The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Railroad Election.
YAZOO CITY, RAYMOND AND
CRYSTAL SPRINGS RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.

JK7HEREAS-The Yazoo City, Raymond and
| w Crystal Springs Railroad, through u. ~
7. Dupree, the chairman OF the Executise Ooa
mittee of the Incorporators named an tns
charter of said company. and the authorized
agent of said corporation, has applled io-a
snbscription from the county OF binds, In the
State of Mississippi, to the capital stock 81
Kindred AND TW ENTY-FIvE THOUS-
AND DOLLARS. Said subscription being
| asked for in bonds Of said county drawn as by
law directed, and payable 70 years amer gate,
| carving interest at the rate Of eight (S) per
centum per annum from theda Of said bonds
And whereas, We, the Board of Supervis-
ors of said county, being for such purposes the
constituted authorities thereof, are satlsned
! that said railroad company propose, and by
4 the terms Of their charter are required 70 run
their road through the territory embraced
within the limits Of said county; Now, there
| fore, we the said Board Of Supervisors, hereby
order that the question Of subscription or
/ NO Subscription Of said sum OF two hun
/ bred and twenty-five thousand dollars to tho
capital stock of said railroad company be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF said Kinds
county ut q special election to be held in said
18TH 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1871.
II is further hereby ordered, that FOR the pur-
pose of conducting said election fairly for All
parties, the President Of said Board of super
| yisors J. r. Horne, Esq, do give notice of the
purpose plans and time of said election by
publishing the same in every public newspa-
| per printed and published in said county for
| twenty DAYS before the 10th day Of December,
and by posting printed notices Of the same in
at least one public place in each voting pre-
cinct or district of said county. That SAID
President shall at least ten days before said
10Th daY of December appoint for each voting
place in said county three inspectors and two
clerks of election, and shall give them due and
timely notice of said appointments and direct
them at the time named to proceed atthe voting
place for which they are appointed to hold
such election in the mode and manner pointed
out by the general election law Of the State OF
Mississippi for the holding Of general and spe-
cial elections in said State; Provided, that
said inspectors shall before entering upon
their duties take the oath prescribed in sec
| ton LIST of article of the said general elec-
ton law for the inspectors OF general and spe-
ciaI elections to take before some officer author
Liked by law to administer oaths; Provided,
further, that said inspectors shall, before open
ing the polls for said election appoint one or
more suitable persons as police ofncefs TO Pro-
tect all qualified voters in their right to vote,
and preserve order and peace at and around
said polls. That when said election shall be
closed it shall be the duty OF said inspectors
! and clerks to count and make return Of the
! vote in the mode and manner prescribed by
! article 9th of said general election law-ex-
cept that they shall be returned to the clerk Of
. the Board of Supervisors instead OF the Board
of Registration of said county, who shall pre-
serve the same until the next meeting Of said
Board of Supervisors thereafter, by whom sale
vote shall be counted and the result determin
election shall require every person Offering t.
vote at such election to produce his certificate
| of Registration, issued to him by the preSen
Board of Registration Of said Kinds county
and no person shall be permitted to vote a
such election who does not produce such certi
| fcate.
1t is further ordered, that said President o
| said Board Of Supervisors shall append to hi
notice of appoin sent to each of said in
| spectors a printed copy Of this order for tn
instruction and guidance of such inspector il
| the performance of his duties as such.
Its further ordered, that the regular vot
ring places in said Kinds county at genera
and special elections held therein, shall, an
. | are hereby ordered to be the voting places a
{ | the election hereinbefore ordered and provi
:, | ded for.
: WnHEGs, application has been made by tn
Yazoo City, Raymond and Crystal SpriR z
Railroad Company for subscription to tn
capital stock of saidcorpoT ton to the amour
| of two hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars from the county of Kinds in the Stats Q
Mississppi,sa said subscriptions TO be in bonds 9
| said county drawn as by law directed, payabl
twenty years after date and bearing interes
at the rate of per cent. per annum from dat
Z until paid and whereas, the Board of Super
1 visors of said county have ordered that tn
II question of Subscription or No Subscription o
/ said of two hundred and twenty-hv
o thousand dollars to the capital stock of SAT-
+ company be submitted to the qualified voter
K of December, 1871, at q special election to b
held therein on that day, and have appointe
me, the undersigned President OF said Boar
q of Supervisors to give notice Of the purpose
time and places for holding said election shall
be at the usual voting places in said county a
a general and special elections held therein.
Now, therefore, l, J. r. Horne, President o
said Board of Supervisors, do hereby give no
. toe to the qualified voters Of said county, tina
they do on SATURDAY, the 10Th day Of De
cember, 1871, meet at the usual places of hold
ing elections in said Kinds county, for tn
purpose of voting for or against said subscrip
tipn of two hundred twenty-five thousand dol
lars to the capital stock of said company. No
tice is hereby given, further, that each person
may vote ct any box in the county, and will b
required 10 produce his certificate of registra
II ton issued to him by the present Board o
Il Registration of the said Kinds county to tn
8 inspectors of election before casting his vote
$ J. r. HORNE,
3 President Board of Supervisors.