The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-02-15

Sheriff. Pr~ela0aalom Notice
0r Election.
STATE OF KANSAS, \,
SALINE COUNT. 4


January. ~. A. d. tB>3. |
Whereas the 18th day Of January, A. y. isss,
ceusiy. In the State Of Ksrsss. duly made and
csuscl 10 be entered of record uIos tina journal Of
ssid Board the fo,io~ ing order, to-vit.
Bnrd ii tesriy Canmi.sioness Of saline scanty,
Kansas, bsing duly convcns-i In an adjourned
mec' sYrem their regular ses~ion. afthe once Of
statute I'm such Csc pro, klrd made aad entered at
re,ors the following order. io-wii;
In the matter at sIi~..r,icn TO the capital stock
Of the To,s.sa. SslBs q Western Railroad Cum
pany by saline county.
WHEREAS, p~Iirian xgBed by A.. ", Ciahin.
ani i.tsa oshsrs ,f the resident legal voters
~ the county az Saline. state IL kanass,
and being than a majority III the resident
taxpayers and ical votes In said eouns y, has trn
on this lsih DAY of janusfy. A. ~ fsss. presented
10 the n,Iri # County Commissioners 81 said coun-
~ al saline, for the consideration and action cf SAIL
Isar,i there isiss present ". b. schoii, ehsr'asn,
a,rl Ar-an Miller isi Oiof Forsee members thereof
fcan.tiiui,og a fnll roarfi. ani Joseph Sarveni.
County Clerk 81 said county aud clerk OF said
Beard; whici, -sii ieiiii"n. viih the signatures
thereto omitted. !. in the words and figures follow
Ing. To sit:
In the Matter q. Subscription to the Capital ssosk
Of the TOPEKA. saiina and Western Railrcsi Conn
pany 10y Saline Ceuhty.
n, lhe Hoasrsgs Bard ef c,sssy C1sam ssiosers "
III toss,y Of SIfiae. VAR y ksnsas:
where's. ;he Topeka. sliina Western Rail-
rod Company proyp~-s 10 construct and cfs,rate
line Of railroii o, standard eIase. from the Ciiy
ofCouncii Grove, In the county Of Norris state ot
Kansas. ws~iEardiy and in doing TO run the sane
through the said county Of Saline. and thence
we>twarjy as suIhorizri by Its charter:
Nov, therefore. We the undersigned resident tag
payers Of the said county 81 Saline, and state OF
Kansas. respectfully represent TO yonr Honorable
body that. 10 opinion the people ofsaid county
DESTROYS Of aiding the said Topeka, siiina and
Western Railroad Company Ia corpora tion duty or
g,nyei under he laws 81 the State of Kansss,b In
the construction Of Its line oi railroad into and
through said county ut Saline as the sane is pro-
ped In h., 1ca ted, constructed and operated there
In. and that said county shali extend such aid by
subscription to ier orl the capital stock Of said rail-
road company 10 the amount y Seventy .hve Thou
sand Dollars, aud i.snire and delivering the bands
Of sid county 10 said railrcad company IN nm equal
amount of S-veniy-hve Thousand dollars, In pay
merit 81 and Ter suid subscription 10 or for said
capital stock. The said subscription Ia ie made,
and the said bends tn be- executed, Issued AMI de-
hvrr,,i, under aud by virtue and authority Of and
H. accordance with the provisions 81 law aprlica-
HE To- such c--s contained 10 an act oi the iens
iaiur. of the state at Kansas eniil'i 'An Act To
ruaife Committee Townships and Cities 70 aid In the
oon.'ructtan q railroads, and To reisai Section
eight Chapter thirty mine Of I'll. Laws IL 1874"
approved February 18th. i>'6, and the laws smend-
atory therrof. Said act b,ng ani constituting |
Chapter 100 of the laws Of ls.6 and also said act
amended, being included In AMI constituting part
IL chapter ~ Of the Compiled Laws II the Stsfc 81
Kansas Of ISIS under the title aforesaid. and bs-
ginning al paragraph IN 6s OF siid Chapter 81
We therefore petition youT Honorable body that, |
pursuant 10 the statute In such made aud pro-
vd. and at special election Ia L. Sssl aud elllel
by vour Honorable body for sneh purls,~s aud held
In said county, y,u do submit, aud cause Ia te sub
mitcd TO the qualified voters a the said county Of
Saline. In the manner provided hy lag. proP,s- |
ton pruv!d for the making Of subscription to /
the espiiai stock Of the said railroad company rs
oiesaid. by aud ON ichaf OF aid county, and the
question of thereby aiding said railroad company |
herrin stated ~ the construction al ii- line Of
railroad into and within the limits IL said county
Of saline and through the said county. And We, |
your petitioners. respectfully ask that your Hon. |
orahle hs shall make order providing for the
submitting Of such question NJ Aforesaid, sud with
out unnecessary delay. The terms and conditions |
upon which II Is asked and proposed by your petit
tion-rs tina, said subscription shall he made, and /
the manner II carrying out the same, are the fol-
lowing, To- Wit:
That the Iso,rd IS County Commissioner. Of said |
county Of saline, "n bshlii ~ aud In the name al
