The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-12
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NOTICE.
CouNrY CLERKS OPyyck
LelvenNnrih. Kansas Nrrohs.r 6Sh l21l

CouNrY CIERk's OpyIcL I
Leaven~Crth, Kansas, October 9Th, ISL.
AT regular meetings of the Board of County Co.
missoners held at the County Clerks Once IN tn
City and County OF Leavensorrh, on the lssh day
of September, and on the Sd day Of October. ISM
the following action was taken;
WHEREAS, The following proposition having been
submitted 10 the Board, ;o-wit:
The board o: County Commissioners OF LeAven-
worth County propose TO submit to the QuAlinsa
voters OF said county al the general election to b.
held on tine 9Th day ri November, y. d. 1871, Q
proposition subs rite the capital stock u The
Kansas Southern Railway Company, and IL isDus
anu deliver In said Company, $3.50, 600 Of Leavea-
worth County Bonds, payable not more than thirty
ing interest at the rate Of seven ~ per cent pr
aunum, with sinking fund for the redsmptio1 u
the bonds, interest payable semi-annuAlly In IL
city of New York, or in the CITY Of Leavenvogth,
Kansas. - said Company may elect, and also 70
dispose Of, transier and deliver 10 said Company
>N Thousand shares OF the stock of the Platte City
~ = OH pSs Noines Railroad Company, nov owned
ps sati County. upon the terms, conditions and
CONSIDERATIONS following: Said Railway Company
proposes % construct, or to be Constructed,
completed and finished ~ IN. rate Of one hundred
iivol miles each year, after the nrst year, neU.
independent and first class line Of railway u =
gauge oil three ievi irom point within the city Of
Leavenworth, on the most practical route through
Leavenwortn county, in a southwesteriy direction.
to a point on tine Canadian River so a. 10 1brp =
junction with the Atlantic Pacific Railroad in the
Indian Territory, and propose make I@aveu worth
the eastern terminus Of said read, and essahlieh
in said city the principal office vi the Company and
L. erect the necessary depots and machine shops
within the limits Of said city. When said Conn
psny shall have constructed caused To be con-
strucjed. said railway froia the City Of Leaven-
worth, through Alexandria and High Prairie,
through Paramount and sherman townships in
said county To the Kansas River, on q new and in.
dependent route. said SlS0, 900, Of the bonds Al
ifa'rnwofth County, rs herein stated, shall be de-
iNefed 10 SAID Company by the trustee hereinafter
!" he haint1l AMI when MY miles Of said rad -
constructed Sail six thousand shares OF said stock
shall be delivered To SAID Company by the traste
To be hereinafter named. sand Company shsu. on
or before tn. hr-t day of January next deterniuD
OF which tot the aforesiidl routes their railway
shall he located.
The sand stock and bonds are to be placed in the
keeping trustee selected for that purpose by the
Board of County Commissioners and the Board "
Director, of said Railway Company, who Is to hold
said stock and bonds. in trust, and not deliver
the same TO said Railway Company until said Rail-
way Company complies with the terms aud con-
diiions herein mentioned; and failure Of said
Company 10 comply with the terms and conditions
herein mentioned, such trustee is then, the
order Of the Board of County Commissioners 81
Leayenv"rth County, 10 return and deliver up said
stock and bonds herein stated.
IN the event that SAID bonds shall be authorised
To be issued, and the stock in said Railway Com
pany shall he authorized To be subscribed for by
the vote submitted. when such subscription shah
he made, the stock subscribed shall be- disposed
of and assigned To the President If said Company
Tor the consideration oi dollar, upon the terms
and conditions herein stated; and the assignment
tnsfcol u De Ut pO>tttt WIN uuStet 10
lected as her-ia provided Tor, and delivered with
them To said railway Company when said boads
shall be delivered.
| The coupons due on said bonds al the time said
Company shall be entitled to their possession, shali
be returned To said County Tor cancellation
In the event that the Kansas Pacific Railway
| Company should before the hrst day OF January.
49,, give good and valid obligation ~ the 0unty
% IeavcnwOrth, which shall be satisfactory 10 th0
i BoaTd 1T County Commissioners VI said County,
that said last named Company will con,truct COM
II Late ~ust,,n fhatr
| from point thereon not further east than Perry
Vile To the city oil Lcyen~orth before the nr.s day
| q. January, lsi5, said Nansas Southern Railway
Company shall adopt the southern route, crossing
l the Kansas SIyeI a. or near DE Soto, and
\ WHEREAs, The Board of County Commissioner
having deemed it To- be the interest Of the County Vi
/ Leavenworth, that the propositions hereinbsfOre
mentioned tOr dispO>iDg Of the sock owned by satA
| county, and issuing bonds proposed, be sub
mi;tcd Ia The quaiih-i election, of said County, or
their ucCgl ice rejection, have passed the fol-
/ lowIus resolutions, tO-wIt.
EesOirs,i, That the submission of the question
the people % whether the stock OF Leavenvorth
,ounty the Plat. City Il Fort Des MOinss Rail-
road company shall be transferred snd disposed OF
| to the Kansas Southern Railway Company and
$3.50 the bonds OF said ounIy shall be Issued
o. said hansa~ southern Railway Company, b upon
the 1th day Of November, 49, at the general cleo
ton To be then hei upon the terms and conditions
heretofore presented by the Board Of County COM
mission.rs, and ia accordance with the laws and
| statutes OF the state vi Kansas.
Rs,Ored That notice ot the election called for
said 9Th day Oi November, Is l. 1or the Qualine0
electors of County, to vote the prO-
position dispose the stock Of said Leaven v0rtA
ounJy, IN the Platte City Fort Des Moines Rail-
road Company, to the kan-as Southern Railway
'"; pan and to issue to the sud kanAas southern
B.-lN4y Company bonds OF the County OF Leaven-
worth 10 the amount Of slJO, go lee Published In al
the daily aud weekly newspapers IN said County
| thirty sol DAYS previous TO said election.
Res0iJed, That the tounty Clerk be ordered -
pare the notices tOr the different newspapers In
the City OF Leavenworth and deliver To each Ut sed
papers a copy OF the ios publication above
uentipned.
Bs IT ENDws, Therefore. that In compliance
nth the foregoing action Of the Board OF County
Commissioners oi L.aycnworth County, Kansas: