The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-16
Election Notice.

NGTICE is hereby given that an election
/ will be held by the legal voters Of the
village of Manitowoc at the usual places of
holding elections in said village, on Thursday,
the 22d day of October, 1868, for the purpose
of voting upon the proposition submitted by
the Manitowoc Minnesota Railroad Compa-
ny to the village of Manitowoc. as provided in
chapter l6S, Of the general laws Of 1868, enti-
tied ''An act to authorize certain counties,
towns and villages to aid in the construction of
q railroad between Manitowoc and the Missis-
sippi river" which pro osition is as follows
/. That the proper officers of the village OF
Mantowoc shall duly execute under their
hands and the corporate seal of said village,
and deliver to the said Manitowoc Minneso-
Ia Railroad ompany bond, onditoned for
the payment to said company of one hundred
thousand dollars, with interest thereon, in the
orders of said village, at the times and in the
manner hereinafter mentioned, provided, and
only in consideration, and upon condition, that
the said company shall construct, iron d
equip, in the usual and proper manner, and
have in running order and in operation,
single track # railroa upon and over the en-
tire first division extending from the village
of Manitowoc TO the village of Menasha, or to
the city of Appleton, in the State of Wiscon-
sin-of the said Manitowoc & Minnesota rail-
road, within three years after the acceptance
of this proposition by said village which OBJ
legation is to bind said village to the perform
ance of no act required eff it under this prop
osition, except to issue and deliver said orders
at the time, in the manner and upon the condl-
tons in this proposition mentioned which
bond is to be executed and delivered to said
company on demand any time after the &C
ceptance of this proposition by said village.
=. That the said sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars, in the interest bearing orders Of
said village, shall be paid in equal annual in
stalments of ten thousand dollars each the
first instalment to be paid upon, and only up
on the completion and the having in running
der and in operation of the said first division
of said road within the time and in the man
ner mentioned in the preceding section of this
proposition and the remaining instalments
annually thereafter, with interest thereon at
the rate of seven per centum per annum, from
the time when the said first division of road
shall be completed aforesaid, to the time
when the said installments shall respectively
become due and payable, and be paid. And
that Immediately upon the completion and the
having in running order and in operation of
the said first division of said road, within the
time and in the manner aforesaid the proper
officers of said village shall sign and counter
sign orders in the usual form. in favor of the
said railroad company, upon the Treasurer of
said village, for the full amount of the said
several installments, in such sums as may be
demanded, not exceeding the amount of ten
thousand dollars in any one order payable
with interest ut the times and in the manner
{ bove specified, md deliver the same to the
order Of said company.
3. That the proper officers said village
| shall annually cause to be levied and collected
on the taxable property of lid village, in the
manner provided by law for the assessing, lev
ying and collection of taxes. money sufficient
| tn ha INST lrnp nj nd ha info at
thereon, as the same shall respectively be-
come due: that such orders shall be receiva-
bic by the proper receiving officers Of said vii
lage In payment Of the taxes which may be
raised for the payment of said orders, for the
years in which the same shall respectively be-
come due and payable, and that the holders of
any Of said orders shall have the right AtO ex-
change the same, in equal amounts, for any
tax certificates held by the treasurer of said
village, issued on the sale Of lands for taxes
At the said election the voters of said viii
lage are called upon to deposit ballot upon
which shall be written o printed the words.
IF or the Railroad Proposition" or the words,
Against the Railroad Propositions
Such election will be held and conduc ed in
the Same manner that other general elections
in said village are by law required to be held
and conducted, and the votes cast ut snch
election will be counted, canvassed and re-
turned in the same manner as the votes at any
general election, and the canvasscrs at such
election shall make certify sign and deposit,
with the clerk of said village, statement of
the whole mum er of votes cast upon the ques-
ton, well statement of the number for
the railroad proposition and of the number
against the railroad proposition, as required
by chapter 1853, of the laws of 1868.
The following are the places for holding
elections
First Ward--Council Room of the Village
Board
Second Ward-Office of Benjamin Jones.
Third Ward-Residence of Julius Block.
Fourth Ward-Shoe store of Sander San.
derson
Given under my hand and the seal of the
village of Manitowoc, this 2Sth day
Isl of September, 1868.
FRED. BORCHERDT,