The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-25
IT. II. ORDINANCE,

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C. W. Turner, Associate Justices,
tho following order was adopted
WHEREAS, The people of Lewis county
have given their sanction to u subscription
Of SIZE, OOOtO the capital stock of the Nor
thern l. Southern Hest Virginia Railroad
company, to which subscription protest
has been filed resisting its legality. And
while the court does not now decide upon
the legality Uf.hO subscription heretofore
authorized, nor the reference 10 the people,
nor what Is proper to be done IN reference 10
the protest aforesaid, yet the court Is will
lug 10 allow full expression oil the people
on the subject, and iftiGy decide for sub
scrintion 10 the Weston and ClarKsburg
Railroad company, the same shall be taken
and held rs q judgment Of the people against
the legality OF the subscription TO the Nor.
thcrn 4 Southern West Virginia Railroad
company, mud the full and complete author.
iiy for the subscription TO The lesiOn and
Clarksburg Railroad company. And the
net ofsubscribisg to the Weston 4 ClatGs-
burg Railroad company shall be held as the
legal inyAldity 10 the subscription to the
Northern and Southern Hest Virginia Rail.
road Company; and the vote now ordered
shall have the effect Of II popular decision Of
the legal invalliiy Of the vote heretofore Of
dCrcd and taken in respect to said Northern
& Southern West Virginia Railroad. And
ifthe vote now ordered shall be- In favor OIL
the subscription to the Des,On & Clarksburg
Railroad Company, 10 the extent ofSl95, 600,
the same shall be taken aud held rs dis-al-
lowing, and holding rs void the subscription
10 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
ORDERED, That the proposiiionto subscribe
for and own Sl2j, coo by the county Ofl.ew.
is, of the capital stock Of tue Weston and
Clarksburg Railroad company, be snbmill-
Cd 10 the voters Of Lewis county AT an elCc'
ton which Is hereby appointed to he hold
en- according to law on the Second Tues.
day In october, 1873, Mt tile several pla.
ces Ofvoting In said sonniy, to test the
sense Of said voters whether the county de-
sircs to make SAID subscription or not, And
II is further
ORDERED, That rs condition to said sub.
sCription, and nj all times TO lie taken and
held as authority to make the same, that
the bonds Of the county, bearing six per
centum interest, payable annually, shall be
accepted by said company nj par, us pay
nUnt Of the subscription hereby authorized,
with the principal payable in Twenty-Five
years or sooner, at the option Of the county
Of Lewis. And If be asccrtAincd and de-
Clared that tlrCO.fiths OF the votes east Rt
such election arrin favor Of such subscrip-
ton, then the county court shall have
power, in It's discretion, ii ii think the In
tCrests Of the county will be promoted
thereby, to subscribe said sum Of Sl2j, 900
to the capital stock OF said Weston and
Clnrksburg Railroad company, or such
portion OF said sum as Il may deem neccs-
sary for the building Of said railroad, upon
such terms, conditions and limitations rs
| the said court may deem cxpcdicnt, TO the
CLd of promoting said work, and nj the
same time Of protecting the interests Of the
county. The bonds 10 be issuel as llrrcin-
before provided in payment Of such SUBJ
sCripti0n may he Issued in such install
mcnts as the work Of construction Of
said railroad progresses, as tho cour
may hereafter prescribe; and said court
may, lift sec proper, before directingi said
instHlmcnts Of bonds 10 issue, order such
portion Of such bonds rs II deems proper ~
he withheld from delivery 10 the said rail-
road company until compliance with such
conditions relative to the work Of conStruc-
ton Of said railroad as it may prescribe. 1t
Is further provided rs part OF this order,
r that IL no subscription be made under this
order, or ifmalc, he not accepted by said
company, against the lst day OF April, 1875,
: then :nis order and all proceedings under
1t, shall stand for nought, ard have no fur
tier force or effect. Aud II is further
ORDERED, That the pOll-books shall he
prepared by the clerk Of this court, and
that proper printed ballots shall also he pre-.
pared by him, aud said pnll.boOkS aud bal.
lots shall be sent by said clerk TO the differ
cnt places Of voting in the county, SO Us to
facilitate afhll, free and fair election upon
tho questions hereby prOpOunded by thii
, Court; and that the result Of said election
10 certified, after the same be ascertained, IL
the mode similar 10 certificates Of election
ofpubliC officers Of this State. And tEI
said ballots shall have written or printed
upon them tic words "For the Slbscril-
ton, u or against the Subscription" Ii
such .. form as ;lpsail clerk may designate
or prescribe. And tits further
ORDEREp, that Henry Jones, w. V. Child
ester, and I'm. g. Linger, Of Skin Greek
District; =. A. Lorentz, George !. Davis
son and Watson lInnton, Of WalkGsvllle, Ia
Collins Settlement District, and VIM. a,
Watson, y. d. Smith and George q. Con
, rad. ST.. at Union School House; Michael
Collins, James Mulladay md George W
Turner at Sind Fork, and John llusSey, +.
VI. Chal FAINT aud james WhalCn, ST., Ut the
Court House, in the Court House Dis
trict John Rec, Howard Medley and Rich.
ard Fretwcll, OF Jane Lew, and WIN. .lc.
Bride, Vim. Il. Huntington aud Perry 7
Smith al. Mclaushlin's Store, In the Hack
cr's Greek District George Ross, llilliau
t. Lively aud Jesse Butcher at tic Bailey
House, and Vim. j. Bailey, Perry Whit
aud ]. 7. LOvCtt, at FrremmnSburg, ans
Lenuel Bailey, Vim. Wooitcr and lernart
Q Kraus, at Leading Greek, IN the Freeman
Greek District, are hereby up pointed for tn
purpose ofsceing that proper pOll-bOOks
ballots, and ali other facilities he furnlsht,
: to the people fora full and fair expression
: upon tie questions aforesaid /; and also I,
I act us commissioners, at the places aiorc
/ said, 10 supCrintCnd the election on t
questions aforesaid, and shall do and perform
all aud eserything requisite AID necessar!
for conducting, Rnd Rscerthining and Ger
O tifying the result of the election hereby or
4 dered, and they shall he governed III al
: respects as provided by law. And tits fur
tier
. ORDERED, And hereby directed, that III
1 Sheriff Of Lewis county shall post a copy .
this order at each Of the several places o
/, voting III this county, at least thirty day
prior TO the day hereby fixed for said elCr
) ton; md that the said Sheriff make return
, Of the time and manner Of said pistlng.-
And tits further
ORDrRED, That the preamble, and hi
order, l,c published III THE DENOcaAr,
ne wspapcr published in the town Of IIcs
ton, until said election.
ACorY rgsrE:
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