The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-04-17
Election Proclamation.

shcria's Office, wichita, sedgwirs county.
Aansas, April Il, 1879.
S., sheriff >edxwick county kansas
Election Proclamation.
Whereas on the seventh day OF April, \. u
1879 the boari Of County Commissioners or seslg
wick County, state Of kansas, being convened |.
regular session, in the Office Of the county tIerA
Il said County. Mt the City of wichita, Count,
seat of said County. pursuant to the statutes IL
aid ca Sc made aad provided, made and eatere.
N record, the following order, to wit:
aad 2,l79 Others, bcing more thaa two ifihs o..
The tax payers resident in sedswiek County
state OF Kansas, was on th,, .th sia. OF April,
mi.sioners Of said county or Sedcwiek, there
being present John NJ. steele, chairman OF thu
board, and } u York snd a. W steearst, mem
oers thereof, and T.. \. Dorsey, County Clerk ant.
ex-onicio clerk Of said boarnl, which said petition.
With the signatures thereto omitted, Is In the fol-
lowing words aud figures, t, wit:
To he Honorable board Of County Cor,ssissios-
ers ef Sedgriek county, State Of haasas:
WHEREAS TIE SAINT LOUIS, WICHITA ANpwEsr-
railway of standard gauge FROM the city OF Osxe
90, IL. lxbette County, state OF Kansas, to the
City Of Wichita, and thence 10 the western boun-
.iary Of the state OF kalsas.
Now, therefore, We the undersigned, being legal
voters and resident tax payers of the touaty Oh
>eigwick, tate of Kansas, do hereby petition
The Honorable ltCartt ot tpuhtN tohunt--lobtr-.
Of said >edgwick County, To mike an or'ier. pnr-
,uant TO the statutes in such male and pro-
vi!ed. to submit to the q,iaiiied voters OF >edg-
wick Ccnnty-at special election 10 be called b,
your Honorable body proposition n provided
for in al act OF the Legislature of the state vi
Kansas, entitled IAN Act to Enable Couniies
townships and cities 10 Aid IN the Construction ol
Railroads, and to Repeal section Eight, of thal-
ter Ihirty-ninc Of the Laws OF 1874, approved
rebruary2,th, 1876, and acts ainentiatoTy there
Of, to aid in the construction of the railway oi
l.al.,eo a.Isa at1.-p lsA,
COMPANY a corporation duly organized and exist
ing under and by virtue Of the laws of the state
Of Kansas by subscribing 10 Tor for) the Capita
Two hundred and Thirty thousand Dollars anu
to pay therefor By issuing and delivering t. saia
Railway Company-thr bonds Of said County oi
s seds thirty fha S i ,oiars ' " "o ''
That said bonds shall mature and be payable
thirty years from the day upon which they are en-
ecuted aud shall bear interest st the rate OF seven
ser centuIn yer annrrn, pa, able semi -annuSlly
The first day Of January and the fret day of July
of each year, and shall have semi annual iniere. !,
coupons attached
That the subscription by (or for) and In the name
of said county to for for the Capital stock of said
Railway Company, shall be made upon the con-
dition that said halfway oomIany ,hal' IN s sS
Treasurer of said County, tapitai stock IN Their
-ai, road equal in amount With the bonds author
lied to be issued. dollar for dollar.
That whenever the railway Of said tomIan,
hall have been constructed. and the cars running
thereon from the eastern boundary of said Count,
TO the CORPORATE limits of the City Of Wichita IT.
said County, and n station established NJ or with
In the corporate limits OF SAID tity of Wichita,
then therc shali be issued and delivered to saio
Hallway Company In payment for an equal amount
Of the apilal stock OF said Railway Company
the bonds of said County, to an amount equal
to Three Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars per
mile for each mile of the track, both min aud side
track, of said railway thea constructed In said
County.
Thai whenever the railway of said Railway Com
psny shah have been consii,cted from some poin
at or near the said c,sy Of Michita, In wes'eri!
county, either In township Twenty-Five or town
ship twenty-Six south, range three west, and the
ears running thereon and two or more stations e.
tablished at such points rs said railway COMPANY
may determine upon between said tity of W ichi
tn and the said boundary Of said County. then
there shall he issued and delivered 10 said Rsiiwn,
Company. In payment for m equal amount Of The
Capital stock Of said Railway Company. the
bonds of said County to an amount. which. with
the bonds Of said County previousl, issued and
to fhrss thousand and five iisnared Dollars per
mile for each mile Of the track Of said railway
then constructed in said County.
