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

railway from Beloit, IN Mitchell county, state OF
hansas. through the Counties of Mitchell Cloud,
ottawa, Saline, Mcpherson, Harvey, S.dgwick
anu sumner, and thence east TO the eastern
voluntary of the state of Kansas, in Cherokee
county, with q branch from some point in sum
nef county down the valley of the Arkansas riv-
smith, Arkansas. And
whereas, IL is proposed by said railway COM
10y 10y " cons, ucl their SAID railway through the
Kansas; '' 9'A'e "
NOW, there fore, the undersigned, being more
t,,ti Anns oi the taxpayers resident in said
Inv snip, Would most respectfully petitisn your
honorable board to submit 10 The oualilied voters
Oh sall township, at special election 10 be held
IN said township, Tuesday the fourth day of
September, A. d. ISL. for THAI nr,,,aas "a - 20
yided for IN an act entitled San act 10 emile
counties, townships and cities to aid In the con
5trliC ton OF railroads, and to repeal sctiou tt
of chapter thiTty-nine of the law, Of is-l -
proved February %, ISIS - and acts ann tr,-
thereof, a proposition. rs provided for III said
acts 10 ald IA the construction Of said railway
by subscribing TO the Capital DC of the SuoIl,,n
Arkansas Valley a Eastern x iilway q .npaAyf 10
the amount of eighteen tiious na dollars. md %
pay thelelor by ISSUING and delis erIHa e. said
WAY company Ia ir assigns, the 6onls "
SAIL township of Morton to Al equal amoant OF
s.shteeh thousand dollars; Progi.et, hlr tic
"i.,'e "ihohnt OF ne bonds of id township 50
-9su' q a;iu delivered 10 said railway company
~. COZ exceed al een thousand dollars ami i've
~ ". '''.titoiil ~ the assessed yaue of the
P'"f,le! OF Tor ~ said ownShip - shown
y Tue assessment last made pr,.,r L, M. de-
ger! OF The last OF said bonds { the sid r.lii-
Wy company or their assiens in ihe r..nusr
sd AZ ihe Times hereinafter set f,.-,h N 800,
snip bonds shall mature anu be n.HabI. fHiTfv
years alter tue da,e upon which they are is.u~,i
ana stiil bear Interest at the rate OF ten cr cent
per annufn, payable semi-anuually IN 10. arsf
lays II january ami July of each ys..r and init
nave seml-annGal interest coupons sttuehe,l and
both principal and interest shall he nay, le ,,t
the nsca agency of the state Kansas Ia 60 s3fy
of New YORK. The principal Of The bonds issued
by sald township IN aid of the constructor. OF
he maid Itrf he.
equal proportion thereof in each OF tie last ten If
the thirty years which said bonds have to run Py0
riaed, however thst said township shall reserve
the rlSht OF paying the whole any part Of said
bonds at any time after the expiration Of ten
years from the date thereof bv giving notice
thereof for the period of twelve mOnfhs urior IN
such proposed payment.
SAID bonds shall be issued in such denomfna-
IONS as saId railway company their assigns
may designate.
The subscription, by said township, TO the can
itai stock OF SAID company shall be made upon
the condition that said railway com MANY shall! "a
PROVIDED Tor In section eight Of said fret named
act, IN exchange for said township bonds, deliv-
er 70 the treasurer of said township stock in their
sald ROAD equal in amount with the bonds auihor-
lzed 10 be Issued, dollar tor dollar. Prort9sf
Always that no such township bonds shall be IS
sued anu delivered TO said company or their as
Signs until said railway is built and The ears run
nlnS thereon through said township Of Morton
and station established therein and that sd
railway shall be Constructed through said town
snip within one year from the day upon which n
F0sc N FAVOR thereof. When said railway snail
nave been constructed ana be in operation
through SAID township and station established
theFein and not sooner, then there shall be Issued
ahu delivered u said railway Company or their
assigns IN xchange for equal amount of the
paid up capital stocA of SAIL company the bou,.s
oil siId township to the amount of fifteen thousand
doiIars lSlJ, 600 and ut such time or times there
after as sad railway company or their assicns
shali designate, there shall be delivered to SAY
company or their assigns in exchange for equ1I
amounts OF the paid up capital stock of said COM
pauy the bonds of said township 10 such an
amount or amounts which, with the bonds prey !
otlsly delivered To said company, shall amount in
the aggregate to eighteen thousand dollars (sl j.
u00.)
said electioEto be held in said township after
thirty days notice thereof shall have been given
IN The " iehita weekly Beacon a ue wspaper pub
lished ut Wichita the county seat of sedgwick
county, state OF Kansas, and hav ing u general
circulation in said township OF Morton.
At such election as your honorable body nav
order in sad to wnship, those voting in favor II
the foregoing proposition shall have written or
printed on their ballots For extending aid 10
the Solomon, Arkansas Valley Il Eastern Rail-
way Company and all such ballots und onIy
sueh shall be counted in favor of the PROPOSE
ton set forth IN this petition. And those voting
at such election against the foregoing pFOpost-
ton shall have written printed on there bal
lats Against extending aid TO the Solomon
Arkansas Valley Eastern Railway COMPANY -
and all such ballots and only such shall be count
ed against the proposition set forth in this petit