The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-10-08

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collected, shall be applied 10 the purpole
aforesaid, and 10 none other.
/ SEC. s.. Said commissioners shall, BY
themselves, o. such agent or agents as
they may appoint, have full power to vote
at all meetings Of the stockholders of
such railroad company, in proportion 10
the stock owned by the county, and in
all other respects, 10 act in the Jusincss
Of such company, as individual siocktol-
ders in the same, are authorized BY law
10 do; aud the said commissioners are
hereby authorized, whenever they may
deem the same expedieni, 10 sell and
transfer any or all stock owned by the
county, in such company, in ordei 10 pay
off the Indebtedness which may arise
under this act, and the procaeds Of such
saIo shall be applied 10 the extinguishmenf
Of an equiyalen; amount Of the indehl-.
edness Of the county, created under
this act. 8
SEC. 6. Before any stock shall be
subscribed TO such railroad companies
under this act, the question shall besub.
mi,ted to the qualified electors Of said
county, except the township of Madison,
in said county, whether the county shall
become subscriber or moi; and 10 this
end, il is further provided, that ppou the
written APPLICATION of thirty or more citi-
zens Of said county, 10 the sheriff Of the
same, thirty days prior TO any annual
election, it shall DO the duty Of said
sheriff to give notice, at least twenty
days prior 10 said election, by udvorIise--
ment in all the newspapers published in
said county, and continue the same in
said papers until The time Of said cleo
,ion, that a vote will be .aken for and
against such subscription; and the said
sheriff shall also publish in each Of the
said papers, for the same length Of time,
copy Of this ACT, and the qualified cleo
tors Of said county, shall, at the election
so given notice ofby the sheriff, as afore.
said, vote for or against such subscription,
by using one or the other ofthe follow
ing phrases, to be printed or written on
their ballots "for subscription "against
subscription"
Sec. I The judges Of such election,
| in the several townships in said county,
shall respectively keep a statement Of all
the votes given for or against said sub
scription, at said election, and shall, with.
in three days after said election, certify
10 the clerk Of the court of common pleas
Of said county, the number Of votes Civ
en- for and against the subscription; and
il is hereby made the duty Of said clerk,
in the presence Of two justices Of the
peace of said county, TO examine and
make an abstract of all the votes given in
said county for and agains, said subscrp-
ton, which abstract shall be signed by
said clerk and Justices, ard filed in the
office Of said clerk, and If il shall be found
tina, a m,joriiy Of all the votes given at
said election on the question, shall be in
favor of such subscription, the clerk shall
certify the same to the county commis-
sioners, whose duty il shall be lhereupon
to subscribe for stock in some one or all
of the railroad companies in said county.
and shall in all other respects conform to
the provisions Of this act; provided, that
if a majority Of all the votes given at
said election, he against such subscrip--
lion, the question may, on like appli-
tion, be in like rlannea submitted to the
qualified voters Of said county, at the
next, or any subsequent spring or fall
election, aud, fat any subsequent elec-
tion. said question be decided by a ma
joriiy Of the votes given thereon in favor
Of subscription, such decision shail have
the same effect and force as II made at
The first election.
SEC. s. Said commissioners shall al
low said sheriff, auditor, and the publish
ers Of said papers, reasonable lees for
their services under this act, and the said
commissioners shall be entitled to the
same per diem allowance for the time
sccupied in the discharge of any of the
duties imposed on them by this act, as
they are now, or may hereafter be, by
law allowed for other services.
| SEC. 8. Any two Of said commis-
sloners may do and perform any act or
thing which the said commissioners arc
by this act authorized or required 10 do
OF perform.
! SEC. 10. The corporate authorities
cf the town Of Springfield, and the ir,ls.
tees OF any township in Clark county,
may subscribe 10 the capital stock Of any
railroad company, portion Of whose
road is located in said county, any sum
moi exceeding fifty thousand dollars; and
TO paw the same, they may adopt The
same means, and exercise the the same
powers as are given by this act 10 the
county commissioners; provided, tha, no
such subscription shall be made until
after the question Of subscription, shall
be submitted to the people Of said town
or townships, and authority given BY a
| majority vote, at any election held for
that purpose; provided, also, that the to-
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