The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-11
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.ECTToN PRoCAA11ATIoN.
sHERIFE.s oFEIcE,

ELECTION PROCE.AHkATIONa \
J sHERIFF,s OFEIcE,
EE nos Lyon c %ns Is s ssss "a
WHkREAs. TIE Gently CessnsisioHsrs o A
LYON county, Kansas, did. on the f2th day Of
May. A. D. is6sg adept tie Following order,
state Of Kansas ~ .nsi.s, =.
alFFIcs OF CoUNFY Cosa2IsSteNERs, = IS.
+ :. =. Williams, Clerk Of the County Of
Lyon, State Of EAasas, do herc0y seeftiIy may
rt . meeting efatbe Commissioners OF Lyon
their otfice in the town Of Emporia, tile follow
ing order was a,Iopted5 by said Board OF COM
Tt a csession shull he held in 4hs essnty
OF Lyan,O N Tuesday tkasl5th dag II z9nne, A.
d. 1853. at which election the voters OF said
county shall be entitled to vote for or agaihss
the following proposition, to-wit:
Shall the county of Lyon subscribe the SUM
Of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars TO the cap
Railroad Company, TO aid an the construction
Of SAID COmpany's Road. and issue tae bonds
Of said county in payment lne5s9 s, nd p Sear
tertst at the rate of seven per cent per anngIni
said subscription OF stock TO be issued upon the
following conditions, TO wit:
list. Payment for livestock thus subscribed
shall he made by said county in the bonds
thereof at par value, said bonds to be payable
| thirty years from date OF issue and drawing in
terest at the rate OF seven per cent. per aanuna.
7 I'd. Said bonds only to be issued and deliver
| eu 10 Sdtu INsliIrOau COMPANY NlCh SAlu
pany,s road shalt be completed in good and
substantial manner to the town OF Einporfa, I'M
said county of Lyon; provided the same siiaif
be completed on or before the first day OF Octo-
| her, A. d. 1870; and provided, further, that
] the said Company shall construct permanent
depot within oue-eighth of mile OF the town
| OF Emporia. The said Railroad Company, TO
deliver to said county in exchange for said
bonds the full paid stock OF said Company OF
equal amount; that Is. dollar for dollar. @Aaza
i Those voting In favorao the foregoing prop
I OSiti0a. shall vote written or printed ballot
inscribed fOllows:F "For the Railroad
| Bonds -
Those voting against the foregoing PROPOSE
ton shall vote written printed ballot in
| seribed as follows: Against the Railroad
| Bonds.''
; Said election shall be conducted and returns
made in the manner provided by law for hold
! ing elections in the State OF i ansas. e esiE
| In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub
l. scribed my name and affixed the official
r. seal Of said county, this 18th day of May,
A. ID. 1869. j. Ia. WILLIAMS.
| 81 4aat sssf-s-es,1 County Clerk z
T. Now, THEREFORE,, /, A. 4. Bancroft Sher-
III of said county Of Lyon, do hereby proclaim,
and make known that an election will be held
| in said county OF Lyon at the several voting
| places thereof, on Tuesday. the 18TH
| Dizzy of sBuane, A. h. 1853, for the pur-
| pose of voting on the aforesaid proposition
missioners, and in the manner In the said order
prescribed. Said election shall be held and
| conducted in the manner provided by law for
| holding elections in the State Of Kansas. ~
| Given under my hand at my office in Empo-
| ria, this 18th day OF May, A. ID. 1859. sos
! A. n. BANCROFT, aai..
20-24 Sheriff of LYON Co.. Kansas. u :