The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-14
legal he,ices.
Election Proclamation


SotIc,, Ia berei,y gwen thar >le. ial cleo
sinn VIII be heit at the sral voting ire
. m Is IN ID, daek Oh TO" nshil. IL Lyon county.
tSoi' {" vote "a on a proposition Ia subscribe
CO. r. shr capital .,o-'k OF the Kansas
Nt1 En- orla abroad cumi.; ny, Ih nc
e.Elan"e viii tie fcIluN ing terms anu con-
81 ions. TO ~it:
shall the t-,ar,i of county conn isstore,s oS
100 COUNTY. kanSa-. sutScrIbe fer aud IN
behalf oi jackson t ~ nshlu IN said roun.y.
t.ihe t.t .,fal ck OF the kan>as i,y n
50 Coo o. par mile tor .,rh and sS,-r, MI, 81
>.td r't'i Ia TT built in sad t-Vs hiu .I,t ,t
10 eAe e, me .rgs'e "'""'inr at SIS 900. and
40 pay heh' u cot IS u ami Il |, ~ a.. sand
railtosd Co5apas.N IIr h.nfi. tf sad tou,,-,.,,,
TO The anOuEi SS.o0it0 pea M. ioI each
-tIit! every m Il raIlIuad a - t,p,lS ~,
SAIL townSh u. payable principal and inrar
est at the lis. al agtn"S oil Ise SKATE OF Esnsas
the CIV New oFk, in thirty ye,I< f..
the 'laie h reot. with ihr privilege reserved
20 said township oil payii e the whole or any
mart ri SAID lsond> at any time after ten wears
"t tor twelve months: Ssits bands Ia c issued
IN denominations OF o. 90 each. and TO
draw int r,st at tire rae of seven "a per
cent yer anbum iTom the date oil heir deiiv-
cry TO sal Railroad company. payable semi
annually or the 18th days of January and
July. In each and every Year. and all interest
coupons ma,ureti, or about to mature, al the
date OF the delivery OF said bonds, to be can
ceiIcd and returned to he board of county
comm lsS!oners Of said county.
Said bonds to be issued in consideration of
the construction. operation anu maintenance
OF tne sStsl railroad through said township
and located on the most pract cable route
Immediately aiieI the proposition is voted
BY the PEOPLE of said townshtp and the result
OF the election duly ascertained and declared,
said subscription to the capital stock OF said
| Isilroad company shall be made, and the
said bonds OF the township shall be duly exc.
cuted by the said board OF county COMMITS
sioners, according 10 law, and de, oStted in
eocrow ~, with n, IN: nsc2l agency OF SAID state.
party as may be mutually agreed upon nv
and be satisfactory 10 the said boari of coun-
| ~ commissioners and said railroad company
SAID bonds shall remain in the possession OF
'heir custodian aforesaid, until delivered nm.
| on the certinca,e OF said board OF county CON-
misslohers a hereinafter provided, and At
| the same time the said railroad company
| snail execute an amount of stock OF said
| company equal in amount TO said bonds and
place the same in escrow At the same place
| ana with the same party TO whom said bonds
snail be entrusted IS aforesaid, in whose pos
| livery rs hereinafter provided; the amount of
| such bonds and stock to be issued Ms STORE.
| SAID at $S,OO 90 per mile, and to be computed
when the survey OF said railroad shall be
ma e. and the route permanently located a.
| herein before designated
This sain Kansas Iity 4 Emporia railroad
company or their AS igEs shall construct and
| equip Us aforesaid, ami have in operation
| IstIlTO Il OF STANDARD! gauge, 80 constructed
/ as to form one continuous line from Kansas
Citv. in the : tate OF kansas to tine city of En-
pnTia, liz said state. within two wears from
| the beginning of the woik thereon, as here
| matt set forth sand road to be constructed
| IN q substantial manner. with steel rail, and
/ .
| "inarily used IN constructing and operating
| such roads and >hall lie -ufliCient Tor the or
binary traffic of he road: the wok Of con
! strHct;nS said rhad 10 commence within one
| as afOrc>a aid.
| hat no I,urt OF aid to y nship bonds of said
| ytr ksCn tawIship. IN Lyon coInt", shall lie
| itI'Netta or II. any manner disposed OF by
| the I,atiy holding them in escrUw. nor be OF
| any binding force or validity upon said town
snip except as follows: Wnen said road
| >ha'I he cubs annually completed and trains
t.n aaRa h -. a
| thr ugh saii township. ah'i a station or depOi
| thereof permanently loraiel on the toWn>itt
at eosho Rapids in salt township. Snd the
| same ceriIf IN by the county commission.
| err of >ai.i Lyon county: then bonds to the
amount OF 50 90 90 per nrIl-. and brnds at the
| >amc ldie tor II traction of n mile II any, toI
the entir, nnu herur miles AMI fraction OF d
| n'llr ol r'lal buiit in said 40 Nn>hip shall bG
delivered to said railroad company aud !
like unt OF the rStotk of said railroad
s-"nlpany shalt at he same time he delivered
Il" he said ir'ard Of county commissioners.
| IL l. huw'N Yer provided that In case TIE said
| 'Alir"ad COMPANY or IT. assigns shall be hin
Ter d os 'icla e. it, the construction or eq Up
- the t'G'e - "ou- ume -hHl be add a e
he re % he1' inl'r tore fixed for The ON
| ,''rIin al saa Il ru.la
That the finn. "f the ballots TO be u-ed nj
-u' riect'o" for Ii Il against aid pro- o>iIi"I
| shalt be ~ & MS:
shat he board of county commissioner.
| nf L. on county sulI.cribC ra.d take thI
amt ] >tock OF The EHpsss Civ & EmpuriI
r-ilr"ad company fer and Dehali of Jack
|
5000 90 pei mile for earh and every mile oil
| sad roa 10 be bull in >aiU towns ip hut
| oeAct'tt the aggregatI amnnnt al $R5, 900. anC
| an pay ment here OF issue and deliver 70 sid
nrOad company the bonds of said townshi
TO tire amount "f 81, 900 90 I,er mile for Act
AMI every - tie of said rsiIrUal to be built iI
| Salt tOwBshipf' les
'.Shal. the board of county commissioner
| Of yon county subscribe for and take tho
capital stock Of b. kansas City 4 Emporia
railroad c, mpany, for an IN behalf OF Jack
son towns hip. in said county TO the amount
| of % 600 90 ter mile Tor each and every mile
o. said 70 al TO lie iuilt in said nship nut no
| to exceed the aggregate amount OF $2S 00J anC
| In payment thereuf issue and deliver to said
| railrOaI com pany the bonds of said TOWNSHIP
| TO the amount of IS. GOO 90 per mile for each
and every mile of said railroad to be built il
| said township" No.
The polls at said election shall be opened Al
O'Clock a m and closed at 6 O'Clock d m
| on said day.
Given under my official hand this 18th day
OF December. A ID. 1880. J b. MOON,
Sheriff of Lyon county, state OF Kansas.