The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-12-26
Proclamation.

TO the Voters Of C.dGr County, State Of Iowa:
Whereas, large number 0: the citiZ.ns Of
Cedw C,unty have p titlonsd the Jalge OF said
to a vote, whether the county 81 Cedar viii sub
scribe Thirty Thousaud Dollars to the capita
stock Of the Mississippi and Missouri Rail Road
Company, Tor the purpose Of aiding 10 the con
struction ana completion Of tina. portion OF the
hne Of Railway OF said Company, called By the
ar' OF Directors at their meesin2 on the 9th
day o'Jane. 1853, the Third General Division;
and>o rua via Upton, In the founty Of .dar
nor:hSe.sery to The city Of Cedar .pids in
the County Of Ilnn, State aforesaid; and to Issue
Comfy bonds therefor, for II. purpose of Dor.
rowing money to pay for said stock
Nov therefore, in order that shs voters Of s I'D
county may adopt or reject said proposition, it Is
hereby ordered that al election b. bel in each
township Of said County of Cedar, at .ne usual
llaces OF boiling tie same. on Thursday, the
thirty first day OF January, \. d. 1856, for tn
purpose Of voting upon The following Props
iion, to Wit
"TaH the Comfy Of ''ei.r, in Tia corporate
caaa lily, will subscribe ths safn Of thirty thou
aai bIilars to the capital stock CT :ae Misss-
sppi An! Missouri Railroad C.tmp,ny. 10 I'D il
tie Construction aud completion Of ;hat portion
OF ID proposed itne Of Railway OF sad Uompa
ny, Allied hy he Board Of Directors At thsir
meeting o. the 9th d4y Of June, A. D 1858. the
Thlrd Gin.ra! Division beng TIA: b-4ach of
said K all Road referred 10 in tas l2th altcla Of
tlt Articles n Iaegrpot at 700 OF sasll CJnpxns /:
ng Hsy Of Cedar Rapids I'D up h. valley 81
the Cedar River to the North line vi the state
OF Iowa aud 10 that cad will subscribe tn said
SUM OF Thirty thogsst.d dollsls TO thg capital
sso-% OF s.I Company g. ers.a:ze4 aai the
las ~ Iowa; aaf taat County Bonds Of said
County u Cedar hail b. Issued fJr lid sum 0.
thirty thousand liars FIR the purpose Of Dor
roHing money to pay for sail stock which boa
shall bar Interest at the raso Of seysa per cent
per anGnu. payable sesnt annually and said
honis 20 b, n sis yah'e 10 .Aeaty years from
Their i.t2, All TIA. the faith OF said County oil
Cedar Salll re pl42gd for the payment Of said
Interest aat the ultima payments of the prin
e'pA Of sail bonds: aal that tn meet the annual
Interests, IN sadiEoa to lhs ordinary revenue of
said county. o tx ba levied annually, nos ex
ceeding one Gill On tn a!Iar of the Comfy
valuation, Tor the purpose Ct creating Il tuud 70
pay the said Interest, AID ut,n ately, tne princi
pal OF said bonds sa.i lax 10 40 cas- 70 exceed
Que mt'l and for b ifsl TIVE year. ss.a tx :
te only Sufficient - meet the iatereet on said
bonds. Sail tax 10 be levied only in case The
bonds are OFT sooner converted i4t3 the stock Of
said Rail Ro~i CO..
The torr4uing proportion sh Ill b. slb.nisted
And passed npoa naier til, following mode of
voting. to wit: RI ,-e IN favor Of ,hs PROPOSE
tim shall vote ballot With tie words written
or "rtatad thereon FnR sas RAJ Roam Asp
TAX aa,l those AZ ,iast the proposition shall de-
posi-. ballot with the wo- ia written Or printed
tharc1n tG.issr TIT. Raj. ROAD AND T.y,
And II there sh Ill be majority in favor OF 70 d
pro ori9iOa, the ssna shal lie considered a, ac
c'ptei anA adopted and aiil authorize The
ise of said Couaty oil Gel II t, aJssrib. the
ITO afJr, s.... and to Issue the b. a!s of the
Coa1y in accord ace with tha foreg AZ PROOF
,'.l,n
4 'urth r nfdrei Il i: THIS pr tcNaan. q b.
pudith i in tha I'D ca sty 4 " r.. sar for
Our ~.-k. -u@sr .sts2iy, All HI: .9ay thereof
ha ost:i AZ .he Gone II 'i.e daar, =. l.n..t
u rtg Iays pc.o- b. IT, ~ Z Of sad iaetly1.
aai ,h.ta copy t'ereaf b. p7saal a3 at each
place II vot,"s, Ia caa ts>asA.r, da5jas the
asy oi a,.e'ir4
Gts4a pa leo ny bsai AL Seal II DT 20
Is at 'tps'a. III. 2ilb : y If u cpulb-r,
A D 1853 MILLS s,IjEa
judy Of Cedar County