said county Of saline state Of Kansas shall. In the
manner provided 10y law. subscribe and eaus. TO he
subscribed, aud order the County Clerk Of said
county OF saline 10 subscribe fur on behalf u aud /
in the 81 said county Of Saline, Seventy five
Thousand Dollars to aud tor the capital Stock oi /
the said Topeka, >alna and Western R,ilroad
Company, and shall take and cause Ia he taken that
amount Of stock In said corporation for aud by said
county oi saline. And that on behalf Of. and In
the name of aid county Of Saline. aud In payment
al the sIi stock, the said Bard of County Commits
sion,rs 81 said o,unt, Of Saline shall prepare, |
execute. issue and deliver 10 said railroad COM
pany. as herein stated aud rs provided by Law. the
bonds oi sal county f''r and on behalf OF. and In
the name Of said county, to the said amount Of |
sercuty-hv- Thousand Dollars: provided, however,
the ia railroad coui any shall construct within
the limits Of said cot nty of Saline many miles
%, it, line OF railroad, that tl. said S-,enty -ive
Thousand Dollars the amount 81 said county sub
sription proposed taken together with all other
all VOTES. and subscribed To sid company = capital
stock by, and behalf Of. and In the name OF |
s1id county, any township, or townships In said
county. or by any city Ia sid couniy, shall not cx-
ee,d feur THOUSAND dollarsIrr mile Tor each mill
81 railroad constructed in said county by said COM
pany.
That said bcn,ls 81 said county. 10 pc executed
In half.
county in r. irnt of said sub>cr ption and stock
Ioiiar fr sliir ior~aij shall I've signed ly the
chairman II the B,ard 81 County Commissioners of
said county, and aticSiei by the County Clerk, I'M
der the sal Of -aid Cunu'y aud In other respects
shall bc pro, i,i by Law ~ herein sperihrd, and
shall l., 81 the denomination Of One Thousand |
Dollars each. sail bonds shall mature aud he pay
able in thirty years frnb the day ulon hich they
81, AMI shall hear nteresl al the 81
III. first day 81 January aud the first day Of July Of
each year AMI hail nave scni-annusl interest co-
p"ns attached. aud 10th prineia and Interest Of ssid
bands sh1ii h payable "a the Fiscal Agency 81 the
State cf Kansas in the city 81 N-~ York. state Of
New York. The iniers; accrued upon said bonds |
"a the time they are Ia lie delivered In sid COM
pIny - hereinafter provided, shall be e,aputssi
mi snl adjusted 81 that the .,i s,cru.i interest
shall inure the bus III of -1ii company only from
The time they are Ia he ~ deIver,si Ii Icing un-
t.r~ial that the Interest said bonds shall inurp
10 the benefit of said company from the date 10 the
81 cic - lion oi aid railroad. AMI on
which said completion snch bonds may he due 10
the -aii stock 81 said railroad company shall he
issued and delivered 10 said county. aud the said
bonds ~ said county sh all be executed and issued
md delivered to sud railroad company, In the |
AT the times and IN the manner herein
provided That II 4 minority of the qualified lee
tors voting at sil election shall Tor such ub-
your Honorable hods thereupou shall Or
Ter and riuse the County Clerk of said county, In
uei,alf and In the Il aid county, to make
aid subscription 81 Seventy ive thousand Dol-
,rs TO Tor infl the capital stock of sal. coipsny
md shall the bonds Of slid county, Of the Z
description Aforesaid. AMI In The aud he :
half 81 said county I" the said amount, To he pre-
,irrJ AMI duly executed a. herein set forth ana as
provided by Law VA such eases and the said rail-
0ad company shall cause proper certificates of lis
,ad up capital stock to the like amount Of said
ui-cripI,r. and issue Il bonds In payment there
4, 10 lie i-surd to and for the and bene6t of
sid county. and the said bonds Of said county -
Is afIrr-sii duly executed and 10 b. issue-i and | =
he said certificates Of stock In said railroad cum
any, shall he delivered re follows, fo-vit
- sson IS I'D camplny's railroad shall he built |
nd competed IN running order inta, within aud i
through sari county u salin. from a point ON the
lst line thereof where said compsuy's propsurd l
abroad shall cross said ine TO the city
{ salin,, in said county, and svssdly from the
iiy oil Council Grove. county 81 Morris, In said | y
tate OF Kansas through sid county 10 said city oi 4
alma, and shall he equipped and osrraiet for the
urJse- 81 traffic from the city Of Counsii Grove d
and over .Ich p1rtion os section Of !
aid raiirosi within said county. extending between
e east line thereof aud 10 the sxid city 81 saIina
ixty thousand fuiars IL said Seventy FIVE Thou q
and lAiars 81 cid paid-up stock Of aid company
hall ie delivered 20 the Treasurer of said county
r anil to the and tencht ~ .lid county, and
se amount dollar Tor dollar. Of the said bonds Of