The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 2008 Page: 26 of 36
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THURSDAY 1 "7 APRIL 2DDB
THE CANADIAN RECORD
NOTICE OF A BOND ELECTION
1. An election shall be held between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00
P.M. on May 10, 2008, in the Canadian Independent School District (the
"District") at the following designated polling place:
Canadian High School Foyer
621 South 5th Street
Canadian, Texas
2. Early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by
mail at:
Canadian ISD Administration Building
800 Hillside
Canadian, Texas 79014-3233
and during the period early voting is required or permitted by law, being
April 28, 2008 through May 6, 2008, the hours designated for early voting
by personal appearance shall be from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on each day
except Saturdays, Sundays and legal state holidays; and the early voting
clerks shall keep the early voting place open during such hours for early
voting by personal appearance.
3. All residents, qualified electors of the District shall be entitled to
vote at the election.
4. At the election the following PROPOSITION shall be submitted in
accordance with law:
PROPOSITION
Shall the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Independent School District be
authorized to issue the bonds of the District, in one or more series, in the
aggregate principal amount of $14,000,000, for the purpose of the
acquisition, construction, renovation and equipment of school buildings in
the District and the purchase of school sites and school buses; with the
bonds to mature, bear interest, and be issued and sold in accordance with
law at the time of issuance; and shall the Board of Trustees be authorized
to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad
valorem taxes, on all taxable property in the District, sufficient, without limit
as to rate or amount, to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and
the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds?
5. The official ballots for the election shall be prepared in accordance
with the Texas Election Code so as to permit the electors to vote "FOR" or
"AGAINST" the aforesaid PROPOSITION with the ballots to contain such
provisions, markings and language as required by law, and with such
PROPOSITION to be expressed substantially as follows:
For
Against
PROPOSITION
)
) THE ISSUANCE OF $14,000,000 OF SCHOOL
) BONDS FOR THE CANADIAN INDEPENDENT
) SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LEVYING THE TAX IN
) PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS.
6. In all respects, the election shall be conducted in accordance with
the Code. Pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act ("HAVA") and the
Code, at each polling place there shall be at least one voting system that is
equipped for disabled individuals, and each such voting system shall be a
system that has been certified by the Texas Secretary of State as compliant
with HAVA and the Code.
AVISO DE ELECCION DE BONOS
1. Se celebrara una eleccion de bonos el 10 de mayo del 2008, entre
las horas de 7:00 A.M. y 7:00 P.M. en el Distrito Excolar Independiente de
Canadian (el "Distrito") en los centros de votacion, designados como sigue:
Canadian High School Foyer
621 South 5th Street
Canadian, Texas
2. Se llevara a cabo la votacion anticipada y por correo en:
Canadian ISD Administration Building
800 Hillside
Canadian, Texas 79014-3233
y durante el periodo de votacion anticipada que se requiere o se permite
por ley, que es desde el 28 de avril de 2008 hasta el 6 de mayo de 2008,
las horas designadas para la votacion anticipada en persona seran de 8:30
A.M. y 4:30 P.M., cada dia excepto sabados, domingos y dias feriados del
estado, y los secretario de votacion anticipada mantendran el centra
electoral de votacion anticipada abierto durante dichas horas para la
votacion anticipada en persona.
3. Todos los votantes calificados residentes del Distrito tendran
derecho a votar en la Eleccion.
4. En dicha Eleccion se sometera la siguiente PROPOSICION de
acuerdo con la ley:
PROPOSICION
Se autorizara al Consejo de Administracion del Districto Escolar
Independiente de Canadian para emitir bonos del Distrito, en una o mas
series, por un importe total de capital de $14,000,000 para la adquisicion,
construccion, renovacion y equipamiento y renovacion de los edificios
escolares en el Distrito y para la compra de terrenos y omnibus escolares;
dischos bonos tendran una fecha de vencimiento, devengaran intereses y
seran emitidos y vendidos de acuerdo con la ley existente en el momento
de su emision; y se autorizara al Consejo de Administracion para gravar y
avalar y hacer que se valuen y recauden impuestos ad valorem anuales
sobre todas las propiedades en el Districto que esten sujetas a impuestos,
sin limite en cuanto a tasa o cantidad, suficientes para pagar el capital y el
interes de los bonos y el costo de cualquier acuerdo de credito celebrado
con respecto a los bonos?
5. Las boletas oficiales para la Eleccion se prepararan de acuerdo
con el Codigo Electoral de Texas a fin de permitir a los electores a votar "A
FAVOR" o "EN CONTRA" de la PROPOSICION antedicha, y las boletas
contendran las disposiciones, marcas y lenguaje exigidos por ley, y dicha
PROPOSICION debera expresarse como sigue:
A Favor
En contra
PROPOSICION
) LA EMISION DE BONOS ESCOLARE POR LA
) CANTIDAD DE $14,000,000 PARA EL DISTRITO
) ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE CANADIAN Y
) GRAVAR UN IMPUESTRO PARA EL PAGO DE
) LOS MISMOS.
6. En todos los aspectos, la eleccion se llevara a cabo de acuerdo
con el Codigo. Segun la ley federal Ayude a America a Votar (HAVA, por
sus siglas en ingles) y el Codigo, en cada centra de votacion debe de haber
por lo menos un sustema de votacion equipado para individuos con
discapacidades, y cada uno de dichos sistemas debera ser un sistema
certificado por el Secretario de Estado de Texas como que cumple con
HAVA y el Codigo.
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Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 2008, newspaper, April 17, 2008; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252700/m1/26/?rotate=90: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.