White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-10
ORDER OF COUNTY BOARD.

A an adjourned meeting Of the Board Of
- County Commissioners of Doniphan Coun.
y, Kansas, held April 23d, A. d. 1866. amono
o'ner proceedings we're the following:
ordered BY the Board of COUNTY Comn;,
sioners OF Doniphan County, Kansas. that ths
folio wing proposition be submit ed to a vote If
tne qualified electors Of said County, for tbs;,
ratification or rejection:
FIRST. That the Board of County Commits.
sioners Of said County shall subscribe fur ons
,nousand shares of the capital stock of the 81
yosePn' Elw. Cd, Marysville and Denver CITY
nan Road Company. said shares amounting in
tue aggregate to one hundred thousand dollars
ana also, that said Board shall subscribe for
one thousand shares of the capital stock of
nan ROAD TO be built from the town of Doui
pnan' through White Cloud, to the Nebraska
nue, amounting IN the aggregate to one hun
-dred thousand dollars. The said subscr; n,;or.
TO be paid in the Bonds Of the said Don;nbsn
County, at par; which said Bonds shall be ia
sued payable at the County Treasurer's Office
In SAID County, in twenty years from the date
OF their issue, and bear interest at the rate of
seven per cent. per annum, with semi. annual
interest coupons attached, which shall also be
payable at the Office of the County Treasurer
in said County, on the first day Of January and
first day of July of each year.
Provided, that when thirteen miles of either
Of said Rail Roads shall be completed and in
running order within the limits of said County.
then the County Commissioners shall issue to
the Company building said Road, fifty thousand
dollars Of said Bords; and when twenty.six
miles OF either Of SAID Roads shall be complet.
ed AID in running order, the said Commission.
ers shall issue to said Company the further sum
OF nifty thousand dollars, and in consideration
of which. said q NM mi Il. -.
lied to receive from said Company or Compa.
mics the proper certificates of stock in said
Roads.
When said Bonds are issued, the County
Commissioners shall be authorized to levy a
tax sufficient to pay the interest on said Bonds,
and to provide sinking fund sufficient for their
final redemption at maturity. The said Bonds
may be redeemable at any time, by the said
County paying the principal and matured in.
terest thereon.
Provided, further. that in case either one of
said Rail Roads shall not comply with the pro-
visions of this Order, and thirteen miles of eli
ther of said Roads shall not be completed with
in two years from the ratification of this Order,
then the said Bonds shall not be issued.
Second. That the foregoing proposition be
submitted to vote of the qualified electors of
Doniphan County; and it is hereby proclaimed
and declared, that an election will be held for
that purpose, at the usual places of voting in
said County, on the first Tuesday in June, 1866.
The manner of voting shall be as follows:
Those voting in favor of the proposition, shall
vote a ticket on which shall he the words,
-" For Issuing Bonds;" those voting against
the proposition, shall vote ticket on which
shall be the words, Against Issuing Bonds"
In testimony whereof, witness nv hand and
official seal, on this April 30th, 1866.
CHARLES RAPPELYE,
May 3, ls66-td. County Clerk.