The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-01-25
nDhera1p RrOclaDatl0a y0a1ce
Of Election.
STATE OF KANSAS, IS
eAIIrE CouSrY.
SHKRiFF,s OFFICE,

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Of Election.
STATE OF KANSAS, D.
eALIEE CouSrY.
January, ~, A. d. isss- [
wherssa- on tie 18th day Of January, A. d. 1855
tAs Ss,rs q esSn' kn, SsI1 9, .ns
esusd 70 be entered Of record upon the Journal Of
sasd bard the foil lowing order, to-wit.
pssrd q toun,y cosnmissioneis Of Saline county
Kans.a. bring duly convened in an adiourned
meeting from their regular session. at the once o
ne c sI. o. s,,r maze and .n@qea
record the following order, io-vit:
In the matier Of subscription to the capital stocA
Of the Topeka, salina Western Railroad Com.
pany BY Saline county.
wnRnnAs, petition signed by A. N. Clanin'
and LES others Of the resident LEGAL voter
of the county Of Saline, state OF kanaes
and being nore than q majority OF the resident
taxp.yen and legal voters in aid county. has zen
90 this 18th day Of January, A. d. 1sss. Presented
10 The Board Of County Commissionef Of aid coan.
~ q Saline for the consideration and action o. said
ne.ra thefs ssins prs:sni ssno,, en, ,hsr.n;
tconstituting full Board. and Joseph Sargent.
County Clerk Of said county and clerk Of said
Board: which sid PETITION, With the usnssurcs
thereto omitted IL In the words and asures follow
ting, 70 Wit
In The Matter Of Subscription to the Capital stock
Of the Topeka. sslins and Western Railroad Com
pany BY Saline County.
n De Hc.erobi. Board Of Cbsafy Obmmisrsnes Of
d. eosay Of Saiin>. Safe u kdasas
whereas. the Topera, ssiins Western Rail-
line Of raiiroAd Of standard gcass. from the City
ofCouneii Grove, In the county Of Morris. stste OF
Esnsa.. vrst~ardiy and in doing to run the sam.
through the said county OF Saline and thence
vestgardly ~ authorized by iis charter:
Nov. ,her.forr. we The UNDERSIGNED resident tax
A he Rxid a. Saline, AMI Stzts ri
kansas respectfully represent Co your Houorahi'
body that In our opinion, the people OF said county,
arr DESTROYS Of aiding the said Topeka ssIinn and
Western Railroad Company 10 corpora tIon duly or
ssnisea under the Law. Of the state 81 ksnSzsI 10
the construction Of its line vi railroad into snd
through said county 81 Saline, A. the same I. ~"
uosed 10 he Ices ted constructed snd operated there
In and that said county -hall extend such aid b.
subscription tor the capital sock OF said rail
rod company o. the amount of sev-nt y.fse hou-
md Doli,r. aud issuiIe and delivering the bpnd-
Of sid county said railroad company TO IN equal
amount OF Seventy Ave Thousand dollars In pay
meut Of and for said subscription ~ OF ior SAIL
capital stock. The said subscription 10 lie insdr,
and the ssd bonds To be executed. i--ue-f and de-
Iiysfed under aud by virtue and authority OF and
In accordance with the provisions Of Law, Spplc,-
bie 10 such cs~- contained In act OF the Lsis-
isture Of the stat. of kansas entitled An Act 20
snabi Counties TosL.hif- and Cities 20 AID In the
eight on Chapter thirty nine Of the Laws Of is7s
approved February 18th. ls75. and the laws amend
aiory thereof -Iid act being aud constituting
CHAPTER ln1 81 Inc IN bl $50. ana ssu
amend-d being ineir,ied in and constituting part
al chapter ~ Of Compiled Laws IL the State o.
Kansas Of is7e under the title afsressld and be-
ginning ii paragraph % ss OF Gid chsfter 81
We therefore PETITION your Honorable body that,
pursuant TO The statute In such case inside aud pro-
vidsd and n special election TO lie "a and calle-l
By your Honorable body for such purpose and held
In said county you do submit end czu>e 10 he sub
mittsd 10 the gu-l6ed voters u the aid county Of
Saline. In the manner provided by las. proI-psi-
tion providing for the making Of subscription to
49, IA II nf E.str aa1
Aforesaid by and behalf Of said county, and the
question Of thereby aiding said railroad company
herein stated In the construction Of its line Of
railroad into and within the limits Of said county
Of saline and through the said county. And We,
your petitioners. respectfully ask that your Hon.
