The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-22
NOTICE.

"THEREAS, A petition mas been PIE.
w sented to the Board OF County Com
mIssioners Of Lyon county, Kansas, duly
signed according TO law, requesting said
Board to cause q special election to be held
in said county to vote on the proposition
70 subscribe the sum of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars to the capital stock Of
the Kansas City, Emporla and Walnut
Valley Railroad Company, to aid in the
construction of said railroad through
Lyon county, Therefore said County Conn
missioners have, in accordance with the
prayer of said petitioners, ordered that q
special election be held in said county Of
Lyon on the 10th 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 70 the
| stock of the " kansas City, Emporia and
Ing for one-half the same in the bonds Of
said county at par, and for the other half
IN the stock held and owned by SAID cOun-
| ty in the ''Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Railroad Company" and in the Missouri,
! Kansas 4 Texas Railway Company" Ell
! Their or both at the option OF the said
'Kansas City, Emporia and Walnut VAL
/ ley Railroad Company" upon the follow
! ing terms and conditions, to-wit !: The
bonds Of said county to be delivered to
said "Ksnsas City, Emporia ana Walnut
Valley Railroad Co.. when the said COM
1
running operation its road, Of standard
guage and equal in manner of construc-
! ton to the average of Kansas railroads, to
4 the city of EmDoria via Neosho Rapids, OF
| to a point within one-quarter Of mile OF
| the limits Of the town site OF said town OF
Neosho Rapids. The bonds of said county
to be delivered to said company when said
company shall have completed Its road In
the manner aforesaid to the city of Empo
ria. Provided, that said railroad be com
pleted to Emporia as aforesaid within
three years from the date Of the election
upon this proposition. Ore Hundred
thousand Dollars in cash value Of thu
stock held by Lyon county in the "Atch
ison, Topeka and Santa Fes Railroad Com
psny," and in the missouri, Kansas anE
Texas Railway Company" the said "kaI
sas City, EmporiA and Walnut Vale!
Railroad Company TO have its choice Q
said stock to the amount Aforesaid. Provi
ded that the gross amount taken In pay.
, ment of said subscription shall not excee'
500, 600 at par value, whGn the san,
kansas City, Emporia, and Walnut Val
lev Railroad Company" shall hEVe com
pIeted and put in running operation IL
road Of the character above reclted. an
? within one year from the date Of its com
pletion TO Emporfa, to the west line o
LYON county And provided further
that said stosk shall not be delivered IN
til said company shall erect upon the lin
\ Of its road . permanent depot within on
fourth Of 9 mile Of the town OF Plymouth
Said bonds TO bear interest at the rate {
seven per cent and to be made paYabl'
principal and interest, in the city Of Net
York Full paid stock, dollar for dollAl
. Of said company, to be delivered when u
bonds aforesaid shall be delivered 20 sal
company. The failure on the part Of sal
railroad company to perform any Of Il
conditions or stipuIations herein mention
j ed shall be held to release said count
= from any obligations to subscribe 70 1
stock. The ballots to be used In this ele
ton shall have written or printed thereon
''For the railroad bonds and etock, !" {
"Against the railroad bonds and stock
The election TO be conducted under Il
general election laws OF the State
n Kansas.
BY order OF the Board OF County Cor
+ missioners at their meeting held In u
city OF EmPoria, on the Iffh day OF D
vember, A. d. 1872.
Id Witness my hand and the seal OF LyG
county, this. November I2th. A. u. 1Ss
DAVID 8. GILMORE,
<ess,,y. County Clerk.