The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-05-21

May 10. 1907.
WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of
LYON county, Kansas. did, on the 18th day OF
May, A. D. 1869, adopt the following order,
to-yvit:
State Of Kansas,
Lyon County,
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Nav 18th. 1869.
1, J. L. Williams, Clerk of the County OF
Lyon, State of Kansas, 10 hereby certify that
il meeting of the Commissioners OF Lyon
county and State of Kansas. held this day at
their office in the town of Emporia. the follow
ing order adopted by said Board of Com
LiSSioners, to-wit:
That an election shall be held in the county
of Lvon.o II Tuesday theil5th day Of June, A.
d. 1869. at which election the voters Of said
county shall be entitled TO yoIe for or against
the ftylFogv fug propositions, to-wft:
Shall the county of Lyon subscribe the sum
Of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars to the Cap
ital stock Of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa FC
Railroad Company, to aid in the construction
Of SAID Company's Road. and issue the bonds
of said county in payment thereof, said bonds t.
he payable thirty years from date, and bear in
tereSt at the rte Of seven per cent per annun:
said subscription of stock to he Issued upou the
following conditions, to wit:
LIST. Payment for the stock thus subscribed
shalt be pade by said county in the bonds
thereof at par value. said bonds to be payable
thirty years from date of issue and drawing in
tCreSt ut the rate of seven per cent. per annum.
ID. Said bonds only TO be issued and deliver
ed to said Railroad Company when said Com
p3ny's road shall be completed i'll a good and
said county of Lyon; proUfded the same shall
be completed on or before the first day of Octu
Der, a. ID. 1876; and provided. further, that
the said Company shall construct permanent
depot within one-eighth Of mile of the town
of Emporia. The said Railroad Company t.
deliver to said county in exchange for said
bonds the full paid stock of said Company of
equal amount: that is. dollar for dollar.
Those voting in favor OF the foregoing prop
osition, shall vote 4 written or printed ballot
inscribed as follows: "For the Railroad
Bonds >
Those voting against the foregoing PROPOSE
ton shall vote written or printed ballot i'll
ScTibed as follows: Against the Railroad
Bonds"
Said election shall be conducted and returns
made in the manner provided by law for hold
ing elections i'll the State of Kansas.
In testimony whereof, have hereunte sub
scribed my name and affixed the official
seal of said county. this 18th day of May,
4. d. 1869. j. l.. WILLIAMS.
County Clerk.
Now, THEREFORE,. T, A. r. Bancroft, Sher-
if of said county of Lyon, do hereby proclaim
and make known tlf1t an election will be held
in said county of Lyon at the several voting
places thereof, on 'E'sIesSfslN-. the 18TH
day of june, A. h. 1SEi.D, for the pur
pose OF voting on the aforesaid proposition
submitted by the said Board of County Com
misSioners, and in the manner in the said order
prescribed. Said election shall be held and
conducted in the manner provided by law for
holdin: elections in the State of Kansas.
Given under any hand at my Office in Empo-
ria, this 18th day OF May. \. ID. 1853. = = q
a. r. BANCROFT
1924 Sheriff Of Lyon Co.. Kansas.