The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-12-28
Notica and Proclamation

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Notice and proclamation of holding a special
election in Wichita township. sedgwick county,
Kansas.
sherir Is Office. sedgwick County. Kansas. De-
cember Is, 1882.
Whereas, The Board of County Commissioners
OF the county of Sedgwick, in the State of Kan
sss. did. on the 18th day of December, A. ID.
lss2, make the following order to wit;
e. other persons, purporting to be resident tax
payers of Wichita township, in said county OF
Sedgwick, and State OF Kansas, was, on the 18th
day of December, A. d: 1882, presented to the
Board of County Commissioners OF said Sedg-
wick county, in the State Of Kansas. asking for
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sion to the qualified electors of said township OF
wichita, at said election, proposition to vote
upon the question OF subscribing thirteen thous.
and five hundred dollars to the capital stock of
the Saint Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad
Company, and to Issue to said railroad company
In payment for said stock the bonds OF said Wich-
ita township to the amount Of thirteen thousand
five hundred dollars to aid In the construction OF
the line of railroad which the said company pro-
poses to construct into and through said town.
ship. upon certain terms and conditions in said
petition mentioned and set forth, which said pc
tition Is in words and figures as follows, the
names OF the petitioners being omitted, to wit ::
Petition.
To the Honorable, the Board of County Commissio
ers Of the County Of Sedg'c;es, in the State Of
The undersigned, being more than two fifhs Of
the resident Taxpayers of Wichita township, a
municipal township In said county and state, re-
spectfully pray your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors OF said township PROPOSE
ton to subscribe thirteen Thousand five hundred
lSl3, 500 dollars to the capital stock Of the st.
Louis, Fort Scott Il Wichita railroad company,
corporation created and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the state Of Kansas. which
proposes to construct line of railroad into, and
through said township. And that In payment of
and for said subscription to said stock, bonds Of
said township shall be issued In sums Of five
hundred $500 dollars each, payable in twenty
semi-annualiy, at the rate OF seven per cent. per
anDum; 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 north or east side Of said township, and
running thence to the city OF Wichita, and have
the same In operation on or before the LIST day of
July, A. d., 1888. That said bonds shall be is-
sued and delivered to said railroad compxny
when its railroad Is constructed and in operation
to said city Of Wichita. and the cars running
And we further pray that you order a speci al
election, to be held In said township, In pursu-
ance Of chapter l07 OF the laws OF 1876, and the
acts Of the Legislature of the state Of Kansas
amendatory thereof, to vote upon the question Of
for said stock as aforesaid And
that the form of the ballots to be used at such
tion to stock Of Saint Louis, Fort Scott & WITCH
ita railroad company" and those against such |
to be Against subscription to stock
OF Saint Louis Fort Scott & Wichita railroad |
And whereas, After careful examination =
said petition by the said Board Of County Conn |
we do find that the persons signing /
said petition comprise In number more than two |
afths Of the resident taxpayers Of said Wichita |
township.
persons and the prayer Of said petitioners, and
by virtue of the laws Of the State OF Kansas In
,uch cases made and provided, 1t Is hereby or
,e1eo by sde sa,1 M
Kansas, that special election be called and held
within and for Wichita township, in Sedgwick
county, Kansas ut the usual voting place in
aid township on
Monday, the 15fh day of January, A. d. 1858,
1t which said election the foregoing proposition
hall be submitted TO the legal voters Of said
Wichita township for their votes aud decision
hereon; and II is further ordered that the ballots
Is follows, to wit:
All electors voting in favor Of said proposition
hall cast ballot with the following words writ
'sFor subscription to stock OF Saint Louis, Fort
oott q wichita Railroad Company"
And all voting against said proposition shall
e written or printed:
Against subscription to stock OF Saint Louis
'ort Scott 4 Wichita Railroad Company"
II . majority Of the votes cast ut said special
lection, shall be for the subscription OF stock
nd issns OF bonds Of the said townshipof Wich-
= to the Saint Louis. Fort Scott b Wichita
.ailroad Company, then the said Board of Coun-
7 Commissioners for and In behalf Of said
Wichita township. shall order and direct the
ounty Clerk, OF said Sadgwick county. to make
hid subscription to the amount OF thirteen thou
md i've hundred (el3, 500 dollars to the capital
lock Of the Saint Louis, Fort Scott 4 wichita
ailroad Company. in the name Of said township
Wichita, and the bonds OF said town.
lip OF wichita shall be issued therefor, Accord
q 70 Law, and upon the terms and conditions
,scinsd In said petition, and It is further ORDER
70 state Of Kansas do make due proclamation,
the holding Of said election 70 the voters or /
i'd wichita township at the time and places
rsosding said election ss IL required by law. ia
i'd proclamation he shall set forth the forego-
3 order, thirty days notice OF said special
Newspaper published in the city Of Wichita, In
ID county Of Sedgwick and state of Kan as,
ID paper having general circulation in said
unty 10 also ordered and directed to post no.
- OF said election - is re9nired ~ law.
Done q the city Of wichita. In Sedgwick
a1sy, Kansas. this l'sh day Of December. A.
Attest G. w. sTEENROD,
G. w. WALTERS,
County Commissioners
A. DORSEY,
County CLERK.
sov, therefore, I, h. r. Watt, sheriff OF Sedx-
ck county, kansas, BY virtue OF the authority
,a order q ..S Board of cossss %
psciai election will be held In and for said
6tats Of Kansas. on The 18Th day Of Jsnuary
D: 1888, q the .suai voting places in saId
lcAlta toWnship. Sedguick county, KansAs, 10
a order Of said Board Of County Commission-
; Iupca tAs question Of subscrtpeiou, BY said
eaiea township. Q The capital stock q the
~ nnd $1,000 a ~ hou6a ar aid W1eAifa ~