The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-13
Legal AdYertisements.
oRpER OF THE COUNTY COURT
FOX AN ELECTION.
STATE or Texas
CnnnIr nr Inn.

JOlhIf OF InAFIs.
Be Il remembered that at 9 special session Of the
County eourf Of the county Of Travis, held on the
frenfT-1flh day Of October. l813 the following pro
essdgs we're had, toNif It appearing to the safisae
nJn 81 said court that on the twenfy day Of
October 1873. the following petition, signed By more
btlngln the words a. follows:
Io the Honorable the County Court Of Travis county
'sho underslgned freeholders Of said Travis county
y acoolienee with the act Of the Legislature Of the
State o. Texas, approved April y. l67i authorizing
oounte cities and towns to ad ia the construction Of
railroads and other works Of internal improvement do
respectfully petition your honorable court 10 order
election 20 take the opinion Of the electors Of said
county On the following proposition. Whcther said
county oi Travis viii donate TO the international Rail
road Company the sum 0f Two Hundred and Thirty
Ihousand Dollars (ez0.00O IN the bonds Of said
the ssuance Of the same n equal annual insalmcrtS
nnd % bear interest AZ the rate Of eight cenfum
drst day of January of each year the principal and in
tcrest u said bonds 70 be payable Ii United States
company TO aid thcmin the construction Of their rail-
road 70 the city Of Austin, IN eaid Travis county said
ness within the corporate limits OF the said city Of
Austin, within mile and half Of the Avenue Ee
Colorado river before the first day of November, 1874
The bonds for said two hundred and thirty thousand
company a. their said railroad shall be built
and n running order % the said city Of Austin and
depot shall be established as Aforesaid pfCrdfd the
A. d. 1874
And Il further appearing that a special meeting Of
said county court thereupOn called 20 consider Of
eaid petition. meet the said tweuty-fth day Of
October 1919 and has in accordance with such call
met on the said twenty-fffh day Of October, 1873,
Whcreupon the court having duly considered the
said petition and being satisfied Of the right OF the
petitioners 20 have order for such election by virtue
of the acts Of the Legislature, entitled An act 10
thCrize counties, cities and towns TO aid IN the
BtructiOn Of railroads aud other works Of internal I'M
pr0vemcDts," approved April y, 1871, and 'An act
regulating elections " approved March 81. 1873,
IL is therefore ordered that an election be held IN
ccrdance with said and the registration laws of
said-staie Of Texas, TUESDAY, the second day OF
December 1873 TO take the opinion OF the electors Of
the said county Of Travis upon the proposition
tanned in the foregoing petition, which election shall
be held Of the place and shall be presided
BY the presiding Officers as hsSe been already np
pointed By tis court in lis orders dated July 8 1873
and July i6 1874 10 hold general election, and that
the Of this special election shall be made by
the said presiding officers 10 this court within three
days after said election.
The vote the proposition aforesaid shall be by
ballot, "fOr the proposition. against the PROPOSE
tIon," prescribed BY ihc net Aforesaid, approved
ID is furfhcr ordered that this order shall be pub
llahed Or three weeks previous the day OF said cleo
tion IN the DEMOCRATIC STATESMAN. q weekly news
paper published IN the city OF Austin, Travis county,
Texas; and is further ordered that special meeting
Of this court be held Monday, the eighth day Of
December 1873 that being the first Monday after the
return day Of said election for the purpose OF
tanng and recording the result Of the election herein
and hereby ordered
Justice Of the Peace Trnyis county, Texas.