The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-04
Special Election.
PROCLAMATION

4 THOMAS LEONARD, Sheriff Of L@lv.nworth
/ Coanty, Kansas, in pursuance Ct law do here:
hy prsclaio aud make known to the qualified
electors Of said County. that Special Election will
lie held at the usaal places Of holding elections in
the vsr;ous voting precincts in the Townships in
said County, and in tie Wards in the City Of
Leavenwerth, at the following places:
First Ward, Washington House.
second Wand, second house east Of Emnet
House.
Third Ward, at the Grant House.
Fourth Ward, first housc north 81 Easinas loe
House, =,
Al FORT Lesyenwor.h precinct, first house south
Of the store Of the Post Trader on the 18th dsy OF
APRIL A. d. ls12, when the folI2ving propositions
viii bc.submitiei to the said qualified voters for
their approval OF rejection, to-vii:
E,rss-shaa ..the County of Leavcnwo,th sub
.eribc one hundred and my thousand l5o go, dol
lar TO the Capital Stock OF the Leaven~orth, Ossa-
ioosa & Topeka Railway Company. and issue nsr
bonds in full pay ment for that amount, bearing in
terest at the rate Of even Per cent per annum pay
allie in thirty YEAR, Gfom the date thegeof:'
And. second, shalt ''said County ci Leavenvorth
donate and assizn 10 said Railway Company in
consideration Of 0te Dollar, the Stock TO he 50 sub
Provided: First The said stock shall not lie sub-
,crit.,l nor said beuls issued unless said Railway
Company shall within six months aftcr the result
Of sid election be afirrnatively determined exc
cute contract, with the Atchison- TOPEKA santa
Fe Iaiiroad Company, or the Kansas Pacific Rail.
vay Company tby the terms Of which contract
Whichever Of said companies the same may he made
Cith1 shall agree IN UrltlS 10 eiiip 3hu ot~Isse
first class railrnsd from POINT within The Shy q
Ieaycnw orth. through her southern boundary and
through /: c TOWNSHIPS OF High Pratre and Alex
apiria in the County OF Lravenwosth, to be an en-
trcly new read in said county, and also within one
nile Of the tAwn OF Oska.oosa to the City OF To-
pesa making Q continuous through line with the
read contracting. and such Company shau run
through trains fron point IN the City OF Ifaven.
worth by said route to the Western Terminus OF
the rosd contracting - Aforesaid, and said contract
shall cot he recinded or in any manner changed
without the consent thereto. hrst obtained Of said
County OF Leavenworih. Aud Provided:
Secona-That said bonds shall not be delivered 70
the said Leavenworth, Ostaleosa Topeka Kali,
vay Company unless said Railway Company shall.
within one year froa the daie IL the proposed con.
tract asosesa31, cause 10 be cOnssructed. EQUIPPED
and ope, sfe1 Grst clso railroad - above ftated,
Thira-Previded Tat said stock Aforesaid, shsll
NOT y 1s9atsA q amlGned, unieo nd Railway
ConpeDy ahau oGseEne4 or cause 20 beceoeexuc1ed,
eoui,sel and opsssts1, through Ire q aebe1eaid,
vithin one year after The dste Of said election.
The electoss voting fnr aid Proposition sh3u use
printed or written tickets, With the words thereon
aFor Railroad Donation md BsnAs." snd tnes,
voting aga,nsa said proposition shall use Printed o.
vr:.ten tickets With the words thereon, AgAns'
Ksilroas Donsfion and Bonds"
The s,erfi,n % he csndocsea in al rspeeis in
eoniarmsty viii the Sensrs eiectioe laws Of the
STATE Of Kapsaa, --.--.
suxxipF' s0yEHE,
March sd, a. d. 1872.
mario Sheriff Leaveavorth County, Kansas.