Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-10-03
RAILROAD
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE

SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE
OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES OF HARDY
TOWNSHIP, HOLMES COUNTY, o.
To the Qualified Electors Of Hdrdy To,casAip
Holaaes County, Ohio:
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
IN written request, signed by one hundred
IaN-paying resident Electors of said Town.
ship of Hardy, has been made upon the Trus-
tees OF said Township:
To the Trustees Of Hardy Township,
Holmes County, Ohio /:
Tbeundersigned resident x-payin ing electors
of said Township of Hardy, Holmes County,
Ohio one hundred in number, respectfully RE
quest that you construct Railroad from a
point on the south line OF SAID township, on
tional section number twenty three (23l town.
ship nine (9) range seven ~, at stake mark
ed '.9llA95;--thence up the valley of the Kill
buck creek to the north line Of said township
TO a stake seven hundred and fifteen (715) feet
west of KilIbuck creek, marked "ll9Oxe6, -
both of said termini and all OF the line of said
proposed Railroad being within the limits OF
said township OF Hardy. Said Railroad to be
constructed as near Us may be practicable up
on the line surveyed and located through said
township by the Lake Erie, Wooster and Mus
klngum Nailey hdllNhN NofupdnN.
That you appropriate therefor, and towards
the construction of said Railroad the sum oi
Fifty Thousand Dollars, such sum not exceed
ing i've per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the real and personal property of said town.
ship of Hardy, last made.
That said sum of Fiitv Thousand Dollars he
in bonds of said Township, and that said bonds
be ordinary coupon bonds, and that they and
the coupons thereto attached shall be payable
In the city of New York. and that said bonds
bear interest at the rate OF eight her cent per
annnm payable semi-annually on the first days
OF January and July in each year.
That one-tfth in amount OF said bonds, that
is to say, the sum Of Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof, shall run sixteen years and become due
and payable in sixteen years from and after
the date of their execution.
That one fifth in amount OF said bonds, that
is to say, the sum OF Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof. shall run seventeen years and become
due and pay able in seventeen years from and
after the date of their execution.
That One-fifth in amount of said bonds, that
is to say, the sum Uf Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof, shall run eighteen years, and become
due and payable in nineteen years from and
after the date OF their execution.
That One-fifth in amount of said bonds, that
is to say, the sum OF Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof, shall run nineteen years. and become
,iue and payable in nineteen years from and
alter the date oil their execution.
That one NTH in amount of said bonds, that
is to say, the sum OF Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof, shall run twenty years and become
ter the date of their execution.
That said bonds shall be executed in the usu-
al and ordinary manner Of executing township
bonds, by the Trustees and Clerk OF said Town
ship Of Hardy. and ,,igne,lby them, and shall
be In number and denominations follows:
seventy of said bonds numbered consecutive
ly from one to seventy, inclusive. of five hun
ured dollars each, an.t one hundred and fifty of
said bonds, numbered con,ecutiyeiy from one
to one hundred and fifty, inclusive, ofthe sum
Of one hundred dollars each; and that to each
and every of said bonds be attached the usual
and necessary interest coupons corresponding
in date and number with the bonds TO which
they are attached, and which coupons shall be
signed by the written signature of the Clerk of
SAID township of Hardy.
That you call Il meeting of the qualified elec-
tors of said township of Hardy, Holmes county,
Ohio, at the time and place and in the manner
provided by law, on Saturday, October 5th, A.
ID. lSs2. at the usual place Of holding elections
in said township, and require said voters at the
special elections so to be held, to vote for or
against the construction of the proposed Rail-
road and the other requests herein made, and
that You give the notice by publication, as re-
quired by law.
This request is made under the provisions of
an act of the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, entitled IAN act to authorize counties,
cities, incorporated villages and townships to
build railroads, and 10 lease and operate the
same" pissed April 23d, 1872; and for the pur-
pose of availing said township of all the benc--
fits, powers and privileges of said act.
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