The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-11-10
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK
Arrvx CorNry- kANaAe


2ith day of october, 1859, transacted the fol-
lowing business and made the following order,
| to-wit:
lola, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS, !
| October %, 1882. }
At a special:mectiug OF the Boari Of County
Commissioners s Of Akin county. kansas, at the
the 9th day OF October a ID. lssl. there were
prescott as members of said board A. j. Nc
Sariey, chairman; Lis ,., and q w,
aud stale Of Kansas, and L. ; Slower, county
clerk Of sail county, petition was presented
10 saia r b ,ha 81 eo@y ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sigaed
ers of the township of lola, in said Allen eoun-
" aud state of Kansas, which, with the sigma
lures omitted, was in words and figures as fol-
PETITION
In the matter of subscription to the capital
! stock of the Nebraska, Topeka, lola Il Menu
phis Railroad Co., by lola township, in the
county of Allen
To the honorable board of County Commissioners
Of Alien county, In the state of Kansas:
Whereas, the Nebraska, Topeka, lola & Mem
PMS Raiiroad company, propose to Construct
and operate line OF railroad of standard guage
from the city of Girard, Kansas, in a northerly
direction through the counties of Crawford,
| Seosho, Allei, woodson, Cofey. Anderson,
Usage and Shawnee, to the city Of Topeka, and
Nebraska; and In so doing TO construct the same
| through the township of lola, in the said coun-
| ty of Allen, and thence north on said proposed
ronte, and as authorized Wy its charter, as
hereinafter provided.
Now therefore, we, the undersigned, being
more than two-ffths Of tho resident tax payers
and state of Kansas, respectfully represent Ia
| your Honor able Body that in our opinion, the
people Of said township of lola are DESTROYS Of
aiding the sail Nebraska, Topeka, lola 4
| Memphis Railroad company "a corporation
| duly organized and eZistiug under the laws OF
the state of kansas) in the construction Of Its
line of railroad into aud through the said town
ship of lola as the same Is proposed to be locat-
ed, constructed and operated therein, and that
j said township shall extend such aid 10y sub
scribing to tor for) the capital stock of said
1 railroad company, to the amount OF eight
Thousand dollars, and issuing anil delivering
the bonds of said township to said railroad
company to an equal amount of eight thousand
dollars, In payment OF anu Tor saii subscription
| to Tor for) said capital stock. The said sub
scription to be made, and said bonds
to be executed, issued, and deliv-
dollar, under, and by virtue and authority
| Of, and in accordance with, tie provisions of
law applicable to such cases, contained in an
act of the Legislature of the State OF Kansas,
entitled AN Act to enable counties, town
ships and cities to aid in the construction of
railroads, and to repeal section eight, OF chap
| February 25th, 1876, and the laws amendatory
! thereof; said act being and constituting chap
| ter l07 of the laws Of Kansas of 1876, and also
said act as amended, being includei in, ana
c,nsti uting part of chapter a of the com
piled laws of the state of Kansas of 1873, under
| the title aforesaid, AMI beginning at sectiou
| siNty-eight Of said chapter 81
| We therefore petition your Honorable Body,
that pur'tian to the statute IN such case mad.
| ana PROVIDED, ann al special election 10 oe
| called ana nXed by your iionorabie Bouy, as
provided by law for such purpose, amt TO be
| held in said township, you do submit anu
| cause 10 ne sup 1tted 10 the quaihed voters OF
| the sala toWnsnip Ia tne manner pro.tueu Di
law, proposition providing ior me making Oh
| a subscription to the capital stick of the said
| railroad COMPANY as aiofesaiu, ahu Dy anu IN
| nehali OF saht toWhship, anu the question OF
| thereDy Aiding saiti railroad company as mere
| IN stated, IN the construction Oh us Inc 1i
| railroad into anu within me limits oi salo
| township anu through the sai9 'oMhsniP upon
such line ana route as the salu company ina!
| auopt.
| ANA we, your betitloners, Tespectluiiy ASK
| tnat your n,horaDie bou! shaii nlaHe an or,ei
| providing ior such SUBMISSION OF sao prop'sl-
| ton ana question OF aiding said Company,
| without uhhecessaf! ueiay-
| The terms anu conditions upon Whlch u Is
asked and pr!posed by Your petitioners thi'
| salu subscription snail he nl;iue, anu the man
ner 81 carry ing OUT inc same, are Tue lolloWlns
10 VII: lhat tie oearn Oh eInty Soni y, p,
the name OF the said township in the county OF
| Allen, state oil hausas, snail, In the manner
prescribed by law, anu herein, subscribe an,
cause to be subseriDed' ami order .he count!
clerk OF saluc 'uhty Oh Alien to subscrlpe Ior Oh
| behalf OF AMI IN the name of said township OF
lola, clint thousand doilars Ia Tor lori the
CSlhtdi st'Ch va tiie oaiu NeordsSd, i"Pehd,
lola add Memphis Railroad company,
ana snail take anu cause To be taken that
amoiint VI stock In said corporation for, on be-
nall OF ana ny SAID tpwnship al iolai ana that
on behalf ana IN the name 81 said township ami
In payment OF ann Tor saiu SUBSCRIPTION anu
STOCK the SAM boari oil county commissioners
OF sara county, shal prepare execute anu issue
anu Ieii,er 10 the said RAILROAD company as
PROVIDED Dy law, the bonus OF said t'wnship
ior, anu on aenaiI "i anu In the ha.he Oh sara
tpwnshlp, 10 the sait amount o; eight Thousand
a.. ~.
company shall construct within the limits OF
said township and county 80 many mies"f Its
iine Oh raiiroau u at .he said eight tiousahu
'ioiiar-, the amount oi saiu township sunscrip-
uon US PROPOSED, tak.u together with all othe
aia V"tru ana subscribed 10 saic company's
eahitai STOCK I'D said county OF alien Ivy ana on
oNai OF, anu IN the raine OF san township or
any other township OF townships, OF by said
county or ny any city IN salt county, snail not
mile oi said railroad constructed IN said c"un-
". mat sald ponds 81 SAIL township To De en-
ecuted anu lssuei IN the name anu on Dehaii OF
salu township 81 lola IN payment OF SAIL sub |
scrptiun anu stock, dollar for dollar, as afore-
sali, shaIl De sighed oy the chairman of
the 3'aru OF county commissioners
OF SAID county 81 Aiieh AMI attestcd by the ,
e 'unty clerk under the sea. OF SAID county, ami
IN "ther respects shall he as provided by law or
tinn ul nve hunIred collars earn. said bonds |
shall mature ana De payahe IN thirty years nom
Tue uay upon which they are executed, anu
shail pear interest at the rate OF SIN per cent
per annum, piyaDie senli-annualiy on the hrst
day oil January aud the hrst day 1fJuiy II each |
year, anu shaii nave sr1hi-anhuai interest cpu-
pons atfache,i and both principal and interest |
l.