Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-15
NOTICE OF APELIAL ELEC-
TION.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BONDS.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BONDS.
Lafayette County Court. July %term-Firat Day
-- July 3. isss.
N petition signed by 'lfy and more of the
resldent tax-pavers OF the municipal township
Of Washington. in the county Of Lafayette and
slate OF Missouri. praying the court 10
the qualified voters Of said washington town.
for that purpose, y proposition to compromise
the following bonded Indebtedness OF said WASH
lngton township. upon the following terms and
conditions. tO-wit:
The principal Of said bonded indebtedness being
the sum OF seventy five thousand dollars and ac-
crued interest thereon up 10 the first day of SEN
tember. 1882 of the outstanding bonds Issued iy
said Lafayette county for and in lIrhalf Of said
Washington township. To the Lexington Chilli
building and construction Of thu railroad of said
company: said bonds being ISSUED and dated on
the 18Th day Of July; 1870, bearing interest as.
Of ten per centum per annum. PAYABLE annually
and sad bonds maturing on the 10Th day OF Jul y,
1875. 1871, 1873, 1881 anu 1883. that il To say III
teen thousand dollars In each OF said years.
The said bonds aud accrued interest to- he
compromised at the raie OF thirty live cents Oh
euch dollar OF the principal, and thirty-Hve
cents on each dollar Of interest accrued up to-
September lat. 1882, on all bonds now outs att,.i-
rendered. and thirty seven and one half eeaas on
each dollar OF the amount Oi all judgments rem
dered on said bonds and coupons. and thirty
seven and One-half Cents gu each dollar OF tas
interest accrued on all such Judgements up Or.
September l. 1882. to be paid hx giving t,linssf
or compromise bonds therefor.
| The said funded or compromise bonds 20 he
issued as of date SeptemheE l., IsSs, and TO be
dated September l, 1852, and to become due and
payable twenty years after the date thereof, but
redeemable al the pleasure OF the county court
Of said county. ut any time alter the eNpiru-
tlon Of five years from the dase OF said bonds.
SAID bonds TO hear interest from the sa Il date
September l, 1857, ut the rate OF SIX per cent Der
annum, PAYABLE annually at the Ofice of the
treasurer Of said Lafayette county. by coupons
/ AIIACneN. NlH IN thA firat ftAu Mt In ~
each year.
The said funding or compromise bonds to be
under the provisions of Article 1. Chapter ss Of
the Revised Statutes OF 1879, entitled uf ..com.
promising and funding county and townshIH
1t is therefore ordered by the court that :.
special election be held in said Washington
township. at The usual voting places therein. CA
SATURDAY. AUGUST 18TH. A. D., 1882.
for the purpose Of submitting to the auaI,asa
voters OF said Washington township suiu prone
sition to compromise said bonded debt OF said
township, in accordance with, and upon. Ile
above set forth.
And it is further ordered that this proposition
and notice of said election be published aueard+
| ing to law In the Lexington Weekly Intelligen-
Ger, u weekly newspaper published in saldI Lit
fhyette county, for four successive weeks .belona:
the date and time of the hereinmenticncI snyci,.l
election, when said proposition to eOmpr0ni.,t
anu innd shall be voted on, the last of saiia
weekly insertions to be at least ten days beboas
~ o"iu opecihi eicctlOn. Ana thAt nLS
less than twenty I've priated hnaa,biils be postas
up in the most public places in SAID tow nshi
at least four weeks before tive day VI eusa. ..i4a
ton, giving notice thereof.
This done by the county court.
IA: Judge and President.
j.. W.. HARRISON, Judge.
j. A. LOCKHART, Judge.
Attest:
WIN d. sTEELS, Siert
STATE OF MISSOURI, &c.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE. s"
!, VIA. h Steele. .elerk of the county cour
Withia sAal ipr tha.eoeRl3 and state aforesaid
40 hSlely, certify that tie foregoing NJ u inll anu
true co4y u tie order o. The aforesaid county
court. ~ the same appears OIL record in ms
aAld ottcs. in book 20. Ut page .5s.
IN testimony whereof, Lilo hereln.o set my
! aano,, and aftx the seal &c said court this Gil
day Of DULY A. D., 1882.
| WA, B. STEELE Clerk.