The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-02-24
SheriAN Proclamation and No
tlee or Election.
STATE OF KANSAS
SAIIyR COg-xTV

SALINE COUNTY.
Whereas, on the 3rl day Of February, A u. lssl
county. in the STATE Of kansas, duly made an,
caused TO BE- entered Of record upon the Journal o
said Board the fol'oSing order, to-sii:
On this, the 3ri day Of February. A. u. ISL, tn
Board Of County Commissioners Of Saline county
Kansas, being duly convened - an adjournet
meeting Of their regular session. n; the Office o
the County Clerk Of sai. county In the city Of Ss
lima. the county seat of said county. pursuant Z,
the statute in such case provided made and enteie
Of record the following order. to-wi;:
In the matter Of subscription 10 the capital Stocl
Of the Topeka, Sslina and Western railroad tom
pany BY Saline county: whereas a petition la writ
Ing signed BY Isaac l. Rurrh and sso others Of III,
resident taxpayers Of the county Of Saline, STATE
OF Kansas, and being more than two-fifths of ,h'
resident taxpayers In said county, has been, th
3rd day OF February, A. ID. ISL, presented 10 tbs
Boari Of County Commissioners Of said county o
Saline, foT the consideration and action Of said
Bosri, there being present, ". B. sehell chairman
Constituting . full Bosrdl and Joseph Sargent
County Clerk OF said county and clerk of said
Board: which said petition, with the signature,
thereto omitted, Is In the words and figures follow
ing, to-wit:
ofthe, Topeka. Salina and Western Railroad Com.
psny by Saline county.
10 he Honorcbie Board u Ctuasp Commissioner %
Ms eoaafy n Salis>. Sate 81 Kansas:
Whereas, the Topeka, sa,ina and Western Rail.
line Of railroad, Of standard gauge. from he CITY
o. IoPeka, IN the county OF shawnee, STATE oi
kansas wsstvariiy, and In ~ doing to run the
s.ms through the ,sid county OF Saline and thence
westwaniy y authorized py It's CHARTER
Now therefore, We. the urde rsigned resident tax
payen Oh the SAM county OF SALINE, and state 81
Kansas, respectfully represent to your Honorable
pn! that In our opinion the people oil said county
are uesirous Of AIDING the sah Iopeka, saiina and
western henrved company in corporation duly or
gained under the laws OF the state Of Kansas In
tne construction OF It's line Of raiiroed into and
tnIo9gn Az county OF saline; as the same Is pro-
20 oe located constructed and Tn. re-
In: and that said county shall extend such aid by
subscribing TO or for) the capital stock OF said rail-
foea company 70 the amount OF seventy-hvc Thou
ana Deiiars and issuing and delivering the bonds
OF ssid county 10 said railroad company 10 an equal
amount OF ssventy:nve Thousand Dollars, in pay
hieht OF ana LOT sam subscription TO OF Tor SAID
capital stock HE said subscription 10 be made,
ana the sain BONDS 10 be executeti issued and de-
nSerei, unutf and py virtue anu auth"rity OF anu
IN secouahee Win the provisions OF Jaw; appfra-
ole 10 such cases contained In an act OF the Legs-
IAture ., tne stA.e OF hansas, eh.tien An het 10
enable Counties, Township and cities TO ard IN the
VI railroads, and To repeal SECTION
eight Of Chapter thirty-nine OF the Laws Of ISL;
aiory thereof sad act being and constituting
Chapter l0 OF the laws OF 1856 and also said ae as
amended, Icing included IN and constituting part
q Chapter - OF the Compiled Laws OF the state
At paragraph ~ rs Of said Chapier ~.
We therefore petition your Honorable body that.
pursuant TO the statute In such case made and pro-
vded. and at special eecton to be fixed and called
bv your Honorable body Tor such purpose and held
In said county, you do submit and cause TO he sub
nted TO the Quaiined voters Of the said county OF
saline, in the manner provided by law, proPo>i-
lion providing Tor the making CT subscription tn
The capital stock Of the sad railroad company as
Aforesaid, by and on behalf Of sad county, and the
question OF thereby aiding said railroad company
Is herein .tata; IN me construction Of ITS line OF
d. saline and through the SAID county And we,
your petitioner; respectfully ask that your Hon
Draele body anal maze an order providing for the
Dut unnecessary delay The terms and conditions
upon which It Is asked and proposed by yonr petit
TONERS that said subscription shall b. made, as the
manner Of carrying out the SAME, are The follow
That the Hnari Of County Commissioners Of said
'ounfy OF saline on behalf 81 and ia The name OF
aid county Of Saline State Of Kansas. shall, in the
nanne, pI'vhsi by law subscribe and carSe to be-
ut>crihed AMI order fEe County Clerk Of said
ounty oil saline =, subscribe for ON behalf OF and
n The nam. OF sa'i COUNTY, "i saiine, Sev"niy:hre
thousand noliars 70 and Tor the capital s,ces Of
'onpany and shall take and cause To he taken that
lnonn' o. si..s IN ,am corporation ,"r and u an
ouniy Of Saline. And that ON heh9lf "f aud IN
:, ,i'. .;a .,..'r ,,an -, ,,, ar 'n pay , ,
ni,siopefs Of said r.univ oe s,l;n. .h,li n,.,.Tr
N" t a'", assr a ii' 10 '' ,hr
s Of .ad county Tor and on n he5,f o. and ~
seventy Ave Thousand Dollars: gro,i,.l. hovs,e,,
~. ,,n.;,. az .o;d SaIi, s'hs "a, INN
!, ~. % I'LL ~ III, s., ~, - ,y niaSS
thousand Dollars the amount OF .ai,ieoun,ys sub
Upton =, t'oprl; ,assn '"s.'hee Win an ON
81 .%ea AMI sa.ssro. ,s 70 sah, COMPANY -saltiI
/. :, s,,,,, ann on ~, an" ~ ~, nam" !.
OF ny an! s,s ~ ~" 'oniay' shaIi ~, eS.
sed ,our thonsahn n3iiafs l,'r mn. i"r "a. niie
,si'"'' '"hs'fue''' IN S''i county ny 'ai' 'o'
Tia, said bond. of said county. to he executed
onniy IN paymen, ., sai subs riplign and ,t@k,
10 ,br Eosr IF @a, ,,', "n ,rJa y '9
ND county and a,'esied by The County eiefk, uif-
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IN thirty years irSm the aay upon which they
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ny; as n n,i'si,I P,ysmed snail DC com.
III, ;nnr ~ ,he ~ MI, ih'sre
Ne ii,ae they are TO he 50 delivered; Il being nn-
,he isnas, ~ LA ee,n, on ,A ,a, 10 ana, %
r,nI.,;an af - ..e,;,' II, n.n ~ 'ne
h IlPseJ , .. e,Jn .econ o. sad raiiroal and On
q eS%Psny y The term, heIsin provided. That
;..nsd al s.I;,..., ~ IA .n, ."n,fin sha,
,os ~ esmvsri " Ss,a county, and ,hr said
"a dei,,crrd 10 IA ,.iIr,d eoaosn anu n I'D
mounts, 81 the times and in the manner herein