The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-10-02
Election Notice.


NOTICE is hereby given that an election
IN Will be held by the legal voters OF the
village of Manitowoc, ut the usual places of
holding elections in said village, on Thursday,
the LIST 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, provided in
chapter 1913, of the general laws of 1868, enti-
tied IAN act to authorize certain counties,
towns and villages to aid in the construction of
a railroad between Manitowoc and the Missis-
sippi river, /" which pro osition is as follows
1. 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-
TIA Railroad Company bond, conditioned 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
equip in the usual and proper manner, and
have in running order and in operation,
single track If railroad 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
ut the time in the manner and upon the condi-
tons in this proposition mentioned which
bond is to be executed and delivered to said
company on demand at any time after the
eeptanee of this proposition by said village
2. That the said sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars, in the interest bearing orders of
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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 at the times and in the manner
bove specified, and deliver the same to the
order of said company.
3. That the proper officers of said village
shall annually cause to be levied and collected
on the taxable property of said village, in the
manner provided by law for the assessing, lev
ying and collection of taxes. money sufficient
to pay the said installments and the interest
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 rightSto 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 a ballot upon
which shaIl be written o. printed the words,
For the Railroad Proposition" or the words,
Against the Railroad Proposition"
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 at snch
election will be counted, canvassed and re-
turned in the same manner as the votes at any
general election, and the canvassers 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, as well a statement of the number for
the railroad proposition and of the number
against the railroad proposition, as required
by char pier 16S, of the laws of 1868.
The following are the places for holding
elections:
First Ward--Council Room Of the Village
Board.
Second Ward-Ofiice of Ben amin Jones.
Third Ward-Residence of Julius Block.
Fourth Ward-Skoe store of Sander San
derson
Given under my hand and the seal of the
village of Manitowoo, this 2Sth day
l.. of September, 1868.
FRED. BORCHERDT,
Clork of the Village of Manitowoc.
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