The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
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Legal HotIce 8.
Election Proclamation.


Notice Is hereby given that a special cleo.
ton viii be held at the several voting pre-
cincts in JAG k.on township, In Lyon county.
Kansas, on the 18th day OF February, A ID.
1881, to vote upon proposition to subscribe
TO the capital stock of the Kansas
City & Emporia IAilroad company. In &C.
cordanee with the following terms and con-
diiions, wit:
Shall the board OF county commissioners OF
behalf of jackson township in said county,
take the capital stock OF the Kansas City &
SIS. 600, and in payment thereof issue and de-
said township to the amount Of $500 payS.
Bile principal and interest at the fiscal
agency of the state OF Kansas, in the city
of New York, in thirty years after the
to said township OF paying the whole or any
part of said bonds at any time after I've years
the dSse BY bn notice there
Ia denominations OF 500 90 each. and 70
! draw interest at the rate Of seven 90 per
| cry to said railroad company, payable semi
annually on the 18th days Of January and
July, in each AMI every year. and sll interest
date of delivery of said bonds. 20 be can
celled and returned TO the board OF county
| commissioners Of said county.
said bonds to be issued in consideration of
the construction, operation and maintenance
OF the said railroad through said township
/ by the most practicable route
Immediately after the proposition is voted
| of the election duly ascertainsd and deeiSrs5.
said subscription to the capital stock OF aid
railroad company shall be made, and the
said bonds Of the township shall be duly exc
| cuted by the said board of county com mia :
tioners, according to 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 uDoa nv
anu be satisfactory to the said board OF coun.
y commissioners and said railroad company
| said bonds shall remain in possession Of
their custodian aforesaid, untiidelIvered us,-
| on the certificate OF said board or county com
| miSslOEGg6 hereinafter Dr0Vidad and Al
/ the same time the said railroad company
shall execute an amount OF stock Of said
company equal in amount to said bonds and
place the same in escrow at the same place
and with the same party to whom said bonds
shall be entrusted As Aforesaid, in whose poe.
session said stock shall remain until IFS de.
livery as hereinafter provided.
The said Kansas City 4 EmpOriS railroad
company or their assigns shall construct and
equip as aforesaid. and have In operation 8
! railroad OF a standard gauge, So constructed
City. IN the tate of Kansas, 10 the city of I'm.
poTia, in said state, within two years from
the delivery Of bonds in escrow, - here
! matter set forth SAID road 10 be instructed
I IN u substantial manner, with steel rail. and
the equipments thereof 10 be such as are or
such roads. and shall lie sufficient Tor the or
binary traffic OF tho road; the work OF con.
year alter the deposit of said bonds in escrow
as aforesaid.
That no part of said township bonds of ssid
Jackson township, In Lyon county, shall Be
delivered or in any maBper disposed OF by
the party holding them In escrow nor be 81
ship except as follows: When said Toad
shall be substantially completed and trains
run thereon the entire length of said road
through said township, across the toWnsits OF
Neosbo Rapids, ami a station or depot thereof
permanently located on the toWnsite OF \ co.
Sh0 Rapids ard another within one half mile
OF dgeF creek. on the north side of the Ne
osho river. IN SAID township, and the same
eertinen 10 by the county commissioner Of
said Lyon county then bonds to the auaounf
OF rs 0oe shall be delivered 70 said raiIroad
company. and q Ike amount OF the stock
OF said railroad company shall at the same
time be delivered to the said board Of county
commissioners.
Il IS however provided that In case the said
railroad company or Its assigns, shall be him
dered or delay in the construction or equip
ment OF said road by any legal Droceedinfs
tkt the sinS . - e oe sadcd %
pletfOn Of said road.
That the form of the ballots to be used Al
eueh election for and against said proposition
shall the board OF county comuiasiobare
OF Lyon county subscribe FOR and take she
capital stock Of the Kansas City q EmpoFis
railroad company for and m behalf or 3seks.
son township, in said county. to the erounf AZ
81, 900. and IN payment thereof issue and da.
liver 20 said railroad company the bonds or
said township to the amount Of SIS 00ofss Yes.
'tShall the board Of county commissioner
OF Lyon county subscribe for and take fho
capital stock Of The Kansas City 4 EnpoFis
son township. in said county, 70 tie amounf
Of s25 oo9, and In payment thereof issue and
deliver to said railroad company the bofd1
Of said township TO the amount OF s1soo0f'
The polls at said election shan b. opena.s =.
c'elock a m. and closed st 8 O'Clock p. N.
Given under my oa,eial hsnd and seal, his
10Th day Of January. A. p; lse g ,.c,v
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