Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-05-21
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

WHEREAS, The Certificate, under the hand aud seal
OF The President and Secretary of the Galena and
southern Wisconsin Railway Company, corporatlon
existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin
certifying that the proposed route of the Railroad of
said Company, from Gaena in the State of Illinois 10
the Wisconsin River, has been determined py said
Company, to build the line OF said road through The
Town Of Wngville; and whereas, we the Supervisors
of the town o. Wngville deeming aud believing that
the construction of said Railroad will greatly promote
the interests and welfare of the Town of Wingville
and its inhabitants have negotiated and arranged with
tue SAID Company, the terms and conditions upon
which Town Aid should be granted to said COMPANY
in the construction of their Railroad by the Town az
Wingyillc, authorized by Chan, lS2 Of the laws Of
Wisconsin, approved March 25th 1872 and tho penar
al laws OF said State and to the amount of such aid
as follows to- wit.
The Town of Wingvle shall subscribe to the stool,
of said Company the OF twenty five thousand dol
lars the payment for such subscription n bemade in
the Bonds of the Town. in sums of oue thousand doi
lars each, aud numbered from to twenty FIVE in.
clusivey, bearing eight per cent interest which IL
payable annually and having interest Coupons ut.
tached, the Pond payable in twenty years from the
first day of July 1872. The interest and principal OF
the Bonds to be payable at the Metropolitan National
Bank in the City of New York. Conditioned that m
Town of Wingvle shall have the option TO nav nor
uon or the whole thereof in full upon first dav of
July in any year. upon their having given notice at
1.-THE said Metropolitan National Bank in the Citv Of
New YORK, six months prior to the time of such in
tended payment The Bonds to be placed In the han
of MershaHts National Bank Of Galena of the CITY If
Galena, to be delivered to said Company upon The
following conditions, to-wt Whenever it Shall be
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charge, that the said Galena and Southern Wisconsin,
Railway Company, or its assigns shall have completed
their said Railroad, that cars may run thereon
from Galena to the Town of Wingvie, the said Trus
tee shall deliver &c the said Gaena and Southern Wis
consin Railway Company its assigns all of the
Bonds.
1t is therefore by virtue and authority of said cham
ter lS2 OF the General Laws OF the State of Wisconsin
approved March 25th, 1872 hereby ordered and de-,
termined that the Town Clerk is hereby directed 10
call Special Election by giving due notice thereof 10
the electors OF the Town. 20 upon the question of
granting such Aid, and that such special election
shall be called and held at the office Of the Town CLERK
on Monday, the Sd day of June, 1872, and that a
copy OF this order and preamble shall precede and ac
company, and be made part of the notice of such
special election. And il is further ordered and de
termned that the torn of Ballot TO be used at such
special election, whic may be either written or print
ed, or partially written and partially printed shall he
if in favor of granting the aid proposed "For the Rail
Toac Proposition. and if against 1t, Against the
Railroad Proportion" aud that said special election
shall be conducted in all respects in the same man
ner as ordinary Town elections
THOMAS LAIRD. Chm
JOSEPH CHANDLER lSuperyisors
A. d. MILLS,
Attest: JAMES T. TAYLOR Town Clerk