The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1883-01-11


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As ss:si1 : sess. ssdsvssa coaniy. Kansas. De-
cs Wssr, ,s ~ board Of County Commissioners
OF ne co01ty o. seigWick. in the State OF KAN
-. ara. Cd the 18th day Of December, A. ID.
WNsress. a pstitios sisnsd byH W .Rnble and
"a otter persons, purpofting to be- resident tax
payers OF Payne township, In said county Of
day Of Dsoember, A. D. lses. presented 70 the
Board Of County Commtseionsrs o. seia seog-
wick county, in the State Of kansss, asking Tor
calling on suecial election in and for exid town.
shin 81 PAYNE Aforesaid, and FOR the submission
TO the qualified electors Of said township OF
Payne, at said election. proposition to vote
and dollars TO the capital stock Of the Saint Lou
Ia Fort Scott & wichita Railroad Company, and
10 issue to said railroad company. in payment for
said stock the bonds Of said Payne township &c
the amount OF twelve thousand dollars, to aid In
the construction OF the line OF railroad which
the said company proposes TO construct into ana
through said township, upon certain terms and
condit;ons in said petition mentioned and set
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 Commassioa-
ers Of the County Of Sedg'eiek IN the STATE Of
The undersigned, being more than two -flths OF
the resident taxpayers OF Payne township, q
municipal township In said county and state, re
spectfuily pray your honorable body to submit to
the qualified electors OF said township propo-
sition to subscribe twelve THOUSAND COO dol
lars 10 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 railrosd into aud 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 i've hundred
$500, EACH payable in twenty years from date
Of issue, with interest. payable semi annually,
at the rate Of seven per cert per annnm ana
the principal and interest TO be paid al The hscal
agency OF the state OF Kansas IN the Guy oil We"
York
And the conditions upon which said subscrip-
tou to the capital stock shall be made, are: mat
railroad Of standard guase, from soIne point on
/ the east side OF said township. and running
| thence through said township to some point on
the west south side thereof and have the same
in o,erstion on or before the LIST day Of July \.
D., ISIS, and bald six miles of track and depot
| in said township. That said bonds shall be Is
| sued and delivered 10 the said railroad company
when its railroad is constructed and In operation
| through said township aud the ears r'inAins
/ thereon. =,
And We further pray that you order special
| election, to be held in said township, in pnrsi-
snce of chapter l07 of the laws Of 1876, and the
acts of the Legislature of the state OF Kansas
| aInendatory thereof, to vote upon the question
| of subscribing for laid stock rs Aforesaid And
that the form of the ballots 10 be used at s'icf
| election for such proposition, he For sanscfin-
ton to stock of Saint Louis, f'rt Scot. y iehi-
| tn Railroad Company" and those aSaiast sl,ci
proposition, tn be Against subscription I" stnci
of Saint Louis, Fort scott 4 Wichita Railroad
| And whereas, After careful examination o
said petition by the said Board of COUNT 'om
missioners, we do find that the persons Nignin;
said petition comprise in number more tina TIVE
dfths of the resilient Taxpayers OF said ray
township.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the requesto sai'
l n ~ cal "a,
by virtue OF the laws of The State OF Kansas !:
such cases made and provided, 1t is hereby OF
6ered by the said Board OF County Commission
e-s of said county OF Sedgwick, and State q
| Kansas that a special election be called and hei
! w,thia and for Payne township, in edywie
county, Kansas, at the usual voting places L
Monday, lie I5,h day of January. A. D., 1883,
At which said election the foregoing propositio
shall be submitted to the legal voters OF sal
| Payne township for their votes and decisio
| thereon; and Ii Is further ordered that the bal
lots be used at said special election shall be
form rs follows, to wit:
All electors voting In favor OF said pr fposiii9
, shall cast ballot with the following word
written or printed thereon
: "F0r subscription to stork IF Saint Louis
Fort Scott Il Wichita Railroad Company.
And all voting ~ anst said proposition sha
D use ballots which the following words s!ia
be written or printed:
Against subscription to stock OF saint iioui'
S Fort Scott s. " ichiia Railroad Company.
q If majority of the votes east NJ said spert'
election, shall be for the subscription OF stoc
| and issue of bonds of the said township of PayT
to the Saint Louis, Fort Scott Y " ichitl Raj
| road Company, then the said Board oil Count
Commissioners for and in behalf of said Payr
township, shall order and direct the Count
, Clerk Of said Sedgwick county, to make sal
subscription to the amount OF twelve thonsan
(sl2.0o0l dollars to the capital stock OF me sal,
| LOUIS, Fort Scott & " Wichita Rail cad Conipan.
In the name of said township Of Payne az
bonds of said township of Payne thall
issued therefor. according to the law, and upe
1 a. ow.l< HAL
ton and it Is further ordered that the sheriff
y the county of Sedgwick aud State Of Kansas {
Z, make due proclamation. OF the holding OF So
election to the voters Of sai Pay ne township
> the time ant places afort said, by publishing Il
same thirty days preceding said election as
5 required by law. In said proclamation he sha
l. set forth the foregoing order. Thirty days m
'. tice OF said special election shall be given
!, The Wichita City EAs LIE, anewsparer publish,
in the ci y of Wichita in said county of sedgwie
State of Kansas, said paper having general ei
u culstion in said county OF Sedgwick And u
d sheriff of said county is also ordered and direc
he ed to post notices OF said election as Is requir
: by law.
n Done at the city of Wichita. in sedgwick cou
l. ty. Kansas, this 18th day of December, A.
Df GEO W. WALTER,
fe County Commissioners.
5. Attest: Z. A. Dorsey, Comfy Clerk.
y Now, therefore, I, IL. X. Watt. sheriff Of seti
vi wick county, Kansas, i,y virtue Of the authori
~ vested in me by law, and in obedience to I
!, aforesaid order of said Board OF County Comm
~ sioners, do hereby proclaim and give notice IN
d special election will be held In and for sa
D Payne township, In the county OF sedgwick, a
,, State of Kansas, on the 18th day of January,
10 ID. 1855, at the usual voting pla es in said Pay
= township, Sedgwick county, Kansas, to vote
ne accordance with the foregoing and aforesaid &
der OF said Board Of County Commissioners, u
pom the question of subscription. by said Pay
township, to the capital stock OF the Saint Lou
n Fort Scott x Wichita Railroad Company, and
Of suance of the bonds OF said Payne township
payment therefor.
t,o x.<,lt, nj oil al tim IN
a O'Clock a. m and closed at six O'Clock p IN.
E. said day.
to Witness my hand this 18th day Of Decemb'
4. A. ID. 1sse.
Ell IL T. WATT.
t. Sheriff oi sehgwick County
y, by DAN WEBSTER,