The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-27
WHOLE NO. 1905


S All. V. RAnRG6p COMPANY 4e.
ton Of lie Commisstonys.--.We find ie
yesterdays Eagle a notice. signed By
the Commissioners Of Fairfield comfy
directing the qualified voierS Of saiC
county To vote "for" or 'agsinst" the sub
scriplion Of 500, 900 1.-The stock Of the
Scinto aud Hooking Valley Railroad
Company. We publish below the secs
ron Of the amendaiory act Of the last
session Of ihe Legislature pointing OUT
he manner IN which the sense Of the
people shall be sscert lined. Il viii be
readily perceived that the notice was EN-
urely unnecessary as the requirements ot
the act have not aud cannot be complied
with. The Commissioners. under the
Jaw. csnuot al this election obtain the as
sett Of the people to a subscription to
the stock. 10 the frst place, we under
stand, no written application has been
made to The Commissioners as required
ny the law in the second place, the no,
lice was first published on the l9th, aud
AS q consequence there cannot be- pub
'lcaiion of "at least twenty days. prior
10 the election. Either Of these @iIl
prove fiial and all the Commissioners
can do is TO give Q negative notice. We
arc sorry for il but 50 il is, Action sho'Id
have been laken sooner. Tie following
is the section refsrred TO above -.
Sac 0. That the assent Of the qualified elee-
tors Of the several counties hcrenbefors named,
,r either o. them, 10 the purchase Of said stock.
shall he ascer'anad .oilOws: on the application
nC the bolr ofdi'ectnrs nr the president and sec
ratary ol said oard Of directors OF either Of the
sad -.i' road companies. IN writing, Ia the COM
missioner. ol such colnty. hereby authorized 10
subscribe 10 the stock OF the company making
,nch application, specifying the amount OF such
subscription Ia said capiti stock asked Tor from
,aid commissioners. under this act, the said com
ni.sioners shall give at iesst iweniy days previous
uDce 10 the qnl,i!isd electors II said county by
adyerti-slneu;.in or n11re newspapers OF general
circulation In such county. requiring asid electors
al the mex; spring or fall elections ss the case may
! be- to vD,s oa the subject Of such subscription By
ba!ulipr or against the -u5sc Iptip1 applied for.
4s aurcEad and the opinion OF the electors shall
be "a press ID upon their tickets or ballots by the
words for subscription against subscripi
ton, - which ballot sba be counted and returned
by the Judges and clerks oi sad election as in
other cases and il Injrity Ot the voters Of such
comfy voting al such election m Tie question OF
subscription shall De in favor Of Such subscription.
then the said subscription shall be made. but not
otherwise; Provided hnweyer, that ifin any county
named in this act majority Of the votes cast on
toe question o sab cripion shall he against such
subscription, the county commissioners ot such
county Oh the application Of the directors or the
president and secretary ni said rail road company,
Ito tue stock of which subscription may be author
lied as herein provided shall cause the question
Of subscription 5e again submitted TO the peo-
pie of such conuiy at special election. to be by
such commissioners called for that purpose, hsv-
e ing given thirty days previous notice thereof in
the manner above Specified which special cleo
ton shall be in allthD5s conducted. certified and
. returned as above provided. aud liiI shall then
appear that manrit ofthe vnles cast at sucl spec
ia election are in favor ofsuch subscription them
h such subscription shall be mads. but not other
yisa.