The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-06
II. II. ORDINANCE.

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President, and G. w. Strickler and
G, w, Turner, Associate Justices,
the following order was adopted
wnEaEls, The people Of Lewis, county
have given iheirsanclion 10 a subscription
Of Sis, 600 10 the capital stock Of The Nor.
therd h Southern tBest Virginia Railroad
company, 10 which subscription a protest
has BEEN fled resisting IL legality. And
while ihc court does not now decide upon
The legality Of thc slbsefiplion heretofore
authorized, nor tho rgietenc6 10 the people,
nor what Is proper 10 DO done In reference 10
tho protest aforesaid, gel The court Is will
Ing 10 allow a full expression OF the people
On tho subject, and lfihey decide for d sub
scrlption 10 tho Weston and ClafEsbure
Railroad company, the same shall be taken
and held as a Judgment Of the people against
tho legality Of the subscription 10 the Nor
thern 4 Southern West Virginia Railroad
company, and the full and complete author.
ity for the subscription TO the Weston and
CiarkSburg Railroad company. And tho
act ofsubscrlbi.g to the Weston 4 olarks-
burg Railroad company shall DO held as tho
legal inyalidity 10 the subscription 10 the
Northern and Southern Hest Virginia Rail-
road Company; and tho yota now ordered
shall have tho effect Of q popular decision OF
the legal inyalility ofthe vote heretofore or
dered and taken in respect TO said Northern
4 Southern West Virginia Railrosd. And
ifthe vote now ordered shall DO 10 favor Of
the subscription TO the Hcston 4 Clarksburg
Railroad Company, to tho extent ofSl?5, 600,
tho same shall be taken and held as dis-al-
lowing, and holding as void The subscription
to the Northern 4 Southern IVES. Va. Rail-
road Company, heretofore ordered by the
Supervisors OF Lewis county, and taken and
certified on that subject. Ills therefore
0RpEREp, That the proposition 10 Eubseribo
for and own Sl25, 600 by the county ofLew-
10, Of the capital stock Of tho Weston and
CiarkSburg Railroad company, 10 snbmitt-
cd 10 the voters ofLcwis county At au cleo
ton which Is hereby appointed to be hold
en- according TO law on tho Second Tues
day In october, 1873, ut tho several pla-
ees ofyoting In said sounty, 10 test the
sense Of said voters whether tho county de-
sires TO make said subscription or not. And
II Is further
oRpERrp, That as condition to said sub
serip,ion, and at oil times to V taken and
held rs authority 10 make tho same, that
the bonds OF the county, bearing six per
centum interest, payable annually, shall b.
accepted by said company Of par, as pay
mcnt Of the subscription hereby authorized,
with tbc principal payable in Twenty-Five
years or sooner, at The option Of the county
Of Lewis. And II Il 10 aSeertainCd and de-
Clarcd that tlreO-ffths Of tho votes cast at
such election aro in favor OF such subscrip.
tion, then the county court shall have
power, in its discretion, ifit think the In
tCrcsts OF the county will be promoted
thereby, to subscribe said sum OF $l25, 600
TO the capital stock Of said Weston and
ClarkSburg Railroad company, or suc''
portion OF said sum as Il may deem ncces.
sary for the building Of said railroad, urou
such terms, conditions and Limitations as
the said court may deem cxprdient, 10 tho
cLd ofpromoting said work, and at the
same time Of protecting tho interests OF the
county. Tic bonds 10 DO issued rs herein
before provided in payment OF such sul,-
scription may be Issued in such install
mCn,s rs the work Of construction Of
said railroad progresses, rs the cour
may hereafter prescribe and said court
may, ifit SEQ proper, before directing sail
instruments Of bonds TO issue, order such
portion OF such bonds M II deems proper IL
be withheld from delivery 10 the said rail:
road company until compliance with such
conditions relative 10 the work Of construc-
ton Of said railroad as 1t may prescribe. II
Is further provided as part OF this order,
that II no subscription DO made under tfls
order, or ifmade, be not accepted. by said
company, against the Is, day Of Anil,ls16,
then :nis order, and all proceedings under
II, shall stand for noughi, and have no fur
thcr force or effect. And ills further
0RbEREp, That tho poll-bookS shall 10
prepared BY the clerk Of this court, and
ihai proper printed ballots shall also be pre-.
pared BY him, aud said p,ll-bookS and bal.
lots shall be sent by said clerk 10 the differ
cnt places ofvoting In tile county, so as 10
facilitate full, free and fair election upon
the questions hereby propounded by this
Court; aud that The result Of said election
be certified, aftci the same be aseertained, In
the mode similar 10 certificates OF election
ofpublic officers Of this State. Andtte
said ballots shall have written or printed
upon them the words "For the Snblerip-
ton, u or against the Subscription" In
such form as ;hCsaid clerk may designate
or prescribe. And Il further
0apElEb, that Henry Jones, W. v. Child
ester, and I'm. G. l.ingtr, Of Skin Creek
District p. a. Lorcntz, Geortc !. Davis
son and Watson linnton, Of lialketsville, in
Collins Settlement District, and Wm. A.
Batson, S. u. Smith and George G. Con-
rad. Sr., at Union School House; Niehatl
Collins, James Mullalay and George ".
Turner at Sand Fork, and John Hnssey, +.
n. Chal FAINT and James whalen, ST., attlic
Court House, In tho Court House Dis
trict; John Rec, Howard Medley aud Rich
ard Frtwcll, OF Jane Lew, and VIM. Nc
bride, VIM. l.. Huntington and Per y I.
Smith at Mcl.aughlin's Store, In the lack
er's Greek District George Ross, William
Y. Lively and Jesse Butcher At the Bailey
House, and VIM. J. Bailey, Perry White
and ]. 7. I.ovett, nj Freemansburg, AMI
l.emuel Bailey, VIM. WoolCr and Bernard
Hraus, at Leading Greek, in The Freeman's
Greek District, are hereby appointed for the
purpose Of seeing that proper poll-books,
ballots, and all other facilities lc furnished
to the people for full and fair expression
upon the questions aforesaid ; and alSJ TO
act as commissioners, at The places aiore-
said, TO superintcnd the election on tho
questions aforesaid, and shall do and perform
all and everything requisite AID necessary
for conducting, and aScertAining aud GER
tifying the result Of the election hereby or
dered, and they shall be governed In all
respects as provided by law. And lis fur
ther
0Dprarp, And is hereby directed, tha.tho
Sheriff Of LOWS county shall post copy Of
this order ut each OF the several places Of
voting in this county, at least thirty days
prior TO the day hereby fixed for said cleo
ton; and that the said Sheriff make return
Of the time and manner Of said p,sting.-
And it's further
oRprREp, That the preamble, and this
order, 10 published In TR DEnocRAr, .
new spaper published In tho town Of Tes.
ton, until said election.