The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-05-17
Special Election Notice
To the Tay.Payiug L ectOrs of
Union Township. Hancock
County. Ohio.
UNION CENTER, o.,


April 27Ih, 1917.
| 1TA MEETING OF The TRUSTEES OF
"A Union Township, Hancock county, ohio:
PIesent-WiIliam Reese, Joseph StratIon and
George Harpster, the following request was
received ana ordered TO be entered AT large on
The township records of said township oI
Union.
% 10 The Trustees Of Uaion 1oiohship, Hancock
COinty, Ohio:
I'VE, the undersigned, tax ps ying residents
OF Union township, Hancock county, Ohio,
One Hundred in number, respectfully requs II
that you construct "A railroad from the point
where the line of the Lake Erie * Louisville
railway crosses Tawa Creek, being the north
eastern terminus, TO the point Where the line
OF the Lake Erie & Louisville Railway cross
es the north line OF section "a, township i,
south range, 3 east being the southwest tenn
linus; both ternini, and All the line OF said
railroad being in said township OF Union.-
That you appropriate the sum Of twenty
Thousand (s3U,OOO) dollars toward the consJuc-
ton OF said railroad. such sum, not 10 exceed
nve per cent. of the present valuation OF the
real and personal property OF said township
of Union. That said sum Of Twenty Thou
sand Dollars be in bonds OF said township of
Union. That said ponds be ordinary coupon
bonds, anu they, and the coupons thereto at
tached, shall be payable i'll the city OF New
York. That said bonds shall bear interest at
the rate OF eight per cent. per annum, payable
on January LIST and July LIST
of each year. That Five Thousand Dollars |
in amount in par value of said bonds shall |
payable in seventeen yeals s from and after the |
late of their execution That Five Thousand |
Dollars OF said bonds .sball run tor eighteen |
ieen years from and after the daIeAbi thsir
execution. That Five Thousand Dollars OF
said bonds shall run for nineteen years, and
from and after the date of their execution
That Five Thousand Dollars of said bonds
shall run for twenty years, and become due
and payable in twenty years from and after
their execution.
"rhat they shall be executed and signed i'm
The ordinary manner of executing and signing
nNrnSnln hands frnS1agS sIs4T
said township OF Union, and authenticated
by the seal OF said Clerk.
THAT said bonds shall be in denominations
Is follows, to wit: Forty bonds, numbered
rom lone" to .fOrty" inclusive, of Five Hun
ired Dollars each. That to each and every
me oi said ponds shall be attached the usual
md necessary interest coupons, correspond
ng in cate and number with the bonds TO
yh:cl' they are attached, which coupons shall
,e signed by the written signature of the
,lerk of said township.
"Thaa you cll "A meeting of the qualified
electors of said township of Union, AT such
line and piece as Is provided by law, on
Saturday, June LIST, 1872,
between the hours of q O'Clock, A. NJ. and 9
'cloclI, Il. Il, at the usual hour OF holding the
lections in said township, and require said ,
iectors 10 Note for or against the conStruc-
ion OF the proposed Railroad, and the request
Iereln named. ,
THAT you give thirty days notice of the [
alling of said meeting 10 The qualIfied elec-
ors OF said township by publication in some
newspaper OF general circulation therein.
This request Is made under the provisions 4
I an Act of the General Assembly, entitled
An Act 10 authorize counties 10 build rail-
oads, and To lease and operate the same ,
assed April IL, lS72, and Tor the purpose of I
I ayailing said township OF the provisions OF [
aid Act.
iSigned.l 8
Jonathan Fox, ]. p. Hens, Levi Bergman, =
eter Rickart, + X. Meyer, Gideon Falk, a
lick, John Flick George Flick, Daniel Flick, :.
Brown, Levi Falk, r IL Ciymer, A III ely
Ter. Handshy, } Baker, + Bullebah, r v
Yard, q NJ Dreisbach, III \ Clymer, L Edg-
II, David Whistler. Charles George, Henry l
CLICK, Amos Flick, 1 NJ Watkins, James n
latkins, Henry Graceley, Henry Miller, . B
lser, JacOb Auliinan, > keIier, J tOX, j ii
ierer, III Doty, George Zay, David Falk, sam
ell kemrer, Jacob Zeller, Andrew Bender, C
ames Burns, William Burns, n. Brundige. II
trattOn, II Hens, DOud Goble, George Moore, a
aniel Fox, James Patterson, jacob BurkeI, a
d Harpst, James Teatsorth, Israel Benner,
Teatsorth. Jonathan Sager, Philip Powell,
lesley KneppeT, Levi Cramer, Henry Deeds, a.
lbsrt Shank, A Cramer, Daniel Powell, i
lcob Craner, Jacob Fox, Baker. q ReI- q
5hn Smith, r Woods, G w Burket, j NJ {
iller, n 4 Miller, David Lanning, String n
llow, A u Sexton, William Litirick, j Il
each, S J Nowlan, W c Needles, A Long
rake, j NJ Radabaugh, ID Cornwell, q A Mar
lall, N Sager, X. Dieienderfer, q w Null, n
L Steinman, q X RAIDER, j ID Buss, Levi y
lowalter. j Jonathan Guin, Enoch Miller and {
any Others"
That, in accordance with said request. a
eeting of said electors Is hereby called. and IA
special election for said purpose is hereby :
deIed at the usual place OF holding elections {
said township of Union, on q
Saturday, June 1st, Is72. :
etween the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and y
clock, l.. NJ, 1t which time and place said q
ectorsere required to vote for or against the 81
of the proposed Railroad, the u
of the amount named as fund for C
at purpose, and the other requests therein
ade. The opinion of said electors shall be y
pressed on their ballots as follows: RAIL Al
0AD-YES, or -RA1LROAD-NO," which
liots shall be counted and returned by the
iges and clerks of said election, as in other a
ses. GEORGE HARPSTER, ~
WILLIAM REESE. II
JOSEPH STRATTON.
Trustees of Union Twp, Hancock Coo.
DAVID Conner, Township Clerk. IA