The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-25
Notice and Proclamation.

Notice AMI proclamation of holding a special
election in Payne township, Sedgwick county.
Kansas
sheriG's Office. Sedgwick County, Kansas,
Whereas, The Board Of County mmi-sioners
| Of the county of sedgwIck. in the state Of Kan
sas, did. on the I'd day OF January, A. D.
1883, make the following order to'wit:
Whereas, A petition signed by J. X. Brown
legal voters and resident taxpayers Of Payne
township, in said county Of Sedgwick, and
State Of Kansas, wac. on the goth day OF Janu-
airy, A. ID lSs3. presented to the Board of
County Commissioners OF said Sedgwick county,
In the State OF Kansas, asking for calling
of special election in and for said town.
ship of Payne Aforesaid, and for the submission
to the qualified electors Of said township Of
Payne, at said election, proposition to vote
uIon the question Of subscribing twelve thous-
ia, Fort scott u wichita Railroad Company, and
10 issue to said railroad company, in payment for
said stock, the bonds OF said Payne township to
the construction OF the line Of railroad which
the said company proposes to construct into and
through said township, upon certain terms and
forth, which said petition is In words and figures
as follows, the names of the petitioners being
omitted. to wit
Petition.
To the Honorable, the Board of County Commission-
ers OF the County " Sedg'ritk in the State Of
The UNDERLINED, being more than q majority
of the resident tax payers OF Payne township, 3
municipal township in said county and state, re
specially pray your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors or said township propO-
sitiOn to subscribe twelve Thousand Gsl2, 00O) dol
lars to the capital stock of the Saint Louis, Fort
Scott & Wichita railroad company. acOrporatiOn
created and existing under and by virtue OF the
laws 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 said stock, bonds Of said
township shall be issued In sums of five hund red
oaah nyubl .l.a-
of issue. with Interest. payable semi annually,
at the rate Of seven rer ce,t. per annum !; aud
the principal and interest to be paid at the fiscal
York
And the conditions upon which said subscrip-
ton To the capital stock shall be made, are That
the said railroad company shall construct sail
railroad Of standard guage, from some point on
the east line of section Is of said township, and
running thence through said township Within
section number % In said township; thence to
some point on the west side thereof, and have the
same in operation on or before the let day OF
July, a. ID. less. And said saint Louis, Fort
Scott and Wichita railroad company agrees to
build depot and stock-ysrds within one-hair
mile Of the center of said township on line run
ming east and west That said bonds shall be is
sued and delivered to the said railroad company
when Its railroad 10 constructed and In operation
through said township and the cars running
thereon.
And we further pray that you order special
election, to be held In said township, in pursu-
ance OF chapter l07 of the laws OF 1876, and
chapter 142, laws OF 1871, and the acts OF the |
Legislature of the state Of Kansas amendatory |
thereof, to vote upon the question Of subscrib-
Ing for said stock as Aforesaid and that the |
for sach proposition, be ''For subscription |
to stock OF Saint Louis, Fort Scott & Wichi-
e. Rairnad ComPapy and those sgsin.t such
,f Saint Louis, Fort Scott d Wichita Railroad |
Company.
hx he ~r<la q
nissiOners, we do find that the persons signing /
aid petition comprise In number more than q
majority OF the legal voters and resident tax
payers of said Payne township.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the request OF said
,ersons and the prayer Of said petitioners, and
~ virtue Of the laws Of the State OF Kansas in
uch cases made and provided, IL Is hereby or
Tered by the said Board Of County Commission
RS Of said county OF Sedgwick, and State Of
Kansas, that special election be called and held
Within and for Payne township, In sedgwick
county, Kansas, at the usual voting places In
aid township on
Mesdsy. q ssiA asy of February. a. D. 1888.
hall be submitted to the legal voters OF said
'ayne township for their votes and decision
hereon; and II is further ordered that the bsl-
orm as follows, TO wit:
All electors voting In favor Of said proposition
hall cast ballot with the following words
.sfor subscription to stock Of Saint Louis,
'ort Scott wichita Railroad Company.
And all voting eaainst said proposition shall
se ballots On which the following words shall
"Against subscription to stock OF Saint Louis,
'ort Scott ichita Railroad Company"
If majority Of the votes cast ut said special
lection, shall be for the subscription Of stock
nd issue OF bonds Of the said township Of Payne
0 the saint Louis, Fort scott = Michita Rail-
for and In behalf Of said Payne
ownship, shall order and direct the County
sr. q said ssdswcs Soo os e Tsas ..d
BE 600 dollars to the capital stock Of the Saint
onis, Fort scott q wichita Railroad Company,
' Of ss "a soa II s q ,S:
sued therefor. according 10 the law, and upon
ne terms and conditions specified In said petit
le county Of ssigwick and Stats Of Kassas do |
lection to the voters Of said Pay ne township II
.me thirty days preceding safd election = Is
,Quired BY law. In said proclamation he shall
& forth The Foregoing order. Thirty days no.
% q c .sr e passsa
the city Of wichita 10 Ssid county OF Ssdgwick.
e: Of ksas.s ..id pep g heinz s'n:,s1' cir
,cfiG Of SAID county y also ordered and dirset:
70 post noticss Of said election - 10 required
Dons II The city OF wichita. In ssdgwick cous-
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County Comnlasionsrs.
sex s.t sh.r.is1s. I. Il l. ws;s. sssai1 II ss.s-
orssald order Of said BooEd q Counsy Cnmnis-
'ssrs, 90 hsrsby psss,a,n - siv: .et;ss th::
,yns township. In shs county a. eedgwtek, Esd
ite Of Ksssas, N ths 1ssA day u February, 4.
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