Decorah-posten., 1879-10-15
ELECTION.

WHEREAS, Mt a meeting Of the Township
Trustees OF the Township OF DEBORAH, Winnie
sheik County, State OF Iowa, held ON the
I'D A OF OCTOBER. A. D.. 1872,
a petition signed by a majority Of the resident
freehold taxpayers Of said Township, was pre-
scented to said Board, r~eciting that The Waukon
and Mississippi Railroad Company had refused
te accept the aid voted to said Company by said
Township. by vote taken on the 9TH day Of
August, A. d, 1879, and have refused 10 ex-
tend its said road from WHukon TO DEBORAH,
and comply with the conditions upon which
said aid was voted, and had released said
Township and all the taxable property in it
nom all obligation and liability for the tax
levied in pursuance Of said vote, and has had
cancelled and released all Of said tax, by n
vote of its Board Of Directors aud by IA proper
instrument fled in the Auditors office OF said
County and asking OF said Township Trus-
tees to submit 10 the voters Of said Town
ship the question whether u four per cent. tax
on all the taxable property in said Township,
as assessed for the year le19. should be voted
one-half 70 DO collected and paid 10 said Rail
road Company in the year 1851, and one-half
IN the year lso2, to aid said Waukon and
Mississippi Railroad Company in tho CON
struction and extension Of its road from its
present terminus at W0ukon to a point with
in the corporate limits Of the City OF DEBORAH,
provided that said Railroad Company should
erect a depot within the corporate limits Of
said City OF Decorah, and have its road in
operation TO said depot from Waukon ON or
before the arst day Of August, 1850. said tax
to be null and void, and said Company to for
felt all right to the same, If said depot is not
erected and said road in operation by the time
aforesaid;
And whereas, said Board OF Township Trus-
tees, on said petition, did order that II Special
Election for the purpose Of submitting said
question, should be held at the Court House,
In the Township OF DEBORAH, Winnoshcik
County, Iowa, on the
23D A OF OCTOBER A. d., 1879.
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given 20 the
voters Of said Township Of DEBORAH, that a
Special election viii be held at the Court
House. in said Township Of Decorah on the
2sD DAY>oF OCTOBER, A. D., ls7g,
commencing at Q O'Clock A. NJ, and closing al
Q o'clock p. NJ, on said day, to determine
whether said Township of DEBORAH shall aid
extending its road from Naukon to "A point
within the corporate limits OF the City OF
DEBORAH by a levy Of a four per cent tax up.
on all the taxable property Of said Township
as assessed for the year 1879; one-hulf Of said
tax 70 be collected and paid 10 said Railroad
Company in the year 1851, and the other halt
in the year ISs2, provided said Railroad Com
pany shall erect a depot within the corporate
limits of said city Of DEBORAH, and have H.
road in operation to said depot. from Waukon,
on or before the LIST day of August, 1SS); and
II said depot is not erected and said road ia
operation, as aforesaid, said tax to be null.
and void, and said Company shall forfeit all
right to the same. The form Of ballot To be
used will be For the Tax, and Against the
Tax"
NJ. II. MERRILL.
X. THOMPSON.
NELSON JOHNSON.
Township Trustees Of DEBORAH Up
d. c. MOORE, Township CLERK.