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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1924
Page
7
A brief notice urges voters to choose yes, procure the small specimen ballot, mark it clearly, and deposit it in the ballot box as required by election procedure. The instruction emphasizes proper handling and secure submission of the ballot.
Concise ballot text outlining a constitutional change in Illinois to permit amendments to up to two articles in one session, with submission to voters at the next general election. It adds a war and peace clause delaying proposals during wartime or within one year after peace is declared. It presents pro and against positions for the proposed amendment.
A ballot specimen presents two opposing banking law amendments. One favors amending sections 2 4 5 7 8 11 and 17 of the 1919 act with relation to banks and banking. The other opposes that amendment and proposes no changes to those sections.
A proposed act to authorize leasing the Illinois and Michigan Canal and its right of way from Joliet in Will County to Chicago in Cook County is presented for adoption. The ballot asks voters if the act should be adopted and statutory authority granted.
Specimen funding bond question for Marion County Illinois seeks $110000 to pay judgments and expenses. It proposes an extra annual tax of 80 cents per 100 valuation for ten years to fund ten annual bond series of 11000 each plus 4.75 percent interest payable semiannually.
County Clerk W H Betts certifies the 1924 General Election ballot proposes issuing 100 million dollars in serial bonds for a state wide hard road system. It authorizes the Department of Public Works and Buildings, under Governor approval, to raise funds via taxes or other revenue sources with first use of Motor Vehicle Road Fund, and pledges irrepealable payments over 30 years. The act requires publication and submission to the People and is subject to approval on November 4, 1924.
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