The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Railroad Election.
YAZOO CITY, RAYMOND AND
CRYSTAL SPRINGS RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.

UYHFREAS-The Yazoo City, Raymond ana
w CRYSTAL Springs Railroad. through a. =.
T. Dupree the chairman OF the Executive OoT-
mitfee of the Incorporators named In tns
charter of said company, and the authorized
agent of said corporation, has aPpied lot
sHbscription from the county Of Kinds, In TN
state Of Mississippi, to the capital stock OF
aTNDRED AND TW EETY-FIvR THOUS-
AND DOLLARS. Said subscription oeing
asked for in bonds of said county drawn as oy
law directed, and payable ~ years ai.e 70 az
carving interest at the rate OF eight 20 per
ceptnm per annum from the date of said bonds
And whereas We the Board Of Supervis-
ors of said county. being for such purposes .ns g
constituted authorities thereof, are satleneo
that said railroad company propose, ana Dy
the terms of their charter are required 10 run
their road through the territory emDT1ceu
within the limits of said county NOW, mere
fore, we, the said Board Of Supervisors, nereoy
order that the question Of subscription OF
No Subscription of said sum OF TWO nun IN
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars 10 tne
"a nital stock of said railroad company be sup
mitted to the qualified voters OF sag hlnas
county at a special election TO be held in saId
county for that purpose on M pa ~ hDAi
10TH DAY OF DECEMBEK; I9'I.
tits further hereby ordered, that for the pur-
nose of conducting said election fairly Tor all
parties. the President of said Board OF super
| yisors j. R. Horne Esq, do give notice OF the
| purpose, plans and time OF sald electlon ~
| publishing the same in every public newsPa-
| ner printed and published in said county for
twenty DAYS before the 10Th day Of December,
| and bv posting printed notices Of the same In
| AZ least one public place in each voting pre-
| cinct or district of said county. That said
| President shall at least ten days before sald
| 18th day of December appoint for each voting
| place in said county three inspectors ana Two
clerks of election and shall give them duo and
| timely notice of said appointments and direct
| them at the time named to proceed atthe Votlng
| place for which they are appointed to hold
such election in the mode and manner pointed
| out by the general election law Of the State OF
! Mississippi for the holding of general and spe-
| cial elections in said State; Provided, that
! said inspectors shall before entering upon
| their duties take the oath prescribed in sec
| tion LIST of article of the said general cleo
! ton law for the inspectors of general and spe-
cial elections to take before some ofhcer author
| lied by law to administer oaths; Provided,
further that said inspectors shall, before open
ing the polls for said election appoint one or
more suitable persons as police officers to pro-
tect all qualified voters in their right to vote,
| and preserve order and peace ut and around
| said polls That when said election shall be
/ closed il shall bc\the duty OF said inspectors
/ and clerks to count and make return OF the
/ vote in the mode nd manner prescribed by
article 9th of said general election law-ex-
cent that they shall De returned to the clerk Of
/ the Board of Supervisors instead of the Board
/ of Registration of said county, who shall pre-
| serve the same until the next netting of said
| Board of Supervisors thereafter, by whom said
| vote shall be counted and the result deterniin-
ed; Provided, further, that said inspectors of
election shall require every person Offering to
vote at such election to produce his certificate
| of Registration, issued to him By the present
| Board.of Registration of said Kinds county,
| and no person shall be permitted to vote at
| such election who does not produce such certi-
fcate.
said Board of Supervisors shall append TO his
notice of appointment sent to each of said in
spectors a printed copy of this order for the
4 IF mar AIT -
the performance Of his duties as such.
It's further ordered, that the regular vot-
ing places in said Kinds county at general
and special elections held therein, shall, and
are hereby ordered TO he the voting places at
the election hereinbefors ordered ahd provi-
ded for.
WHREAs application has been made by the
Yazoo City, Raymond and Crystal Springs
Railroad Company for a subscription to the
capital stock of said corporation to the amount
Of two hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars from the county Of Kinds in the State Of
Mississippi said subscriptions to be in bonds Of
said county drawn as by law directed, payable
twenty years after date and bearing interest
st the rate of per cent. per annum fren date
until paid; and, whereas, the Board of Super
yisOrs of said county have ordered that the
question of Subscription or Ne Subscription of
said sum of two hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars to the capital stock of said
company be submitted to the qualified voters
of said county, on SATURDAY, the 10Th day
of December, 1871, at special election to be
held therein ON that day, and have appointed
me- the undersigned President of said Board
of Supervisors to give notice Of the purpose
time and places for holding said election shall
be at the usual voting places in said county at
general and special elections held therein.
Now therefore, |, J. K. Horne, President Of
said Board Of Supervisors do hereby give no.
tioe to the qualified voters Of said county that
theylnB, on SATURDAY, the 18th day OF De-
cember, 1871, meet at the usual places OF hold
ing elections in said Kinds county, for the
purpose of voting for or against said subsorip-
ton of two hundred twenty-five thousand dol
lars TO the capital stock Of said company. No
tice is hereby given, further, that each person
may vote at any box in the county, and will be
required to produce his certificate Of registra-
ton issued to him by the present Board Of
Registration of the said Kinds county to the
inspectors of election before casting his vote.
j. r. HORNE
President Board Of Supervisors.