The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-23

Arkansas Valley y Eastern Railway Company -
aud all such ballots and only such shall be count
ed against the proposition set forth in this IL
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| 4 Wheeler Geo W Walter
W Myers q W Bostick
VIM an Buren, W Banks
samuel Butt J W Neal
| Albert kimban ID VI Beverly
Albert Jrter David DostIck
r III hesser III sanders
L MaXaIn j u BrIckuOuse
j W Phillips Geo h henip
1 - fOuts John taHs bell
Il VI Montgomery EUIII3s 0,drWOud
~ Gilbert James G.ITWVod
~ a Bond l. I. anptun
Ana whereas il has been shown l., the s1fisflc-
iIOH OF said board oil county commits iOneT4. All
sac ssid board 90 latis adJadges and ,leci.T.5
tiI.t said petition has been sin..si bs aad con
.In- the naine- oi more th1H tsD-iiIths Of The
,dX-pHy &c usliiy residing ia sud township of
,iorl0n andto be regular ami legal la form
Nov therefore pursuant to tht pray OF sad
reiiion .,Gd the statutes in -uc.I In1iie aatt
provided 10 is hereby ordered by the board ~
county commissioners OF ,edgwick county ~itc
9i hlis-.s, mat special eiec1ion De Ae.n o. lie
township of Morton IN said county Il Tie q u.4l
voting place therein on the
4rH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, i. ID. l5.7
40 which SAID election Tie following I,fopas.ti,
shah be submitted 70 The legal voters Jf stlt
township for their decision BY ballot to wa.
SHAH the board OF county commissioners 90
-ed-wfcl. County, STATE OF Kansas, 20 aid la liIc
col srruction OF the Solomon Arkansas Valley &
Eastern Railway Company through tbs ~ WI
ship of Morton in said county and State cause the
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az act Of the Legislature of the State OF KANSAS
entitled ''AR act to enable counties, townships
and cities to aid in the construction of railroads
anu to repeal section eight chapter thirty-nlHe OF
the laws Of 1874 approved February -. 1876, and
acts amendatOry thereof for and on behTif Of
and in the uaIne of said township OF Morton 10
subscribe to Tor fOr the capital stock Of the SOL
ONION, Arkansas Valley K E0stern Railway en-
pany 20 the amount of eighteen thousand dollars
said capital stock % be paid for by SAID board II
county commissionersissuing and delivering to
said railway company the bonds of said township
OF Morton, TO an equal amount Of eighteen thOus-
and dollars; PrOuffed That the whole amount0 Of
the bonds of said township issued and deliv-
cred to said railway company, shall not exceed
fifteen thousand dollars, and five per cent. addi
tiOual of the assessed value of the property Of,
ior in) said township, as shown By the assess
men: last made prior to the delivery of the last
Of saId bonds, 20 said railway company or their
assigns in the manner and ut the times hereiDaf-
ter set forth. said township bonds shall mature
and be payable thirty years after the date upon
zhch they are issued and shall bear interest
at the rate of ten per cent, per allnnm, payable
sem-annually, on the first days of january AID
July OF each year, and shall have seml-Rnnual
interest coupons attached and 9oth principal and
interest shall BE payable at the fiscal agency OF the
State of Kansas in the city Of New York The
principal OF the bonds issued by said toyn5hip,
in aid Of the construction OF said railway shall be-
paid by the payment Of an equal proportion
thereof in each Of the last ten of the thirty years
which said bonds have 10 run: p Guided, How
ever that said township shall reserve the right OF
paying the whole or any portion 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 to such proposed
Said bonds shall be issued in such denomina-
tons as said railroad company or their assigns
may designate.
The subscription by said township to the capital
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, delig
the treasurer of said township stock in their
said road equal in amount with the bonds author
lied be issued dollar dollar Provided.
always, that no such township ponds shall be is
sued and delivered to said company or their as
signs until said railway Is built and the cars run
ming thereon thr )ugh said township Of Morton.
and a station established therein and that said
railway shall be constructed through said town
ship within one year from the day upon which n
majority of those voting on this proposition shall
vote IN favor thereof.
When said railway shall have been constructed
and be in operation through said township and Q
station shall have been established therein and
not fooner then there shall be issued and deliy-
cred to said railway company or their assisas in
exchange for an equal amount OF the paid up cap
ltll stock of said company the bonds OF SAID
township to the amount of hfleen thousand dol
lars and at such time or times thereafter A. sdit
railway company or their assigns shall DIES snate
the re shall be delivered 10 said railway COMPANY
or their assigns in exchange for equti amounts o.
the paid up capital stock Of said company uie
bonds of said township 10 such n amount or
amounts which with the bonds previously dsiiE-
cred to said company or their assigns shall
amount in the aSSregaIe 10 eiShteeh thpu-aA0
said election shall be held in said township AZ
ter thirty days notice thereof shaii haze b ca gig
en- In u news paper pablisAea al " lcbiilthe cJgn
g. scar Of >Cfigwlek count. stale OF Names and
i4vint, Il general circulation Ia SAID township OF
Morton.
Al said election. those voting, in favor OF the
FOREGOING pTt,tis! non 81 al nave wf4lt-a or print
III o.. siieIr Ballots ''fur extending dsd t4 Che
-o!om0n, arS4nsaa alley & Eastern railway
esefnptay, - anil All sieh 4allDis and Valy -gcl
,atii b. couutcd IN tiyor OF the \ y sito here
"a SCI forth. md those voting &c s.iti EclilV
against The ioreg0ng proposition shall have
lei. or printed on their ballots . -uiGsJ eNicaa-
t-.g a4d 10 the ,OlonIui. ArA4us Valley y Et.i-
sel r.li.vay company - and ali such b4-ist- 4at
Gaty such shan be counted against the pEDHasie
tiou hereiubei9re set forth
m III. foregoing t. be ia accordance with tu-
ustition OF tue Aforesaid resident tax pnycr- 90
s.i.l township which SAID petition Is mtie part
OIL this order
comfy Of sedgwics. make due proclamation 30
hs voters Oh said township OF the holding Oi said
election az the time and place Aforesaid by pub
isuina the same for thirty days. or more, next
PRECEDING the day OF holding said election - re-
guired BIZ law and that in said proclamation he
SET forth at length and in fall IN the foregoing
order.
In witness whereof we the undersigned chair
man and members of the Beard of County Com
OF edsick county, State of Kansas,
and members as aforesaid at the city of Wichita,
the county seat Of said county this sd day Of
July, a. ID. lSF..