orsble body shall make order providing for the
submitting Of such question aforesaid, and with
out Unnecessarily delay. The terms and conditions
upon when II Is asked and proposed by your petit
tioncrs that ssid subscription shall be made, and
the msnner q carrying out the same, are the fol-
Thai the Board Of County Commissioners Of said
county Of saline, on behalf Of and In the name OF
aid county Of saline State Of Kansas shall in IN.
manner provided by las. subscribe and TO lie
subscribed, and order the County Clerk Of said
county OF Saline to subscribe for on behalf VI and
In the name 81 said county OF Saline sev-ntyf five
Thousand Dollars 10 aud for the capital stock OF
the said Topeka. salina and Western Railroad
Company and shall take and cause to he taken that
amount Of stock In said corporation for and by said
county Of Saline. And that behalf u. and In
the name Of aid county Of Saline and in payment
Of the said stock the said Board Of County Commits
sionery Of said county of Saline shall prepare
execute, issue and deliver Ia said railroad CON-
pany, a. herein stated and as provided by law the
boads Of said county for and on behalf Of and In
the name Of said county, to the said amount OF /
Seventy Ave Thousand Dollars: provided. however
the said raiIroad cont any snaii construct within
the hmits Of aid cut mtg Of Saline many miles
q fe line OF railroad, that the aid s-venty-hve
Thousand Dollars, the Of said county sub
ecrptfon ss proposed, taken together with all other
AID voted and subscribed 10 said company capital
seoef ~, and on behaIi o., ana 10 the name OF
eAid county, OF any township or tov nshks IN said
county, or BY any CITY 10 saih county shall not cx-
ceed four thousand dollars per mile TOT each mile
Of uiirosd constructed IN said county 10y said coin-
pany.
That SAID bonds oil said county. Ia ne executed
and issued ny, In the name and on behalf OF SAID
county IN payment OF said subscription and stock.
dollar Tor dollar as aforesaid shsi he signed by the
chairman al the hoard OF county Commissioners of
said county, and attss-d by the County Clerk, I'M
der the seal OF sad county. and ~ other respects
shall he OF the denomination OF One Thousand
Dollars each said bonds shall mature and be pay
able In thirty years from the day upon which they
are executed, ana snail besr interest NJ the rate o
xsper cent per annun yable senii- snnu,lly on
the first day Of yanasry and the hrs day of July Of
each year and shail nave serni-snnua interestc cu
bonds shall BE- payable At the Fiscal Agency Of the
State Of Kansas in the city of New York, state of
Nev York The interest accrued upon said bonds
st the time they s'e To I've delivered 10 said CON-
pary, rs hereinafter provided, shall be- computed |
and snd adjusted ~ that the ssid accrued interest
shall inure TO the beneht ~ said company only from
the time they are 10 ~ 70 delivered; II Icing us
derstocd that the interest on said bonds shall inurr
10 the henent 81 >sd company from the date at the
eompieion oil each section OF said raiir"ad and "n
which said complexion such bonds may I've due ."
nd company by the terms herein provided. That
the said stock oi aid railroad company shall i-
Issued and delivered Ia said county, aud the said |
bonds OF said county shall Ia executed and issued
and delivered 10 stid railroad company, in the
amounts. at the times and IN the manner hcr.in |
provided. That II mslority OF the qualified el.,- |
lors voting af aid election -hsl vote for such sub
Dcription, your Honorable body ihereupon shall or
der and cause the County Clerk Of said county, Ia
behalf snd In the name Of said county, Ia make |
laid subscription OF sercniy-nye Thousand Dol |
lars 10 Tor for the capital stock of sal: company
and shall czsse tho bonds of said county. Of the |
description Aforesaid, and In the name and L.
bali Of said county To the said amount, TO b. pre-
pared and duly executed rs herein set forth and
provided by law IN such csses: and the said rail-
road company shall cause proper Certificates If it,
paid up capital stock To the like amount of said
'uoecrpfion aud issue OF bonds In payment there
u, 10 be issued 10 aud for the use and benefit Of
AID county, and the said bonds OF said county,
= Aforesaid duly executed and TO be issued. and
The said certhcaies Of stock In said railroad
peny, snail De delivered rs follows, to-wft
50 soon |. said company railroad shall be built |
md compieted N running order Into, within and |
through said county OF saline from point the |
sast line thereof where said company's proposed |
'aroad crosses or shall cross said line TO the city
u Salins. IN said county and westwaidly from the
:ity OF Council Grove, county Of Morris, in said
state OF through said county 10 said city of
5elina and shall he equipped and operated for the
purposes O. franc from the city OF Council Grove |
twardiy, and over such portion or section of |
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