The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-12-21
Notice and proclamation,


Notice and Proclamation.
Notice and proclamation OF holding special
election in Payne township, sedgwick county,
sheriff = once. seaswick County, Kansas, De-
'e Wberes.. The Board of County Commissioners
Of the county OF sedgwick. in the State Of Kan
sas, did, on the 18th day OF December, A. ID.
lss2, make the following order to wit: -
GA other persons, purporting to be resident tax
payers OF Payne township, In said county OF
sedgwick, and state Of Kansas, was. on the lsth
day OF December, A. ID. 1852, presented to the
Board of County Commissioners OF said Sedg-
wick county, In the State Of Kansas, asking for
calling Of special election IN and Tor SAID town.
to the qualified electors Of said township OF
Payne, at said election, proposition to vote
and dollars to the capital stock Of the Saint Lou
Is, Fort Scott & wichita Railroad Company, and
to Issue to said railroad company, In payment for
the amount of twelve thousand dollars, to aid In
the construction of the line of railroad which
the said company proposes to construct into and
through said township, upon certain terms and
conditions In said petition mentioned and set
forth, which said petition is in words and figures
as follows, the names of the petitioners being
omitted, to wit:
Petition.
To the Honorable, the Board Of County Conmission-
ers of the County of Sedgcitk in the State Of
Kansas:
The UNDERMINED, being more than two .ifths of
municipal sSe township IN said county and stas
specially pray your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors OF said township propo-
sition to subscribe twelve thousand tSl2 ,0OU) dol
lars to the capital stock of the Saint Louis, Fort
Scott & Wichita railroad company. acOrporatiOn
created and existing under and by virtue OF the
construct a line Of railroad into and through
said township. And that In payment of and for
said subscription to said stock, bonds OF said
(SJOO) each, payable In twenty years from date
Of issue, with interest, payable semi annually,
at the rate of seven per cent. per annum and
the principal and interest to be paid at the fiscal
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 be made are: That
the said railroad company shall construct said
railroad OF standard guage, from some point on
the east side of said township, and running
thence through said township to some point on
the west south side thereof, and have the same
in operation before the Let day OF July, A |
D., 1883, and build six miles OF track and depot
in said township. That said bonds shall be Is |
sued and delivered to the said railroad company |
when its railroad is constructed and in operation
through said township and the cars running |
thereon.
And we further pray that you order special |
election, to be held in said township, in pursu- |
Of chapter l07 Of the laws of 1875, and the |
acts of the Legislature of the state Of Kansas |
amendat0ry thereof, to vote upon the question |
of subscribing for said stock rs aforesaid. And
that the form Of the ballots to be used at such |
election for such proposition, be For subscrip-
ton to stock of Saint Louis, Fort Scott Wichi-
ia Railroad Company" and those against such |
proposition, to be Against subscription /" stock
of Saint Louis, Fort Scott Il Wichita Railroad |
Company.
And whereas, After careful examination Of
said petition by the said Board OF County Com
mi ssioners, we do fird that the persons signing |
said petition comprise In number more than two
ffths of the resident taxpayers of said Payne |
township
Now, therefore, pursuant to the request OF said |
persons and the pray er Of said petitioners, and
by virtue of the laws OF the State OF Kansas In |
such cases mate and provided, IL Is hereby Or |
dered by the sail Board of County Commission
of said county OF Sedgwick, and State OF |
Kansas, that special election be called and held
W thin and for rayne township, in sedswick |
county, Kansas, at the usual voting places In |
said township on
Monday, tie 18th day Of January. A. d., 1883,
shall be submitted to the legal voters OF said |
Payne township for their votes and decision |
thereon; and 1t Is further ordered that the bal
lots to be used at said special election shall be In
form as follows, to wit:
All electors voting in favor of faid pr position
shall cast a ballot with the following words |
written printed thereon
''For subscription to stock of Saint Louis, |
Fort Scott 4 Wichita Railroad Company.
And all voting against said proposition shall
use ballots on which the following words snail
be written or printed:
Against subscription to stock of Saint Louis. |
Fort Scott Il " ichita Railroad Company"
election shall be for the subscription Of stock
and issue of bonds of the said township of Payne
To the Saint Louis, Fort Scott wichita Rail- |
road Company, then the said Board OF County
Commissioners for and In behalf of said Payne |
township, shall order and direct the County |
Clerk, of said Sedgwick county, to make said |
subscription to the amount of twelve thousand |
oO0l dollars to the capital stock Of the Saint
LOUIS. Fort Scott & wichita Rail. DAD Company,
in the name Of said township OF Payne and
bonds OF said township OF Payne shall be
issued therefor, according 10 the law, and upon
the terms and conditions specified in said petit
tion and it is further ordered that the sheriff of
the county OF Sedgwick and State OF Kansas do |
make due proclamation, Of the holding Of said |
election to the voters of saii Payne township at
the time and places aforesaid, by publishing the
same thirty DAYS preceding said election as is |
required by law. In said proclamation he shall |
set forth the foregoing order. Thirty days no
The Wichita City EAGLE, newspaper published |
in the city of Wichita in said county of Sedgw!ck.
State of Kansas, said paper having general cir
Sheriff OF said county is also ordered and direct
ed to post notices of said election as Is required
by law
Done at the city of Wichita, in Sedgwick coun- |
ty, Kansas, this 18th day Of December. A. ID.
GEO. W. WALTER,
County Commissioners.
Attest: Z. a. DoRsEY, County Clerk.
Now, therefore, l, II. Il. Watt, sheriff of Sedg- |
wick county, Kansas, by virtue OF the authority |
vested in me by law, and in obedience to the |
aforesaid order of said Board of County Commits |
sioners, do hereby proclaim and give notice that |
special election will be held in and for said |
Payne township. in the county of Sedgwick, and |
State of Kansas, ON the 18th day of January, A. |
D. 1883, at the usual voting pla es in said Payne
accordance with the foregoing aud aforesaid or
der OF said Board of County Commissioners, up
pom the question of subscription, by said Payne /
township, to thu, capital stock of the Saint Louis
Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Company, and is-
suance of the bonds of said Payne township In
payment therefor.
ri.
O'Clock a M aud closed at six O'Clock p. IN. Of |
said day.
Witness my hand this 18th day of December,
A. ID. ISL
IL. II. WATT,
Sheriff OF Seigwick County.
By DAN. WEBSTER,
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