The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-30

Of Allen county IN the State Of Names. at I. reg
ular meeting duly held on tns ssn Wy u '"''
XtirSuiar meeting of the Board Of County
t1mmissSoners. In and for tie County o. AiIe..
and State OF Kansas, 1T the once % .,Dr ~
Clerk, in the city Of lois. o. .ss ,.smlsrs oi
ssid Board: j. W. Christian, Chairman; Al.
McCaliey and Peter Long, Commisssoners Of ~,
len county, Kansas, md 7. .. Steses' oo""''
n.ti.,on v.s preeentei to sold Board signesl
bysInore than two-flfshs Of the resident e.xm!ers
Of lola township Allen county Se:ie 81 y, H..
which, with the signatures OmmlueAs - IN '''
words following, tO.wit:
PETITION.
sioneys Of the Cesaiv ef Aes, u te susie 81 Kan
The undersigned, being more than tw0-nnns Oh
OF the resident taxpayers OF lola teS n.n'p, =
municipal township ~ ssid County aSo +, s"i;n,
to the qualified electors Of sail township prop,
Ositi0n to subscribe thirty three thousand a,si
~. hundred oll.rs to The Esi sfccn q n sne
psny, n corporation created and existing unaer
and by virtue of the laws Of the State Of kansas.
which proposes to construct line Of rualr0su III
And that in payment Ut aud for ssld subscrip::
ton to said stock, bonds Of said township shall
be issued In sums OF Five Hundred DOLLARS each,
interest, payable emi-.nas.iiy. Il the rate Of
seven per cent. per annum; and the principal
and interest to be paid ut the fiscal agency Of the
State Of Kansas n the city OF New YORK ;,
ton to the capital stock shall be made, are That
the said railroad company shall construct s''st
railroad Of standard susge, from some point Oh
through said township to some point ON the west
side thereof, and have the same In operation Oh
or before the first day OF September, \. D.. lsSl
construct, and maintain station and depot
building and side track within the limits Of the
sail city Of lola, Int said county.
That said bonds shall he issued anu delivered
to said railroad company when It's railrOaal is
constructed xnd In operation through said lola
township and the cars running thereon.
We s r. e .n;' sn S5er
snce Of chapter lU7 Of the laws OF iSs6, and the
acts of the Legislature OF the State of kanss,e
amendatOry thereto, to Vote upon the question vi
subscribing for said stock ~ aforesaid.
And that the form Of the ballots to be use ut
such election for such proposition. be 'EOr sub
scription to- stock Of the Saint Louis. Fort Scott Il
such proposition to be Against Subscription to
Stock of the Saint IIOuis, Fort Scott T. Wichita
Railroad Company
having examined and considered said petition,
and being duly advised In the premises doth
finsl thnt said petition il in due and legal form.
and that il i in writing, and that it is signed by
Of said township OF lola.
1t u therefore ordered that IN election be held in
said township on the 10th day 0f August, lssO,
to vote for or against the proposition mentioned
In the said petition, and said election shall be
held, and the result ascertaned and declared, xc
cOriing to the provisions Of the statute aud the
specifications Of said petition.
Ii il further Oreretl that notice of said election
he published thirty days before the same Is held,
In The lola RE0lsrKk, weekly newspaper pub
lished In lola, AMI in general cirruiaion in said
township Of lola.
| Witness our hands and Official character this
9Th day Of July, a. ID. lseO
j. w. CHRISTIAN, Chairman
| A. j. McCARLEY,
PETER LONG,
Commissioners Allen county, kansas