The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-09-30
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

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ELECTION PROCLAMATION
7 HORACE GIBBS. Sheriff Of jefferson County.
Il State OF han.as. in pursuance of law. 90 her.hy
proclaim and make nown To :ise qualified electors
of said togniy. that an election vii be held on the
:oth day of September. A. ID. ls65, 10 vote on the
following proposition 10 ~u:
shall the County of jefferson subscribe one hum
dred rd fi, thousand dollars si5o 0U) 10 the cap
iisl stock II the Aiehson. Topeks and Santa Fe
Railroad Company va aid OF the immediate consfruc
ton Of said road through said Couuty. the said one
hundred and fty thousand dollars (e CGcl e. De
paid in the Bonds Of said Comfy payable in thirty
from date of issue aud bearing interest al the
rte of six per cent per annam: Prerldsd. hererer,
that said Company shall issue fall paid stock said
County tn the ful smauU, OF one hundred aud ATTY
sind dollars lI5o.oc0, o. the receipt ~ said
Bon from sail COUNTY ard prot. ded fsrthe-. that
the one hundred and fiy thousand .,oliurs ,sl 900
in the Bonds nj said Cocni, shall not b. issued TO
said Company until said railroad 's fai completed.
equipped and IN running order through .aid Coun-
E and prscid further. that the line NJ said Atch-
i-on. Topeka and SAINTS Fe Raiiroad shah Rot
through said County farther northwest than Grsss
hopper Falls. farthe .outh-ess; thup ossa.ao.a
nor less than twenty t2a) miles In Jefferson eoupty
The ballots n be printed written: For the sub
scrpiion Of Stoc> and Issuing of Bonds, and Ag-
aims: the Subscription "f Stock and ssuing Of Bends
to tne Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company.
Given under my hand ,hi. ;th day Of ssE,sember,
ae3-4w shsnH Of Jefferson County, Kansas
Who are the parties 10 these condi-
tions We are alone. No President
Of Railroad company signs the docu-
ment. The commissioners. as our re-
psesen'aiires.do all the s'ipulaiiny with
US. I, is the same thing exactly rs
contract with ourselves.
s Notice. also, ,ha, We vote on fro pro
positions: for subscribing stock and for
issuing bonds. The stock is .ubscrib-
ed at once. ''to all Immediately" in the
construction of the road. The bonds
are not issued until the road is complet-
ed. The very DAY Jefferson county
2 es upon The subscription book Of The
company FOR $3.50. 900 of stock. she be-
comes AoEle for tie payment Of Mot
amount. and she riN hare It to pay. rail
road or no raaroad. If the road !aiis
to be made. the money will probabl,
have 10 BE- paid IS CASH aud no stock
IN the road received. In that case
every foot Of land and every dollar Of
property in the county will br mort sag-d
TO pay the de5t.a the burden OF taxa
ii"n will be almost too g,ievious TO b.
borne; for we will not have the road 10
lax nor lis benefits to help US bear III.
load. And it may all have TO be paid
in few years!
IL the. road is built all would. doubt.
less. be well. Ba, will you take tie
risk 2 Dire you wiliing to hazard tie
experimsnts These are the questions
for yeu to decide. We earnestly al
wise you TO vote against this aud all
other proposition, of the kind: for all
history and pt-cedenis are against you.
and you are almost sure TO lose.
Le, no fair promises deceive and no
fine orator dsIude you with tmoo,i,e
Words
The naked question is before you.
II is the same old risk of an experiment.
In The frs, notification you wrre asked
10 vote only for OF against issuing bonds
how yon are asked TO vote yourselves
stockholders in the company.so share as
fate in on experiment..
You are told it is safe. We honest.
y thought 80 at FIRST before We anal. sed
the matter. We tell you now it is not
SAFE. The decisions We quoIe prove
.hss heyond all douN. Where is you,
? You have none. Ii The
road fails. you fail. Il is . difficult
oa,e on which to make a road. All
.gree u this. II will cost heavily to
'rade il. With the best intentions The
J. mpany mey fail. Then all Is lost.
w pay the bills and mourn our folly.
Irssniny under our load Of taxation.
gu yes do ~ We feel sure you will
lOi.
II. ~ j. claimed. the MD of The coun-
y is only desired after the road Is COM
ttsd. then lei he proposition come in
hat form. as follows: l.
sS.sIl the County Of jefferson. pus-
hrse $780, 600 worth Of the stock Of
he Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
'silroad Company, after the road Is
Dmp:eted insosgb said county &c.
Such pr position is safe. |. is. 10
ab.,ance. JUS, What We all th"uyht we
ere going 10 vote upon. Blu. 10. the
East is OF an entirely different color
We regard the proposition We vote Q
pen on the 30ih inst. ss a sham. . de-
rpi ion. frsu'. Il holds out these 9
" ideas. 8sss. that ve are V I'D ~ y
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