The Evansville journal., 1868-04-27

Special Election as to Whether the
City Shall Pay 100000 of its
Stock to the E, q. q N. R.R. NV
or Not.
YF Is NOW ORDERED BY THE
IL Common Council of the City of Evans
vanced couditioa of the work on the Ev-
ansVille. Henderson and Nashville Rail-
road since the eieetio = to take s5OO,0Oo
stock in the same by this city on the ist
day Of July last, and OF the want of avail
ibiiity OF said subscription by reason OF
one of the coalitions upOL which said
Stock was voted, al to render the SUD-
seriptiOn efficient and available:
That on Wednesday, the sixth day Of
May, 1865, at the usual places of holding
elections, and pursuant 10 the 3Oth Section
of the City Charter as amended by. the Act
of March, 1867, an election shall be held
tor the puTpO~e of ascertaining whether
the qualified voters OF the city do or do not
desire the Common Council on behalf Of
the city, to subscribe for md take stock in
the said Evansville, Henderson and NaSh-
vile Railroad COMPANY TO the amount Of
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, 10 De
PAID for in the Z per cent. Bonds OF the
city shall determine. The subscription
"a payment for said stock to be made
upon, and subject to the following cOndi-
! t1ons, toswit: s2JJ0O0 Of sa bonds, or
their proceeds, to be paid by the city. to
be used only TO procure ra' Is, chairs, and
Z spikes, to be laid down on the nrst forty
miles sOuch of Henderson, and sl00O0 to
be paid cut after the first forty miles shall
be finished, and TO be -u~ed Ouly to pro ure
rails, chairs and spikes 10 lay down tine
last unbuiit so miles.
The other conditions submitted and
! agreed to at the election OF July Ist, 1867
relative to 20 per cent in stock over our
subscription; the track TO the river at
HENDERSON, and running OF cars ~ near
the rlNef as pIacilcaplFi Jne running OF
boats ia clOse connection with the trains ;
the keeping of offices at Evansville TO re-
ceiye and bill fTeights and cket passen-
af1Ta h and
road, and no disc limitation to be made
against EvansVi le or her railroads or citi-
zens in transportation Of freight or pas
sene ers. TO remain he same, aud to govern
this election as they were at the former
election.
SaId election shall be by ballot, and upon
the ckets OF those who desire said stock
TO be taken shall be written or printed the
words, Take stock" or other words
the tickets OF those who do not desire said
stock to be taken, shall he 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 and regulations as the annual
elections for officers Of Satd city, except
that no one can vote at said election Wh9
shall not have paid q CITY Tax within
Notice of the time and place of holding
SAID election shall be given by publishing
a copy of this order SIX days in f1Ve daily
nawspa pers. printed and published in the
city, the last Of which publications shall
be at least i've days before the time OF
holding said election, one OF such pa pers
to be printed in the German language, in
which language a tTansl 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 a majority Of
the votes polled, this order shall supereede
all former orders on the subject. And IL IS
the intent OF this order that under II 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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