The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-01
r.. n. Ol,nINANCE.


the following order was adopted :
WnEREAs, The people Of Lewis county
have given their sanction 10 subscription
Of 81 %, 600 to tho capital stock Of tho Nor
thrrn & Southern Vest Virginia Railroad
company, 10 which subscription protest
has been filed resisting lis legality. And
while the court dOes not now decide upon
the Legality Of :hp subscription heretofore
authorized, nor the reference 10 the people,
nor what Is proper to be done In reference TO
the protest Aforesaid, yet the court Is will
ing 10 allow full expression OF tho people
on The subject, md ifthcy decide for sub
scription 10 tho Weston and ClarKsburg
Railroad company, tho same shall bU taken
and held as n judgment Of the people against
tho legality OftlC subscription 10 the Nor
tiern L Southern West Virginia Railroad
company, and the fall and complete author.
tty for Tue subscription to the Weston and
Clarksburg Railroad company. And the
act ofsubscribisg 10 the Weston 4 Clarks-
burg railroad company shall be held as the
legal inyalidity 10 the subscription 10 the
Northern and Southern Hest Virginia Rail.
road Company; and the vote now ordered
shall have the effect Of q popular decision Of
the legal invalidity Of the vote heretofore or
dcrCd and taken 10 respect TO said Northern
& Southern West Virginia Railroad. And
ifthe vote now ordered shall be in favor Of
the subscription to tho ncston 4 ClarkSburg
Railroad Company, TO the cStent Of Sl25, 900,
the same shallbc taken and held as dis-al-
lowing, and holding as void the subscription
to tho Northern & Southern WeSt Va Rail-
road Company, heretofore ordered by the
Supervisors OF Lewis county, and taken and
certified on that subject. II Is therefore
oRDERRD, That the proposition 10 subscribc
for and own SIPS, COO by the county OfLew-
Ia, OF the capital stock Of the Weston and
ClarkShurg Railroad company, 10 snbrnilt-
ed TO the voters ofLcwis county at an cleo
ton which Is hereby appointed to be hold
en- according 10 law on the Second Tues
day In october, 1873, at the several pla.
ces ofyoting in said sounty, 10 test the
sense Of said voters whether tic county de-
sircs 10 make said subscription or not. And
II is further
ORDEtgp, That rs condition 10 said sub.
scription, and at all times to- 10 taken and
held rs authority 10 make tho same, that
the bonds Of tho county, bearing six per
centum interest, payable annually, shall DO
accepted by said company at par, rs pay
ment Of the subscription hereby authorized,
with the principal payable In Twenty-Five
years or sooner, at the option Of the county
Of Lewis. And II itbc asccrAlncd and llc-
Clarcd that thtcO-GflhS Of tic votes cast At
such election are Ia favor OF such subscrip-
tion, then the. county court shall have
power, In lis discretion, IL II think tho In
forests Of tho county will be promoted
thereby, to subscribe said sum OF $l2j, 900
10 the capital stock Of said Weston aud
Clarksburg Railroad company, or such
portion OF said sum MS Il may tlcCm rcCcs-
Sary for the building ofslid railroad, upon
such terms, conditions and Limitations rs
the said court may deem expedient, to the
eEl OF promoting said work, and at the
same tfmo ofprotecting the interests Of the
county. Tho bombs 10 he iseuel ns hcrcln-
before provided In payment Of such sub
scription may bc Issued In such install
mcnts as tho work Of construction Of
said railroad progresses, rs the cour
may hereafter prescribej and said court
may, lift SEQ proper, before dlrectingA said
I insialncnts OF bonds 10 Issue, order gich
portion Of such honds as u deems proper 10
be withheld from delivery TO the said rail-
road company until compliance with such
conditionsrGlAtiyo 10 the work OF conSttuc-
ton Of said railroads. II may prescribe. II
is further provided as q part OF this order,
that fno subscription DO made under this
order; or ifmadc, be not accepted by said
company, against tho LIST day Of April, 1875,
then mis- order, and all proceedings under
| Il, shnll stand for uought, and have no fur
thcr force or effect. Aud II 10 further
Il ..at l,antn RttatI I'm
prepared BY tho clerk Of this court anil
that proper printed ballots shall also be pre-
pared by him, and said p1ll-llooks and bal
lots shall DO sent BY said clerk TO the iiier-
ent plaCra Of voting in the county, 50 % 10
facilitate afnll. free and fair election upon
tho questions hereby propounded by this
Court; and that the result OF said election
lbc certified, after Tie same lie asccrtained, In
Tho mode similar to certificates Of election
ofpublic officers Of this State. And the
said ballots shall have written or printed
unon them the words "For the SubScrip-
ton, . or 'iAgains. the Subscription" In
such form as ;hGsAid clerk may designate
or prescribe. And II Is further
ORuEREp, that Henry Jones, w. v. Child
ester, and YIN. q. Linger, Of Skin Greek
District Z. A. Lorentz, George !. Davis.
son and Watson Bnnton, Of lPalkcrsvillc, In
Collins Settlement District and Wni. A.
Watson, s. D. Smith and George 9. Con.
rad. ST., al Union School llousc; Michael
Collins, James Mulladay and George W.
Turner at Sand Fork, and John lluSscy, II.
81. Chai faut and James WhalCn, ST., nj the
Court House, in tho Court House Dis.
ttict John kcc, Howard Medley and Rich
ard Frotwcll, OF Jnno Lew, and Wm. Nc
Bride, VIM. L. Huntington and Ter I.
Smith aisNcl.auuhlin's Store, In the Hack
er's Greek District; George Ross, William
r. Lively and Jesse Butcher at the bailey
llousc, and VIM. ]. Bailey, Perry White
and j. r. Leveit, at FrccmanSbnrg, and
IAmuel Bailey, VIM. Woofler and BERNARD
Kraus, At Leading Greek, In tho FrccmRn'I
Greek District, arc hereby appointed for The
purpose Of seeing that proper poll'books,
ballots, and all'othcr facilities lie furnished
TO the people for full and fair expression
upon the questions aforesaid and also TO
: act as commissioners, at the places atote-
said, 10 SupcrintGnd the election on the
questions aforesaid, and shall do and perform
all and everything requisite aid necessary
for conducting, and nscertaining and GER
! tifyinE the result Of the election hereby or.
dercd, and they shall be governed In all
respects as provided by law. And It's fur
Their
oBpRRrp, And Is hereby directed, that The
Sheriff Of Lewis county shall post a copy Of
this order at each OF the several places oil
voting 10 this county, at least thirty days
prior 10 the day hereby fixed for said cleo
ion; and that the said Sheriff make return
OF the time and manner Of said plsting.-