The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-02


rided, however. that said township shall reserve
the right Of paying the whole or any part of said
bonds at any time after the expiration of ten
years from the date thereof by giving notice
thereof for the period OF twelve months prior 10
! such proposed payment.
Said bonds shall be issued in such denonina-
tons as said railway company or their assigns
may designate.
lial stock OF said company shall be made upon
the condition that said railway company shall,
provided for in section eight OF said first named
act, in exchange for said township bonds deiiy
er To the treasurer of said township stock in their
said road equal in amount with the bonds author
lzed 10 be Issued, dollar tor dollar. Procided,
Always that no such township bonds shall be is
| sued and delivered to said company or their as
signs until said railway is built and the cars run
! ming thereon through said township of Morton,
I and = station established therein and that said
! railway shall be constructed through said town
! ship within one year from the day upon which
majority of those voting on THIS proposition shait
vote IN favor thereof When SAID railway shaN
! have been constructed and he in operation
/ through said township and station established
therein and not sooner then there shall he issued
| and delivered to said railway company or their
assigns ill exchange for an equal amount OF tue
paid up capital stocA Of SAID company the bonus
OF said township TO the amount OF hiteen thousand
dollars l$lj, 900 and at such time or times there
after as said railway company or their assigns
shall designate, there shall be delivered to said
company or their assigns In eNchaGSe ior equIl
amounts OF the paid up capital STOCK OF sald COM
| psuy the bonds Of said township 10 such an
amount or amounts which, with the bonds prev i
| ously delivered 10 said company, shall amount In
the aggregate to eighteen thousand doii'rs tSio-
O0J)
SAID election to be held in SAID township after
thirty days notice thereof shall nave Deen given
in the iehita weekly Beacon newspaper pup
iished 1T Wirhita the county seat OF sengWlch
county, State of Kansa1, and having general
circulation in said township Of Morton.
| Al such election rs your honorable b0dy nihy
orC;er III SAID township, those voting IN favor OF
| tbs foregoing proposition shall have written or
printed On tAeir ballots 'tfor extending aid TO
iaa solomon Irk9l,sas Valley & Eastern Rail-
| way Company and all such ballots and only
saca shsli be counted ia fsvor OF the PROPOSE
ton st forth 10 this petition And those voting
al such election against ihe icrs going PROPOSE
ton shall have written OF printed on there bal-
| hats Against extending ait 10 the solomon,
! ARKANSAS Valley * Eas.ela isailWay company,
aa AL su,eh b.r,cts and only such shall be count
ell against the proposition set forth IN This p IT,
4 D Wheeler Geo Walter
w Myers q " Bostich
/ VIM NanfSuren " BANKS
samuel Bait Neal
Albert kimbalt ID VI Beverly
! Albert Jrter Da DoStIck
IL hessler ii sanders
/ l. p MaSam j Is iSIickhouse
J " Phillips Geo Kemp
| Il - Fouts John Campbell
Il NJ Montgomery Thomas Garwood
" Gilbert james GarNsood
( W Nj Bond Hampton
And whereas it has been shown to the satisfac
ton Of said board of county commissioners and
the said board so finds adjudges and declares
| that said petition has been signed by and con-
tains the names of more than two-ffihs Of the
Taxpayers actually residing in said township of
Morton and to be regular and legal III form.
| Now therefore pursuant TO the prayer of said
petition and the statutes in such case made and
faI - n1,la pa1 hx tha f
| county commissioners OF Sedgwick county, State
| OF Kansas, that special election be held in the
| township of Morton in said county ut the usual
voting place therein on the
| iru DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. d. 1871,
at which said election the following proposition
shall be submitted to the legal voters of said
/ township for their decision by ballot TO wit:
Shall the board Of county commissioners Of
| Sedgwicil county, State of Kansas, TO aid In the
| construction OF the solomon, Arkansas Valley *
Eastern Railway Company through the town.
| ship Of Morton in said county and State cause the
| county clerk Of said county, provided for III
| an act of the Legislature of the State of Kansas
| entitled IAN act TO enable couhtes, townships
and cities TO aid in the construction of railroads
and 10 repeal section eight chapter thirty-nlne Of
the laws of 1874 approved February -. 1876. and
| acts amendatory thereof for and on behrlf of
and in the name of said township of Morton TO
subscribe to Tor Ior) the capital stock of the sol
/ onion, Arkansas Valley q Eostern Railway Com
pany to the amount of eighteen thousand dollars
said capital stock TO be paid for by sad board Of
| county coInmissionersissuing and delivering 10
! said railway company the bonds of SAID township
OF Morton, 10 an equal amount Oh esnteen thOi7-
| and dollars; Pf0gideG That the whole amount Of
| the bonds OF said township issued and deliv-
cred to said railway company, shall not exceed
fifteen thousand dollars, aud live per cent. addi-
tional of the assessed value of the property OF,
| Tor iu) said township, shown by the assess
nlent last msGe, prior 10 the delivery OF the last
OF said bonds, 10 said railway company or ihelr
assigns III the manner and NJ the times hereinaf-
ter set forth. Said township bones shall mature
| and be payable thirty Years after the date upon
| which tley Issued and shall bear Interest
at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, payable
| scmi-anuually, oH the first Gays OF january and
July OF each year, and snail have Saiai-annual
interest coupons attached and both principal and
interest shall be payable at the fiscal agency oil the
state of Kansas in the city OF New York The
| principal OF the bonds issued By SAID toynshlp,
III aid of the construction OF SAID railway shall be
| paid by the payment of IN equal proportion
thereof in caca vi the last ten Of the thirty years
! which said bonds have - Iitn: P.oGided, How
ever that said township shall reserve the right Of
pay ing the whole Or any portion oil siid oouds ut
| any time after the expiration 81 ten Years iron
tne date thereof by sWlng notice thereof for the
period OF Twelve month plior to such proposed
! pay nent.
