The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-05-10

Isaac D slower WmT switzer
John III Crisel John Willis
Willis J Mulkey j L MuIkey
Nichols Nichols
+ Nichols Keith
| j II Greenwell NH Northrup
Fletcher Ih0s A Vaughan
Samuel Jack John Osborn
VIM Farmer David Tierney
james Flood Simeon Clark
| james Tierney VIM ii Ball
| II NJ Banta Randolph Wells
Ii III Mulkey John Fletcher
| ID ID Carlton John DuG
| Simeon BARGE WI Taylor
W ii Taylor, jr r Harmon
Up Ball Geo III Gardiner
| n Richards O'Brien
| j Shives WUCox
| Warren. W WIegandt
| And whereas, it has been shown TO the satisisc-
ton of the said board, and the said boar'i finds
adjudges and declares said petition has been
| signed by and coatns rs the names of more than
two-fifths OF the taxpayers actually resident n
| said township of GIrdeu Plains; now, therefore,
| Pursuant to the prayer Of SAID petition and the
act of the Legislature of the State of Kansas en-
| titled can act TO enable counties, townships anh
cities to aid in the construction OF railroads. and
to repeal section eight of chapter thirty Of
the laws of 1874, approved February 18th. 1876
| and the acts amendatorJ theref-
| 1t is hereby ordered by the coar,i Of county
commissioners of Sedgwick county State OF Kan
| sls, that special election be held in the town
| ship of Garden Plains in said county of Sedg-
wick, at the usual voting place thereof, the jth
day Of June ls77 az which said election thu fol-
lowing proposition shall be submitted 10 the legal
voters of said township for their decision 10 wit:
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county, State Of Kansas. for and on bsalf of said
| township OF Gaaden Plains, in said county and
| of the Solomon, Arkansas Valley n Eastern Rail-
way Company cause the county clerk of said
| county to subscribe for, in the name Of and for
said township, the capital stock Of the Solomon,
| Askansas Valley & Eastern Railway Company to
| the amount of eighteen thousand dollars and pay
the efOr by issuing and delivering to said railway
company the bonds of said township OF Garden
| Plains, to an equal amount of eighteen thousand
dollars; Prorided, That the whole amount of the
bonds of said township so issued and delivered
| to said railway company, shall not exceed fifteen
thousand dollars, and five per cent. additional OF
the assessed value of the property of, or in, said
! township, as shown by the assessment last maio,
| prior to the issuing and delivery OF the last OF
| SAID bonds and that said township bonds shall
on which thcy are issued and shall bear Interest
| at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, payable
semi-annually, and that the principal Of the
bonds issued by said township, In aid OF the Con-
struction of said railway and in payment for the
| stock OF said company, shall be paid BY the pay
ment Of an equal proportion thereon In eaeh Of
| the last ten OF the thirty years said bonds have
| to run.
The subscription by or for, and on behalf Of
1 said township, to the capital stock of said com
| pany shall be made upon the condition that said
| railway company shall rs provided for in section
eight Of the act first named in said petition in ex-
change for and in consideration OF said township
| bonds deliver TO the treasurer Of said township
| stock in their said road equal in amount with the
bonds authorized to be issued dollar f9r dollar;
| Provided, No such township bonds shall De issued
| and delivered 10 said railway company until said
| railway is built and the cars running therson,
| through said township; and also provided there
shall be a station established IN said township Of
| Garden Plains, WREN said bonds shall be lasted
| and delivered to said company,
All the foregoing order TO be In accordance with
the petition of said resident taxpayers % said
township which petition Is made II part az this
order
| Those voting at said election in favor Of said
proposition shall have written or printed Gu their
| ballots '.For extending aid to the solomon, Ar
| kansas Valley & Eastern railway company, "and
those voting said election against SAID PROPOSE
ton shall have written or printed on their ballots
| "Agalnst extending ala to the solomon, Arkau-
sas Valley x Eastern railway company
And il IL further ordered that the sheriff Of said
| county Of Sedgwick, make due p oclamatiJa OF
the holding of said election to the voters OF sal
township at the time and place aforesaid by pub
fishing the same for thirty days more mex pre-
eedinf the day o. holding sa,a election; as re-
| having general circulation in said township and
that in said proclamation he set forth the focgas
Done by the Board of County Commissioners Of
Sedgwick county. State of Kansas, this 2ist day
J. NJ STEELE. o. 6. JACOBS, y. A. NELSON.
Board of County Commissioners of se,lswick
county, State of Kansas:
Atest.-JoHN TUCKER,
STATE OF KANSAS, -
Sedgwick County,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is
| true and correct copy from the journal now
file in my Office of the proceedings of the Beard
of County Commissioners of seoSwick county in
relation 10 special election TO be held in Garden
Plains township on the 5th day of Juie, "A. ID.
1871
In testimony whereof have hercunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of my Office this 2ist day
OF April, 1871. JOHSTUCkkk.
(SeaD County Clerk.
Now therefore, I, III. W. Dunu:ng, Sheriff of
Sedgwick county, State of Kansas, do hereby pro-
claim and make known that on Tuesday, the 18Th
day of Juue, A. ID. 49, there VIII be held aspe-
cial election Mt the usual place of voting in the
municipal township of Garden Plains, In said
county ef Sedgwick, for the proposition contained
in the above order, in the manner and form there
in prov ided and set forth.
sherii's office, Wichita, Kansas, May LIST, A.
ID. ISL. IL. W. DUNNlNG,
5-5t sheriff Of Sedgwick county, Kansas,