The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-29
NOTICE.

UYHEREA8. A petition has beeA pre-
" sented 70 the Board Of County Com-
signed according TO law, requesting said
Board 20 cause . special election % be held
In said county % vote on the prcpos!t1on
70 subscribe the sum Of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars 20 the capital stock 81
the Kansas City, EmportA and Walnut
Valley Railroad Company, 20 aid In the
construction Of satd railroad through
Lyon county, Therefore sad County Coo-
missioneru have, IN accordance with The
prayer Of said petitioners, ordered that .
special election be held in said county Of
Lyon on the 10th day Of December. AID,
1879, for the purpose Of voting upon the
the following question:: -.
Shall the County Of Lyon subscribe
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars 70 the
stock Of the " Kansas City, EmportA and
Walnut Valley Railroad Company" pay
inY for One-half the same IN the hoads Of
said county at par, and for the other half
IN the stock held and owned by SAID coun.
Ly in the ''Atehison, Topeka, and Santa 70
Railroad Company" anu In the u Missouri.
Kansas = Texas Railway Company" q.
s1Kansas City, EmpOria and walnut Val.
ley Railroad Company upon the follow
ing terms and conditions, to.Wit: The
bonds Of said county 70 be delivered TO
said '.KAnsas City, EmporiA and Walnut
Valley Railroad Co.. J" when the said cen.
running operation tts road Of standard
guARe and equal In manner Of couseruS-
ton to the average OF Kansas railroads, 20
the city OF Emporis via Neosho Rapids, or
to point within on0-Quareer OF . nile o.
the limits OF the town site % said town %
70 be delivered 20 said company when said
COMPANY shall have completed ttS road In
the manner Aforesaid TO the city Of Empo.
ria. Provided, that said railroad be com.
pleted 70 Emporia IS aforesaid Within
three years from the date Of the election
upon this proposition. One Hundred
thousand Dollars in eAsh value Of the
stock held By Lyon county In the "Aseh.
isou, opeka and Santa re Railroad Com
pAny," and In the missouri, Kansas and
Texas RaIlw ~ Company" the said SRan
sAs City, EmpOriA and Walnut Valley
RsilroAd Company" to have its choice o
said stock to the aMount Aforesaid. POW.
dc I. that the gross amount taken In pay.
nsnt OF said subscription shall net exceed
S1000 At par value NhG q the Sad
"KAnsAs Cfty, EmportAs and WAlnut VAL
ley Railroad Company ahAll have com.
pleted and put in running operation te
road OF the character above rocited. and
within one year from the date q ite oesa-
pletion 90 EmpoItA. % tbs wet gine of
Lyon county. And provided further,
that said stock stall not be delivered IN
I'll said company shall erect pPcn che line |
~ Aso EOoA = PCEn1uC1S uCDOt WkNulu O1O 4
fourth OF . mile OF the town Of Plymouth. |
said bonds 20 bear tnteroat ~ 1he rate Of /
seven pee cent. and 20 DO made payable, I
principal 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 deltvered4O said /
company. The failure on the part Of said /
railroad company 20 perform any Of the /
conditions or atipul aSto1s herein neafionst
60 Shall Do held 20 release; sskd eeuntY /
nom any obligations to gabacribe 70 ~ /
stock. The ballVts 70 be used IN this olees
ton shall have written OF printed thereon Il
''For the railroad b0ads and 6toef - or
|. Against the railroad bonds and stock"
TIE election "a be oonducsed under e. |
general election laws % the Gtase "a
Kansas. -1ss8 ss- 4
BY order OF the Board Of County Com.
ae their meeting ha!d n sno
;ity OF Empo ria. on tie 1Ith day o. De-
Vember, A. D. 1914. $500 N.-4-
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