The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30

| w Gilbert James Gar,yoOd
| And whereas il has been shown 10 fine sati-lse-
ton of sad board of county coiun.is toner's ard
| the said board so finds adjadges aad declares
that saits petition has been signed by AMI con-
| t;'ins the names OF more tliln two-fflhs or lls
taxpayers actually residing Ia said i,enah o. u
| Morton andtO be regular Lrsi legal Ia Dt1n.
| Now therefore p1rstiaut 10 tne prayer o. sLiI
petition anu the statutes ss,cn cast ia ttie sd
| provided II is hereby Ordered By the 90 20 y
| -ouuly commissioners OI eu.sN ick e.uats ~ists
OF kansas, iBHi special election be 4.e.I Ia lla
| township Oh $iortOn Ia s.tid county Of tie u tai
| sVuH. pIce hrr ~ on tle
an DA1 OF >EF TIMBER, =. Il. Isl.
az witch siii election IRE follow Ing = opos ton
slaii be submitted 10 the legal voters u lid
| township iof heir decision b. ballot 10 wiz.
! shall Tue board OF eoGuty commits sJners q
7edgwick county. SUITE of kausas, t. uid iii me
CO sruet!On of the Solomon, Arkansas 10. o.. =
Eastern Railway Company tnruuush the .y..u-
ship Of Morton In said county amt SJae cifi lie
county clerk Of said county, as provided iif IA
ia act of the Legislature Of the state 0l klusls
| entitled IAN ACT u entbie couatIes, townships
anu cities 10 ald IN the construction Of faiis1- =
and 10 repeal section eight chapter thirfs mn. n
the laws of 1871 approved February p. is1d aud
acts amendafOry thereof - Tor AMI ON .trHI.If 81
and in the name OF said township OF Moron 10
subscribe to Tor f0rl the capital stock 81 if. -o
onion, Arkansas alley Eossern Eaiiw1y Csu-
pany TO the amount of eighteen thousand tuiIirs
said capital stock to Ice paid for by sari bOar,l Il
county commissioner.issuinE and dellyeriug 10
said railway company : he bonds OF said tow uslfp
OF horton, tOan equal amount OF eighteen floua-
and dollars; Prort2ed, That the whole amounfof
the bonds Of said township SO issued and aelv-
cred TO said railway company, shall not exceed
fifteen thousand dollars, and five per cent. ad,ii-
tfOnal of the assessed value of the property Of
tor I'M said township, as shown By the assess
Inent last made, prior to the delivery OF the last
Of SAID bonds. to said railway company o. thcr
assigns IN the manner and at the times hereiBaf-
ter set forth. said township bones shall mature
aud be payable thirty years after the date upon
Hhich they are issued and shall bear interest
ut the rate of ten per cent, per annum, payable
seni-annually, on the first days OF JanHary and
July OF each year, and shall have ssfni-annual
interest coupons attached and both principal and
interest shall be payable Ut the fiscal agency OF The
State OF Kansas IN the city OF New York. Tie
principal of the bombs Issued by sand tOynshiD,
In aid Of the construction of said railway shall ne
paid by the payment Of an equal proportion
thereof in each OF the last zen OF the thirty years
which said bonds have 10 run; 0videa, How
ever, that said township shall reserve the right Of
pay ing 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 fox Tie
period OF twelve months prior 10 such proposed
payment.
Said bonds shall be issued in such denomina-
tons as said railroad company or their assigns
ma designate.
The silJscrptionb by said township to The capital
stock OF SAID company shall be made upon the
condition that said railway company SHALL rs
provided Tor in section eight oil sand irst named
act IN exchange for said township bonds, deli.-
er to the treasurer OF said township stock in their
said road equal in amount With the bonds author-
lied to be issued dollar for dollar PTOpideI.
always, that no such township bonds shall be is
sued and delivered to said company their as
ming thereon thr )ugh snid township of Morton
and n 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 shall
vote IN favor thereof.
