The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-08-09
Special Election Notice
Hancock cOurlfU Ohio
ALLEN TOWNSHIP, in said county, /
July l6. 1872.

To the Td1-pdyfng Electors Of Alien township
Hancock county, Ohio:
ALLEN TOWNSHIP, in said county,l
| July IL, 1872.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
IN written request, signed by more than one
ToWnship Of Alien in EancacE eounty q OHIO s
has been made upon the Trustees Of said
Townships:
To the Trustees of Allen township, Hancock
county, and State Of Ohio:
i We, the undersigned, resident tax-paying
electors of Allen township, Hancock county,
OHIO, more than one hundred in number, re-
spectfully request that you construct Kali
4 road from point near the center OF the
southwest quarter OF section thirty-one (3l)
on the south line of said section in said town.
i ship of Allen, In the county OF Hancock and
State OF Ohio, which point will be the south
terminus OF said railroad thence north to
| the north line of said township, whicn will
be the north terminus OF said road, and both
| OF said termint are within said township OF
Allen.
sum OF Twenty-four Thousand Dollars( ga 900
toward the construction of said Railroad such
sum not exceeding five per cent. of the assess
ty Of said township of Allen, last made,
That the said amount ofls24 900 0)Twenty-four
Thousand Dollars ee N bonds Dol. OLE OF ssid sowpe
ordinary coupon bonds, and said bonds and
the coupons attached thereto. shall be paya-
That said bonds shall bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum payable
semi-annuslly, on the drst day OF March and
That OF said amount the sum oftwenty-four
hundred dollars shall become due in five
years from March LIST, "A. d. lS72; and twenty
six years nom the first day of March, A. d.
1877; and twenty-four hundred dollars shall
become due In seven years from the frst day
OF March, A. ID. l672; and twenty.four hun
dred dollars shall become due in eight years
from the first day of March, "A. ID. 1872 and
twenty.f0ur hundred dollars shall become
A. d. 1872; and twenty-four hundred dollars
shall become due In ten years from the first
day Of March, A. ID. lS72 and twenty-four
years from the frst day OF March, A. D. 1872
and twenfy:four hundred dollars shall be-
cQp9ffile in tVefSS-, ,scars from the first day OF
March, A. D. 1877 and t11nSty-iour nundred
from the first day OF March, A. D. 1872 and
hundred dollars shall become
due In fourteen years from the nrst day OF
That said bonds shall be executed In the
usual and ordinary manner OF executing
bonds, by the Trustees and Clerk OF
that said bonds shall be in denomination as
follows. Forty-eight bonds numbered con.
from one TO forty.eight inclusive,of
every of said bonds shall be attaced the usual
interest and coupons corresponding
In date and number with the bonds to which
they are attached, which coupons shall be
signed by the written signature of the Clerk
of said township of Allen. We also request
and direct that in the construction of saidt
road the sum of twenty -four thousand dollars
be used in the construction of said road be-
tween the North and South termini thereof,
and nowhere else. We request that you call
l meeting of the qualified electors of the said
OF Allen, at at the time and place
and in the manner provided by law, on the
,4th day of August, A. ID. 1872, at the usual
place OF holding elections In said township
and require the said voters at the special cleo
ton SO TO be held to vote for or against the
OF the said proposed Railroad,
dive the notice by publication required by
aw. This request is made under the provis-
ons of an act OF the General Assembly of the
.ounties to build Railroads, and to lease and
operate the same" passed April 2Sd, 1872, and
or the purpose of availing said township of ,
III the benefits, powers and privileges OF said