The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-11-02
COUNTY
Advertisements.
OFFICIAL.1
NOTICE.
COUNTY CLKKx's OFFICE,

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Leavenworth. Kansas. October 9Th iS5I.
At regular meetings Of the Board Of County Co.
missioneIo held a. the County Clerks Of6ce In a.
City snA County OF Leaven.orth, on the 18Th day
OF SeItGnb.r, and on the I'D day Of Oytobw is;is
the follow sns action was iakea:
wuEREAs, The following proposition having ben
submitted 10 the Board, to-wit:
The Board OF County commissioners Of Leayen.
worth County propose 10 submit 10 the QualinoA
Of said county the general elecsi0a 70 -
held on the 9Th day Of November, A. d. lS7l. o.
proposition to subscribe TO the capital stock Of III
Kansas southern Railway Company, aud 70 iasa-
and deliver To said company, sl5V, 90 Of lava
worth County Bonds, payable not more than thirty
sol nor less than senty l0 years amer Aass, 6snf.
ing interest the rate of seven (7) Per est -
annum, with sinking fund for the re<leDP4as0 81
the bonds, interest payable seui-snnually In he
City Of New York, or in the City Of Leavenv0seA.
kansas, As sait Company may elect, and Al00 n
DISPOSE Of transfer and deliver to said Conpany
thousand shares oil the stock Of the Piatts City
4 fose pes Moines Railroad Company, nov ovnsa
by said County, upon the terms, conditinns -
Considerations following: Said Railway Company
proposes 10 construct, cause 10 be eoaseraese1,
eom f'ietru aud finished at the rate Of hun6EU6
llu0l miles each year, after the first year. nsv.
independent and nrst elias, line VI railway a. \
gauge oi three ieet from point within tho CITY Il
Leaveoworth, on the most practical route thru1nah
Lezvenworth County, III a -outhuesteriy directi0a
to . point the Canadian River so ~ 10 nm !.
junction with the Atlantic Parine Railrusi in th~
Indian Territory, and proposeA make leAvenv ogth
the terminus OF said road and TO eS.xblinh
in said city the principal ONCE Of the Company snA
to erect the necessary dePots and machine shops
within the limits of said city. " hen sid C0sa-
pAny shall have constructed caused to 10 coo-
structed, said railway from the City vi LeaveA-
worth, through Alexandra and High Prairie, OF
through fairmount aud sherman fow nsAip1 IN
said county TO the Kansas River. q new and In
dependent route, said siso, 90. Ut the boods Of
LSaSenworth County, rs herein stated shall b de-
iNered 10 SAID Company by the trustee, hersinafteg
To be named, and hen hfty miles Of said rnad n
constructed. said six thousa I'D shares O., said sfoak
shall be Delivered to said Company by the trusase
To be hereinafter named said COMPANY shah. on
or before the first day Of January next detesI.De
OF which tof the aoresaidl routes their railway
shall be located.
The said stock and bonds are to 10 PLACED in u,
keeping OF trustee selected for that purpose BY IL
Board Of County Commissioners and the Rdard q
Directors VI said Railway Company, who 10 70 heaA
said stock and bonds, in trust, and u dolivur
the same To said Railway Company until aid Rail-
way Company complies with the terms and con-
ditions herein mentioned; and IN failure Of nd
Company ~ comply with the terms and conditions
herein mentioned, such trustee Is then, on The
order OF the Board of County Commissioners Of
Leavenworth County, TO return and deliver up saId
stock and bonds herein stated.
In the event that said bonds shall be AUTHORISED
10 be issued, and the stock in said Railway Csa-
Pany shall he authorised To be subscribed for By
the vote submitted, when such subscription shall
made, the stock 50 subscribed shall be dispOseA
Of and assigned TO the President Of said Co4pAnv
for the consideration vi one dollar, upon the ssrn
and conditions herein stated and the assignmea
the reof to be deposited with the trustee To be -.
lected as herein provided for, and delivered visA
them To sllI railway Company when S3l0 hOD0S
shall he delivered.
The coupons due said bonds at the time I'D
Company shall be entitled to their poaDenisn, aAall
be returned to said County for cancellation-
In the event that the Kansas PAcinc Railway
Company should before the hrst day vi January.
1877, give good and valid obligation 10 the Ounly
Of Leavenworth, which shall he satisfactory 10 tks
Board OF County Commissioners u said County.
that said last named Company will construct, coz
plete and operate extension Of their sid roaA
from point thereon not further east than Perry
In hs.e af bxr.r th~A At
of January, ISIS, said KANSAS Southern Railway
Company shall adopt the southern route, croasanG
the kansas River al De Soto, and
WHEREAS, The Board o; County Commiasioaers
having deemed il TO be the interest Of the County u
Leavenworth, that the propositions hsreinbslpro
mentioned for disposing OF the stock owned by aid
county, and issuing bonds proposed, b sub
United TO the qualified electors Of sid County, tos
their acceptance IT rejection, have passed the FL
lowing resolutions, to-wit: ~
Hesoired, That the submission Of the QuGstioa .
the people Is TO whether the stock Of Leavenv0Fth
County in the Platte City 4 Fort Des Moinss Rail-
road Company shall be transferred and disposed d
10 the Kansas Southern Railway Company and
$3.50 900 of the bonds OF said ounIy shall be Issued
To said Kansas Southern Railway Company, be upon
the 9Th day OF November, Is7i at the general else-
ton TO De thtn held upon the terms and conditions
heretofore prescribed by the Board OF County COM
miss:oners, and IN accordance with the laws and
statutes OF the State Of Kansas.
Resolved, That notice oi the election called On
said 9TH day Of November, IS 1, for the qualified
electors OF Leavenworth County, to vote the pro-
position to dispose of the stock of said Lsaven worth
county, in the Platte City Fort Des Moiues Rail-
road Com pany, to the Kansas southern Railway
Company, and To issue to tho said Kansas 5Outhsrn
Railway Company bonds OF the County Of LsavsA-
worth To the amount of sl50, 900 be Published In IN
the dairy and weekly newspapers In said County
thirty % days previous to said election
L:esOtred, Thai the County Clerk be ordered 10
prepare the notices for the different newspapers b
the City Of LeAvenworth and deliver each Of sad
papers a copy Of the same for publication abovs
mentioned.
IL, N Exnws Th.retor. that In .o,.,.l,.-.~
With the foregoing action Of the Board Of County
Cou,missios ers Of Lesvenvorth County, Kansas: