The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-19
COUNTY,
Advertisements.
OFFICIAL
NOTICE.
COUNTY CLERK's OHy1cR, I
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COUNTY CLkRK's Ovv7cK, \
Leavenvorth. Kansas, October 9Th, ISL.
At regular meetings ofthe Board Of County Con-
LAY County OF LeavenvOrth, On the lsth day
Of September. and on the Sd day Of October, 1871,
the following action vas taken:
WHEREAS, The follow ing proposition having been
submitted TO the Board. to-wit:
The Board OF County Commissioners OF Leavea-
worth County propose 10 submit to tho qualified
voters Of said county the general elcction to- b
held on the I'll day of November, A. D. ISL. .
proposition To subscribe to the capital stock q tie
Kansas Southern Railway Csmpany, and so issus
worth County Bonds. payable not more than thirty
0 nor less than twenty COZ years after date bsaI-
ing interest at the rate Of seven in per cent Der
annum, with q sinking fund for he re,lempsies q
City Of New York, or in the City Of Leavenvorsh,
Kansas. as said Company may elect. and also 10
dispose Of, transfer and deliver 70 said Company
six thousand shares OF the stock Of the Platte Guy
4 Fort Des Moines Railroad Company, nov owned
byHid County, upon the terms, conditions and
CD nerations following: Said Railway Company
proposes 10 construct, u be constructed,
completed and finished at the rate Of one hundred
llooD miles each year, AFTER the drst year. new,
independent and first class line Of railway, d .
gauge OF three feet, from point within the CITY AZ
Leavenworth, on the most practical route through
Leavenworth County, in . sOuthwesterly direction.
10 point ON the Canadian River, Is 10 form
Junction with the Atlantic Pacific Railroad in thu
Indian Territory and propose to make Leaven worth
the eastern terminus Of said road and To es3ahlih
in SAID city the principal Office Of the Company ana
To erect the necessary depots and machine shop
within the limits of said city. When said Con.
pany shall have constructed or caused 10 b Con-
s:ructed, said railway froa the City Of Lsayen-
worth, through Alexandria and High Prairie. or
through Fairmount and Sherman fovu.hipS In
said county to the Kansas River, ON Q new and In
dependent route, said $3.50, 900, Of the bonds ~
ivered TO said Company by the trustee, herrinsser
TO be named, and when any miles Of said rad b
constructed. said nnd shares o, said stock
,a1 81 he Ss1Ssssd y The .1r',s.
before the first - luary nexG determine
OF. which lot the sSdDdnD Nsto their railway
shall be located.
The said stock and bsnds are 10 be placed in tho
keeping .; trustee selected for that purpose by the
Board Of County Commissioners and the Board Of
Directors OF said Railway Company, who Is to held
said stock AMI bonds. in trust, and not To deliver
the To said Railway Company until said Rail-
way Company complies with the terms and
ditions herein mentioned and on failure of said
Company TO comply with the terms and conditions
herein mentioned, such trustee Is then, On Tia
order Of the Board Of County Commissioners Of
Leayenworth County, to 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 be authorized to b. subscribed for by
the vote submitted, when such subscription shall
be made, the stock subscribed shall be disposed
of and assigned To the President Of said Company
for the consideration Of one dollar, upon the terms
and conditions herein stated; and the assi9nmoot
thereof be deposited with the trustee TO be -
iected is herein provided for, and delivered with
them to sail railway Company when said bonds
shall he delivered.
The coupons due on said bonds at the time saiA
Company shall be entitled to their possession shall
be retained 10 said County for cancellation
la the event that the Kansas Pacific Hallway
Company should before the first day OF January,
Is7. give good and valid obligation to the County
OF Leavenworth, which shall be satisfactory 10 the
Board Of County Commissioners II said County,
that said last named Company will construct, COM
ple;e aud operate exit nsion 0f their said road
iron, point thereon not further east than Perry
willie 10 the city OF Leavenworth before the first day
OF january, 1875, said ransas Southern Railway
ColEpany shall adopt the southern route, crossing
the Kansas River 1t or near Dc Soto, and
WBEsxAs, The Board Of County Commissioner
having deemed II TO be the interest Of the County of
Leayenworth, that the propositions hereinbe1orS
mentioned for disposing Of the stock owned by xnid
county, and issuing bonds Is proposed, be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of said County, iDr
their acceptance or rejection, have passed the fol-
lowing resolutions, to-wit:
Reso,rei, That the submission Of the question v
the people Is To whether the stock of Leavenworth
County in the Platte City & Fort Des Mones Rail
road Company shall he transferred and disposed OF
To the Kansas southern Hallway Company and
Si5g 900 of the bonds Of said County shall be issued
to said Kansas southern Railway Company, be upon
the 18th day of November, 1871 ut the general eiec-
tion 10 he then held, upon the and conditions
heretofore prescribed by the Board Of County Com
missoners, and in accordance with tho laws and
statutes Of the State of Kansas.
Eeso,red, That notice Of the election called for
said eth day of November, ISL, for the qualified
electors of Leavenworth County, 10 vote the pro-
position dispose of the stock Of said Leavenvorth
County, in the Platte City Fort Dies Moines Rail-
road Company, To the Kansas Southern Railway
Company, and to issue to the said Kansas Southern
Railway Company bonds of the County Of Leaveu-
worth 10 the amount OF $780, 90 he Published In all
the daily and weekly newspapers in said County
thirty (s1l days previous TO said election.
Lesolr-t, That the County Clerk be ordered To
prepare the notices for the different newspapers In
th- city 90 Leayenworth and deliver TO each Of said
papers copy Of the same for publication above
mentioned.
BE AZ KNOWN, Therefore. that in compliance
With 100 f,rosoins action of the Board OF County
Commissioners of Leavenworth County, Kansas: