The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-10-25
RECORD "H" PAGE so.

OF July, 1879, referring TO or condemnator,
of the action Of the chairman OF the com
mittee on ways and means he and the sam,
is hereby recinded, and that said chairman
as a member of this board, has done no ac
ton as such member that deserves the cen
sure of this board in his official capacity a
a member of this board, that whatever bus
iness or financial affairs, either said chair
| man or any other members of this board haC
| outside of official duties is no concern o
this board and upon which this board ha.
no right to express any opinion.
Upon the question being put, shall tn,
resolution pass the ayes and nayes
were called and resulted as follows: Aye,
| l-Commissioners Harmon, Mccormick
Pickens. and W. 5. Ashby, chairman-ti
Nayes es-Commissioners Hook, Mcintyre anC
Wilson-(3.) The resolution was declared
adopted.
RECORD H, PAGE 523.
The following resolution was offered anC
adopted:
BY Commissioner Hook
Resolued, That the clerk he directed t.
notify the depository at New York not tC
paw coupons of the new bonds issued in lier
of 81 and Al, series T., IS and 40, series {.
issued to the Union Pacific Railway, east
ern division.
RECORD II, PAGE $50.
Commissioner Harmon moved that the
vote by which the resolution instructing the
clerk to notify the New York depository
not to pay interest on certain Kansas Pacific
bonds be reconsidered, thereupon the aye.
and nayes were called, with the following
result: Ayes Commissioners Harmon
McCOrmick, Pickens, and W. + Ashby
chairman -(4) Nayes - Commissioner.
Hook, Mcintyre and Wilson-(3.) Motion
declared adopted.
STATE OF KANSAS, /
Leavenworth County:
l, Oliver Deifendorf, County Clerk and
Clerk of the Board of County Commission.
ers, of the county and state aforesaid, dc
hereby certify that the above ana foregoing
is true and correct transcript of the pro.
ceedings had in reissuing of the bonds re.
ferred to, and while Mr.. Hook was a mem
Der of the Board.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affix the seal of my of.
[sEAL] fee on this, the 22nd day of Octo.
ber, A. D., 1877.
o. DIEFENDoRF, County Clerk.
By J. w. NIEHAUs, Deputy.
PREAMBLE.
Be it remembered that at a session OF
the Board of County Commissioners, held
on the 14th day of January, A. ID. 1874,
amongst other proceedings then and there
had was the following and entered OF record,
to-wit:
DOUGLAS CONTRACT TO DEFEAT CERTAIN
BONDS, RECORD &c" PAGE 5l9 AND $40.
The following resolutions were offered
by Commissioner Harmon:
Resoiued, BY the Board of County Com
missioners of the county of Leavenworth,
state OF Kansas, that,
WHEREAS, Said hoard entered into a
contract with John C. Douglass, attorney at
law, on the 4th day of September. 1867, to
take legal steps in the proper courts to de-
feat and avoid the payment of the bonds
issued to the Missouri River Railroad Co.
or Leavenworth d Missouri Pacific Rail
way Company, so-called; and again on the
22d of October, 1867, to avoid in like man.
ner the bond. issued to the Union Pacific
railway, E. d.; and
WHEREAS, If said bonds are not legally
binding upon the people Of the county they
ought not to be paid !; therefore be it
Resducd, That said contracts with said
John C. Douglas are hereby renewed with
the consent and cooperation of the present
county attorney, L. NJ. Goddard, and he is
hereby employed on said terms to assist said
county attorney in whatever may be thought
for the purpose, and
and also that the bonds is
sued to the Platte City & Fort Des Moines
railroad company be included in said con-
tract, provided now as then that no fees
be paid said J. c. Douglas, unless the inva-
Iidity of said bonds be judicially estab-
llshed.
RECORD &C." PAGE $50.
Commissioner Hook moved the resolution
be received and referred to the committee
,n ways and means and the county attor-
,ey, which motion was adopted and resolu-
lion SO referred.
PREAMBLE.
Be it also remembered that on the 9th,
l4th and 18th days of April, A. d. 1874, at
session OF the Board Of County Commis-
toners amongst other proceedings then and
here had was the following and entered of |
ecord, to-wit:
PAGE $50, RECORD g."
The committee on ways and means sub |
nifted the following report, which was read |
o the Honorable Board of County COM
nissioneB:
Genfenea: Your committee to which the |
of John C. Douglass, ESQ.,, was
eferred has had the same under copsidera-
ion, and would recommend that said prop
sitioo be accepted vhenever the County
Attoruey shall inform the Board that he is
atis6sd that said Do1sias i in possession
fncls sulicient 10 snstain IN action or 4
slsass - he bonds in questioa.
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