The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-24

Special Election as to Whether the
City Shall Pay 100000 Of its
Stock to the E.. g. & N. R.R. Now
OF Not.
TT Is NOW ORDERED BY THE
IL Common Council of the City Of Evans
vile on account of the changed and adj
vanced condition of the work Cd the EY-
ansville, Henderson and nashville KALI
road since the electiOu, to take S3UO,gO0
stock in the same by this city on the LIST
day Of July last, and OF the want OF avail.
ibility of said subscription by reason OF
one of the coalitions upOD 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 5Oth 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 benah Of
the city, to subscribe for and take stock in
the said Evansville, Henderson and \ ash
Vile Railroad Company to the amount Of
Three Hundred thousand Dollars, to be
paid for IN The per cent. Bonus OF the
City, or their proceeds or otherwise a. the
city shall determine. The subscription
and pavment tor said stock to be made
upon, and suhject tC the following condi-
tlOns, tO-wit: 900, 900 of SAID bonds, or
their proceeds, 10 be paid by the city, 70
spikes, to be laid down on the first forty
miles south of Henderson, and 100000 70
be PAID out after the first forty miles shall
be finished, and 70 he used only 20 pro ure
rails, chairs and spikes to lay down the
last unbuilt so miles,
The other conditions submitted and
agreed 70 at the election of July lst, 1857,
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 plactca0le; the running OF
boats in @ ose connection with the trains :
the keeping of offices at Evansville TO re-
ceiVe aud bill freights and cket passen-
4 and CHECK naRU4gH OVER the boats and
road, and no disc. limitation TO be made
against Evansville or her railroads or citt-
zens in transportation OF freight or pas
sens ers, to remain the same, and to govern
this election as they were at the former
Said election shall De by ballot, and upon
the tickets of those who desire said stock
10 be taken shall be written or printed the
words, F." pake Stock" or other words
clearly expressing such desire, and upon
the tickets OF those who do not desire said
stock to be taken, shall be written or
other equivalent words. In all other re-
spects said election shall be conducted In
the same manner and be governed by the
same rules aud regulations as the annual
elections for officers Of said city, except
that no one can vote at said election wh0
shall not have paid city Tax within
twelve months before said election.
10 Notice of the time aud place of holding
said election shall be given by publishing
q copy of this o. der SIX days in five daily
newspa pers. printed and published in the
city, the last Of which publications shall
be at least ave, days before the time Of
holding said election, one of such papers
TO be pri nted in the German language, In
which Language transl alton of this order
shall be published, and no defect In the
translation shall affect the validity OF the
notice.
And if on the proposition to take stock,
this order shall be carried by majority Of
the votes polled, this order shah supereede
all former orders on the subject And II Is
the intent OF this order that under 10 and
former orders ont1 Three Hundred Thous-
and Dollars Of said stock in all, is TO be
subscribed and paid for by The city.
WILLIAM H. WALKER. Mayor.
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