The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23

Special Election as to Whether the
City Shall Pay 100000 of its
Stock to the E., q. & N. R.R. Now
or Not.
TT IS NOW ORDERED By THE
III Common Council of the City of Evans
vile on account of the changed and ad-
vanced condition OF the work on the Ev-
ansville, Hen deTsOn and Nashville Rail-
road since the electlo TO take S5UOr0Jo
stock in the same by this city on the lst
day of July last, and of the want of avail
ibllity OF said subscription BY reason OF
one of the conditions upon which said
Stock was voted, and to render the sub
scription efficient and available:
That on Wednesday, the sixth day OF
May, 1868, at the usual places of holding
elections, and pursuant to the 30th Section
of the City Charter as amended by the Act
of March, 1867, an election shall be held
for the purpose of ascertaining whether
the qualified voters OF the city do or do not
desire the Common Council on benalf Of
the city, to subscribe for and take stock in
the said Evansville, Henderson and Nash
Vile Railroad Com pany to the amount Of
Three Hundred thousand Dollars, to be
paid for in The per cent. Bonds OF tne
City, or their proceeds or otherwise a the
city shall determine. The subscription
aud payment tor said stock 10 be made
upon, and subject to the following cOndi-
lions, to-Wit: S200.000 OF sad bonds, or
their proceeds, 10 be paid by the city, 70
be used only to procure rails, chairs. and
spikes, to be laid down on the first forty
miles south of Henderson, and 100000 TO
be paid cut after the first forty miles shall
be nn1Sned, and 10 be used only TO pro nufe
rails, chairs. and spikes TO lay down the
last unbuilt so miles
The other conditions submitted and
agreed to at the election of July LIST, 1867.
relative TO 20 per cent in stock over our
subscription; the track TO the river at
Henderson, and running of cars as near
the river as practicable; the running CT
boats in close connection with the trains;
the keeping of offices at Evansville 10 re-
ceiVe and bill freights and cket pasSen-
gers and cheek b ggage over the boats and
road, and no disc. limitation TO be made
against Evansville or her railroads or citi-
Zens in transportation Of freight or pas
sengers, to remain he same, and to govern
this election as they were at the former
said election shall be by ballot, and upon
the tickets of those who desire said STOCK
to be taken shall be written or printed The
words, Take Stock" or other words
clearly expressing such desire, and upon
the tickets of those who do nos desire said
stock to be taken, shall be written or
printed the words, " Fake No STOCK" or
other equivalent words. Ia all other re-
spects said election shall be conducted in
the same manner and be governed by the
same rules and regulations as the annual
elections for officers of said city, except
that no one can vote at said election whs
snail not maze PAID a CITY lax Wlthln
twelve months before said election.
Notice OF the time and place Of holding
SAID election shall be given by publishing
copy Of this order SIX days in five daily
newspa pers. printed and published in the
city, the last of which publications shall
De at least HNe DAY DeIOfe the Lllue OF
holding said election, one OF such papers
to be printed in the German language, in
which language a transl alton of this order
shall be published, and no defect in the
translation shall affect the validity qeTlae
notice.
And if on the proposition to takes
this order shall be carried by a majoriryd0f
the votes polled, this order shall supercede
all former OF ders on the subject. And IL is
the intent OF this order that under 1t and
former orders only. Three Hundred Thous-
and Dollars of said stock in all, is 10 be
subscribed and paid for by the city.
WILLIAM II. WALKER. Mayor.
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