The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-11
ELECTION NOTICE.
THE RAILROAD ELECTION TO Re
MELD JULY sd.
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Notice Is hereby given, that, in pursu.
ance Of an order Of the County Court OF
Alexander County, made and entered of
record at the June Term Of said court
to wit on the 10th day of June, 1871.
an election will b held at the house Of
In - Precinct in said County, on Mon.
day the Sd day OF July, 1871, for the fol.
lowing propositions, 70 wit:
!. Whether or not the County Court
Of Alexander County shall levy, annually,
for twenty years, = special tax Of q suffi.
Gent sum, not exceeding In any one year,
the sum Of thirty-fve cents on each one
hundred dollars Of the assessed valuation
OF all taxable property Of said County,
for the purpose Of paying the interest on
the one hundred thousand dollars of bonds
OF said county, 10 be issued TO the Cairo
and Vincennes Railroad Company in pay
ment Of the one hundred thousand dollars
Of stock taken by said County in said
Railroad.
2. Whistler or not the County Court
Of Alexander onunty shall levy, annually
for twenty year,, q special tax or suE
fcient sum, not exceeding In any one year
the sum Of thirty-fve cents on each one
hundred dollars Of the assessed valuation
Of all taxable property Of said county, for
the purpose OF paying the interest on the
one hundred thousand dollars Of bonds OF
said county, TO be issued to the Cairo and
81. Louis railroad company in payment of
the one hundred thousand dollars of stock
taken by said county in said railroad.
Q. Whether or not the county of Alex
ander shall sell the one hundred thousand
dollars of stock taken in the Cairo and
Vincennes Railroad Company to said
Company for the sum Of FIVE tn ousand dol
lars in Alexander county bonds.
4. Whether or not the County Court of
Alexander County shall at once issue the
bonds to the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
Company, and place them in the hands of
a Trust Company or Trustee, upon such
Trust Company or Trustee, or person or
persons, in his or its behalf, indemnifyinp
the county against loss or damage by rss-
son Of any improper use or disposition of
said bonds. Said bonds to be delivered TO
said Railroad Company when said railroad
Is completed, and tram Of cars shall have
run thereon from Cairo to Vincennes.
The parties voting on the foregoing
propositions shall have written or printed
upon their ballots the following words
For a special tax, not to exceed thirty
five cents per hundred dollars valuation to
pay the interest on the bonds 10 be issued
TO the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad
company.
Against special tax to psy the interest
on the bonds TO be issued 70 the Cairo and
Vincennes Railroad Company.
For the sale Of one hundred thousand
dollars stock in the Cairo and Vincennes
Railroad TO the Cairo and Vincennes Rail. |
road Company for Ave thousand dollars in |
Alexander county bonds.
Against the sale Of one hundred thou |
sand dollars Of stock in the Cairo and Vim
cennes Railroad for five thousand dollars
in Alexander county bonds.
For the issuing at once Of the county
bonds to the CAIRO and Vincennes Rail- |
road Company and placing them in the
hands OF Trust Company, or Trustees,
to be handed to said Railroad Company |
when . train Of cars has pasaed over said |
Railroad from Cairo to Vincennes.
Against the Issuing of bonds, at once,
and placing them in the hands Of Trust
Company or Trustees.
For special tax not 10 exceed thirty
i've per cent. per hundred dollars valua.
tion annually, for twenty years, TO pay the
interest on the bonds to be issued to tho
Cairo and 1t. Louis Railroad Company.
Against a special tax to pay the interest
on the bonds to be issued 70 the Cairo and
st. Louis Railroad Company.
JACOB G. LYNCH County Clerk.
Dated June 10, 1871.