Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-09-12
RAILROAD
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE
OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES OF HARDY
TOWNSHIP, HOLMES COUNTY, O..

OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES OF HARDY
TOWNSHIP, HOLMES COUNTY, o.
To the Qualified Electors Of Hardy Toraship
Holmes County, Ohio:
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
N written request, signed by one hundred
laN-payins resident Electors 0f said Town.
ship of Hardy, has been made upon the Trus-
tees of said Township:
To the Trustees Of Hardy Township,
Holmes County, Ohio:
of said Township of Hardy, Holmes County,
Ohio, one hundred in number, respectfully re-
quest that you construct Railroad from n
point on the south line of said township, on
the south line of the southeast quarter Of frac-
tional section number twenty three tas) town.
ship nine (9l range seven (1), at q stake mark
ed '.sl1A95"-thence up the valley Of the Kill
buck creek to the north line Of said township
to stake seven hundred and fifteen tTl5) feet
west of kilibuck creek, marked ''l190xs6, "
both of said termini and all Of the line of said
proposed Railroad being within the limits OF
said township of Hardy. said Railroad to be
constructed as near as may be practicable up
on the line surveyed and located through said
township by the Lake Ere, Wooster and Mus
kingum Valley Railway Company.
the construction of said kailroad the sum Of
Fifty Thousand Dollars. such sum not exceed
ing i've per cent. of the assessed valuation of
the real and personal property OF said town
ship of Hardy, last made.
That said sum of Fiitv Thousand Dollars be
in bonds of said Township, and that said bonds
be ordinary coupon bonds, and that they and
In the city of New York, and that said bonds
bear interest at the rate of eight her cent. per
annum payable semi-anually on the first days
OflJ anuary and July in each year.
ffaf. .a11 al.of
is 10 say, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof shall run sixteen years and become due
and payable in sixteen years from and after
the date of their execution.
That one fifth in amount of said bonds, that
is to say, the SUM of Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof. shall run seventeen years and become
due and payable in seventeen years from and
after the date of their execution
That one-f fifth in amount of said bonds, that
is to say, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof, shall run eighteen years, and become
due and payable in nineteen yszfs from and
after the date of their execution. -f
That one fifth in amount Of said bonds, that
is to say,i the snm of Ten Thonsana Dsllurs
thereof, shall ruin nineteen years, and become
due and payable in nineteen years from and
after the date of their execution. ~
That one-iifth in amount Of said bonds, that
is to sas. the sum spf Ten Thousand Dollars
thereof, slrtil run twenty years and become
due and pay able in twenty years from and af-
ter the date of their execution.
That said bonds shall be executed in the usu-
al and ordinary manner of executing township
bonds. by the Trustees ard Clerk of said Town
ship of Hardy, and signed by them, and shall
be in number and determinations as follows:
Seventy of said bonds numbered consecutive
ly from one to seventy, inclusive, Of five hun
dred dollars each, and one hundred and fifty of
said bonds, numbered consecutiyely from one
to one hundred and fifty, inclusive, of the sum
Of one hundred dollars each; and that to each
and every of said bonds be attached the usual
and necessary interest coupons corresponding
in date and number with the bonds to which |
they are attached, and which coupons shall be
signed by the written signature ofthe Clerk of
said township of Hardy.
That yon call q meeting of the qualified elec- |
tors Of said township of Hardy, Holmes county, |
Ohio, at the time and place and in the manner |
provided by law. on Saturday, October 9Th. A. |
D. 1872. ut the usual place of holding elections
in said township, and require said voters Mt the |
special elections so to be held. to vote for or
against the construction of the proposed Rail
road, and the other requests herein made, and |
that You give the notice by publication, as re-
quired by law.
This request is made under the provisions of |
an act OF the General Assembly Of the State of |
Ohio, entitled "An act to authorize counties,
,ities, incorporated villages and townships to
build railroads, and TO lease and operate the
same, passed April 23d, 1872; and for the pur-
pose of availing said township of all the bene-
its. nOwers and nri iIpps.s nf sa;d |