Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-04
PROCLAMATION.
Minnesota Township Election
Notice.

Whsyeas, The Board Of County Commission
ers Of Sedgwick County, In the state OF Kansas /,
the twelfth day Of September. 1883. made the
following order, to wit:
At special meeting Of the Board OF c unity
Commissioners In and for the County OF sedg-
wick and State OF Kansas, 1t the Office OF the
County Clerk Of said County, In the City Of
wichita, In said county, ON the twelfth day Of
September, 1858. there were present ss members
a. ". oliver and &. W. waiter, the other
two members thereof, and L. A. Dorsey,
County Clerk OF said County . petition was
presented 70 said Board, signed by more than
NInnescah Township, Of said County and state.
which, with the signatures omitted. Is In the
words and figures dSlloMinEs TO wit:
To the Honorable Board of County Commissionsrs
of Sedgpick County, In The Stats Of Kansas:
fhe undersigned, being more than two-nfths
Of the resident Taxpayers Of Minnesota, mu-
specially pray your honorable body To submit
to the qualified electors Of said township. Q
proposition TO subscribe twenty two Thousand
Scott q wichita Railroad Company, . corpora
ton created and existing under and by virtue
OF the laws Of the State Of kaaeas, which pro.
poses TO construct line Of rsilaoad into and
OF and for said subscription to said stock. bonds
Of said.t0wnship shall be issued In sums Of i've
hundred dollars each, payable In twenty years
annually, st the rate Of seven per cent. per an.
mum, and the principal and interest 20 be paid
at the Fiscal Agency Of the STATE OF Kansas, In
the City OF New York.
| ton shall Be made are that said railroad
company shall construct and operate and main
| tain said railroad Of . standard gauge, from
township, and running thence through said
township 70 some point on the south or west
side thereof, and have the same In operation on
| or before the first day OF August. A. ID. lisa,
and to build depot within one half mile Of the
present town site Of Clearwater, In said town
| ship that bonds shall be issusd and delivered
| To said railroad company In payment for ths
| when IL shall have constructed its line Of road
| u some point on the south or west boundary OF
said township and have the cars running
AMI we further pray that you order . special
election 70 be held In said township, In pursu-
suce OF Chapter 107 OF the laws OF Is7G, and the
acts Of the Legislature OF the State Of kansal
o. saSscribIps for said stock siors.sid. And IL
form Of the ballots 70 be used at such election
and for such proposition, be g For subscription
70 the stock Of the Sc. Louis. Fort Scott 4
such proposition to be Against subscriptions
u stock Of Sc. Louis, Fort Scott wichita
having examined and considered said petition,
| and being duly advised in the premises. d0tt
| find that IL il In due and legal form, and that Il
10 In writing, and that IL is signed BY more thsu
\ two-niths Of the resident taxpayers Of SAID
Township Of Nlnnescah
| IL Is therefore ordered that special election
be held In said Township Of Ninne.cah, on th.
is.h day % 1ssoSsr is 70 vess lot O. ssa,ns
upon the question OF subscribing for said stool
as therein mentioned and provided sod sad
election shall be held. and the result ascer
tained and declared, according to the provis
| ions OF the statutes Of the STATE Of Kansas In
! sucn cases provided, and the specifications and
provisions Of said petition
| IL IL further ordered that notice Of said slec-
tion 10 published thirty days bsicr. the sam,
| 10 held In the WICHITA EAGLE, weekly news
| paper published In the City Of wichita, Kan
s.s, and in general circulstion In said Town
witness our hands and oncial character, thi
| GsonGs s1EsHBoD, Chairman
~ y. % S.Iyan:
As Commissioners Of ssdgwick County, Kas
Attest: =. A. Do.s.., :: Cc.:s! CIest.
COUNTY or mpewicK,
Coasty, DO hereby certify shss Ne shove as<
3: s.s q =;
said County. In the matter q ne bond 40
stock elsstIon Of Ninnescah TcwnshiR, In 81
| County, - appears Of record In my once.
1 hard ard aGxsd he ssol Of my 00es % thi
twsifsh day Of September, A. y. lAD.
| Is~nII r. A DoasgY,
/ A. County ClsTk
EsU TA<ysfevs, PursuAst % shs shove order
/ the QusliDed electors Of said ToWnshfp Of Elm
| nsscsh, In ne County Of ssdgWiek I'D Stats Q
kaaeas, are hsre6y noeins9 thse = eIceeios
/ ing plaes or places thsrsiD, % vote upO1 u!
propositioa shove ct lorths % TIE stxtesdfa
day Of 0stobr, A: p. ~.
/ fhe balIotD sea3ed In . sepoEnto s1velope
\ should b rstufnsd With o. Of ~ poll boob
Il - e. bsGDso - hrDt naD6ay fe1loWfng 80
/ election, - he Ceuaty CisSk Of sd County.
Givss usdsv ~ haid this twelfth day 81 ssp
/ n. =. WAR,
A. sasriG Of ssdgvisk Csassy, Kansis