Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-05-21
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

WHEREAS The Certificate, under the hand and seal
of the President and Secretary of the Galena and
Southern Wisconsin Railway Company. a corporation
existing under the laws of The State Of Wisconsin,
certifying that the proposed route Of the Railroad of
said Company from Gaena, in the State of Illinois. 20
the Wisconsin River, has been determined by said
Company. TO build the line of said road through the
Town Of Wingve; and whereas, we, the Supervisors
Of the town Of Wingville, deemng and believing that
the construction OF said Railroad will greatly promote
the interests and welfare of the Town Of Wngyille.
aud its inhabitants have negotiated and arranged with
tue said Company, the terms and conditions upon
which Tow ID should be granted 10 said Company
in the ton OF their Railroad by the Town Of
Wingyillo, authorized by Chap. lS2 of the laws of
Wisconsin, approved March 25th 1872 aud the geEer-
al laws Of said State and to the Of such aid
as follows, to wit.
The Town Of wngvllle shall subscribe TO the stock
Of said Company the Of TWENTY-FIVE thousand dot
lars, the payment for such subscription to be made In
the Bonds Of the Town, in Of one thonsand dol
lars each, aud numbered from to twenty Eve in
elusvely, bearing eight per cent interest which is
payable annually and having interest Coupons At.
tached, the ROnd payable in twenty years from the
first day of July, 1872 The interest aud princinaI f
the Bonds TO be payable at the Metropolitan Nafionei
Bank, in the City Of New York Conditioned that fhe
Town of Wingyilie shall have the option to pay nor
ton, the whole thereof in full upon the first day Of
July in any year, upon their having given notice at
the said metropolitan National Bank in the CITY of
New York, six months prior to the time OF such in
tended payment. The Bonds to be placed in the hands
Of MershaHts National Bank Of Galena of the CITY OF
Galena, TO be deliver ed to said Company upon the
following conditions, to-wit; Whenever it shall be
charge that the said Galena and Southern Wisconsin
Railway Company or its assigns, shall have completed
their said Railroad, that the cars may run thereon
from Gaena to the Town Of Wingvile the said Trus.
tee shall deliver t. the said alena ana Southern Wis
consin Railway Company or its assigns, ali Of the
Bonds
1t therefore 10y virtue and authority Of sa chan
ter 49, OF the General Laws Of the State Of Wisconsin
approved March 25th, 1872, hereby ordered and de-
termined that the Town Clerk is hereby directed 10
call special Election, by giving due notice thereof 10
the electors OF the Town. 20 upon the question Of
granting such Aid, and that such special election
shall be called and held at the office Of the Town Clerk
on Monday, the Sd day of June, 1872, and that a
copy Of this order aad preamble shall precede ana &C
company, and be made part of the notice Of such
special election. And it is further ordered aud de-
termined that the form of Ballot 20 be used al such
special election, whc hmay be either written or print
ed or partially written and partially printed shall be-
II in favor of granting the aid proposed "For the Rail
road Proposition, and if against it, Against tho
Railroad Proposion, and that said special election
SHAH be conducted in all respects in tbs same man
ordinary Town elections.
THOMAS LAIRD, Chm,
JOSEPH CHANDLER, Supervisors.
A. ID, MILLS,
attest: JAMES 7. TAYLOR, Town Clerk