The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-25
ELECTION PRoCLAMArIoN

ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
T Ell. COATS, SHERIFF OF LYON coUN-
IL ty, Kansas, do hereby proclaim and make
Kansas, that there viii be special election held
at the usual places of holding elections in said
purpose Of voting upon the proposition contained
IN the following extract Of the proceedings Of q
gust, 1871:
a1.f ~n' [KxrRAcr5 $50
"Whereas, petition duly signed according to
the requirement Of law, was presented TO the
Board asking that the proposition therein con.
Lyon county, whereupon 1t was ordered by the
board of County Commissioners of Lyon county,
Gus voting places in said county, on the 18th day
OF September. 1871, at which election the follow
OF the county, to wit:
LIST. Shall the County Commissioners transfer
Topeka santa e and the
Kansas Texas railroad, SO much thereof as
Wag be rSeSss shs oSss EeoshO Walnut
ditisn that said Usage, NeOsho Walnut Valley
or cause to be Constructed, a arst-cIass railroad
with eastern connections At Ottawa, Franklin
east line Of Lyon county BY the way of Seosho
Rapids in said county 70 the city OF EmpOria, or
westerly direction 70 the west line OF said county,
and shall have said road completed in 8 snbstan,
regular through trains for passenSers and frei PM
running thereon to the city OF EmpOria on or be-
line OF SAID county on or before the tWenty-afIh
C4oth) day OF December, 1871. 49,. =.
And, on the further condition that one<half OF
said stock shall be delivered by the County Com
missioners to the Usage. NeoshO . Walnut v alley
railroad company or their assigns when said road
shall be completed and the trains rTIL ming as
aforesaid to the city Of Enporia and the other
half when said railroad shall be completed
AND trains running as aforesaid to the west
line OF Lyon county in the direction OF
the said railroad shall be completed within the
time herein specified, provided that the actual
cash value of the stock to be transferred to the
sald raiiroad company shall not exceed one hun
dred and hity thousand dollars; and for the pur-
pose of arriving at the value of said stock in ease
the said company shall refuse TO take three hum
dred thousand dollars of the same, IN lieu Of all
hereln before set forth: then ihe Board Of County
commissioners OF said county are hereby author
lzed and empowered to sell said stock to the high
est bidder for cash or the bonds of the county,
outstanding, upon thirty (30 days public notice
at public or private sale and out OF the proceeds
OF said sale pay to the said railroad company the
on condition that they shall build and eauip the
road as herein before set FORTH and provided that
the said SUM shall be paid In like proportion and
upon like terms as the payment OF stock herein
mentioned, and provided further that the said
STOCK shall not be sold for less than nfty l50 per
eentrm Of its par value. Al said election every
ballot, on which shall be written or printed the
words. for the transfer or the county railroad
stock or against the transfer OF the county rail-
road stock Said election shall be conducted as
The sneriT of Lyon county will give proper no.
tice q the time and place Of holding said special
Polls to be opened al O'Clock q m, and close at
O'CLOCK m: OF said day. Returns OF said cleo
ton % be made % the County Clerk Given nader
my hand this 18th day OF August ls IS c,~s
3a-Ss sheriff Of Lyon county. kansas.