Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
SPECIAL ELECTION.

WHEREAS, . petition, signed BY one third
Of the resident tax payers Of Perry tcwn-
ship, in the county Of Tams and State Of
Iowa, has been presented to us, asking that
the question Of transferring to the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids + Minnesota Railway
Company, the tar, to-wit: u per cent. Of
the assessed value Of the properly in said
Perry township, fot the year 1871, hereto
fore, to-wit: on the 9th day Of May 1871, a.
special election therein duly called end
held on sid LAY, voted By the qualified
electors Of said Ferry township, to aid in
the construction of the railroad Of tho Grin
nell, Cellar Falls 4 Winona Railroad Com.
pany in said township. be submitted TO the
qualified electors thereof, 40 provided by
Chapter 168 Of the laws Of tho j 4th General
| Assembly Of the State Of lows, approved
April ~, 1872; and !. !.
WHsRxAs, More than one year has
elapsed since the voting Of said tai, %
Aforesaid; And prior 10 the presentation Of
said petition, and the said 0rinnell, Cedar
Falls 4 Winons Railroad Company has
heretofore wholly failed and neglected to
begin the construction Of the railroad, to
aid which said tax WAS voted, % aforesaid,
and the same has become liable to b trans
fsrred, % in said law provided.
Now, THERESoRt, you, the qualified cleo
tors Of said Perry township, are hereby no.
tilted that . special election will b held ct
the West Union School House, In said Per-
~ township, in Tama county, State Of Iowa,
on the 9th day Of November 1872, st which
the polls will DO opened ct O'clock A. n :
and continued open until Q o'clock NJ,
and at which election will be submitted b
you the question. whether the said 'tax, tes
| a Ia lisa ~
the year 1871, Of the property In ARI said
election, then and there duly held, o,.vths
9Th day Of May 1871, 10 all in the oonstruc-
ton Of the railroad Of the said 0ripaell,
| Cedar Falls & WinonA railroad Compaat,
l in said township, and which hes tscostie
| liable to DO transferred, by reason Of the
0rinnsll, Cedar Falls + Winons Railroad
| Company for more than: one rear, and 70
the presentation Of said pelitaon, hssint
wholly failed 70 begin In: COED faith, the
contribution Of their. said railroad, shall be
tranefdf.ed to the Buriingtion, Cedar Rap
| ids & kliunesot4 Railway Company, T. Old
/ III the construction Of said Burlington,
Cedar Rapids l. Minnesota Railway Com.
pany's Railroad in said tewnsip.
Those Of you in favor Of transferring said
| tax. 90 voted - aforesaid, win have written
or printed on your ballots, sTransfsr,.' and
those opposed thereto will have written or
printed on your ballots, mo Transfers.
Dated at Perry township, this LIT day o.
qIEBs rAYL0R,
L ANDREWEAW,,.
II. A. HAWTHORN,
Trustees Of Perry Tp, in Tama Co. Iowa.
| Attest: j.
D. Park, TP. Clert. L4o-4a
:. {. ESTRAY XlKES.
VAKENi UP By VIM. Swsrts, Of Lincoln
/ townShip, Tams county, Iowa. on the
lst. Ids, ef August, 1862, two sstray mares
described ~ follows: One dark brown
,marej about i've years Of age, branded on
the left shoulder with two letters, G. T.land
one light bay mare, about three years old;
appraised before Samuel II. Baldwin, J. r.,
al one hundred and thirty Ave dollars:
Sept. 80, 1872. -
Clerk District Court, Tams county, lows.
BY J. ID. Newcomers. Deputy. L4Wl