When said railway shall have been constructed
and be in operation through said township aud q
station shall have been established therein and
not fooner then there shall be issued and deliv-
cred to SAID railway company their assigns in .
exchange for an equal amount OF the pad up cap
ital stock OF SAID company the bonds Of SAID
township to the amount OF fifteen thousand doll
lars and atsuch time or times thereafter Is said
railway company or their assigns shall designate
there shall be delivered 10 said railway company
or their assigns in exchange for equal amounts of
the paid up capital stock of said company the
bonds of said township to such amount or
amounts which with the bonds previously dcliv-
cred to said company or their assigns shall
amount in the aggregate 70 eighteen thousand
dollars.
Ter thirty days notice thereof shall have been xiv
IN in 4 newspaper published nj " iehita the coin
" seat OF Sedgwck county State OF Kansas and
having general circulation IN said township %
Norton.
At said election, those voting. in iavo- Of the
oregOing proposition shall have writ n Or print
a on their ballots For extending AID h. lie
Arkansas Valley n Eastern rliI.s1T
and all such ballots and Only such
hall be cOuutedIn favor ofthe rop-sitIo. here
u set forth And tnoae voting Ut said lection
saiast the foregoing pr0nOs.ti0n 5ntII nLse l-It-
Ell or printed ON iheir ballots - siast exta.d-
rg AID 20 the solomon, Arstis u alley Il Esf-
rn railway coInpsny - iDd ali suel bs.lYts and
My such snail be counted against the iroD-.st-
ION hereiuhefoTe set forth.
All the foregoing 10 be Ia accordance with .ne
etition OF tac aforesaid Tesi'i' st tax payttsof
AID township which sad petite Ia Is N de . par.
I this order.
Ard il is further ordered that the sheriff ar-at.
ounty of ,edgwIck. make due proclamation ~
ne voters Of sstd to''nsiipoi the holding O. said
lection at the tiIae and pitce Aforesaid by puh-
shuIs the 7aine for tiilrty DAYS. or more. nexr
Tece'.Ing the day CT holding said election * re-
uirec. by law and thIt in said prsciaf,lrticl, 5o
"A and d. ffffI ,es
rider.
In witness whereof we the undersigned chsi--
IN and members Of the Board of Coun.v COM
ssioners OF etgick county, state OF Gaast-,
ave hereunto set our hands a. such Gu irulun
81 members IS AZORES az the cit, of irli.a.
'e county seat OF said county this 2si day II
MY, a. ID. I5II.
J.. NJ. STEELE. Chairman.
j. \. NELSON,
q. g.. JACOBS.
A.tcst.-JoHS TUCKER,
fATE OF KANSAS
Sed<wiek County.
J. John Tucker county clerk Of said county,
reby certify that The above and foregoing Is
Al complete and correct copy in every particu-
r OF The order nnsle by the Board of County
,mn ssioners Of said county, at o special ses-
On of said board duly convened and held al the
~ Of wichita the county seat of said county On
{ 2Jd day OF July, y. ID. Is77, which ortiel' was
y entered and recorded al length and IN ful
pages - to - inclusive OF journal Of rec
4 OF proceedings Of the Board of county COM
ssioners OF sedswick county state OF kansas.
"a ttetlisivll NHtttOi nave htituAtp 1tt ny
county clerk and affixed my Official seal at
Office in the city of Wichita. in said county
! State. this I'd day Of july, ls7I.
JOHN TUCKER,
Seal County Clerk.
Tow therefore, /, IL. W. Dannins, sheriff OF
lgwic1 county. state Of Kansas, do hereby pro-
i'm and nlake known that ON the Ash day Of
,tenber, A. ID ISL there will be held spe-
/ election at the usual place of voting in The
aicipal township OF Morton in said county or
lgwick Tor the proposition contained IN the
I'VE ort'er I'm the manner and forIa therein pro-
ed and set forth.
herin' Office, Wichita, Kansas. July 2ath, y.
IS77. IL. W. DUNAlN6,
20 sheriff Of Sedgwick coultyi Kansas,