White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-31
ORDER oF COUNTY BOARD.

A T an adjourned meeting of the Board OF
IA County Commissioners of Doniphan Coun.
ty, Kansas, held April 23d, A. d. 1866, among
other proceedings were the following:
Ordered by the Board Of County Commis-
sionen Of Doniphan County, Kansas, that the
following proposition be submitted to vote of
the qualified electors of said County, fer their
ratification or rejection:
First That the Board of County Commits
sioners of said County shall subscribe for one
thousand shares of the capital stock of the ST.
Joseph, Eiw Ga. Marysville and Denver CITY
Rail Road Company. said shares amounting in
the aggregate to one hundred thousand dollars
And also, that said Board shall subscribe for
one thousand shares Of the capital stock of a
Rail Road to be built from the town of Doni
phan, through White Cloud. to the Nebraska
line, amounting 10 tie aggregate to one him.
dred thousand dollars. The said sutscriptjops
to be paid in the Bonds of the said Doniphan
County, at par; which said Bonds shall be is
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.
4sVOt0Sos ttiut Wucu tnirteen uiles Oh elJUer
of said Rail Roads shall be completed and in
running order within the limita Of said County,
then the County Commissioners shall issue to
the Company building said Road, fifty thousand
dollars of said Bordsi and when twenty six
miles of either of said Roads shall be complet-
ed a.d in running order, the said Commission
ers shall issue to said Company the further sum
of fifty thousand dollars, ard in consideration
of which, said Commissioners shall be author.
lied to receive from said Company or Compa-
MES the proper certificates Of stock in laid
Roads.
When said Bonds are isshed, the County
Commissioners shall be authorized to levy
tax sufficient to pay the interest on said Bonds,
and to provide siuking fund sufficient for their
final redemption at maturity. The said Bonds |
may be redeemsble at any time, by the said
County paving the principal and matured in,
terest thereon.
Provided, further. that in case either one Of
said Rail Roads shall not comply with the pro I
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
to q vote of the qualified electors of
DoniphaR County; ard 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 ticket on which shall be the words,
= For Issuing Bonds;" those voting against
he proposition, shall vote ti,ket on which
shall be the words, Against Issuing Bonds"
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and
,ficial seal, on this April Goth, 1866.
CHARLES -RAPPELYE,
May 3, l666-td. unity Clerk.