The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-12-06
NOTICE.

XXYHEREAS. A petition has been pa Q.
wv sented TO the Board OF County Com
mIssioners Of Lyon county, Kansas, duly
signed according to law, requesting said
Board 10 cause \ special election to be held
In said county TO vote on the proposition
10 subscribe the sum OF Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars to the capital stock of
the Kansas City, EmpOria and Walnut
Valley Railroad Company, TO aid In the
construction Of said railroad through
Lyon county, Therefore said County Com
missioners have, in accordance with the
prayer Of said petitioners, ordered that q
special election be held in said county Of
Lyon on the 1Uth day OF December. AID,
1872, for the purpose OF voting upon the
the following question:
shall the County Of Lyon subscribe
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars to the
stock of the /" Kansas City, EmpUria and
Walnut Valley Railroad Company" pay
Ing for one-half the same IN the bonds OF
said county ut par, and for tie other half
In the stock held and owned by said coun-
~ in the "AtchisOh, Topeka, and santa Fee
Railroad Company" anu IN the Missouri.
KansSs & Texas Railway Company" eli
Their or both at the Option OF the said
kansas City, EmpOrIa aud alHut VAL
ley Railroad Company" upon the follow
ing terms aud conditions, tO-Wit The
bonds OF said county to be delivered to
said "kansas City. EmpOria and Walnut
Valley Railroad Co.," when the said CONF
puny shall have completed and put into
running operation its road, of standard
guage and equal in manner OF construc-
Iion u the average OF Kansas railroads, 10
the city Of EmOO. il via NeoshO Rapids, or
TO point within one-Quarter of mile of
the limits Of the town Bite OF said town of
NeOsbO Rapids. The bonds of said county
TO be- delivered TO said company when Said
COMPANY shall have com pleted its road in
the manner aforesaid TO The city Of Empo-
I'D hat -.alI H..
pleted " Emp0ria as aforesaid within
three Years from the date of the election
upon this proposition. One Hundred
Thousand Dollars in cash value of the
stock held by Lyon county in the catch.
isnn, Topeka and Sants Ee Railroad Com
pany," And in the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway Company" the said Kan
sas city, EmpOria and Walnut Valley
RailrnHd Company" to have its choice o.
said stock to the amount Aforesaid. Proyi-
ded. that the gross amount taken In pay
ment of said subscription shall not exceed
$500 900 at par value, whtn the said
''kAnsas City, Emporia, and Walnut VAL
ley Railroad Company" shall have COM
pleted and put In running operation its
road of the character above recited. and
within one year from the date OF its COM
pletion 70 Emporia, to the west line Ot
Lyon county. And provided further,
that said stock sail not be delivered un
til said company shall erect upon the line
OF its road \ permanent depot within one
fourth of q mile of the town OF Plymouth.
Said bonds to bear interest at the rate of
seven per cent. and TO be made payable,
and interest. in the city of New
York Full paid stock, dollar for dollar,
of said company, to be delivered when the
bonds aforesaid shall be delivered to said
company. The failure on the part of said
railroad company to perform any Of the
conditions or stipulations herein mention
ed shall be held to release said county
from any obligations to subscribe to its
stock. The ballots TO be used in this cleo
tiOn shall have written or printed thereon:
''FOr the railroad bonds and stock" or
against the railroad bonds and stock"
The election to be conducted under the
general election laws OF the State of
Kansas.
by order of the Board of County Com.
missioners at their meeting held in the
city of EmpO ria, on the IIth day of De
vcmber, A. ID 1872.
witness myhand and the seal of Lyon
county, this November 18th. A. Il. 1872.
DAVID 8. GILMORE.
46-t0 County Clerk.