The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-17
RAILROAD ELECTION,
Natchez, jackson and Columbus Rail
read Company.

WHEREAS, a petition was filed AT the
w meeting of the Board OF Supervisors of
Kinds county, which began on the first Mon
day of August, 1877, signed by William =
Martin, President OF the Natchez jackson
and Columbus Railroad Company OF the State
OF MISs1sstppi, and by more than Fifteen legal
voters and taxpayers of said county, praying
for order Of the President and The whole of
said Board OF Supervisors, that the quts ton
OF subscription or no subscript on to the Capt.
tai stock OF said Company, by said Kinds
county, to the extent OF Four Thousand Shares.
OF FIFTY Dollars each. making the sum of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars, ; Guild be sub
mitted to the vote of the people Of said couu-
| ~, IN accordance with the provisions of the
! 10th and lIth sections of an Act Of the Legis-
l2ture OF sand State entitled an Act to Incor-
| porate the Natchez and Jack On Railroad Com
| paHy, approved July DIST, 1870, and the second
section of an Act OF said Legislature entitled
| a bill entitled an Act to authorize counties,
ciIIes ana towns to subscribe 10 the Capital
| Stock of Railroads, approved A ril l9th lS12,
| and that the submission be made at the next
| general election in said county.
| And whereas, the said Board of Supervisors
| being satisfied that said Railroad Company
| designed to build its line OF Road diagonally
| through said county from a point near the
| confluence of White Oak Creek and Bayou
! Pierre, about seven miles south Of Utica,
| through Utica and Raymond, and thence
| through Jackson. to point on Pearl river
! near Whites Ferry, and that said petition
| was signed by more than fifteen legal voters
| q D..
| William I. Mart n, the President of said Rail
| road Company, the day which said Petition
| was filed, did order that the question of Sab
| scriptlon or No Subscription to the Capital
| Stock of said Company, by said ii inds county
| to the extent already herein mentioned be
| -ubmitted to the vote Of the people of said
| county, in accordance with the several pro-
| visions of the Acts of the Legislature herein
| before specifically referred to-that the sub
| mission be made at the next general election
| in said county-that it be made the duty OF
| the Registrars, INSPECTORS, Clerks, etc, ap-
| pointed and to be appointed to hold said gen
| eral election to hold the election also for the
| purpose of voting on the question of SubscTIp-
| ton or No Subscription. as hereinbefore sta
| ted, to call the attention Of each voter to the
| fact that the question OF subscription or no
| subscription Is subject TO be voted upou-and
! TO make due return thereof, according to law !;
| And that the said Subs cri ptIOn be made il
| at all in the following manner and upon the
| following terms, t0-wIt: That said county
! shall issue its Coupon Bonds and deliver them
| to said company. in payment Of such subscrip-
| ton, said Bonds TO be payable, one-half IN
| ten years from their date, and the other half
in fifteen years from their date, amounting in
/ the aggregate to the sum of Two Hundred
| Thousand Dollars Of principal, and bearing
| interest at the rate Of seven per cent. payable
| annually, at the Office Of the Treasurer Of
| Kinds county, and that the proceeds of said
| Bonds shall he expended by said Company on
| so much of their Road as may be constructed
| in said county.
Now, therefore, the undersigned, President
| and members of the Board OF Supervisors of
/ Kinds county, in conformity With the law in
| this behalf. well with n further order
! entered on their minutes, Do hereby give no
| tice to the duly qualified voters of said county,
| that, at the next ensuing general election, to
| be held in said county, ON
Tuesday, November 9th, 1877,
and at all the places of holding the same in said
county, they may or can cast their ball + ion
| or gainst said Subscription Of Two Hundred
| Thousand Dollars to the capital stock Of said
| Company-and also authorize and empower
notify and instruct the Registrars Of said
county and all inspectors and clerks of cleo
ton etc, to he appointed, according to law
to hold the election herein provided for, to no
tify voters OF it's pendanoy, 10 receive and
count their ballots on the question of subscrip.
ton or no subscription, to make due return
thereof from each precinct or place of voting
| to the Registrars at the county seat. who shall
make their general return for the county, ana
iIeit under seal with the clerk of the Board Of
Supervisors for its future action.
JOHN SHELTON, President, and
! j. r. HORNE,
g. II. ROBERTSON | 1Io,,,tor. %
j. F. TATUN, VI
j. W. NEIL,
Beard of Supervisors.