sad bonds shall be issu L in such den0mina-
tons as said railroad company or tae.r assigns
/ may design k.
Iiie suo5crpi ion by said township 10 Tie capital
. ssoc. OF SAID company shall DC made upon III
Condition si1t ssid railway company snail, IS
provided iDr la section oit Oh SAD hast named
/ ~. IA eAehinse for saia t1Fnship oOads, deiiy-
q - t-le treasurer Of s4lt township stock II s..elf
sad road e.lul la In0liat w!th Ia. bJ1dS autJr>
.zes, ID " issued uJil..r lOr dollar IT0g e:d,
AWAY tat sIc.l t0,,gs!.'p Donds SAL be is
9i15 AID delivered 20 stlsl company OF heir
9isiIe uGt sii't Edii = ba!t and sia cars ra-
/ s.A t4ee> ja ,.lr 1usl sid ,oTnsa!p u Morton,
anu a station established iheTeln aAt tha. sad
railway S.i4il De cDlsstts-lc tfOioa SAD t0Wn-
slip within e.r Iso.li the iy uioh "hcll :.
orgy OF tAJ5e F5.is )g s.4Ia piOpvsItiol shall
! F..e - ..lFJI .IcreOi.
/ Wlra s4iaratiHAy si!.l have been Constructed
aat oe IA operation through s.iJ las s.lsP .lia :.
sial.o: ,a.iil have been established t.iereia and
I raiu
cred to said railway company OF Their assonS IN
Sci.s,c 1ug il. equal -II!pdnt OF ile is ~ cap
itli stock OF S3id company tne JU0as .. SAD
township 10 the amount q i,i-eeh thousand Goi,
ss And sucl tIIae OF times thefeaitc. As said
railway company Of tiieil assigns shall designate
The ne small Oe deiiNeIei 10 s1iG fil Va. COMPANY
or 4e.f gs in eNehaase ior equal amounts Oh
In, p3.d ~ capital stock "a SAID c1.hpaE! tie |
bonds oi said t3Waship - sugh ~. ii'ilodnt OK
:auaans which With t.e bonds previously deiIF- !
c:ed 10 said company OF Their assigns snail
amount in the aggregate TO eighteen Iaousani! I
d0li..JS.
Said election shall be held in said township AZ /
ter thirty days notice thereof shall have been CIV
en- III Il newspaper published at Wichita The cOun-
~ seat OF sedgwck county state OF Kansas anu /
having general circulation in SAID township OF /
Morton.
AZ said election, those voting, in favor of the |
foregoing proposition shall have written or print |
ed on their ballots For extending aid to the |
Solomon, Arkansas Valley Eastern railway |
company" AMI all such ballots and only such |
shall be ouuted in favor OF the proposition here
in set forth And those voting ut said electiO on
against the foregoing proposition shall have Wri
ten or printed on their ballots Against extend
ing aid TO the solomon, Arkans as Valley Il East
ern railway company. - and all such ballots and |
only such shall be counted against the PROPOSE
ton hereinbelorc set forth.
All the foregoing to be in accordance with the
petition Of the aforesaid resident tax payers of
said township which said petition is made part
OF this order.
And il is further ordered tina. the sheriff Of said
county of Sedgwick make due proclamation to
the voters of said township OF the holding of said
election ut the tire and place aforesaid, by pub
fishing the same for thirty days, more, ne xt
preceding the day Of holding said election, as
quircd by law, and that in said proclamation he
set forth at length and in full in the foregoing
order.
In witness whereof we the undersigned chair
man and members of the Board OF County Com
missioners OF edgick county, State of Kansas, |
have Eereunto set oar hands as such chairman
and members as aforesaid ut the City of Wichita,
the county seat Of said county this 23d day Of
July, i. ID. 1871.
J, ~ STEELE, Chairman
J. \. NELSON,
o. G. JACOBS.
Attest JOHN TUCKER,
[Seall County Clerk.
STATE OF KANSAS
Sedgwfck County.
|, John Tucker, county clerk Of SAID county,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a
fall complete and correct copy in every partcu-
Lax of the order made by the Board of County
Comm ssioners of said county, at special ses-