The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-11-20
Legal Advertisements.
ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT
STATE or TExAs
couNTr OF TRAYIs.

STATE OF TExAs
COUNTY or TRAyrs.
Be Il remembered thar At special session Of the
county courf 81 ne county Of TTavis held on the
twenty ffh dsy of October 1873 the following pro-
eeedings were had. owt Il appearing TO the sstiifac-
Octobcr is58 me following petition signed BY more
than affy frecholders of the said county, tOit by
iess 1-c-enied 10 said- comfy court. saI5 teffs1
being n the words a. follows:
To the Honorable the County Court Of Travis county
'sThe anderalgned frceholderu Of said Travis eovnt,
IN accordance with the act Of the Legislature N ~
eountIcs cities and towns 70 aid In me eostfio ~
railroads and other works Of internal iruroveenf A.
IssPee.i lten your honorable court 20 order an
county on the following proposition: Whethef ssId
county of ffays win donate 70 the international Rail
thousand Dollars (e23O.0e0 in the bonds OF said
coz county s.d bonds 70 Be payable In thirty from
and % bear Interest Il the rate o. eight per centun
yer annum the Interest 10 be due sRd payable the
nrst day Of January of each year. the principal aud in
terest o. raid bonds TO be payable IN United states
currency; said bonds 10 Be issued 10 said railroad
company aid them m the construction Of their rail-
road % the city of AUSTIN IN said Tras eonnty: sad
nilroad 70 be built and depot established for bust
hs.s Niinn ne corporate iimts Of ihs said city Of
tel Ia said city ~ AuHn and the side OF the
Colorado river before the rst day Of NoyembeE, 1874
the bonds Tor said two hundred and thirty thousand
dollars % be delivered duly executed 10 said railroad
company a. soon their said railroad shall be built
depot ehai be established A. aforesaid, pgOrisd the
ssnc Ehal De done before the fret day Of November
A. ID. 1875 "
And IL further appearing that q special meeting Of
said county court thereupon called 10 consider Of
said petiii9n 10 meet the said tWeniy-fh day Of
october 1873 and has 10 accordance with sarh call
met on the said tWenfy-1fth day Of October i673.
WherrupOn the court having daily considered the
said petition, and being ssilshed Of the right Of the
petitioners % have an order for such election By virtue
OF the acts u the Legislature, entitled "An act 10 a-
thorze Counties cities and towns TO sid IN the
etrucon OF railroads and other works Of internal Inn
prOyemenis," approved April ~ 1871 and ''An act
reguila,ing m election approved March 81, 1914
u therefore ordered that election be held IN
cordance With said acts and the registration laws Of
said-otatc Of Texas, on TUESDAY, the second day OF
December. 1873 20 take opinion Of the electors Of
the said county Of Travis upon the proposition
ained IN the foregoing petition, which election shall
DC hed ~ the same places, and ehn be presided
by the same presiding officers have been already ap
pointed By this court Ia its orders dated July s. 1913
and July i6 lsI3, 70 hold general election, and that
the rcturus % this special election shall be made BY
the said presiding officers 10 this court within three
days nfter said election
The vote on the proposition aforesaid shall be by
ballot, FOR the proposition, against the PROPOSE
ton a. Prescribed BY the act aforceaid, approved
April Y. 1871.
II q further ordered that this order shall be pub
shed Tor three weeks previous 20 The day Of said cleo
lion IN the DEMOCRATIC STATEsMAN, q weekly news
paper published In the city Of Austin, Travis county
Texas; and Il IL further ordered that special meeting
OF this court be held on Monday the eighth day Of
December, 1873 that being the first Monday after che
return day of said election for the purpose OF
tanning and recording he result Of the election herein
and hereby ordered.
Justice OF the Peace Travis county, Texas.