The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-05-17
Sheriff s Election Proclamation
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\A/HEREAS, on the 2lst day of ApriI 1871
v the board of county commissioners OF Sede-
WIZ county, IN the state OF Kansas, mad and
entered on record the following order, to Wit:
whereas, petition signed by George A. Major
~. "; Souihwick and others, being more than
sW9-n,'hs OF me resident taxpayers of the mu-
nlcipal township of Garden Plains in the county
o. SedSwick. state Of Kansas, was on the al I
dIv OF April, 1871, presented to the board OF
county commissioners Of said county OF Sedg-
Wick, which said petition IS in the words and d.
ures following, to wit:
PETITION FOR SPECIAL ELECTION.
To the Honorable Board Of County Commission
SrS Oh sedgNick county, state of Kansas:
whereas, The Solomon, Arkansas Valley &
Eastern Hallway company propose to CONSTRUCT "A
railway through the township of Garden Palma
se1SwIck county, State of Kansas; now. there
The undersigned resident tax-paver. of said
township, would most respectfully petition your
honorable board to submit to the Qualified voters
OF SAID township, at q special election to he called
by your honorable BODY for thar purpose as nro
vldedior IN an act entitled can act 10 enable
counties, townships and cities to aid in the con-
srut Ton Of railroads. and to repeal section eight
Oh ehaprer thirty mine on the laws of 1874 APP
proved February %, 1S.6, - and acts arlendatorv
thereoi, a proposition, as provided for in sand
acts, 10 aid IN the construction of said railway
by subscribing TO the capital stock of the Solomon
Arkansas Valley & Eastern Railway COMPANY TO
the amount OF eighteen thousand DOLLARS and TO
pay therefor by issuing and delivering to said
railway company the bonds of said TOWNSHIP Of
6Afden Plains to equal amount Of eighteen
tEous'siiu dollars; PT0cIdcd, That the whole
amount of The bonds of said township so issued
ana delivered to said railway company, shall not
exceed fifteen thousand dollars and 1--we per cent
additional OF the assessed value of the property
OF, or IN, said township as shown by the ASSESS
meni last made prior to the issuing and delivery
of tbs last OF said bonds; and that said township
oohis snail mature and be payable thirty years
after the date on which they are issued and shall
Dear interest at the rate of ten per cent. per an
nun, payable semi-annua!Iy, and that the Erinci-
pal OF the bonds issued by said township in aid
OF the construction of said railway shall be paid
by the payments Of an equal proportion thereof
in each of the last ten of the thirty years said
bonds haze TO run.
The subscription. by said township to the can
ltal stock Of said cOnpiny shall be made upon
the condition that said railway company shall az
provided for in sectisn eight of said first named
act, IN exchange for said township bonds teiiv-
or 70 the treasurer Of said township stock in their
said road equal in amount with the bonds author
lZed to be issued, dollar for dollar PY0rfaed
No such township bonds shall be issued and de-
lyered TO said company until said railway is
bullt anu the ears running thereon through said
township; and also provided, there shall be a sta-
ton established IN said township Of Garden
PiaIns, when sad bonds shall be delivered 10
said company.
A such election as your honorable body NAV
or printed thereon, ''For extending ala 10 the
solomon, Arkansas Valley 4 Eastern KaiIwav
company shall be counted in favor OF tho
proposition 20 extend such aid; and all ballots
having written or printed thereon, against es-
ending a.d to the solomon, Arkansas Valley z
Eastern Railway Company" shall be counted
against such proposition.