Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
NOTICE OF NPECIAL ELEC.
TION.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BONDS.
Lafayette County Court. July term-First Day
Now, at this d II,s = !, ! lsss > ,o III. o,r y,
N petition signed by 'afty and more n I OF rb a
resident tax-pavers OF the municipal township
s 81 w Ss on Min:od IN the county Of LAFAYETTE and
submit and cause to be submitted to
the qualified voters OF said Washington town.
snip, ~ SPECIAL election TO be called aud held
~, t taH. purpose, = proposition to compromise
tne iOiiowlng bonded Indebtedness OF eaid WASH
lngton township, upon the following terms and
The principal OF said bonded Indebtedness being
Inc sum OF seventy dive thousand dollars and ucs
erasa interest thereon up to the first day Of Sep
said Lafayette county for and in b9h.lr OF said
W.shinYtou township, to the Lexington CbilII-
G Snia, nnu G9li Railroad Company. to aid in the
company. sald bonds being issued and dated on
the 18th day Of July, 1870, bearing interest as
pc, coupons attached To said bonds at the rate
VI ten PEI csntum per annum, payable annually,
anu sala ponds maturing on the 10Th day OF July,
1910. 1871, 1873. 1881 ana 1883. that is to say ff-
Teen thousand dollars in each OF said years.
The said bonds aud accrued interest To he
compromised ut the rate OF thIrty-ive cents on
saca. dollar OF the principal, and thirty-fve
September LIST. 1882. on ali bonds now outstand.
ing and upon which alignment have not been
rendered.. and thirty seven and one hall cent. on
escn dollar OIL tue amount oil all judgments rem
dered on said bonds and coupons, and thirty
seven and One-hall cents on zach dOlIar OF IN.
interest accrued on all such judgments up to
september l. 1882. to he paid by giving funded
or compromise bonds therefor.
The said funded or cumpromise bonds to he
issued ~ Of date September /, 1857, and To I've
dated September l, 1852. and to become due und
payable twenty years alter the dute thereof. but
reasonable ut Inc pleasure of the county court
OF said county. at any time alter the e.nira-
ton OF five yeais from the date OF suld iunds
said bonds TO bear interest from the 81 d ,iuIe
September l. 1852, at the rate oil SIX per cent per
annum, payable annually ut the ullic,. nf liz
lGAkufef OIL bhll I<IlAVHtte cnunIv hu .,,,1.
attached. due on tue hrst Jay of September oil
The said funding or compromise bond. n no
issued on behsli Of said Washington township
under the provisions of Article l. C.lspter \, nj
the Revised Statutes Of ls7?. entitled vi '.co ii
promising aud iunding County and township
bonds.o
1t Is therefore ordered by the court that a
.pecisl election be held in said Washington
township. ut The usual voting places therein. on
SATURDAY. AUGUsT 18TH. A. d.. lss.
for the purpose of submitting to the ausI,G.d
voters VI SAID Washington township saul Uruno-
sitiOn to compromise said bonded debt Of sa,d
toWnsnip IN sccordance with. and upon the
terms ana conditions iamcd in said petition and
Aud j! is further ordered that this proposition
and notice Of said election be published accn,.i'
ing to law In the Lexington Weekly InteIII~e,.
Ger, y weekly newspaper published in sand La
LAY elite county. for four successive weeks before
the date and time OF The hereinmpntIOnri s,,yri,I
election, when said proposition To cunur.,ni;.
and !und shall be voted on. the last Of said
weekly Insertions 10 Oe II least ten DAYS lrtnr..
the day OF said special election.
This done by the county count.
j. a. PltATHEn. Judge and President
J. W. HARRISON. Judge.
j.. A. LOCkHART. judge.
Attest:
WA B. STEELE, Clerk.
Ny SAMUEL j. ANDREW, D.. e..
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE. s"
J., VIM. b: Steele, clerk OF the county court
DO hereby certify that the for, go,ng l., "a iuII ami
true copy OF the order of the aforesaid county
said office. In book 10. ut page 252 ""'
In testimony whereof. I do hrreuu.o s.t nv
asno, and amx the seal Of said Court this 6l6
day of July, Al lss2.t A
D. wM I. sTEELE. Clerk.
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