The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-06


authorized TO employ an attorney and
to do whatsoever is necessary on behalf
of the county 10 bring the matter before
the proper tourt for decision.
The following named officers Of the
court were allowed the sums set opposite
their respective names, fer services in the
county and county court for probate BUSH
ness, viz:
+. Bross, Judge, 25 days County
Court for Probate business, at
- per day."........" $l25 90
+. Bross, Judge, for o days Coun-
" Court, at SO per day........... q 90
James +. McCrite Associate, IL
days, at $3.50 per day,.......". 80 90
5. Marchildon, Associate, 10 days
at $2.5Oper day......... ...".... 81 80
j. G. Lynch, County Clerk, 81
days, at SO per day........ ... l02 90
A. II. Irwin, Sheriff, "a days, at$l
per day.. ........."..'...".......", "a no
Thereupon court adjourned until 0
o'clock am, Monday July 10, 1871.
JUNE ADJOURNEDT TERN.
TUESDAY, JULY IL, 1871, EIGHTH DAY.
Present, Hon. f. Bross, Judge, 5. Mar
chiidon and james +. McCrite, associates;
Jacob e. Lynch clerk, and II. ii. Irwin
sheriff. Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The clerk lay before the court an ab-
stract Of votes cast AT the last special cleo
ton, held July 9, 1871, for the purpose of
ascerlainlng the wishes Of the peoplein re-
gard to the subscription to the capital
stock of the Cairo and st. Louis, and Cairo
and Vincennes railroads, and ohter ques-
tions relative thereto, which was approved
and ordered to be recorded.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY IL, 1871,
NINTH DAY.
In the matter Of the Cairo and Vim
cennes Railroad
WHEREAS, On tho 10th day of July,
A. ID. 1867, the legal voters of Alexander
county have voted for n subscription by
Alexander county to the capital stock Of
the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad Com
pany of one hundred thousand dollars in
Alexander county bonds, bearing eight
per cent. interest per annum, according to
law, in such cases made and provided;
and, whereas, on the 3rd day Of July, AID.
1871, special election was held in the
said county of Alexander; in pursuance of
an order OF the County Court Of said
county, submitting to the legal voters of
Alexander county the following condi-
tions, to-wit:
For a special tax not to exceed thirty
| Ave cents annually for twenty years pei
hundred dollars valuation to pay the in.
terest on the Cairo and Nincenncs Rail
road bonds.
Against a special tax to pay the inter
est on the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
bonds.
For the sale of the one hundred thous
and dollars stock in the Cairo and Vim
cennes Railroad for five thousand dollar
| lin Alexander county bonds) TO the Cairo
and Vincenncs Railroad Company.
Against the sale of tho hundred thous
and dollars stock in the Cairo and Vim.
cennes Railroad for five thousand dollars
in Alexander county bonis.
For the issuing Of the county bonds to
the Cairo and Vinccnnes railroad COM
pany at once, and place them into the
hands Of some Trust company or Trustee,
to be handed over TO said railroad C m
pany when said railroad is completed and
n train of cars have passed over said rail
road from Cairo to Ninccnnes.
Against the issuing Of the bonds at once
and placing them into the hands OF a
Trust company.
For special tax not to exceed thirty
five cents per hundred dollars valuation
annually, for twenty years, to pay the in-
terest on the bonds to be issued to the
Cairo and ST, Louis railroad company.
Against Il special tax to pay the interest
on the bonds to be issued to the Cairo and
st. Louis railroad company.
And whereas, tn esaid legal voters of the
said county Of Alexander, at the election
above last named have voted in the affir-
native on all the different questions sub
mitted to them in II large majority it is
therefore ordered that in pur-
suancc and compliance Of the vote
of said legal voters of this
county, the County Court hereby make
II subscription to the capital stock of the
Cairo and VinccnneS railroad, in Alexan-
der comfy bonds on the following condi-
tons; That this court issue ono hundred
dollars, in Alexander county
bonds, payable twenty years from theg
first day o. July A. ID. 1872: and bearin
interest at the rate of eight per cent from
the first day of July A. ID. 1872, per an
mum, payable semi-annually; to the said
Cairo and Nincennes railroad company.
The above bonds to DO issued, shall 10 is
That the said Cairo and Vincennes rail-
road company, shall on OF before the rst
day of October A. ID. 1871, commence
work on the Cairo and Vincennes railroad,
and shall prosecute said work with dill
gence and dispatch until said Cairo and
Vincennes railroad is completed, and shall
complete said work on said railroad on or
before the first day of July A. ID. 1873, in
such n manner that regular railroad
train shall pass over said railroad, on or
before the day allowed named. Tho above
said bonds shall be placed in the hands Of
three trustees, residents of this county. 10
be appointed by this court. Said trustees.
to hold said bonds and keep them safely
on and under the following conditions to
wit; That when said Cairo and Vincen.
mes railroad company, shall have complet-
ed said Cairo and Vincennes railroad.
from Cairo to Vincenncs.
in such manner that n regular train of
cars can pass safely over said railroad, and
the first regular train has passed over said
railroad, from Cairo to Vincenncs, within
the time specified, trustees shall deliver TO
the Cairo and Nincennes railroad the said
bonds, retaining, however, all the coupons.
or SO many fthem amounting TO the inter-
est accrued on said bonds, but shall only
deliver to said Cairo and Vincennes rail-
road company the bonds aforesaid, on the
delivery to them, the said trustees, NV the
said Cairo and Vincennes railroad COM
pany Of one hundred thousand dollars of
paid up capital stock in the Cairo and
Vincennes railroad. The said trustees.
to be appointed, are, however, to soil and