The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-18
ELECTIoN PRoCLAaIATION

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r L. II. COATS, SHERIFF OF LYON COIN-
IL ~. Kansas. do hereby proclaim and make
known 10 the qualified electors OF Lyon county,
a the ns1si Places Of oIdins oieCSieSs in ssid
county on the 18th day Of segssm6eE ISL .os The
IN sIs fSio%,nS s9 .Ss q The Of e
Lyon county, ksssNs, held on tie sta day OF Au.
gust, 1ssl:
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"Nhereas, y petition duiY sigaei according 20
Hoard asking ,hSs tno pfSlCn ,seTeH eoa
tanned be submitted TO the qualified electors OF
board Of Conuty Commissioners OF Lyon county,
Kansas, that an election 81 all be held At the vxri
OF septem6er, is5I, At which election the follow
Ing proposition snail be submitted 10 the electors
LIST. Shalt the County Commissioners transfer
the stock oTned BY Lyon county. in the Atcniso..
Topeka santa re railroad. and the Missouri.
may be necessary. 10 the Usage, SeOsho & Walnut
ditisn that saii Osagc, SCosho & walnut alley
railroad company or their assigns, shall construct
witt eastern connections at Ottawa, Franklia
county, Kansas, or Kansas City, MOI from the
Rsp i tsd eoaS city or
within one-Iourth LGiic thereof. thence in south
and shall have said road completed in a subetan.
ial manner and OF the usual gauge, and shall have
running thereon 70 the city of -Emporia on or be.
fore the FIRST day Of October, 49, aad to the west
line OF s4tu county - o. DetOfe the twenty -n1tn
tSStel Gay OF December, 1879,
And. on the further condition that OAe-half Of
said stock shall be delivered by the County Com.
FnisSioners to tho OssEe, NeoshO a Walnut Valley
I-ilroad company or their assigns when said road
shall be completed and the trains running IS
aforesaid TO the city of Emporia and the Other
half when said railroad shall be completed
h ine or Lyon COUNTY IN the d IN the ~e 81
Chelsea. Butler county, Kansas, provided thai
the said railroad shall he completed within the
cash value OF the stock 70 De transferred 10 the
dred and hfty thousand dollars; and for the pur
pCse Of arriving at the value Of said stock in
bred thousand dollars of the came, in lieu OF al
claims or demands for buLlf ng the said ToAd y
herein before set forth; the. he Board OF County
lied and empowered to sell said stock 10 the high
est bidder for cash the bonds of the ceunty now
outstanding, upon thirty (50l days bubble notice
of said sale pay to the said railroad company tht
sum OF one hundred and nfty thousand dollars, up
or condition that they shall build and equip tia
ROAD IS herein before SCI forth, and provided tina
ths said sum shall be pait, IN like proportion anf
upon like terms Is the payment OF stock herein
mentioned, and provided further that the sale
stock shall not be Sold for less than my t5D) pei
legal voter in the county shall be entitled 20
ballot, which shall be written or printed tas
words, transfer of the county raiIr0SS
road stock Said election shall be conducted n
provided in the general election lawsof the Stat
The sheriff OF Lyon county will give proper no
tee OF the time and place Of holding said specia
election" 81 :. 8 3 r5- - r. ~ ?
Poll to he opened at s o'Cle < q. m, and ciese q
SEE pi o. e sa,d day it Ss q said eisc
my hand, this 18th day of August: ~ 81 icoars
$3.50 sheriff of Lyon county. kansas