The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-05-03
Sheriff's Election Proclamation.
VIOLA TOWNSHIP.

NHEREAs. on the 2lst day of April, 1877.
Wv the Board OF County Commissioners OF
sedgwick county, in the State OF Kansas, made
and entered on recoad the following order, TO
wit:
WHEREAS, a petition signed By Silas W. Sack
EFT, Geo. Il TAYLOR and others being more than
twoifths of the resident tax payers of the munic-
pal township of Viola, in the county of sedg-
WICK, State OF Kansas, was, on the 2lst day OF
April. ls77, presented TO the Board of County
Commissioners of SAID county of sedgwick, which
said petition is in the words and figures follow
ing, 10 wit:
PETITION FOR sPECIA ELECTION
To he Honorable Board Of County Commissioners Of
Sedgtciek County, State Of Kansas:
WHEEEAs the Solomon Arkansas Valley &
Eastern railroad company propose TO construct n
railway through the township of Viola, SedgWick
county, state of Kansas Now therefore, the un-
dersigned, resident tax payers of said township,
would most respectfully petition your Honorable
Board to submit to the qualified voters of said
township, at special election to be called by
your honorable body for that purpose, rs proyid-
ed for in act entitled Gan act TO enable coun-
ties, townships and cities 10 aid in the const uc-
ton OF railroads and 10 repeal section eight s) of
chapter tnlrtY mine (5JJ of The laws of 1874, ap-
proved February p, lSI6.N and acts amendatory
thereof; proposition, as provided for in said
acts, t. aid in the construction of said railway by
subscribing to the capital stock of the Solomon,
Arkansas Valley X Eastern railway company, TO
the amount of eighteen thousand dollars, ISIS 900
and TO pay therefor BY Issuing and delivering TO
said railway company the bonds of said town
ship OF lola, to AN equal amount of eighteen
thousand dollars PT06ideG, that the whole
amount of the bonds of said township SO issued
and delivered 10 said railway company shalt not
exceed fifteen thousand dollars isis COO and five
per cent. additional of the assessed value of the
property OF, or in said township, shown by
the assessment last made prior To the issuing and
delivery OF the last of said bonds; andthat said
township bonds shall mature aud be payable tliir-
ty years alter the daIe which they IRE issued
and shall bear interest at the rate of ten QO per
cent. per annun, payable semi-anuually, and
that the principal OF the bonds, issued BY said
township III aid of the construction of said rail-
way, shall be paid by the payment OF an annual
proportion thereofIn each of the last ten C0 years
Of the thirty (3G) years said bonds have To run.
The subscription by said township to the capi-
tai stock OF SAID company, shall be made upon
the condition that sald railway company SHALL rs
provided Tor In section eight (s) of said first
named act, in exchange Tor said township bonds
deliver TO the treasurer of said township STOCK
in their said road equal III amount with the bonds
authorized to be issued dollar for dollar PFOrid-
ed, no such township bonds shall be issued and
delivered 10 said company until said railway is
built and the cars running thereon through said
township, and also provided there shall be Il sta
tion established in said township of Viola when
said bonds shall be delivered to said company
At such election us your honorable body NAV
order in said township all ballots having written
or printed thereon, "FOr extending aid to the
Solomon, Arkansas Valley & Eastern railway
shall be counted in favor of the prop
ostlon To extend such aid; and all ballots having
written or printed thereon, Against extending
aid to the solomon, Arkansas Valley i Eastern
railway company shall be counted against