American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-04
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. !
.LddisOn COuntU,

We the undersigned, the duly APP
pointed and qualified Registrars for
said county, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is Il true, correct and
complete copy of the returns of the
election held in said county on the
30th day of March, "A. ID. 1872. show
ing the entire number OF votes
polied for each road at the several
voting precincts of said county.
Signed and certified to under our
name at the city of Canton, the
county seat of said county, this Goth
day of April a. ID. S72.
HENRY r. SMITH,
NJ. b. MCMICKEN, Regis.
T.. III. LUITWIELER,
In the matter of the election upon
the question of subscription to the
Wick sburg, Canton and YazOO City
Railroad Company by the county of
Madison;
II is hereby ordered by the Board
Of Supervisors Of MADISON county,
That it appearing from the returns,
certificate aud proofs fled berein
by Henry Il. Smith, NJ. +. McMick-
en- and E. Ii. LuitwieIer, the Board
of Registrars of said county, that
an election was duly held after due
notice according to law, and the
order OF this Board at each and ev-
cry voting precinct in said county
upon the question of subscription
by the county of Madison to the
amount of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to the Wick Sburg,
Canton and Iazoo City Railroad
Company upon terms and conditions
set forth in the orders OF said Board
of Supervisors ordering said election
on the 3Oth day o. March, 1872. and
that said election was in all respects
conducted according to law and the
order OF this Board, and that at said
election more than two-thirdS of the
qualified voters of said county voted
in favor of and for said subscrip-
I ton; that the Board of Supervisors
of Madison county, in the name of
Madison county, subscribe the sum
of S250,00O 10 the capital stock of
the V,ck sburg, Canton and GaZOo
City Railroad Company. and that
the President of the Board is hereby
directed to enter said subscription
and to sign his name thereto as
President OF the Board of Super-
viSOrS of Madison county on the
books OF subscription OF said com
pany.
1t IS further ordered, That said
subscription shall be payable ac-
curding to the terms and conditions
of the orders for elections therefor,
and that bonds of Madison county
be prepared at the cost of said Com
pany in sums of $500 and 1000
to the amount of the said sum of
S25O, 900, with coupons thereto at
tached, bearing interest at seven
per centum pei ahnum, payable
scmi-annually; said bonds to be
made payable to the NickSbnrg,
Canton and 4azoO City Railroad
Company or bearer, payable twenty
wears after date Of issue, interest
and principal payable in the city of
New York, and shall bear date on
the fist of June a. ID. 1872, and
shall he made redeemable by said
county, at its option, ten years
after date, and shall be signed
by the President of the Board of
Supervisors Of Madison county and
by the Clerk of said Board. and
shall bear the seal of said Board,
and that the Clerk of this Board
shall keep "a book showing the
amount and number of each bond,
when and to whom delivered, and
when any interest shall have ac
crued on any of said bonds before
they are delivered to said company,
then the coupons therefor, shall be
detached, before delivery, returned
to the Board to be cancelled aud
filed and that when said bonds
are prepared and signed that the