Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-05-02
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF Iowa,

SrATE OF IOWA, ~'@ sH - Ft
taBueHAsAS County issg ess5eH
VN7hereas, a petition to me addressed and
w signed by two hundred citizens an voters
OF said county, has been duly presented asking
me to order n special electioif to be held on the
18th day OF May, ] e57 in the several town siips
Of said county, and at which election to submit
to the votersof said county the question whether
sand county will loan its credit, to the amount of
two hnndred and fifty thousand dollars, TO the
" Wapsipinicon and st. Peters Valley Rai road
Company" in aid OF the construction Of the
Wapsii,inicon and St. Peters Valley Railroad
through said county by issuing TO said company
tbs bonds ol sad county, 40 the alnount OF sand
sum OF two hundred andiiat " Thousand dollars,
the principal sum ofsaid bonds payable in tween ty
years from the late vi said-bonds said bonds to
pear interest, ut the rate ofAtep per cent pcran-
mum, and sayable anhuallyafn' the city az New
lerS; provided said railroad company shall, at
the time Of theissIing OF said bonds, give to,ths,
County Judge of said county, satisfactory secu-
i1ty that the proceeds ofsaid bonds slial De used
exclusively lip the COZ INSTRUCTION. Of saidI foad
within SAID county and that said Railroad Com
pany shall pay fheinterest accri Oh Said bonds
asst smcores due. zsxtx z EZFr VI
Now |, 0. II. L. Roszeah County Judge of said
Buchanan County, do heresy ordes thata special
election be heli IN each of the townships Of said
county. on tlle 25th day oftMay .flS57; and at
the usual places in said townships ofh6ldng
elections, TO determine the question wsiiael- said
county Will loan its credit 10 the amount 0. two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to the Wap-
siplnieon and ST. Peters Valley lta lruadg Con.
Iaay, in aid of the construction Of the Wat H..
plnicon and ST. Peters Valley Railroad through
said county, by Issuing 70 said Riilroad Com
pany the bonds OF said county for the amount Of
two hlindred and fifty thousand dollars, til prin-
elPal sum OF said bonds payable 10 the ciry of
New York, IN twenty years from their date, and
said bonds to draw interest at the rate Of ten ped
cent. per annum, and payable annually in the
city OF New York; provided said Railroad Cons
pany, shall, at the time Of the Issuing cf said
bonds, give to the County Judge of said county.
satisfactory security that the proc ae!s of said
bonds shall be used exclusively in the construo
ton of said Railroad within said county, and
that said Railroad Company shall pay the inter
est on said bonds.Rs it Becomes due: an a II Ii
also submitted, whetltr a tax Of one per cent
upon the taxable property of the county for the:
ultimate redemption of said bonds, and the paw
ment OF the interest thereon, it being understood
that the bonds shailnot be issued BY said county
until said company snail give satisfactory sacu-
rityfpr thepaynentofi interest acerning on said
bonds
The form of the vote shall be /" For the Rail
road, and Against the Railroad" Every vote
cast for the Railroad, shall be considered for the
proposition entiresand every VOTE cnst against
the hailroad. shal be considered as against the
proposition entire.
WITNESS my ha nd and the seal fsthe County
aiors said this 10th day OF April, A.DIs57.
ISL fgs Q, III. p. R0SZELL,
81, f.sle.s County Judge