The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-15
n. E.. ORDINANCE.

AT q County Court LOT tue county OF
Lewis, held on Friday, August S,
ls73.-Present I, A. Edwards.
President, and G. W. StriCkler and
C. W. Turner, Associate Justices,
tho following order was adopted
WHEREAS, The people of Lewis county
have given their sanction to u subscription
Of Sls5, 900 TO tho capital stock Of the Nor
tLCrn 4 Southern Hest Virginia Railroad
company, TO which subscription a protest
has been filed resisting lis legality. And
while the court docs not now decide ur1n
The legality oflhO subscription heretofore
authorized, nor the reference 10 the people
nor what Is proper to be done in reference 10
tic protest aforesaid, yet the court Is will
ing 10 allow Il full expression o the people
on the subject, and ifthey decide for sub
Ecription 10 the Weston and ClarKsburg
Railroad company, the same shall be taken
and held rs u Judgment Of the people against
the legality Of the subscription 10 the Nor
thCrn l. Southern West Virginia IAilroad
company, and the full and complete author
lty for the subscription to the Weston and
Ciarksburg Railroad company. And the
act ofsubScribieg to the Weston 4 ClarkS-
burg Railroad company shall DO held as the
legal inyAlidity TO the subscription 10 tho
Northern and Southern Hest Virginia Rail-
road Company; and tho vots now ordered
shall have the effect of popular decision Of
the legal invAlidity Of the vote heretofore Of
dered aud taken III respect to said Northern
& Southern WOst Virginia Railroad. And
ifthe vote now ordered shall be In favor Of
the subscription to the hGst0n L ClaFkSburg
railroad Company, TO tho extent Of SIZE, 900,
tho shmC shall be taken and held rs dis-Rl-
lowing, aud holding rs void the subscription
10 tho Northern 4 Southern West Va Rail-
road Company, heretofore ordered by the
Supervisors OF Lewis county, md taken and
certified on that subject II Is therefore
ORDERED, That the proposition 10 subscribe
for and own Sl25, 600 by the county orl.ew-
IL, Of the capital stock Of the Weston NHd
Clarksburg Railroad company. 10 snbluitt-
cd TO the voters ofI.ewis county at an cleo
ton which Is hereby appointed to 30 hold
en- according to law on tue Second Tues
day in october, 1873, ut tho several pla-
cCs ofvotlng in said county, 10 test tho
sense Of said voters whether the county de-
Srcs TO make slld subscription or not. And
Il Il further
OnpEltRD, That rs condition to said sub.
Scription, and at all times to lie taken and
held rs authority 10 make the same, that
the bonds Of tho county, bearing SIX per
ccntum interest, payable annually, saallbu
accepted by Said company at par, US pay
mcnt of the subscription hereby authorized,
with tho principal payable In Twenty-Five
years or sooner, OF tho option Of the county
Of Lewis. And II Il DO RscertainGd and de-
Clnrcd that thrGs-hflhS Of the votes cast NJ
such election are In favor Of such subscrip-
tion, then the county court shall have
power, in lis discretion, II It think tho In
tcrcsts Of the county will he promoted
thereby, to subscribe said sum Of $4,000
TO the capital stock Of said Weston and
Railroad company, or such
portion Of said sum rs II may deem neccs-
sary for tho building Of Said railroad, upon
such terms, conditions and limitations as
the said court may deem cxpCdiCnt, TO tho
rLd OF promoting said work, and at the
same time Of protecting tho interests OF the
county. The bonds 10 he iSsnTl US herein
before provided in payment Of such sub
Ieripti0n may be issued In such install
ncnts rs the work OF construction Of
said railroad progresses, as the coEr
may hereafter prescribe; and said court
may, ifitseC proper, before directing said
instruments OF bonds 10 iSsne, order such
portion Of such bonds rs Il deems proper to
Je Withheld from delivery 10 the said rail
road company until compliance with such
conditions relative 10 the work Of construc-
Ion Of said railroad as 1t may prescribe. 1t
S further provided as part OF this order,
hat II no subscription DO made nndcf this
order, or ifnaic, be not accepted By said
company, against the LIST day Of April, 1916,
hen :his order, md oil proceedings under
/, shall stand for noughi, ard hare no fur
her force or effect. Aud Ills further
ORpERED, That the pOll-booES shall DO
prepared By the clerk Of this court, and
hat proper printed ballots shall also bepre-
JARED by him, and said p1ll-bUOkS aud bal
OTIS shall be sent by said clerk 10 the diiIer-
mt places OF voting In the county, SO as 10
acilitaie afnll, free and fair election upon
he questions hereby propoundGd by this
jOurt; and that the result Of said election
iC certified, aftei the same be asccrlained, in
he mode similar 10 certificates Of election
u public officers Of this State. And tho
aid ballots shall have written or printed
ipOn them the words 'sFor the SubScrip-
Ion, or against the Subscription In
uch form rs ;hCsaii clerk may designate
Or prescribe. And tits further
ORDERED, that Henry Jones, W. v. Clid-
.ster, aud lin. G. iingtr, Of Skin Creek
District ?. A. Lorcntz, George ]. Davis
on and Watson lInnton, Of lIalkersYille, in
Collins Settlement District, and VIM. A.
lIHtSon, s. u. Smith and George G. Con-
'Nd. ST., at Union School House; Michael
collins, James Mulladay and George w.
Turner at Sand Fork, and John llussey, +.
Il. Chal FAINT and James WhAlen, Sr., at tile
Jourt House, in tho Court House Dis
ricti John Rec, Howard Medley and Rich
Ird FretwCll, OF Jane Lew, and Vim. Nc
Bride, WIN. Il. Huntington and Per y 7.
smith at Mei.auGhlins Store, In the Hack
RS Creek District George Ross, William
!. Lively and Jesse Butcher At the Bailey
iOuse, and WIN. ]. bailey, Perry White
md J. T. Lovctt, ut ffecmapsbnrg, aud
.emuel Bailey, VIM. WoOilCr and Bernard
iraus, at Leading Greek, IN the FreemAn's
jrCCk District, are Hereby appointed for the
purpose Of seeing that proper poll-books,
IAIlutst hnu AL OUler IAcluUeS ne Iurnlsncu
o the people for full and fair expression
lpon the questions Aforesaid and also TO
Ict as commissioners, at the places aforc-
aid, 10 superintend the election on the
IncstiOns aforesaid, and shall do and perform
IL aud eTerything requisite and necessary
or conducting, and ascertAining and GER
flying the result Of the election hereby or
ered, and they shall be governed In all
aspects as provided By law. And tits fur
her
0BprREp, And is hereby directed, thatthe
iheriiF Of Lewis county shall post a copy OF
his order at each Of the several places Of
citing In this county, at least thirty days
'rior TO the day hereby fixed for said cleo
ION ; and that the said Sheriff make return
I The time and manner Of said pisung.-
md Its further
0RbVREp, That the preamble. and this