The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-21
Merch ant Tailoring.
Leg al Hotices.
Election Proclamation

Notice tie; !, III, hsreay g'yeh tha; pc ial cleo
cinsts in Jack on toWnshi =, IN Lyon COUNTY.
Kansas TN the Is n dry of + bru.sry \ o.
1881, tn vote ut-on 1t proposition to subscribe
City & En't oria aiifoad comp. ny Ia nc
coriance with tie following teams and con
Shall the btar'i of rountv com. f>,ioners 1f
Llon county. kansa-, -ubsrrtbE fur and IN
behatf"f jackson township in said conn V,
take Cot G .tidi -ttck OF the hsusaS iLy u
FIN ora Fafl Dad company to the amit.t!u. OF
rs 0O0, and in pay tBcnt tnf teof is>u, and de-
h.er ia said railroad company tie boEd- of
said township to the amount r 81 Coz paya-
Bile principal and interest al the fiscal
agenry OF the state oil Kansas, ia the city
II New York, IN thirty years after the
date III root. with the privilege reserved
TO said township OF paying the whole OF any
part Of said bands mt any time after five years
from the date thereof by giving notice there
OF tor twelve months; said bonds To ne issued
IN denominations OF 500 90 each. and to
draw interest at the rae of seven "a per
cent per annum from the date of their deliy-
cry TO salt railroad company, payable semi
annually or the 18th days Of January and
July, in each and every year, and all interest
coupons matured. or about to mature, at the
date of delivery of said bonds TO be cam
cellcd and returned TO the board of county
commissioners of said county.
SAID bonds 70 be issued In consideration OF
the construction, operation ana maintenance
OF the SAID railroad through said township,
| by the most practicable route.
/ by the people OF said township and the result
OF the election duly ascertained and declared
|
| railroad company shall be made. and the
said bonds Of the township shall be duIy exc
cuted by the said board OF county commits
sioners, according 10 law, and deposited in
| escrow with the fiscal agency of said state
/ in the city of New York. or with such other
| party as may be mutually agreed upon by
and be satisfactory to the said board OF coun.
1 ty commissioners and said railroad cnmOanv
| Said bonds shall remain in possessIon Or
their custodian aforesaid, until delivered up-
on the certificate OF said board of county com
missioners a. hereinafter provided and at
L F1n fhH GaerN
| shall execute an amount of stock OF said
company equal in amount to said bonds and
and with the same party to whom said bonds
snail be entrusted as Aforesaid, In whose DOS
| session SAID stock shall remain until its de-
| livery as hereinafter provided.
The said Kansas City Emporla railroad
| company or their assigns shall construct and
equip a. AFORESAID. and have in operation a
| railroad OF a standard gauge, so constrgeted
| as to form one continuous line from Kansas
City, IN the tate Of Kansas to the city OF En-
pnFia, IN said state, within two years from
the delivery of bonds in escrow, as here
matter set forth; SAID road to be constructed
| the equipments thereof TO be such as are or.
dlnar1Iy used IN constructing and operatinR
snch roads and shall lie sufficient ;or the or
binary traffic Of The road: the work of con i.
structtnR said road to commence within ona
year altar The deposit of said bonds in escrow
That no part of said township bonds OF SAT-,
Jackson township, in Lyon county, shall be
deitSered or IN any man er disposed OF bV
the party holding them in escrow, nor be a.
any binding force or validity upon said rnSTn -
snip except as follows: When said ROAD
run thereon the entire length of SAID road
through said township, across the toVnsite of
Neosno Rapids. and q station or deDot Thereof
permanently located on the townsite Of heo-
sho Rapids. ard another within one half nils
OF Badger creek. on the north side of tIle Ne
osho river. in salt township, and the sa-a
certfnea to by the county commissioner AZ
ssld Lyon county; then bonds TO the amonnt
OF 80 QUO shall be delivered to said raiIToad
company, and q like amount of the etoeE
Of said railroad company shall at the same
line Re aellveFed to the said board Of county
Il Is however provided that in case the said
railroad company or its assigns, shall be hin
dered or deIRy ea In the construction or eo,,in
ment Of said road by any legal proceedinas
tina the time consume shall be tdsf.sfi ~
the periods hereinbeIore fixed for the con-,
plefion If said road
That the form Of the ballots to b. need -
shall be as follows:
shall the board of county commissioner.
cauifai stock OF the Kansas CifS & En,soris
railroad company for and N behalf of fnrk-
son township, In said county 70 The amount Of
$4,000. and in payment Thereon issue snss az
liver to said F-ifroad company the bonds Of
said township to the amount OF SIS O00f+s 4 -
shall the board OF eounts commissioner
capital stock OF The kansas City & Emporia
railroad crmpany. for an in behalf OF Jack
son township. IN said comfy 20 the amcunt
OF - cog. and ia payment thereof issue aud
deliver tn said railroai company the bonds
No.
8 o'ciocE m and closed at 8 O'Clock n.
Given ander my official hand and seal, this
nth day OF January. 4 D, issi.
Sheriff of Lyon county. state e o q Kss:sas.