CImplcr 'J of the Acts of the Leglslainie
of West Virginia. Extra Sees-ion,
lllOh; which vote shull be taken
on a separate ballot ou which shall
Special election to authorise a
; maximum special bond levy of 35 1
I rents ou each $100.00 valuation of
taxable property In I'aw Paw District
lo be Increased or diminished as the $
ease may he sulTleient to at all times
provide for the payment of Interest
and principal of $330,000 Of bonds
'according to the order of the County
Court of Marion County entered on
}thc 3d. day of January. 1917."
Directly underneath of which shall
he printed in two separate lines; . i
FOR THE LEVY |-C \
AGAINST THE LEVY
li Is further ordered that the said
i?. 1/ivn uiiu iimh nru n;
t'.i- manner prescribed by law.'
j Hut It is rurtlier ordered that the
County Court In each year shall by
, District Levy always provide suttii
clout special bond levy but shall not
ai any levy purled provide a greater
|special bond levy than"ls uecessary
to pay the interest on said bonds and
u provide nn ample slaking fund to '3|i
i pay on i'iu said serial bonds as tbey
! lespectiyely become due. , -ijj&SSB
j It i. further provided that the vot;
crs of I u\v l'nw District be listed aud
i registered by this Court as provided
for by Section 1IK-A111 and Section
!lli-A-Vil or Chapter 2# of the Acts
01 the Legislature or West Virginia,
Regular Session, 111 15.
i Ami it is further ordered that this
; Court do sit the lifth day preceding
;ll.? date ol said special election for
jthe put pose of hearing any and all
! matte)a as 'o the registration of voters
and of doing any and all things
necessary and required by the Jaws
, Aim it is ruither.ordered by the
1 Coui t that in (be event the said bond
< lection is carried, that the plans and
1 specifications and the contra'd? for
I said work be approved by the State
i ltoad Knginccr, and that the work .3.J
I shall not he paid ltr in full until inrspee.ed
by said State Koad Engineer.
| It is further ordered that in the
I event said bond issue shall carry,
,that lite Advisory Committee In said
| petition mentioned shall be appointed
by this Court to act as Advisory
Committee to this Court in nil matt'
rs relating to said road improve- j
meat, including the sale of said
bonds, the employment of engineers,
determining kind of roads to he built
and material to be tisod,: letting ni
cuiuracis, approval 01 worn ana ma- Irrlal
used, etc.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA;
Marion County Clerk's Office.
I, A. G. Martin, Clark of the County
Court or Marlon County, West Virginia,
hereby certify that the above
It; the true and correct copy of an order
onto1 till by the County Court of ;?tl
raid Marlon County this 9th day of
January, A. D. 1917. etjjRfi
A. G. MARTIN,
Clerk of Marlon County Court.
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