Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
OF SPECIAL ELEC-
TlON.
LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP BONDS.

LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP BONDS,
lafayette County Court. July Term-First Day
July Sd. 1851. -
Nov, ct this day il presented to the Court
= petition sigued by fifty and more OF the
resident taxpayers OF the municipal Township
Of Lexington. Ia the County Of Lafayette. and
Stat. Of Missouri. PRAYING the Court to submit
AMI cause TO be submitted to the qualified voters
Of said Lexington Township, ut q special ele ction
to be called aud held for that purpose, a prcpo-
sit;os to co|p.omise the following bonded in
following terms aud conditions, to-wit:
Tit principal OF said bonded Indebtedness
and accrued Interest up to September. 1852. of
the outstanding bonds issued by said Lafayette
County Tor and In behalf Of said Lexington
Railroad Company to aid in the building and
construction Of the railroad OF SAID Company;
ssid bonds being issued and dated on the 10Th
dSy OF July, te7O. bearing interest as per cOu-
pons attached to SAID bonds at the rate Of ten
per cent. per annum. payable annually, and
1875. 1877, 1879, 1881 and 1885, stnat is to saw az,
teen thousand dollars in each OF said years.
The sal bonds and accrued interest to be CON-
promised at the rate OF iOrty-iive cents on each
dollar Of principal. and torty-iye cents on eacI
dollar Of interest accrued up to September l,
1882. on oil bonds now outstanding and upon
fOrty-seven and Onc-hair cents on each doIIua. of
the amount Of all judgments iender,d on said
bonds sud coupons. snd forty-seven and QUE
on AL such. judgments ap to September l, IeS.,
bonds therefor. =
The said funded or compromise bonds to he
issued rs OF date September l, 1852, u ID 10 be
dated September l. 1882, and to become due and
payable twenty years alter the date thereof, but
Eedeemsbls Ut the pleasure OF tile county court
OF said county At amy time alter the expiration
OF i've years from the date of said bonds. said
bonds to bear interest ffOm the saId date Sepiem-
Der i, 1882, NJ the rate OF six per cent per annum,
payable annually ut the Office OF the treasurer of
satd lafayette county. by coupons attached. due
The SAID funded or compromise bonds to lie
lssueq. On behalf OF said Lexington township
under the pr0visions or Article /, Chapter So. of
the Reytssd StAtltss Of 1879. entitled or ..cUn,-
Rromls,1x and funding county and township
tits therefore ordered by. the court that a
special election be held IN Fad Lexington town.
snip ut the usual voting places therein. on
SATURDAY. AUGUST 18TH. A. D., 1852,
Tor the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters Of SAID Lexington township, said propo-
sstionto compromise said bonded debt Of said
1owhship IN accordance with and upon the terms
and conditions named in said petition and
shove set forth.
Ant y r. further ordered that this proposition
and nottce OF SAID election be published accord
ing 10 law, IN The Lexington Weekly IntelIigen.
ington.township. f0riour snccessiye weeks be-
fore the date aud time of the aforementioned
special election, when. said proposition 10 com
promise and tund shall -her voted on, the last
Of said weekly insertions to Be at least ten days
before the day Of said special election.
Ihis done by the county court.
j. A. PkATRER, Judge and Preside Mt.
j. W. HARRISON. Judge.
j. A. LOCKHART, Judge.
Attest: