The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-29
n. n. ORDINANCE.

lST5.-Pfesont u. a. Edwards,
President, and G, w. Strickler and
G. w. Turner, Associate Justices,
tho following order was adopted
WHEaRAs, The people Of Lewis county
have given their sanction TO subscription
Of sizes, 900 to the capital stock Of the Nor
thsrn 4 Southern lPest Virginia Railroad
company, 10 which subscription a protest
has been filed resisting Ia legality, And
while the court does not now decide upon
The legality Of the subscription heretofore
authorized, nor the reference 10 the people,
nor what iS proper 10 be done In reference 10
thc protest Aforesaid, yet tho court Is will
ing 10 allow full expression OF the people
on the subject, and 4 they decide fpr a sub
scription 10 the Weston md ClarGsburg
Railroad company, the same shall DO taken
and held as q Judgment Of The people against
the legality OF the subscription 10 the Nor
thern L Southern West Virginia Railroad
company, and the full and complete author.
ity for the subscription 10 the ITeSton and
CIarksburg Railroad company. And tho
act ofsubscribi.g TO the Weston 4 Clark.
burg Railroad company shall be held as tho
legal iuyaliiity 10 the subscription TO the
Northern and Southern Hest Virginia Rail-
road Company; and Tho yots now ordered
shall have the effect Of n popular decision OF
the legal invRlidity Of the vote heretofore or
dercd and taken In respect TO said Northern
4 Southern West FirginiR Railroad. And
ifthe vote now ordered shall be IN favor OF
the subscription TO the Weston & Clarksburg
railroad Company, 10 tho extent Of $ $4,000,
the same shall be taken and held aS dls.Al-
lowing, aud holding ms void the subscription
to the Northern & Southern West Va; Rail-
road Company, heretofore ordered by the
Supervisors Of Lewis county, and taken and
certified on that subject It Is therefore
ORDRRED, That the propositlonto subscribe
for and own Sl2S, 600 by tho county ofI0w-
Is, OF the capital stock Of tho Weston and
CiarkSburg Railroad company, be snbmitt-
cd to the voters OfLewis county nj an cleo
lion which Is hereby appointed 10 DO hold
en- according 10 law on the Second Tues
day in october, 1873, al tic several pla.
ces ofvoting In said s0nnty, 10 test tho
sense of said voters whether the county de-
sircs TO make stid subscription or not. And
1t Is further
ORDERgD, That Ms condition 10 said sub
scription, md at NIL times to 10 taken and
hold MS authority to mako the same, that
the bonds Of tho county, bearing six per
ccntum interest, payable annually, shall DO
accepted by said company at par, us pay-
ment OF the subscription hereby authorized,
with the principal payable In Twenty-Five
years or sooner, at The option of tho county
ofLcwis. And If itbo iIsccrtainei and de.
clared that thrcO.fflhs oi tho votes east Mt
such election arc In favor Of such slbscrip-
ton, then the county court shall have
power, in lis discretion, II II think the In
terCsts. Of the county will bo promoted
thereby, to subscribe said sum Of $l25,000
to the capital stock Of said Weston and
Railroad company, or such
portion of said sum US II may deem ncces-
sary for the building Of said railroad, upon
such terms, conditions mud limitations rs
The said court may deem cxpedient, 10 tho
rLd Of promoting said work, and atthe
iamG time Of protecting the interests ofthe
county. The bonds 10 bc i3ued as hgtnin-
before provided in payment Of such sui
cripti0n may I've issued In such install
ncnts ne the work OF construction of
said railroad progresses, rs the cour
nay hereafter prescribe; and said court
my, lift sec proper, before directing said
instruments Of bonds 10 issue, order such
,0rtion Of such bonds as II deems proper 10
" withheld from delivery 10 the said rail-.
Dad company until compliance with such
Conditions relative 10 the work Of cOnStrlic-
ion ofsail railroad as II may prescribe. II
! further provided as u part Of this order,
hat ifno subscription DO made under this
rider, otifmadC, be not accepted By said
Ompany, against the LIST day OF ApIililsI5,
hen :his order, and all proceedings under
/, shall stand for nOught, ard have no fur
her force or effect. And itis further
ORuERED, That the poll-bOoks shall DO
repaired by the clerk Of this court, and
BAT proper printed ballots shall also be pre-
AIRED by him, and said poll-books and ball
,ts shall be sent by said clerkto the dliler-
Mt places Of voting In the county, so rs 10
lcililAte 4 full, free nnd fair election upon
Ic questions hereby lropounded by this
Ouri; and that the result OF said election
c certified, aflei the camel he asccrtained, In
&c mode similar 10 certificates Of election
rpublic officers Of this State. And tho
aid ballots shall have written or printed
l,on them the words isEor the Suhscrip-
on, or against the Subscription" in
ich form Us ;licSaid clerk may designate
r prescribe. And Il Is further
0RDERED, that Henry Jones, W. v. Child
ster, and lin. O. Lingtr, Of Skin Creek
'iPtrict PA. Lorcniz, George ]. Davis.
IN and Watson Bnnton, OF lTalkcrsrille, IN
ollins' Settlement District, and Wm. A.
latSon, s. u. Smith and George Q. Con.
nd. ST., at Union School liousc; Michael
ollins, James Mulladay and George W.
turner at Sand Fork, and John llussey, F.
|. Chal FAINT and James Whalen, ST., al the
ourt House, in the Court House DIG
rict; John Zee, Howard NeelCy and Rich
I'd Frctwell, OF Jane Lew, and VIM. Nc
ride, Vim. L. Huntington and Perry 7.
NTH ut McI.aughlin'S Store, Ia the lack
RS Creek District George Ross, William
!. Lively and Jesse butcher at the Bailey
louise and Wm. ]. Bailey, Perry White
nd ]. T. Lovett, at Freemansburg, and
.cmuGl Daley, VIM. Wooiter and Bernard
.raus, al Leading Creek, In the Frceman'B
reek District, are Hereby appointed for tho
urpose Of seeing that proper poll-books,
allots, and all other facilities no fnrnishCd
, the people for o full and fair expression
pom the questions Aforesaid and also 10
Ct as commissioners, at the places afore-
aid, TO suneFintCnd the election on the
uestions aforesaid, and shall do and perform
Il aud everything requisite and necessary
" conducting, and asccrhining and GER
flying the result Of the election hereby or
cred, and they shall be governed In all
.spectsas provided by law. And tits fur
Ter
0BpERrp, And Is hereby directed, thatthe
heriG Of Lewis county shall post a cory Of
lis order at each Of the several places OF
citing in this county, OF least thirty days
rior to the day hereby fixed for said cleo
on and that the said Sheriff mpko return
the time and manner Of said p,sting.-
nd tits further
ORDERED, That the preamble, and this
der, be published in TnE DENoCRAr, q
wv spaper published in the town Of Hes
IN, until said election.