The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-04
Legal Advertisements.
ELECTION PRoCLAnTATIoN.
81 EzkIE OFFICE, 4
EMPekIA, Lyon County, Kansas,

:, ...v May Is. 1859.
WHEREAS, The County Commissioners Of
Lyon county, Kansas, did, on the 18th day Of
May. "A. d. 1863, adopt the following order,
to-Hit:
State Of Kansas, -.
Lyon County.
,=ss5 sssft <sztft May 18th. Ist5l.
-. l.. Williams, Clerk of the County of
Lyon, State of Kansas, do hereby certify that
&c a meeting of the Commissioners OF Lyon
county and State OF Kansas, held this day ut
their office in the town OF EAporia, the follow
ing order was adopted by said Board OF COM
That an election shall be held in the county
of Lyon,o Tuesday thelI5th day of June, \.
ID. 1852 at which election the voters If said
county shall be entitled to vote for or against
the following proposition, to-wit:
Shall the county of Lyon subscribe the sum
ital stock Of the Atehison. Topeka d santa Fe
Railroad Company, to aid in the construction
OF SAID Conpany's Road. and issue the bonds
of said county in payment thereof, said bonus to
be payable thirty years from date, and bear in
terest at the rate Of seven per cent. per annum;
said subscription of stock to be Issued upon tho
following conditions, to witt:
list. Payment for the stock thus subscribed
| thereof ut 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 annunl
ID Said bonds only to be issued and deliver
/ ed to said Railroad Company when said Conn
pany,s road shall be completed In good and
/ substantial manner to the town of Emporia, III
I SAID county OF Lyon, lTOGtttu bhe shdiA
Ice completed on or before the first day of Octo-
! Der. \. ID. 1870: and provided. further, that
the said Company shall construct permanent
| depot within one-eighth of a mile of the town
/ of Empora. 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.
| Those voting In favor Of the foregoing prop
/ osition. shall vote written printed ballot,
| inscribed as follows: "For the Railroad
| Bonds -
| Those voting against the foregoing PROPOSE
| tion shall vote written er printed ballot in
scrbed 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 Kansas.
In testimony whereof, L have hereunto sub.
| scribed my name and affixed the official
seal of said county this 18th day of May,
| A. ID. 1859. j. l.. WILLIAMS,
! County Clerk.
| Now, THEREFORE,. I. a. r. Bancroft, Sher-
| iff of said county of Lyon, do hereby proclaim
| and make known that an election viii be held
| i'm said county of Lyon at the several voting
! places thereof, Tuesday, the lSIh
| day of hume. -. -. lss<B9s for the pur-
| pose of voting the aforesaid proposition
submitted by the said Board of County Conn
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, 4. ID. 1869.
A. Il. BANCROFT.
| 20-24 Sheriff of LYON Co.. Kansas.