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date: 1946-04-01
title: April 1, 1946 Minutes
source: 1946-04/1946-04-01_April 1, 1946_Minutes.pdf
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April 1, 1946

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA APRIL 1, 1946

The regular meeting of the City Council held in the City Hall with the following members present: R. E. Lee,
Mayor; Councilmen G. T. Love, A. P. Ward, J. Q. Moseley, W. L. Wyatt, J. R. Lewis.

Minutes of previous meeting were approved as read.

Ordinance of the City of Stockbridge
Henry County, Georgia

At a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Stockbridge held at the City Hall Monday evening
April 1, 1946, the regular time and place of holding the monthly meeting of said body, the following resolutions
were made and adopted by a vote of 5 for, and 0 against:

Be it enacted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Stockbridge, Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of same that:

Whereas, said body being convinced that it is necessary for the health and general well-being of the
residents of the City of Stockbridge that an adequate water supply system be constructed so as to supply to
the residents of said City an adequate amount of water;

And whereas, said City is able to finance a portion of the expense of said water supply system through
the issuance of revenue anticipation certificates in the amount of $25,000.00 or more;

And whereas, the sum to be obtained through revenue anticipation certificates being inadequate to
construct an adequate water pumping and supply system; that is to dig wells, lay underground water main,
construct fire plug outlets, construct an adequate stand pipe or tank, construct adequate reservoirs, pumping
station, houses, buy materials and supplies for such construction, buy machinery, tools, and equipment, and
to do all the other things necessary to construct said water system; it is necessary that said City of Stockbridge
issue general obligation bonds in an amount of $10,000.00 to finance said water supply system.
Be it enacted by the authority of foresaid that this body does hereby call an election to be held in said
municipality for the purpose of determining whether or not $10,000.00 in bonds will be issued for the purpose
of constructing an adequate water supply system for the City of Stockbridge.

Said bonds will be dated the 1st day of July, 1946, will be issued in the denomination of $500.00 each,
will bear interest at the rate of three and one-half per cent per annum and will be paid as follows: One $500.00
bond to become due and payable on the 1st day of July, 1951, and one $500.00 bond to become due on the
1st day of July of each and every year thereafter up to and including the 1st day of July, 1971, and the
accrued interest on the entire unpaid principal to be paid annually on the 1st day of July commencing with
the 1st day of July, 1947.

That an election be called for the purpose of voting on said bonds, said election to be held on the 11th
day of May, 1946, that at said election the ballot shall read for "water system bonds" and against "water
system bonds" so that all the qualified voters residing in said municipality may have an opportunity to express
whether they are for or against the issuance of said bonds. Said election will be held and returns made as
is required by law.
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That a notice be given as follows to the voters of the City of Stockbridge, and that the same shall be
published once a week for four weeks in the McDonough Advertiser and that copies be posted in three
principal places in said municipality, to wit:

To the qualified voters of the City of Stockbridge, Georgia:

Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of May, 1946, an election will be held in said City to determine
whether or not $10,000.00 in amount of bonds will be issued for the purpose of constructing an adequate
water supply system for the City of Stockbridge, Georgia:

Said bonds will be dated the 1st day of July, 1946, will be issued in the denomination of $500.00 each,
will bear interest at the rate of three and one-half per cent per annum and will be paid as follows: One $500.00
bond to become due and payable on the 1st day of July, 1951, and one $500.00 bond to become due and
payable on the 1st day of July of each and every year thereafter up to and including the 1st day of July, 1971,
and the accrued interest on the entire unpaid principal to be paid annually on the 1st day of July commencing
with the 1st day of July, 1947.

The said election will be held and returns made as required by law. This 1st day of April 1946.

(Signed) R. E. Lee
Mayor

(Signed) J. R. Lewis
Clerk

This ordinance passed this 1st day of April, 1946.

(Signed) R. E. Lee

(Signed) J. R. Lewis

No other business, it was in order to adjourn until next regular meeting night. Motion by A. P. Ward, 2nd G.
T. Love.

J. R. Lewis, Clerk
