The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-09

NJ Montgomery Thomas Garwood
w Gilbert James Garwood
w NJ Bond Il L Hampton
And whereas il has been shown to the satisfac
ton Of said board OF county commissioners and
the said board finds adjudges and declares
that said petition has been signed by and con-
tiins the names of more than two-fIiths of the
taxpayers actually residing in said township of
Moron and to be regular and legal in form.
Now therefore pursuant 10 the prayer Of said
petition and the statutes in such case made and
provided it is hereby ordered by the board of
county commissioners of cedgwick county. State
of Kansas, that Il special election be held i'll the
township of Morton in said county at the usual
voting place therein on the
Arm DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 4. ID. 1871,
at which said election the following proposition
shall be submitted to the legal voters of said
township for their decision by ballot to wit:
snail the board of county commissioners of
Sedgwick county, State of Kansas, to aid in the
construction Of the Solomon, Arkansas Valley Il
Eastern Railway Company through the town.
ship Of Morton in said county aud STATE cause the
county clerk Of s;id County, as provided for IN
an acf of the Legislature of the State of Kansas
entitled AN act to enable couhties, townships
aud cities to ana IN the construction OF railroads
and to repeal section eight chapter thirty-nine of
the laws Of lS14 approved February p. lcI0, and
acts amendatory thereof Tor and on behrlf oil
and in the name OF said township of Morton TO
subscribe to Tor tori the capital stock of the Sol
onion, Arkansas Valley II EOstern Railway Com
pany to the amount of eighteen thousand dollars
said capital stock to be paid for by SAIL board If
county commissionersissung and delivering to
said railway company the bonds of said township
oil Norton to an equal amount of eighteen thous-
and dollars; s'roUided, That the whole amount oil
the bonds of said township SO issued and deliv-
ereti to said railway company, shall not exceed
fifteen thousand dollars, and five per cent addi
iional of the assessed value of the property of,
tor ny said township, shown by the assess
mcnt last made, prior TO the delivery of the last
of SAID bonds. 10 said railway company or their
assigns in the manner and al the times hereinaf-
ter set forth. said township bones shall mature
anu be payable thirty years after the date upon
which they are issued and -shall bear interest
at the cate of ten per cent, per annum, payable
on the first days OF .Ianusiry and
July OF each year, and shall have semi annual
interest coupons attached and both principal and
interest shall be payable at the fiscal agency oil the
state Of KANSAS in the city Of New York. The
principal OF the bonds issued by SAID toynship,
In alu OF the construction oi SAID railway shall DE
paid by the pay ment OF an equal proportion
thereof in of last ten of the thirty years
which said bonds have 10 run: z .orided, How
ever, that said township shall reserve the right of
paying the whole or any portion OF said bonds at
ady tlue after the expiration oil ten years from
the date thereof by giving notice thereof for the
period OF twelve months prior 10 such proposed
pay ment.
said bonds shall be issued in such denomina-
lions as said railroad company or their assigns
may designate.
The subscription by said township to the capital
stock OF sad company shall be made upon the
Condition that SAID railway company shall,
provided iJr in section snt OF sand ir,t named
act IN exchange for said township bonds, deiiy-
81 To the treasurer OF said township stock in their
,Iii. road equal IN tInOunt with The bonds author
zed to DC Issued dollar for dollar Preceded,
tlways, that no sucn township bonds shall lie is
ued and delivered 10 said company or thei4 as
lsns uatll SAID railway Is built and the cars
am thereon Ihr ugh said township Of Morton.
lau a station established therein and that said
'aiiwdy shall be constructed tIs'orgh SAID town
hIp within one ear from the day upon which a
majority of those voting On this proposition shall
-ote IN favor thereof
When said railway shall have been constructed
md be in operation through said township and
tafion snail have been established therein and
lot fooner then there shall be issued and deliv-
red to said railway company OF their assigns in
xchange for an equal amount of the paid up cap
tai stock of said company the bonds of SAID
ownship to the amount OF fifteen thousand dol
ars and at such time or times thereafter rs said
-alway company or their assigns shall designate
here shall be delivered 10 said railway company
If their assigns in exchange for equal amounts OF
he paid up capital stock OF said company the
ponds oil said township TO such an amount or
mounts which with the bonds previously deliv-
red 10 said company or their assigns shall
mount in the aggregate to eighteen thousand
Iullafs.
said election shall be held in said township af-
cr thirty days notice thereof shall have been CIV
n in a newspaper published at Wichita the coun-
Y seat of >edgwIck county state of Kansas and
aTing a general circulation in said township oil
inrt0n.
AT said election, those voting, in favor of the
oregong proposition shall have written or print
Il on their ballots For extending aid TO the
Arkansas Valley Eastern railway
Dmpa1y,' and all such ballots and only snch
hall be couuted in favor of the proposition here
Il set forth. And those voting at said lection
gainst the foregoing proposition shall have writ |
Ell or printed ON their ballots Against extend |
ne aid to the solomon, Arkans as Valley Il East |
rn railway company and all such ballots and |
My such snail be counted against the PROPOSE |
on hereInbelore set forth.
All the foregoing 20 be in accordance with the |
clifton Of the aforesaid resident tax payers of |
aid township which SAID petition is made part |
/ this order.
Ard il is further ordered that the sheriff of said
ounty of Sedgwick, make due proclamation to |
he voters of said township OF the holding of said
lection at the time and place aforesaid, by pub |
shing the same for thirty days, or more, next |
recedng the day Of holding said election, las re- !
uired by law, and that in said proclamation he |
Il forth at length and in full in the foregoing
rder
In witness whereof we the undersigned chair
Ian and members of the Board of County Com
Iissioners of edgiek county, state of Kansas,
ave hereuuto set our hands as such chairman
ld members Is aforesaid at the city of Wichita,
ie county seat Of said county this sd day of
ay, \. ID. ISL.
J. NJ. STEELE, Chairman,
J. y. NELSON,
o. 6. JACOBS.
Attest.-JoHN TUCKER,
lSeall County Clerk.
FATE OF KANSAS.
Sedgwfck County
/, John Tucker, county clerk Of said county,
,reby certify that the above and foregoing is
r of the order made by the Board of County
,mm ssioners OF said county, at special ses-
On vi said board daily convened and held at the
IS Of wichita the county seat OF said county on
= 23d day of July, II. ID ls.1. which order was
is entered and recorded Al length and in full
pages = TO - inclusive of journal Of rec
d Of proceedings OF The Board of county COM
ssioner= OF >edgwick county, >tite Of Kansas ,
Ia testimony whereof have hereunto set my !,
county Gle aud affixed my official seal 1t !
Office III the city of Wichita, in said county /,
4 State this 81 day Of July, ISL.
JOHN TUCKER,
Seal County Clerk.
VOW therefore, / III W. Dunning, sheriff Of
iywick county, State Of Kansas do hereby pro-
i'm and IN Ike known that on the 4ih day of
pfembcr, y. ID 1917, there will lie held II spe- 8
election ~ the usual place of voting IN the
nicipal township OF Morton in said county of .
Igwicz, Ior the proposition contained In the
,ye or,'er, in the m inner and form therein pro-
ed and 80 forth. Z
herins Office, Wichita, Kansas. July 2!th, A. Z
1871. H. w. DUNNiNG, A
80 sheriff Of sedswIck county, Kspsas.