The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-05-28
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
SHERIFF's OFFICE,
EMPoRIA, Lyon County, Kansas, Z
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
EMPORIA, Lyon County, Kansas,
May Ii. 1859.
WHEREAS, The County Commissioners Of
Lyon county, Kansas, did, on the 18th day OF
May, A. d. 1869, adopt the following order,
to-wit:
State of Kansas, ! ss
Lyon County,
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
/, J. L. Williams, Clerk of the County OF
Lyon, State of Kansas, do hereby certify that
1T meeting OF the Commissioners sion rs, OF lyon
their office in the town of EmpOria, the follow
ing order was adopted by said Board of Com
That an election shall be held in the county
of Lyon, o Tuesday thdl5th day of June, A.
ID. 1859, at which election the voters Of said
county shall be entitled to vote fer or against
the following proposition, to-wit:
Shall the county OF Lyon subscribe the sum
| of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars to the cap
itaI stock of the Atcfison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company, to aid in the construction
| of said Companv's Road. and issue the bonds
of said county in payment thereof, said bends 10
! be payable thirty years from date. and bear ill.,
tert,st AT the rate of seven per cent per annuIn;
| 8 I'D subscription of stock to be issued upon the
| following conditions. to wit:
list. Payment for the stock thus subscribed
shall be made by said county in the bonds
thereof at par value, said bonds to be payable
| thirty years from date Ofissue and drawing in
| terest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum.
| I'd, Said bonds only TO be issued and deliver
| ed to said Railroad Company when said Com
! pany's road shall be completed in a good and
| substantial manner to the town OF Emporfa in
said county OF Lyon; DrOUided the same shall
be completed on or before the first day of Octo-
| Der, A. ID. 1870; and provided, further, that
| the said Company shall construct permanent
depot within oHe-eighth of q 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
eqnal amount; that is, dollar for dollar
Those voting in favor of the foregoing prop
| ositiOn, shall vote written or printed ballot,
inscribed follows: "For the Railroad
| Bonds -
Those voting against the foregoing PROPOSE
| tion shall vote written printed ballot in
scribed 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 Kansas.
In testimony whereof, have heFeunto sub
scribed my name and affixed the official
seal Of said county, this 18th day OF May,
A. ID. 1869. j. l.. WILLIAMS,
| County Clerk. :
Now, THEREFORE,. /. A. K. 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 1Sfh
day of June, -. -. 1850. for the pur-
pose of voting OH the aforesaid proposition
submitted by the said Board OF County Com
missioners, aud 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 ut my Office in Empo-
ria, this 18th day of May, A: ID. 1853:
A. u. BANCROFT,
1924 Sheriff Of Lvon Co.. Kansas.