White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-09-05

OF the Sheriff Of. Doniphan County,
in. the State Of Kansas, to the
Qualified Voters Of Said
County Of Doniphau.

! In the matter Of Col. John H. UT and oil
ers: Petition prsyins the B,aId of Count
I Commissioners of Doniplian County TO subm
to the qualified voters Of Doniphan County, s
an early day, q proposition for the County {
D1niphan to subscribe Two Hundred Thousan
Dollars of the Capital Stock of the Atchiso
and Nebraska City Railroad COMPANY, an
/ issue to said Company the Bond. uf Z ,nipha
| County, at par, In payment Of said Stock, Ipo
certain conditions in said petition named. an
no Others Also. Two Hundred Thousand Dol
iars TO the CAPITAL Stock of the ST Joseph an
Denver City Raiiroai c ,mpany. and issue {
said Company the Bonds of the Co MY OF Don
/ iphan, at par, in payment of said stock. upo
certain conditions in said petition named, an
no Others.
| And it appearing to the B ,ard that said pc
Ttitions are signed BY more than one-fourth O
the qualified voters Of said County Of Dopi
phan, voting at the last general election, AM
the matters in said petition being fully hear
ard considered by the Board, it is considered
by the Board that the prayer of the petitioner.
be granted.
Ii Is therefore considered and ordered By tip,
Board, that an election he held on the sch day
Of September, A. D. 1861, at the several yOt
ing preci, cts in said County OF Doniphan, to
determine The following propositions. to wit:
Shall the County of DonipiIan subscribe
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars of the Capt.
tai Stock Of the Atchison ami Nebraska C,ty
Railroad Company, and issue the Bonds OF the
County of Doniphan. at par, to said Railroad
Company, in payment of said Stock, PAYABLE
thirty (3O) years after date, with seven ~ per
cent. interest, payable semi annually, on the
first days of January and July, with interest
Coupons thereto attached, upon the following
conditions, and none others, viz:
lst That said Railroa shall commence on
the south line of said County Of D,niphan, and
run through said County OF Doriphan to the
north line of said State of Kansas; and that
said Railroad Company, upon the completion
of each and every mile OF its road bed ready
for the ties and iron, shall receive from said
County of Doniphan Bonds to the amount of
Eight Thousand s,000) Dollars, and said Rail-
road Company, upon the completion OF each
and every mile of its road within said County
of Doniphan, shall receive from said County
Bonds to the amount of pro rata SHIRE Of the
balance of said Bonds in proportion {, the
number Of miles of said road within said Coun-
ty of Ooniphir. counting from the said south
line of s,id County, 10 the north line Of said
State.
81. That none of SAID Bonds shall be issued
as Aforesaid. until said Company applying
therefor shall file with the County Clerk of
said County of Doniphan. the certificate Of the
Chief Engineer of said Company, attested by
the President and Secretary thereof, showing.
to the satisfaction of the County Board, that
the work for which the Bonds are demanded
has been performed in good faith.
Sd. That the County of Doniphan. so sooE
as the stock contemplated is subscribed in said
Company, shall be stakeholder to the full
amount thereof, with the rights and privileges
of individual stockholders. And shall the
County of Doniphan subscribe Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars Of the Capital Stock OF the
ST. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company !,
aud issue the bonds { the County of Doniphan
at par to said R,ilrosd Company in paymen. of
laid stock. payable Thirty 1907 years after
iaS. with Seven ~ per cent. interest, payable
semi ANNUALLY, OF the first day OF January and
July, with Interest Coupons thereto attached
upon the following conditions and none others !:
LIST. Upon the completion of each and every
mile of said road, from the Town Of WatheGa
west, ready for the ties and iron, shall receive
from said County of D,nipAan. bonds to the
amount of Eight .S) Thousand D,llars, and
said Railroad Company upon the completion of
zach AID every mile of the road, shall receive
rom said County bonds TO the amount of a
within said County Of Daniphan, counting from
the Town of Wathena to the west line OF said
County Of Doniphan.
81. That none OF said boals.shall be issued
a. aforesaid, until said Company applying
therefor shall file with the County Clerk of said
County Of Doniphan the Certificate of the Chief
Engineer of said Company attested by the Pres
dent and Secretary thereof, showing to the
satisfaction of the County Board that the work
for which bonds are demanded has been per-.
formed in good faith.
81. That the Cour ty of Doniphan, so soon
as the stock contemplated is subscribed in said
Company. shall be stockhodef to the. full
amount thereof, with the rights and privileges
Of individual stockholders.
And it is further orde' ed, that sad election
be held, and returns made thereof a prescribed
by the general election laws of the State of
Kansas. And that the ballots be written or
printed as follows "For subscribing stock and
issuing the bonds" and against subscribing
the stock and issuing the bonds"
in favor of subscribing the Stock. and issuing
the Bonds as aforesaid, the Board shall subscribe
the said Stock and issue said Bonds as aforr-
said. And if majority Of the votes cast at
said election, are cast in favor of issuing said
Bonds. and the same are issued to said Rail-
road Companies, then the One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars heretofore voted to aid in building
a Railroad from the Town of Doniphan through
White Cloud to the Nebraska line-and the
One Hundred Thousaad Dollars heretofore vot
ed to assist in building the St. Joseph and
Denver CITY Railroad, shall be held and con
sidered null and void, and no Bonds shall be
issued thereon.
And it is further ordered BY the Board, that
the Sheriff of Doniphan Coansy aforesaid. make
proclamation for said election, including the
substance of this order, and that he cause the
same to be published in the papers of the
County at least % days before the Goth day Of
Sept, A. D. 1867, the day named for said cleo
ten.
Now, therefore. I, Joseph Hayton. Under
and Acting Sheriff of Djniphan County, in the
State of Kansas, do hereby proclaim. and make
known to the qualified voters of said County of
Doniphan, that in pursuance Of the order of tee
Board Of County Commissioners Of Doniphan
County Aforesaid. an election will he held on
the 30,h day of September, A. d. 1867, at the
several election precincts in said County Of
Doniphan, to determine the question submitted
in the aforesaid order of said Board of County
Commissioners, and that said election will be
held, and returns thereof m ,de as prescribed
by the general election laws OF the State of
Kansas.
Given under my hand, as Under and Acting
Sheriff a. aforesaid, on this-4th day of Septem
Der, A. D. 1857
JOSEPH HAYTON,
Under and Acting Sheriff of Doniphan County.