White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-24
ORDER On COUNTY BOARD.

A T an adjourned meeting Of the Board Of
IA County Commissioners Of Doniphan Coun'
ty, Kansas, held April sd, A. d. 1866, among
other proceedings were the following:
Ordered by the Board of County Commits
siohers Of DonIphnn County, Kansas, that the
following proposition be submits ed; to 4 vote of
the qualified electors Of said County. for 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, Elw. 3D. Marysyille and Denver City
Rail Road Company. ssid 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
Rail Road to be built from the town of Dopi
phan, through White Cloud. to the Nebraska
line. amounting in tbe aggregate 70 one hun
dred thousand dollars. The said subscriptions
to be paid in the Bonds Of the said Doniphan
Coonty. at par. which. said Bonds shall be is
sued paysbie atthe County Treasufer'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 anfurn, with semi. annual
interest coupons attached, which shall also be
payable at the Office of the County Treasurer.
in said County, on .he-frst 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, ff,y thousand
dollars of said Berds; and when twenty six
miles Of either of said Roads snail be complet.
ed q: d in running order, the said Commission.
ers shall issue to said Company the further sum
OF Fifty thousand dollars, and in consideration
of which, said Commissioners shall be author
lied to receive from said Company or Compa.
mics the proper certificates of stock in said
Roads. r. $500 al.. al tte- zHl
When said Bonds are issued, the County
Commissioners shall be Authorized to levy q
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. 49, Nf'@'
Provided, further. thatin case either one Of
said Rail Roads shall not comply with the pro-
visions of this Order, and thirteen miles Of ei
ther fssid 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 il 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 q ticket on which shall be- the words,
+" For Issuing Bonds;" those voting against
the proposition, shall vote titket on which
slialfbe the words. Against Issuing Bonds"
In testimony. whereof, witness my hand and
official seal, on this April Goth, 1866.
CHARLES RAPPELYE,
Z May 3, ls6G-td. ~ .--z County Clerk.