The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-09

lola Township Election Notice.

Whereas, the Board OF County Commissioners
of Allen county in the State Of kansss, at = reg
n!s5 meeting duly held on TIE 9Th day Of july
At . regular meeting OF the Board OF county
COMMISSIONER, in and for The County OF Aiien
and State Of Kansas, st the office Of County
July. lSS0, there were present members oi
said B0ard: ]. w. Christian, ChairUaD; y. =.
McCArley and Peter Long, Commissioners Of AL
Clerk.
A petition was presented to said Board signed
bysmOre than twO-ntths Of the resident taxpayers
which, with the signatures ommirted, Is in th.
words following, to-wit:
PETITION.
To the Honorable the Board Of Cosnty Commits
sioners Of the Counfy Of Aes, IN fhc State of Kaa-
sds:
The undersigned, being more than two-tiffhs of
Of the resident taxpayers Of lola township, -
spectfully pray yours honorable body to submit
To the qualified electors Of sail township prop
Osition to subscribe thirty-three thousand ard
Saint Louis, Fort Scott 4 Wichita Railroad Com
pany, n corporation created and existing un,:er
and by virtue of the laws of the State Of Kansas,
which proposes to construct line Of railroad IN
to and through said township.
And that in payment of aud for said subscrip-
ton to sail stock, bonds of said township shall
be issued in sums Of Five Hundred dollars each,
interest, payable semi-annually, ut the r:s:e of
seven per cent. per annum; and the principal
and interest to be paid ut the hscal agency OF the
State Of KANSAS in the city of New York.
And the conditions upon which said subscrip-
ton to the capital stock shall he made, are That
the said railroad company shall construct sais!
the east side of said township, and runmin, thence
through said township TO some point ON the west
side thereof, and have the same in operation ON
or before the arst day OF September, A. u ISL
construct, and maintain q station and ,iepot
building and side track within the limits OF the
said city of lola, in said county.
That said bonds shall be issued and delivered
to said railroad company when it's railroad il
constructed and in operation through said lola
township and The cars running thereon.
election, to be held in said township, IN purs,l-
ance Of chapter l07 of the laws Of ISIS, and tie
acts Of the Legislature of the State of Kansas
subscribing for said stock a. aforesaid
And that the form of the ballots to be use at
such election for such proposition. be ''for sub
Wichita Railroad Company, - and those against
such proposition to be Against Subscription to
stock Of the Saint Louis, Fort Scott Il Wichita
Railroad Company"
And the said Board of County Commissioners
having examined y nd considered said petition,
and being duly advised in the premises, doth
lind that said petition is in due and legal form.
and that it is in writing, and that it is signed by
more than two-ifths Of the resident taX-payerS
Of said township OF lola.
1t is therefore ordered that an election be held in
said township on the 10th day OF August, lsoU,
to vote for or against the proposition mentioned
in the said petition, and said election shall be
held. and the result ascertained and declared ae-
cOrding to the provisions Of the statute ana the
specifications of said petition.
1t is further ordered that notice of said election
be published thirty days before the same is held,
in The lola REGISTER o weekly newspaper ,,,,b.
lished in lola, and in general circuiation in said
township OF lola.
Witness our hands and official character this
9Th day Of July, a. ID. 1880
J. w. CHRISTIAN. Chairman
A. J. McCARLEY,
PETER LONG,
Commissioners Allen county, Kansas