The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-12-14
Notice end Proclamation


sheriG's Office, sedgwlck County. Kansas. De-
cember 49, lSS2.
of the county of Sedgwick, in the State OF Kan
sas, did on the 18th day OF December, A. ID.
lss5 make the following order TO wit
Whereas \ petition signed by ID. Hays and
81 other persons, purpOrtiug IL be resident tax
payers of Wichita township, in said county OF
Sedgwck and State of Kansas, was, on the 18th
day CT December, a. ID. loo2, presented TO The
Hoard of County Commissioners OF said Sedg-
wick county, in the state of Kansas, asking for
calling of special election in and for said town.
shin OF Wichita aforesaid, and for the submits
sion to the qualified electors of said township of
Wichita at said election, a proposition to vote
upon the question of subscribing thirteen thous-
and five hundred dollars to the capital stock OF
the Saint Louis, Fort Scott 4 Wichita Railroad
Company, and to Issue to said railroad company
in pay ment 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 aud through said town
ship. upon certain terms and conditions III said
petition mentioned and set forth, which said pc
titjon is in words and figures AS follows, the
names of the petitioners being omitted, 10 wit /:
Petition.
To Tie Honorable The Board Of County Commissions
ers Of fae County Of SeGJTie%, ia tae State Of
Ka;lsGs
the undersigned, being more than two-fiihs OF
the resident taxpayers of Wichita township, Il
municipal township In said county and state, re-
specially pray your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors of said township PROPOSE
tioa 10 subscribe thirteen thousand five hundred
fSlS 500 dollars to the capital stock of the st.
Louis Fort scott & wichita railroad company,
corporation created and existing under and ey
virtue of the Jaws of the state of Kansas, which
proposes to construct a line of railroad into, and
through said township. And that in payment of
and for said subscription to -aid stock, bonds of
said township shall be issued in sums OF Eve
hundred (S5O0) dollars each payable in twenty
years from date of issue, with interest, payable
semi-anpually, at the rate of seven per cent. per
annum; and the principal and interest To be paid
at the fiscal agency OF the state OF Kansas in the
city of New York
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 or before the lst day of
July, !. ID 1883 That said bonds sha,l be is
sued and delivered TO said railroad company
when its railroad j. constructed and in operation
to said city of wichita and the ears running
thereon.
election 10 be held in said township, In pursu-
ance OF chapter iG. Of the laws of ls76, and the
acts of The Legislature OF the stale of Kansas
amendatory thereof, to vote upon the question of
subscribing for said stock rs aforesaid And
that the form of the ballots to be used at such
election for such proposition, be For subscrip-
ton to stock OF Saint Louis, Fort Scott q Wieh-
ita railroad company and those against such
proposition, to Against subscription TO stock
Of Saint Louis Fort Scott & Wichita railroad
company .
Aud whereas, After careful examination 5
said petition by the said Board of County Com
missioners, we do find that the persons signing
said petition comprise in number more than two
fifths of the resident taxpayers of said Wichita
township.
Now, therefore, pursuant to The request of said
persons and the prayer of said petitioners, and
by virtne of the laws of the state OF Kansas 10
such cases made and provided, It is hereby Or
dered by the said Board OF County Commission
ers of said county OF Sedswick, and State Of
Kansas that special election be called and held
within and for Wichita township, in Sedgwick
county, Kansas at tho usual voting place 10
said township on
Monday the 18Th day Of January, 4. D. 1855,
At which said election The foregoing proposition
-hall be submitted to the legal voters OF saiu
Wichita township for their votes and decision
thereon and 1t is further ordered that the ballots
to be used at said special election shall be in form
as follows, to VII:
All electors voting in favor of said proposition
shall east ballot with the following words writ
ten printed thereon:
ssFor subscription 20 stock OF saint Louis, Fort
Scott & Wichita Railroad Company
And all voting against said proposition shall
use ballots on which the following words shall
be written or printed:
against subscription to stock Of Saint Louis
Fort Scott & Wichita Railroad Company
If majority of the votes cast at said special
election, shall be for the subscription OF stock
and issue of bonds Of the .aid township of W ich-
| ita to the Saint Louis, Fort Scott y wichita
| Railroad Company, then the said Boarc Of CoUn-
| ty Commissioners for and in behalf of said
Wichita township. shall order and direct the
County Clerk of said ScdgHick county, to make
said subscription 10 the amount of thirteen thou
sand five hundi ell fSl3 500 dollars TO the capital
stock of the Saint Louis, Fort Scott ~ Wichita
Railroad Company. IN the name of said township
of Wichita and the bonds Of said town.
shin OF Wichita shall be issued therefor, accord
| ing to law, and upon the terms and conditions
specified in said petition, and i; Is further order
ed that the sheriff of the county Of SedgwiCk in
| the state of Kansas do make due proclamation,
| OF the holding OF said election Ia the voters Of
| said Wichita township az the time and PLACES
| aforesaid, by Publishing the same thirty days
preceding said election Is Is required by Law Ia
| said proclamation he shall set forth the r1reso-
| ing older. thirty days nGtice OF said specia!
election shsl! be givea ia The Wichita city EAGLE.
a newspaper published in the city OF Wichita, in
| said county OF Sedgwick and state OF Kan >.
said paper having general circulation in said
county of Sedgwck. Aud The sheriff oi said
county is also ordered and directed n post no.
ices Of said election Is Is required by law
Done at ihe city of Wichita, in Sedgwick
| county, Kansas, this 18Th day Of December, n.
ID lSS..
ATTEST q. ". sTEENRoD,
&. W. WALTERS.
County Commissioners.
Z. n DORSEY,
County Clerk.
Now, therefore, /, ii. X. Watt, sheriff of Seig-
wick county, Kansas, by virtue of the authority