That whenever the railway OF sid Railway
Company shall have been constructed from come
point af or near the said City Of Wichita ia n
westerly and soufherly direction to the boundary
Of sa.d Sssny s,,s5 u . s~b"r fas s,sh
and the cars running thereon and two or more
stations established at such points a. said Railway
Company may determine upon between said tits
of ichita and the said boundary OF said County
then there shall he Issued and delivered 10 said
Railway Company in pay ment for M equal amount
Of the Capital stock II said Railway Company,
the bonds Of said County 10 sn sinoGnf- which,
and dsfise,ed % laid kaiiWas, ON, any shaIl he
equal to Three Thousand sn.tfive Hundred Dollar
per mile for ench mile Of the frack Of snid ralwa!
then constructed In said county. Prorias6, that
whenever the two said lines Of said Railway shall
both have been constructed rom such pant OF
junction lat or westerly Of the said ttty Of iehi-
TAI a. said Railws !. Company may determine upon,
to the boundary Of said county. ~ hereinbefore
set forth. thea there shall be issued aud delivered
elrlal amount Of the Capital Stock Of -aid RAILWAY
Company the bonds Of said County to an amount
which with the bonds Of said County preyi ously
i.sue.. and delivered 70 said Railway company,
hall be equal to Four Thousand Dollars per mile
for sscp nail, az the trsck. tctu main ana -sde
track, Il .aid RasI~at eosipanythea constructed
in sail. County rrcsadef, nst lhe Whole amour,
of The hand. Il! said t.santy or e't.viss issued
and delivered TO said Railway Company. shall not
exceesi-in the principal sum the amount II wo
Hundred and Thirty thousand Dclisr-. iad pro-
rired further, hat said Hallway COMPS any shsli
construct whichever OF the Aforesaid lines OF rai
way. from or near the said city Of Wichita. IN
westerly direction IN suci oss,sr, o. prierity ~
to tsrsc rs said Railway Ucmtpay MAY elect.
Peprldfd slrnss, mai the Aforesaid subscription
l,s made pIrss tho express r9adi,ian that sid
hallway Company -hali begin work upon their
saia Esiiway, within -,Nsy ia. iI99 me Gay up.
said Couuts shall In make stseas;r. aid sub
-cripticn and shall have said Railway constructed
and In operation from OF near the city Of o-weyo
10 fabe;te county Kansas. - . tscsat OF pi~.<
al .-iss nalis. distant ibsr~ftts 10 tltf gen
eral direction ~ and towards said City 81 ichifa
uI,oa -rch route Is said Railway to.Ir any may
assy nIs rs al. ss Ei IL sls % ss
stricsed. aad the cars running thereon, ~ ssid
City OF Wichita CD or before the dr.t day Of Aag-
~ s saa E &. rs; sy q ysi5 =
n ISL.
Prccsess farther. that Immediately sftss ma
Iet,sy =. rs isgei fossss ns ss.d s1snE sail
81 shta hallway Company, ard issiie The boD.is u
said County In payment therefor to the sfncns' II
wo Handred a1a Thirty ,hogsABa poiIar-. aHd
iusy s-certxiaed and declared said subscription h
Tor tori the rspissi stock 81 -asd e. tsisay
hall be made, sor En ii tie isAs ~ ss.a Cocrss,
railway constructed ~ within thirty miles & the
sastera boundary 81 .Ad ,ophsy. ;ha1 al -ofss
lime prior thsr~tn. tbs cnts 81 sais cyuuty sbsii
10 siIly exeruted bs TIE ar, Of Csassy osnsai.
'ioner. II .sii county and as;r-iei ay tAe csS.s
Jerk II said tsunfy. under the seal ~ aid aun
y, according 30 law. ard b. d~iss-sre,s ia s-rrs-
nth the Ei-cai Ages. q tsf STATE OF kassas, at
be Fi.rsi Axea-y Of aid state la the city Of Sss
ork, with .urh othsr rArts la the -ssd itf ~
>ss YORK 3. may be rsu;sssiIy agreed uE-su by sSd
" satisfactory 10 aid Boarf 81 County ton,znis
ionrr- as! said Rail.~s tcsnr-ay ss4 sesi tsrA
tall ssIra.r N ,s.ssr~~scn 81 tEsts as-tx3iAE,
Ifirs adj until .asd ,ssiivsy tamIaa shail have
enstTzart~t taslr seis gsiisav lte the -szsT.i ,
sgsss-, IN sad soanst. uAms-i ta this trpf-ssb-
fszt vh.s fbfrw sh4st. frsF1 t.nae 10 tim, ~
ali hsiisxy <saii he conssrsrtsSf 80 The psinf-
yithin ss,rs eaasy rsnef-i - tsssse~t asd 10
ise-ei 10 .xit railway to51i sES, fs~ hssds 81
ISL tss1ts. 20 s<srSs kFs,nrf A. sss5 kssfsss 4
.ssnrsrs shall IN sr~e-s-srr - iee lsssssssss-
i l.ts l.'ssissos e. ts:.sssst 10 ssrz. se-ra1. .;
Is s<sr.s fiss. SAID lsais e All ts.aztr
sss-f ard gslAn4i IN e-~rg1, ~ kerrtn,sfare Isrs
id~5 for The sxsf naitsay sezas ssy ssail exc !
a;s 10 sAas. fsrl The said ss1ts- xnss s.cc Is
rSu Sffh the sarsse party with uhzsr sHs! sarssx Z
'euf.s shall ~ essrast<d afsre-si. esstf3rz.s-
{ fss;r fasd -<har-. 81 The capital sfocx u All
laIixAr CTntazy- equal in ssDsxs.. ''isi.as
~ eellAr.r - sasd oSzfy Ssads, wksck sssd 4
prssaoAso 81 skaan 81 cnStsa, sss<k shz.i rse-zs-
80 sSs4,s<.s Il 49, <xss4 s1-sf Exxt&s<1
" Ne 6ses If 81 Caussy. sshusiasrfssf rs.
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