Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-10-31
To the Qualified Electors of Marseills Towu-
ship, Wyandot Co., O:

To the Qualified Electors of Marseills Towu-
ship, Wyandot Co., o:
WHEREAS A rtq1est has been made to
US, the Trustees of saId tip. by one hundred
and more tax paying electors of said tp at
the unual place Of voting, to vote for OF
/ against the construction of the following
| proposed railroad, under the act of the State
| of OdiO, Ito authoIizs counties. cities, III
corporated villages and townships to build
railroads, and to lease and operate the samen
passed April %, 1872; And, Whereas the
said request contained the following specifi-
cations, tO-wit: Said railroad shall be con.
structed between the following termni: A
Rail Road between the Easterly and West
erly points of the Said Township in The lice
of q Rail Road from Gallon Ohio, to the
West line of Liberty tp. in Mercer Co.. Ohio
as the same shall be surveyed and located in
said Marsellls tp. through or near the town
OF Marsellles. That Fifteen thousand Dol.
lars shall be appropriated toward it's con-
| structiOn, the said sum being not more than
five per cent. of the assessed valuation last
made of the real and personal property in
| said tp, That said tp. shall borrow the said
sum OF fmoney. and issue the bonds of the
township for payment thereof, as follows:
Said bonds to be payable to John Smith or
bearer, and to be issued in sums of not less
than Five Hundred nor mere than One
Thousand Dollars and to bear interest at the
rate OF eight per cent. per annum. payable
semi-annually both principal and interest
to be paid at the tfiice of the agent of said tp
in New York City, Said bonds TO be issued
in twenty series of Seven Hundred and fifty
dollars each with interest coupons attached
conditioned for the payment of said per
cent interest. The fret of said series to be
payable In ten years from the date of their
issue the second i'll ten and half years
from the date of their issue; the third in
elecen years from the date of their issue the
fourth in eleven and a half years from the
date of their issue, and 80 on semi annually
and the last n twenty years from the date
of their issue. Saltt bonds to be signed by
the Township Trustee OF said Township aud
attested by the Clerk, with The seal oi said
Township. if any there be.
Now. in pursuance of said re1uest, you are
hereby notified above of the cOnI.uts of the
said request. and, according to sAiI act, and
said rexuest, are hereby called to ILeet for a
special election, at your usual place o. voting
on the Seventh day of December, 1872, be-
tween the hours of 8 A. n. and P. NJ, acd
are required then and there to vote for Or
against the construction, in manner aiore-
said. of said proposed road and the several
matters above specified. You will express
your opinion in regard to said several mat
ters by voting on your ballots, either "R all,
ruad-Yes." or "Railroad-No," es may be
your wish, as in said statue provided.
H. II. Cary.
josiah Chandler.
Trustees of said Marseilles Township.
To Tue Trustees of Marseilles Township.
Wyandot County and the State Of Ohio:
We the undersigned tax-payIng electors of
said Township request you to call a meeting
Of the electors OF hsid township under, aud
bold special election in pursuance IF AN
Act to authorize Counties, Cities. Incorpor.
ated Villages and Townships to build Rail
roads, and to lease and operate the same"
passed by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, April 23d, 1872, requiring said cleo
tors, at such election, to vote for or against
the construction Of the following Railroad
to-wit: A Rail Road between the Easterly
and Westerly pelnts of said Township in ths
line of Rail Boad from Gallon Ohio to the
West ltne of Liberty Township in Mercer
County Ohio. as the sans shall be surveyed
and located in said Marseillcs Township
through or near the town If Marseilles, And
Tor that purpose, by raid vote, 10 authorize
You Ia appropriate the sHm oi Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars toward its construction, and to
borrow said sum OF money, and to issus the
bonds Ot the tp. therefor, to be payabie To
John Smith or bearer, and to be Issued IN
sums OF not less than Five Hundred T5OOl
Dollars nor more than Que Thousand
lOUOl Dollars, and to bear Sp-r cent. inter-
est per annum, pay able senIannually both
principal and interest to be paid at tho Office