The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-08
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

STATE OF KANSAS,l
LYON COUNTY. o.
THE STAfE OF KANSAS TO ALI. TO WHOM
THESE PRESENTS MAY CohE-GKEETING:
NOW YE, That 1, John Bay, sheriff of
~ Lyon county, Kansas, by virtue OF au-
thOrity in me vested, do by this procIama-
ton, give pablic notice that on the Tuesday
succeediDg the First Monday In Now,
A. ID. 1873, there will he held IA general
election, and the officers at that time to he
chosen are as follows, tO-Wit: A County
Treasurer, a County Clerk, a Sheriff. a Regis
ter of Deeds, a County Surveyor to fill vacan-
cy, one County Commissioner in district COM
posed of EmpOria city and EmpOria town
ship, one County Com IN isSioner from the dis
trict composed of jackson, Emendaro, Cen
ter and Pike townships; one County Commits
siORer from district composed CT AInericus,
Agnes CITY, Waterloo, Fremont and Reading
townships; one Representative from district
No. 6Si one Representative from district
No. 90.
And also the following propositions, o-wit
The Board of County Commissioners OF Lyon
county, Kansas, having ut u regular meeting
of said board, held on the Sth day of Septem-
Der, 1875 adopted AMI caused TO he entered
upon the Journal of their proceedings, the
following:
WHEREAS, The board of county commits
siOnerS of Lyon county, Kansas, has hereto
fore subscribed to the capital stock of the
Union Pacific hallway. southern Branch
the name OF which corporation has since
been changed to that oil the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas hallway Company i'll the sum OF
two hundred tbOus:l Il dollars, and has issued
the bonds OF the said Lyon county. Kansas,
in the sum of two hundred Thousand dollars
for such stock, and received from said rail-
road company certificates of ownership by
said county in or to the capital stock OF saiJ
railway COMPANY to the amount of two hun
dred Thousand dollars: anl
WHEREAS, The boari OF county commits
siOners OF Lyon COUNT, Kansas, has hereto
fore subscribed 10 the capital stock of the
AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fee Railroad
Company in the sum OF two hundred Thousand
dollars and has issued the bonds of said I.y on
county, Kansas, in the sum of Two hundred
thousand dollars for such stock anu has re-
of ownership by said county in the capital
stock of said railroad company to the amount
of two hundred Thousand dollars, now, there
sscS6ea,, THAT 1T the next general election.
to-wit: ON the 81 day OF November, n. ID ,
izlng the board of county commissions OF said
Lyon county, Kansas, TO sella the stock oil
said county in said railroad companies or
any portion thereof, on such terms and con-
ditiOns as they may deem for the best inter
ests OF said county, and apply the proceeds of
the outstanding bonds OF said county; PTopi-
ded, that said board of county commissioners
shall net sell the said stock ut less than forty
cents on the dollar, payable in cash or in the
bonds of said county OF Lyon at their par
vafs AID b; i further t%s heI,o,
of said sale Of stock be written, or printed as
follows: For sale Of railroad Stock
| "A gainst sale of railroad stock
| And also the following propositions ia
| amend the Constitution OF the State of Kansas
| shall be voted upon in the manner therein
| described:
| PROPOSITION ONE: Section twenty five oil
| article two shall be amended SO as to read a
| follows: SECTION %. All sessions of the Leg
islature shall be held at the State capital, AMI
| beginning with the session of eighteen hun
| dred and seyenty-seven, all reguiS sessions
shall be held once in two years. commencing
| on the second Tuesday of january of each al.
| ternAte year thereafter.
| PROPOSITION TWO: Section three of arti-
| Gle eleven shall be amended so as to read a.
| follows: SECTION B. The Legislature shall
provide, at each regular session, fOI raising
sufficient revenue to defray the current eN,
| penses of the State for two years.
PROPOSITION THREE: The following shall
SECOND %. At the geneIa al election held in
eighteen hundred and Seventy-siN and there
after, members of the House of Representa-
| tiveS shall be elected for two years. and mem
hers OF the Senate shall be elected for IOul
years. rs
SEC. 2 The following shall he the meth
cd of submitting said proposition OF amend
ment: The ballots shall be either written OF
printed. pr partly printed and partly written
| In regard 20 proposition One the form of tbs
the Constitution "a gainst proposition on,
to amend the Constitutions" IN regard Il
proposition two the form of the ballOfs shall
be, "EOr proposition two TO amend the Con
Istltuticn," against proposition two Il
amend the Constellation % in regard to DroIl
| For proposition three to amend the COnsti
the Constitution"
And votes of electors for said officers AM
propositions will be received at the polls O
each election district in said county.
| In witness whereof have nereuntO set my
hand at my Office at EmpOria, in said county
| this 3lst day of September, A. D., 1875.
JOHN BAY. Sheriff
n-u Lyon county, Kan.