The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-11-03
Proclamation of Election

T Z. II. COATS, Sheriff of Lyon county. State
IL of Kansas, in pursuance of law, do hereby
proclaim and make known to the qualified electors
of said county, that election will be held the
usual places of voting in each and every township
in said county, on
TUESDAY. the 9TH Day of November, 1871,
at which election the following officers are TO
be chosen. to wit: Two members of the House
Of Representatives of the state OF kansas, one
esth, 6sth. t6sth composed of Emporia, Pike and
Fremont Agnes City, W aterioo, Heading, jackson
and Elmendaro townshipsl; three members OF the
Commissioner's District, viz Ist' 2d, 3D. qst COM
posed OF Emporia city and township,l Cd COM
loo, and Reading townships,) (8d composed Of Pike
Centre Elmendaro and jackson townshipsl also
one Clerk, one Register of Deeds, one Sheriff, one
Coroner and one Surveyor
And in Reading township. in said county. the
electors thereof on the said Tuesday, the 9Th day
90 the oficeTs above named the following oeers
said township, viz: One Trustee, one Treasurer
one Clerk. two Justices of the Peace, and two
There viii also be submitted to the electors of
said county at said election, the following propo-
First-shall the County Board of Commissioners
BY sand County Tor the purpose Of establishing
thereon as, lum for the poor of said county, az
Against a Poor FARM
ers Of said county construct two bridges across
both at the Junction Of said rivers and for the
purpose of constructing said bridges, shall the
Board of County commissioners of said county Is
sue the bonds of said county. payable In not less
than ten years and not more than twenty years;
the ballots to be written printed-"For the two
bridges across the Cotton wood and Eecsho at their
junction. or Against the two bridges across the
Cotton wood and SeoSho at their Junction" =
Third-Shall the board of County Commission.
ers construct three bridges. lone each year from
the date OF said electionl as follows: One at or
near Shows Ford on the Seosho river; one at or
| near Pattv's MIL, on the Cottonwood river; also
across the Cottonwood river at the most prac-
tcable point in section ss township 10, range u;
and for the purpose of constructing said bridges
the board of County Commissioners of said county
shah cause be levied tax sufficient to build one
of said bridges In each of the said years IN which
either said bridges may be built; the ballots
TO be written printed, "For the bridge across
| the Neosho river at near SHOWS Ford,'' or
Against the bridge across the Neosho river at or
| near SHOWS Ford;'' For the bridge across the
Cottonwood river at near Patty's MILL or
| Against the bridge across the Cottonwood river
at or near Pattys Mill - For the bridge across
| the Cottonwood in section % township 49, range
Ia or "A gainst the bridge across the Cottonwood
| In section p. township 10, range 49,
Polls to be opened at O'Clock a. m. and closed at
O'Clock p. N. of said day.
| The voters residing in Emporia township out
side of the city oil Emporia Will vote at Soden's
Mill,
Given under my hand this 9th day Of October,
1871 F. II. COATS.
Sheriff OF Lyon County, Kansas