The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-08
n n. ORDINANCE.

WHEREAS, The people OF LOWS county
have given their sanction TO n subscription
OF Slg5, 900 10 the capital stock Of the Nor
thern & Southern Vest Virginia Railroad
company, 10 which subscription a protest
has been filed resisting Its legality. And
while the court does not now decide upon
The legality ofthG subscription heretofore
authorized, nor the reference TO the people,
nor what Is proper 10 be donGin reference TO
the protest aforesaid, yeti the court Is will
ing 10 allow u full expression oil tho people
on the subject, and Il they decide for n sub
scriptlon 10 the Weston and ClnrSsburg
Railroad company, the same shall be taken
and held MS n Judgment Of the people against
thc legality Of tho subscription to the Nor
tlrrn & Southern West Virginia Railroad
company, md the full and complete author.
ity for the subscription 10 the Weston and
Clnrksburg Railroad company. And the
act ofsubscribing TO the Weston L ClarkS-
burg Railroad company shall he held as the
legal invalidity to the subscription 10 the
Northern and Southern Vest Virginia Rail.
road Company; and tho vote now ordered
shall have the effect Of a popular decision Of
tho legal inyalility Of tue vote heretofore or
dercd and taken In respect to said Northern
L Southern West Virginia Railroad. And
n the vote now ordered shall be In favor Of
the subscription to tho Weston Il Clnrksburg
Railroad Company, to thOeXtcat Of Slg5, 900,
tho Sumo shall be taken and held MS dis.al-
lowing, and holding rs void the subscription
to tho Northern 4 Southern West Va Rail.
road Company, heretofore ordered by the
Supervisors OF Lewis county, and taken and
certified on that subject. II is therefore
ORDERED, That the proposition 10 subscribe
for and own Sl25, coo by tho county Of Lew.
Is, Of tho capital stock Of the Weston aud
CiarkSburg Railroad company, DO snbmltt-
cd to the voters Of Lewis county at IN cleo
ton which Is hereby appointed 10 he hold
en- according to law on the Second Tues
day In october, 1873, at tho several pla.
ces ofyoting in said county, 10 test the
sense Of said voters whether tue county de-
sircs TO make sud subscription or not, And
II Is further
ORDEngp, That rs condition to said sub
scription, and at MI times to 10 taken md
held as authority 10 make the same, that
the bonds OF tho county, bearing six per
centum interest, payable annually, shall DO
accepted by Said company Mt par, rs pay
mcnt Of the subscription hereby authorized,
with tho principal payable In Twenty-Five
years or sooner, ut the option Of tho county
Of Lewis. And II ithG ascertained ind de-
ClnrCd that threo-ffths Of the votes cast at
such election arc in favor of such Subscrip-
ton, then the county court shall have
power, in It's discretion, II It think the In.
tereSts Of the county will he promoted
thereby, to subscribe said sum Of Sl25, 900
TO tho capital stock of said Weston and
ClarkSburg Railroad company, or such
portion OF said sum rs II may deem ECccS-
sary for the building Of said railroad, upon
such terms, conditions and limitations as
the said court may deem cxpedient, 10 the
ED ofpromoting said work, and at The
same time Of projecting the Interests Of the
county. The bonds 10 be issued as herein
before provided In payment Of such sub
scription may he Issued In such install
ments rs tho work Of construction Of
said railroad progresses, as the cour
may hereafter prcscrlbc and said court
may, ifit SEQ proper, before directing said
insialmCnts Of bonds 10 issue, order such
portion Of such bonds rs II deems proper 10
be withheld from delivery to the said rail-
road company until compliance with such
conditions relative TO the work Of construC-
ton ofEail railroad as II may prescribe. II
Is further provided as q part OF this order,
that II no subscription DO made under this
order, or ifmade, lie not accepted BY said
company, against the LIST day of April, 1875,
then mis- order, and all proceedings under
Il, shall stand for nouglt, and have no fur
thcr force or effect. Aud ills further
ORDIREp, That the poll-books shall be
prepared by the clerk Of this court and
that proper printed ballots shall also bcprc-
pared by him, and said ppl-bookS and bal
lots shall be sent by said clerk TO the differ
ent places ofy0ting In tue county, 50 as 10
facilitate n full, free ind fhr election upon
tho questions hereby propoundGd by this
Court; and that the result Of said election
10 certified, aflCi tue same he ascertained, In
the mode similar TO certificates Of election
ofpublic officers Of this State. And the
said ballots shall have written or prlnted
upon them the words "For the Subscrip-
ton, or "AgainSt the Subscription" In
such form as ;liCsaid clerk may designate
or prescribe. And tits further
0RDEREo, that Henry Jones, W. V. Child
ester, and Vim. @. Linger, OF Skin Greek
District p. A. Loruntz, George !. Davis.
son and Watson Dnnton, Of IPalkerSville, In
Collins Settlement District, and VIM. A.
Watson, s. d. Smith and George G. Con-
rad, ST., ut Union School House; Michael
Collins, James Mulladay and George W.
Turner at Sand Fork, md John 1luESey, +.
u. Chal FAINT and James Whalcn, ST., at the
Court House, In tho Court House Dis
trict John kec, Howard Medley and Rich.
ard Fretwcll, OF Jane Lew, and VIM. Nc
Bride, VIM. l.. Huntington and Per y T.
Smith at McT.auOhlin's Store, In the Hack.
er's Greek district George Ross, William
4. Lively and Jesse Butcher at the Bailey
House, and VIM. J. Bailey, Perry White
and J. T. Lovett, at FrpCmnnsbUrg, and
lGmuel Bailey, VIM. WooftGr and bernard
HrauS, nj Leading Greek, in the Frteman's
Greek District are hereby appointed for the
purpose Of seeing that proper pOll-books,
ballots, aud all other facilities I've furnished
10 the people for full and fair expression
upon the questions aforesaid and also to
act as commissioners, ut the places aiore-
said, 10 superintend the election on the
questions aforesaid and shall do and perform
all and cTcrything rCIuidtc AID necessary
for conducting, and AsccrtAininE and GER
tifying the result Of the election hereby or
dercd, and they shall he governed in all
respects as provided by law. And it's fur
tler
ORDERED, And Is hereby directed, that the
Sheriff Of Lewis county shall post n copy Of
this order at each OF the several places Of
voting In this county, ut least thirty days
prior to the day hereby fixed for said cleo
ton and that the said Sheriff mpkO return
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