The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-04
ELECTION NOTICE.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Lyon Co., Kan.
July 10, A. ID. 1871. !
NOTICE is hereby given, that, by virtue of the
IN following order, there will be an election held
al tse 1Swn o. ms AmeTics sSWnsaP E
sd s 1Sr i6e PdTPGse IN sad order stated
in general elections.
At n Meeting OF the Board of County Commits
sioners OF Lyon county, Kansas, held on the 81 day
OF July. A. d. 1871, the following, among other
proceedings, were had, to-wit:
Inc iol9iwing petition was presented. asking
ship for the purpose therein named; wheleupOn it
was, on motion by the Board, ordered that q spe-
the fifteenth n6) day of August. ISM; and the
sheriff of Lyon county hereby Instructed 70 give
county newspaper, and posting notices in three
public places In said Americas township ten days
will be used on which shalt be written or printed
tho words: For railroad bonds" Against rail-
shall be held, and returns thereof made as is re-
quired by the law for holding general elections.
AMERIcUs, Kansas, june "a. 1871.
To The HOROyu6le Board Of County Com,aiSsioAeys,
Lyon coHaty, Kansas:
WE, the undersigned, electors and freehOlders OF
Americas township. Lyon county, X ansas respect.
Inily petition your honorable Board to submit Ia
the qualified electors Of said township, ut = special
election to be held ms soon compatible with the
law in such cases made and provided. the question
OF the Neosi D. COTTONWOOD and Arkansas Valley
Railroad. TO the amount OF twenty-five thousand
dollars C25,OO0) and using the bonds OF said town.
ship at par value therefor said bonds being paya.
ble in not less than twenty and not exceeding tr
~ years from the date of their issue, and to bear
interest at per cent per annunl, pay able an
nually. said stock to lie subscribed, and the said
bonds to DE issued upon the following conditions
viz:
list The said N, G.. & A. r. H., or IT'S assignees
or any railroad company they may legally author
ice TO do shall construct and complete and shall
furnish the necessary cars and operate railroaC
in said township, and running thence southeastern
ly 20 the western or southern boundary of said
township, IN the direction OF Cottonwood Falls.
I'd That your article of submission shall prov idC
that whenever the said NeOshO, Cottonwood ant
Arkansas Valley Railroad Company, or its success
soTs, shall make contract with some responsible
railroad company TO build the Supcrstructure o
the bridges furnish and lay the ties lay tn,
track. furnish the cars. and operate said railroad
and whenever the officers OF said Company shal
dlc with the County Clerk OF Lyon county certified
specifications showing the estimated cost OF grad
stock subscribed, and copy or the contract viii
| some responsible railroad company, above pro
yided, and it shall appear from the specification
ned. that the stock Subscribed, and township bond
| voted will enable said Company by negotiating
said bonds at not less than IS cents on tne dollar
1Iy sSe M br; ~ way g grace ana Dd sne ma
security for the faithful performance of the same
| al the satisfaction of the County Commissioners
the township line as aforesaid; then it shall he tn
| duty OF the County Commissioners to subscrib.
Iwenty five thousand dollars (ta5O0Ol of the stock
! and tSsue bonds therefor and eceive a mortgage
| On the road he'll TO secure the SINE.
/ Sd. That whenever said railrad company, or ID
legal successors shall have the road graded iron
Americas through the township to the western %
southern line thereof above provided, and shall
have laid the track built the bridges furnished tn
ears, AMI opened the said road for passengers ant
| freight rs aforesaid, then the Commissioners o
Lyon county shall cancel the mortgage its roai
bed above provided Tor, otherwise, the same shall
| Given under my hand, this 18th day OF July,
| ID. 1871, r. II. COATS,
w1O-H Sheriff Lyon Co., Kan.