Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-12
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC-
TION-
MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP BONDS.
Lafayette County Court. July term-Fourt

MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP BONDS.
Lafayette County Court, July term-Fourth
Day-Juiy2 20, lSs..
NOW, nj this day, is presented to the court a
IN petition signed by fifty AMI more OF the
resi- ent taxpayers of the municipal township
Of Middleton. in the county OF Lafayette and
a :..a c al M' 1o nn s;,, pray,nS to an n. e SSaiit TO- ' yaasrs
al SAID Middleton township. Ut u special election
To pe called and held for that purpose. u propo-
siiion 10 compromise the following bonded in
debtedneSs 0i said Addiction township. upon
the following terms and conditions. tO-wlt:
The principal OF said bonded indebtedness
beng the sum of seventeen ($l7 ,OOU) tnOusand
dollars and accrued interest thereon up 10 the
first day Of September, 1882. OF the outstanding
in behalf OF said Middleton TOW nshir. to the
Northwest Branch Of the 1eLO Il NcoshO Rail.
rnad Company. TO aid in Tie building and con-
atrurt,on oil the railroad oil said company, said
bonds being issued and dated ON the 3Oth day oil
August. 1870, bearing interest as per coupons
attached to said bonda al The rate OF ten per
cen,um per annum. payable semi-annuAliy, and
SAID bonds maturing on the Goth day Of August,
1879.
compromised ut the rate OF eighty cents on each
dollar ol The principal, and eighty cents ON each
dollar Of interest accrued ~ 10 September LIST.
1851. On all bonds now Outstanlinxe and upon
all judgments rendered ON said bonds and
coupons. and eighty cents on each dollar Of the
interest accrued on al! such Judgments up to
September /, lSS2, 10 be paid by giving funded
or compromise bonds therefor.
The said funded or compromise bonds to be
issued as ol date september !, 1882. and to be
,l;'leI September l, 1882. and TO become due and
payable twenty Years after the date thereof, but
reuecmnblc ut the pleasure OF the county court
Of said county, ut any time alter the expiration
OF live years from the date of said bonds, said
bonds 70 bear interest from The said date, Sep.
tember /, 1852. at The rat. OF six per cent. per
annum. payable annually ut the onice.of the
treasurer Of said Lafayette county, by coupons
each year. ~
| The SAID funding or compromise bends to be
isstied on behalf o! said Middleton township
under. The nrnytlinna sf A rfirln I nho,,sx.r op ~
the Revised Statutes of 1879, entitled OF .'COm-
promising and funding county and township
1t is, therefore,. ordered by the court that q
special election be held in sud Middleton town
ship. ut the usual voting piaees therein. on
SATURDAY,, AUGUST 26rm.fA. d., 1852,
for the purpose of submitting to the qualined
ton to compromise. eaid bonded debt OF said
township in accordance with, and upon The
above set forth.
And II is luriher ordered thst this proposition
anu notice oil said election be, published accord.
ing TO law for four weeks before the date and
time OF the herein. mentioned special election,
when said proposition TO compromise aud
fund shall be voted on, by not less
ed up IN the most public places in said tow nsliilS
at least iour weeks before the day OF such eiec-
ton. giving notice thereof. ~
j. a. PRAIHER. Judge and President.
}. W. HARRISON. Judge,
u. "A. Judge.
Attest: WIN. Il. STEELE. Clerk
Ey SAMUEL j: ANDREw. deputy. .s.sE
S1ATE OF MISSOURI. -
COUNTY OF LGFAYrrrE Ss
J., wm. Ii. Steele, clerk Of the county court.
within and for the county and state aforesaid. do
hereby certify that the foregoing is u iuil and
true copy of the order Of the aforesaid county
court. MS the same appears OF record in INV suid
Office. in book 20. AT page go.
In testimony whereof. 4 ereunto set my hand,
r, . and ana a ~ The seal Of ssid court this 2sth
WIN. b. STEELE, Clerk.
Hy SAMUEL i ANDREW. Deputy. jy9lN