The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-31
Natchez, Jackson and Columbus Rail
road Company.

" HEREAS, a petition filed at the
" meeting of the Board of Supervisors OF
Kinds county, which began on the first Mon
day of August, 1871 signed by William J.
Martin, President Of the hatcher, jackson
and Columbus Railroad Company of the State
of Mississippi, and by more than Fifteen legal
voters and taxpayers of said county, prayi1
for order of the President and the whole of
said Board of Supervisors, that the question
of Subscription or no subscript on TO tie Capt.
tai stock Of said Company, by said Kinds
of Fifty Dollars each, making the sum of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars, 5 Guild be sub
mItted TO the vote of the people of said coun-
~. IN accordance with the provisions OF the
10th and 18th sections of Act of the LeGis-
l2ture of said State entitled an Act to Incor-
parate the Natchez and Jack Railroad Com
pany, approved July DIST, 1910, and the second
section of an Act OF said Legislature entitled
bill entitled an Act to authorize counties,
cities and towns 10 subscribe 10 the Capital
Stock of Railroads, approved April 18th, 1872,
and that the submission be made at the next
general election in said county.
And whereas, the said Board of Supervisors
being satisfied that said Railroad Company
designed build its line OF Road diagonalIy
through said county from point near the
confluence of White Oak Greek and Bayou
Pierre, about seven miles south Of Utica,
through Utica and Raymond, and thence
through Jackson, to point on Pearl river
near Whites Ferry, and that said petition
was signed by more than fifteen Legal voters
and ia xpayers of said county, well by
William T. Mart n, the President of said Rail-
road Company the day on which said PetltlOn
was fled did order that the question OF Sub
scription or No Subscription to the Capital
Stock of said Company, by said ii inds county,
to the extent already herein mentioned be
submitted to the vote of the people of said
county, in accordance with the several pro-
visions of the Acts of the Leg stature herein
before specifically referred to-that the sub
mission be made at the next general election
in said county-that il be made the duty of
tha Roc left. Inc afN
pointed and to be appointed to hold said gen
eral election, to hold the election also for the
purpose of voting on the question of Subscrip-
ton or No Subscription: as herelnbetore sta
ted, to call the attention of each voter to the
fact that the question of subscription or no
subscription is subject to be voted upon-and
to make due return thereof according to law !;
And that the said Subs cription be made if
at all, in the following manner and upon the
following terms, to-wit: That said county
shall issue its Coupon Bonds and deliver them
to said company, in payment of such subscrlp-
ton, said Bonds to be payable, one-half in
ten years from their date, and the other half
in fifteen years from their date, amounting in
the aggregate to the sum of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars of principal; and bearing
interest at the rate of seven per cent. payable
annually, at the office of the Treasurer OF
Kinds county, and that the proceeds of said
Bonds shall be expended by said Company on
much of their Road as may be constructed
in said county.
Now, therefore, the undersigned, President
and members of the Board OF Supervisors of
Kinds county, in conformity With the law in
this behalf, as well with further order
entered on their minutes, do hereby give no
tice to the duly qualified voters of said county,
that, at the next ensuing general election, to
be held in said county, on
Tuesday, November 6Ih, IS77,
and at all the places of holding the same in said
county, they may or can cast their ball rs for
or against said Subscription of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars to the capital stock of said
Company-and also authorize and empower
notify and instruct the Registrars of said
county, and all inspectors and clerks of cleo
tion etc, to be appointed, according to law
to hold the election herein provided for, to no
tify voters of its pendancy, to receive and
count their ballots on the question of subscrip-
ton or no subscription, TO make due return
thereof from each precinct or place of voting
to the Registrars at the county seat, who shall
make their general return for the county, and
file it under seal with the clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors for its future action.
JOHN SHELTON, President and
J. r. HORNE
g. II. ROBERTSON, NIorrbo,.y 90
J. F. TATUM, u
j. w. NEEL
Board of Supervisors.
October 10 lS77-4w.